Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2007 2 Comments »
Our students love to use PowerPoint for their school projects and presentations, but many times they are painful to watch and listen to. In our freshman computer literacy class, they are taught the basics of PowerPoint along with many its bells and whistles. Then when they present, they often make many basic mistakes such as [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
Many school districts block YouTube from their schools due to inappropriate material. TeacherTube is the same concept except that it is for teachers and is designed to share educational video clips. I now have a projector hooked to my computer and my students can watch various video clips from dividing whole numbers to what a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2007 6 Comments »
Voice Thread is a free web application that has numerous possibilities for your class. After uploading a picture, one can record comments that can be played back when clicking on the picture. There is even a tool that can draw on your graphic as you are recording. My high school students love using [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2007 2 Comments »
As I mentioned in an earlier entry, if you have never heard about the K12 Online Conference you need to check it out. The conference theme this year is “Playing with Boundaries” and has several different presentations to listen to. The presenters are educators who believe in using Web 2.0 tools and new technologies to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2007 No Comments »
We all like free stuff and new ideas! Paul Hamilton is an assistive technology consultant on Vancouver Island. He searches for free resources using technology that will help students overcome their challenges. His blog site is full of good information and resources. His October 7th posting also talks about the upcoming K12 Online Conference. If [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
Lee and Sachi LeFever have created short videos that simply explain some of the different tools of Web 2.0. I love these videos because they use everyday language to demonstrate what these tools are. Check out the ones on social bookmarking, RSS, and Wikis. Be sure to visit The Common Craft Show.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2007 No Comments »
There are many educational blogs on the web that talk about issues in education, ideas to use in the classroom, and student blog projects. All you need to do is search for educational blogs. Here are a few that I find useful:
weblogg-ed
Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Excellence and Imagination
Adventures in Educational Blogging
EdTech Gold Rush
If [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 4th, 2007 3 Comments »
I have always loved new technology tools and to discover ways to incorporate them into education. It was that interest that led me to obtaining my Masters Degree in technology integration. Now when I consider all the new developments that are being labeled Web 2.0 technologies, it is difficult to keep up with [...]
