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FaceBook and it's security

Thinking of teaching Facebook to my Grade 10 students in my Information Technology class this coming year. It's not a "if you can't beat them, join them" idea. It's more of I need to teach them the safety of the Internet and with Facebook always being used (inside school and outside if we're all truthful about this), then we need to think about teaching the students about the new privacy setting that been created on it.

This video by…

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Added by Nicole Painchaud on May 3, 2010 at 7:51pm — No Comments

Learning about Moodle – a leading open source LMS

I think it’s time I became more informed about this increasingly popular Learning Management System.

I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about Moodle, a widely used free, open source, public domain courseware application, for the last year…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on May 3, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Dreamweaver

Now that I'm writing webquests for uni I thought I'd buy Dreamweaver - It's going for about $140 at the australian store (academic version)

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?event=displayEduConditions&store=OLS-EDU-AU&nr=1

The non-academic version is about $450.

Added by Juan O'Shea on May 3, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

May 2: Buddha's Birthday

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Added by Eric Snyder on May 2, 2010 at 5:18am — 2 Comments

Highway Run

Highway Run How Life would prefer to be.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/t/t/TTPANTO/journey/HighwayRun/

Added by Thomas T. Panto on May 2, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

Forums to enhance Jewish education through blended learning

To facilitate communication amongst Jewish teachers and teacher educators on how to enhance Jewish education through blended learning see these websites:…

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Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on May 1, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

When The Classroom Lacks Walls

How do you see to it that your classroom studies are authentic? I'm a fan of immersion. For the past decade my Midwestern Marine Biology class has included a week long field study to the coral reefs and mangrove communities of either The Bahamas or the Florida Keys. This field study is conducted with chartered sailing yachts as a base of operations. This allows the maximum amount of time on and in the water. Many of my students make their first trip to any ocean as a member of this… Continue

Added by Sean Nash on May 1, 2010 at 10:55am — No Comments

Llamas, Zombies, Ninja Deer, and Chuck Norris

Today I had my students get into groups of four to compose sentences with complements. First they were to create a sentence with a direct object.

Example: James ate a sandwich.

Then each group was…

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Added by Shelley Reichert on April 30, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Social Network Sites For Middle School Students Should be Banned...Really!

Greetings Community,

I am begining to understand this Web 2.0 world (Finally!). I read various blogs discussing the marits of this new

world in education. Love the buzz in the Classroom 2.0 site. I am

shifting to see educational benifits beyond the Web 2.0 hype

(Sorry...some of it is hype). Part of my challenge is I work in an

elementary setting. K-6 students online is a very touchy subject in my

district. We are still embracing Web 1.0.

I stumbled… Continue

Added by Antwon Lincoln on April 30, 2010 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

Teach Kids Not Subjects

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Added by Amanda Kenuam on April 30, 2010 at 7:46am — No Comments

About me

Hi,

I am Banani, I am an ESL teacher working in the Gulf. I would like to enrich my self by being a member of your blog

Thanks,

Banani.

Added by BANANI on April 29, 2010 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Integrating Technology In The Classroom

The invention of technological tools has brought in sweeping changes not only in the industrial sector but also in the educational sector. According to Englesing people used to read books individually or extensively by lending and borrowing material in the past which has changed with times. George landlow (1992) and Jay bolter (2001) have examined as how computers have altered the…

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Added by sheela Anand on April 29, 2010 at 1:52am — No Comments

Can we change educational resources?

Remember when you used to go out and buy an album for that one song you loved? You had to pay a fortune for "Smoke on the Water" and "Space Truckn" but really never listened to the rest of Machine Head (forgive me, those of you who would get a reference to Thriller but not Aqua Lung). Technology changed that and now I can download or even "share" music at a fraction of the cost. People are still creating music and people are still buying it, it's just more efficient.

For the most… Continue

Added by Dan de Souza on April 27, 2010 at 5:45pm — No Comments

Using Pandora Radio in the classroom

I recently spent an afternoon goofing around on youtube.com searching for Spanish and Latin American music to use with students. As much as I adore mariachis, Celia Cruz, Plaza Sésamo, and Marc Anthony, I…

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Added by Cassi Nespor on April 26, 2010 at 10:45pm — 2 Comments

Just Call Me the Post-it Queen

I LOVE post-it notes! I have students use them in all shapes and sizes for a variety of purposes. They’re not only a quick way for students to share ideas when working in collaborative groups, but they also help to add a bit of color to my otherwise white classroom walls.

Today, I learned about wallwisher…

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Added by Shelley Reichert on April 26, 2010 at 6:52pm — 3 Comments

Free Shakespeare Resource

Here is a site that will allow you to print all of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, by act or by scene for free. It is something that I have recently developed and would be interested in what you think about it.

Please pass it along and enjoy

http://try.readingahead.com/shakespearehere

or you can find it at www.readingahead.com

Added by Dan de Souza on April 26, 2010 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Project Based Learning

I would welcome any examples or ideas on how to incorporate project based learning for senior high school students! My school is moving to a more project based approach and I'm not sure how my grade 12's will respond to it, considering they have a standardized test at the end of the year worth a big percentage of their overall mark.

Added by Wayde Putnam on April 26, 2010 at 10:51am — 1 Comment

Art Contest for Students with Special Needs THIS WEEK

MangoMon is celebrating the launch of their newly redesigned website with an art contest! If you know students who love to draw, this is the contest for them! Expressing ideas through art is a great way to enhance creativity. That's why we want to see how creative your students can be! Submit any artwork from your students for a chance for them to win some great prizes.

The contest is free to…

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Added by Amanda Kenuam on April 26, 2010 at 8:25am — No Comments

Let me tell you when the penny dropped

So I am in my classroom and I have written a long note on the board and a student is not copying the note. I am slightly dismayed at this and say to the kid "hey you need to get this note down." He looks at me, stands up, steps back, takes his cell phone out of his pocket and takes a few pictures of the board. "I got it" he says.

Yup. I got it too.

Added by Dan de Souza on April 25, 2010 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment

Talisma – a premier CRM solution for Higher Education

The Constituent Relationship Management solution chosen by hundreds of colleges and universities.

As Director of Institutional Information & Technology in an institution of Higher Education, much of my work day revolves around software applications used in administrative processes. While my primary focus on EmergingEdTech will always be applications and tools for the…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on April 25, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments