oberon1

Profile Information:

School / Work Affiliation
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
About Me
Having taught a number of different courses, from reading to Spanish to technical education to language arts, you might say that I'm a Jill of all trades. I would love to use more relevent technology with my students, because I believe that the best way to reach learners is through the means that interests them most.

Comment Wall:

  • Kevin

    Welcome to the network!

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Ray Tolley

    Hi,
    You mention Middle Schools and the LA - I'm therefore guessing that you are in the UK. Have you looked at Edujam - a UK product that will do exactly what you want. It is secure, helps to establish principles of collaboration, peer-assessment, multi-media creativity etc and all designed primarily for the Yr-5 to Yr-6 age group. Children at this age particularly like to 'celebrate' their achievements at home etc and the secure on-line access is excellent for getting parents involved. An excellent preparatory training-ground for further activities in years 7 and 8 where good practice is sometimes more difficult to establish.

    contact me if you wish for more information.

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Durff

    I would recommend Classblogmeister for elementary and middle school. If you have done it for a year, edublogs. High schoolers can use either.

    Jul 31, 2007

  • Durff

    LA? Contact Jose Rodriquez - he's in LA

    Jul 31, 2007

  • Ray Tolley

    Oops,

    Well, I did look up your profile and it wasn't very informative ;-) The acronym LA in the UK stands for Local Authority usually a cluster of schools between 100 and 500 usually defined by county or city councils.

    Aug 1, 2007

  • Durff

    did i ever answer? tells you how much i'm doing (too much) anyway try classblogmeister with kids. i use blogger for my professional blog and allanah's code to remove the 'next blog' link at the top...can't be too safe...

    Aug 26, 2007