Comments for Technology and Special Education http://resource308.edublogs.org Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on New Uses for Pageflakes and iGoogle Pages by Alix E. Peshette http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/new-uses-for-your-resource-homepage/#comment-79 Alix E. Peshette Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:28:26 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/new-uses-for-your-resource-homepage/#comment-79 Hi, Thanks for commenting on my blog posting about iGoogle as an educational tool. I presented on that topic at the Google Booth at the recent CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference in early March. In my research, I came across mention of students creating homepages with the research sources they were using for assignments. The teacher subscribed to all the students' homepages as a way to assess the authority of their sources. Very cool idea! -Alix Peshette Hi,
Thanks for commenting on my blog posting about iGoogle as an educational tool. I presented on that topic at the Google Booth at the recent CUE (Computer Using Educators) Conference in early March. In my research, I came across mention of students creating homepages with the research sources they were using for assignments. The teacher subscribed to all the students’ homepages as a way to assess the authority of their sources. Very cool idea!

-Alix Peshette

]]> Comment on Sharing Presentations by cpace http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-78 cpace Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:58:44 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-78 Wow! Have you ever opened a box that you thought was empty and found a treasure? That's how I feel about this sight. I am not a fan of powerpoint presentations in class because I think the presentation part of them is always boring and disengaging for the students. But this sight gives me the templates for presentations that I could tweek to fit my personality. And the interactive games are really nice! Thanks for the link! Lisa Johnson-Bowers Wow! Have you ever opened a box that you thought was empty and found a treasure? That’s how I feel about this sight. I am not a fan of powerpoint presentations in class because I think the presentation part of them is always boring and disengaging for the students. But this sight gives me the templates for presentations that I could tweek to fit my personality. And the interactive games are really nice!

Thanks for the link!

Lisa Johnson-Bowers

]]> Comment on Words for Food by cpace http://resource308.edublogs.org/2007/11/21/food-and-word/#comment-77 cpace Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:46:09 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2007/11/21/food-and-word/#comment-77 Oh my goodness! This site is the best! Vocabulary is such a big thing for SAT. I will forward it to the English teachers in the building. Now, my challenge will to figure out how to take this program and adapt it to chemistry terms. (Actually, I mean my challenge is to find the right student to do this for me!) Thanks for the link! Lisa Johnson-Bowers Oh my goodness! This site is the best! Vocabulary is such a big thing for SAT. I will forward it to the English teachers in the building. Now, my challenge will to figure out how to take this program and adapt it to chemistry terms. (Actually, I mean my challenge is to find the right student to do this for me!)

Thanks for the link!

Lisa Johnson-Bowers

]]> Comment on Words for Food by Jonna Kivisto http://resource308.edublogs.org/2007/11/21/food-and-word/#comment-76 Jonna Kivisto Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:01:47 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2007/11/21/food-and-word/#comment-76 I love this web site. A colleague of mine introduced this to me awhile ago and I just love it. It definitely is addictive though, however it does help with the old cross word puzzles. I love this web site. A colleague of mine introduced this to me awhile ago and I just love it. It definitely is addictive though, however it does help with the old cross word puzzles.

]]> Comment on Which Tools? by Jonna Kivisto http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-75 Jonna Kivisto Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:53:22 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-75 I was fully unaware that so many of this software was free. That is really encouraging to see as budget cuts are everywhere these days, especially in education. I love technology and feel that many of these tools could be very useful in the area of higher education and the library world. I was fully unaware that so many of this software was free. That is really encouraging to see as budget cuts are everywhere these days, especially in education. I love technology and feel that many of these tools could be very useful in the area of higher education and the library world.

]]> Comment on Sharing Presentations by Joan Perlman http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-74 Joan Perlman Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:06:58 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-74 I just spent about 15 minutes exploring the different slide presentations. Naturally I liked the "I Am Knowledge Worker 2.0" (http://www.slideshare.net/trib/i-am-knowledge-worker-20). The slide that really caught my attention was "continuous partial attention". I do believe this is a great definition for a multi-tasker. This tool just didn't seem to have presentations that I believe will fit or be tweaked for an information literacy class. On the other hand, I am grateful that I may be able to find a presentation as a starting point for my own. I just spent about 15 minutes exploring the different slide presentations. Naturally I liked the “I Am Knowledge Worker 2.0″ (http://www.slideshare.net/trib/i-am-knowledge-worker-20). The slide that really caught my attention was “continuous partial attention”. I do believe this is a great definition for a multi-tasker. This tool just didn’t seem to have presentations that I believe will fit or be tweaked for an information literacy class. On the other hand, I am grateful that I may be able to find a presentation as a starting point for my own.

]]> Comment on Common Craft and Twitter by Joan Perlman http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/03/17/common-craft-and-twitter/#comment-73 Joan Perlman Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:48:20 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/03/17/common-craft-and-twitter/#comment-73 I recently found out about Twitter and think this will be a great resource for our students and their research questions. Doing reference would become more proactive as we'd be available for students who are not in the library and can't use a phone (they're at work, in a class [hopefully they won't use this to answer quiz or test questions], in a car [hopefully not driving], etc.). On the other hand, I have just learned from my daughter that I should be using GMail more often because it's extremely easy to text back and forth. I'd really have to experiment with both to see which suits my personal and library life best. By the way, I really like using Wiffy for wifi as I use Earl for URL. That's it for now. I recently found out about Twitter and think this will be a great resource for our students and their research questions. Doing reference would become more proactive as we’d be available for students who are not in the library and can’t use a phone (they’re at work, in a class [hopefully they won't use this to answer quiz or test questions], in a car [hopefully not driving], etc.). On the other hand, I have just learned from my daughter that I should be using GMail more often because it’s extremely easy to text back and forth. I’d really have to experiment with both to see which suits my personal and library life best.

By the way, I really like using Wiffy for wifi as I use Earl for URL. That’s it for now.

]]> Comment on Which Tools? by Joan Perlman http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-72 Joan Perlman Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:32:58 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-72 I looked at the comparison from 2007 to 2008 and found it very interesting that GMail was not listed (and I'm not surprised). I tried using GoogleDocs but am still a bit confused. I just need more time to mess around with this. Anyhow, I looked through the article and I came across the "25 Free Tools: a Professional Development Resource" (http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/25Tools/activities.html). I appreciate how this list is organized and I feel I can go from one category to another. Hopefully I'll catch up with Chris and Sue! I looked at the comparison from 2007 to 2008 and found it very interesting that GMail was not listed (and I’m not surprised). I tried using GoogleDocs but am still a bit confused. I just need more time to mess around with this. Anyhow, I looked through the article and I came across the “25 Free Tools: a Professional Development Resource” (http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/25Tools/activities.html). I appreciate how this list is organized and I feel I can go from one category to another. Hopefully I’ll catch up with Chris and Sue!

]]> Comment on Which Tools? by Sarah Lovelidge http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-71 Sarah Lovelidge Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:34:49 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/which-tools/#comment-71 Great link, Mindy. I got into the categorized list of tools and found a few that I use, many that I had heard about, and several that I will be exploring over the next few weeks. I believe also that open source software is the way to go, but I'm sure it will take school districts many years to get there. They would rather pay for the name than take a risk on software that may not be supported. Another question might be whether the open source programs will force Microsoft to lower their prices. Thanks for the lead, Mindy! Sarah Great link, Mindy. I got into the categorized list of tools and found a few that I use, many that I had heard about, and several that I will be exploring over the next few weeks. I believe also that open source software is the way to go, but I’m sure it will take school districts many years to get there. They would rather pay for the name than take a risk on software that may not be supported. Another question might be whether the open source programs will force Microsoft to lower their prices.

Thanks for the lead, Mindy!

Sarah

]]> Comment on Sharing Presentations by Sarah Lovelidge http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-70 Sarah Lovelidge Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:13:45 +0000 http://resource308.edublogs.org/2008/02/02/sharing-presentations/#comment-70 I recently had a need for this site, but also did not know that it was available. I tried Google Docs, but that site does not host this type of file. So many people are off the broadband web, and even if you do have satellite, you usually have a download limit for 24 hours. People with dial up find it almost impossible to download large files. Another benefit of the Slide Share program is that you can download and save the files. This makes it possible for you to modify the slide show to your own needs. What a great place to get a start on bringing powerful photos to your students! Thank you for sharing this with us, Mindy. Sarah I recently had a need for this site, but also did not know that it was available. I tried Google Docs, but that site does not host this type of file. So many people are off the broadband web, and even if you do have satellite, you usually have a download limit for 24 hours. People with dial up find it almost impossible to download large files.

Another benefit of the Slide Share program is that you can download and save the files. This makes it possible for you to modify the slide show to your own needs. What a great place to get a start on bringing powerful photos to your students!

Thank you for sharing this with us, Mindy.

Sarah

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