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Google Wave didactical applications

GoogleWave

* Wave communication in real time

* There is much talking about Social Networks like FaceBook,

* about microblogging, like Twitter,but the real new social network is Google

presentation on prezi

* Google Wave, open source platform

* creates a network of data interchange ( WaveNetwork ) with further integration with other… Continue

Added by Daniele Prof Pauletto on January 6, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Collaborative Activity for Middle-school students

I am looking for any ideas for a fun collaborative project for students in grades 5 through 9. The activity's project name is New Horizons and is being developed for our students to become more in touch with other peoples and cultures. The school I work in is in a small rural district without much diversity. We have 250 students from K-12 and need activities for afterschool programs.
I would appreciate any suggestions or efforts to collaborate!

Added by Donna Greenthal on January 5, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Using Blogger in Instructional Technology

Last semester I used Blogger for students to post all their assignments and have discussions! Suprisingly, despite being millennial learners, few of them had ever had a blog. They loved it!
Here is a link to one of my students' blogs

Added by Denise Lindstrom on January 5, 2010 at 12:05pm — 2 Comments

Information Literacy Activity for Students

For this activity I had students use bogus Websites to create Think Alouds using online reading strategies presented by Debbie Abilock.

Check out a student work sample!

Added by Denise Lindstrom on January 5, 2010 at 12:02pm — No Comments

Google Sites for Portfolio Construction

For my final, I had students construct a portfolio with Google Sites. They had to chose one of the 10 projects we did throughout the semester and decide which one best met each ISTE standard. I had them reflect on how that activity helped them to think about using technology with their future students. Here is a link to one of these technology portfolios.

Added by Denise Lindstrom on January 5, 2010 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

Up and running and bringing the heat!!

So how did your kids spend their holiday break. Mine, let's see.

--They slept.

--They ate.

--They watched tv.

--They played video games.

--They were bored.

--They "chilled".

--They did "too much" homework.

--They did no homework.

--They went to the mall.

--They partied. (This is where my "don't ask, don't tell" policy comes into play).

A few of them travelled, some of them caught the flu and some of them went to… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on January 5, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

The project eTwinning Easter Season

eTwinning project Easter Season

The idea of project is to see the difference and similarities between Easter traditions in different countries. Each partner prepared paintings or drawings and cards with traditional Easter wishes. We added some presentations or photos of Easter in our countries. Later, we all exchanged the pictures with Easter Bunny and Easter cards so as each involved school could get it. Then schools prepared wall charts with Easter Bunny and Easter cards for… Continue

Added by Gražina Likpetrienė on January 5, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

Ten Ways Social Media Technology Will Change in 2010

Considering the growing role social media technology is playing in K-12 education, I found Ravit Lichtenberg’s blog 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2010 to be insightful. Most edtechies realize that 2009 was a pivotal year for social media technology and see its expanded use by everyday educators as a transformative development in K-12 education. MORE...

Added by Shawn Roner on January 4, 2010 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Final Call for a Web 2.0 Course

Final call for online course: EDUC 744 966 – EDUC 744-966M January 25 – April 9, 2010

“3 Graduate Credits”

Implementing Instructional Technology Innovations University of Wisconsin-Stout

Web 2.0 provides critical tools to meet the demand for easier and more efficient ways of teaching and learning. Explore how to improve instruction using new technologies such as wikis, blogs, podcasts, photo… Continue

Added by Ann Bell on January 4, 2010 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Cool Web 2.0 Tool - Sumo Paint

Image editors are rampant in the Web 2.0 world. While most of them are free, so many seem geared to really basic editing: crop, resize, and get-rid-of-red-eye. So, it's a thrill to run across a full-featured, robust online program that is simple enough for young students and sophisticated enough for graphics geeks. My benchmark for a superior graphics program is whether it supports layers. Layers are the key to subtle and complex graphic design imagery.… Continue

Added by Alix E. Peshette on January 4, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Goals: The Personal Before the Professional

As I mentioned the other day, I am a big believer in goals. So much so that I always write them down.

Yet often, when I think of goals, I think in terms of career and professional aspirations. In a way it seems as if this is the way I am wired. (As is the rest of America. We are all about "productivity". Buncha A-type personalities in the new land, that's for sure.)

So today I am going to begin with "personal" goals, the non-professional elements that make for a… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on January 4, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Finding Balance or Being Centred – What’s the Difference?

Do you feel you are living a balanced life? Do you believe you have your priorities right? Is your work interfering with your life or is your life interfering with your work? During this last decade in particular much has been said and written, many courses devised and delivered, on how to achieve that apparently elusive vision of a work/life balance. Some believe they are being forced to work too much at the cost of their relationships with family and friends, while others consciously… Continue

Added by James Edward Charles Webber on January 3, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Creating brief instructional videos (and more) with Jing

Cool free app for combining screen shots or screen motion with audio, to create instructional presentations.

This week I got my Jing on! I recently heard about Jing (found on the web at jingproject.com), and after a quick visit to their web site I knew that this might be the type of tool I’ve been thinking about trying out for creating some brief instructional videos. The fact that it was free made it a no brainer to go… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on January 3, 2010 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

The Weekly Update: December 28 - January 3

Check out last week's hot edtech blogs. MORE...

Added by Shawn Roner on January 2, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

My Journey In Education

Began in 1984-After the Birth of my first child- I became a director of an after school program and all day summer program in North Atlanta for school agers K-14.

With little experience or education- I created a curriculum based upon weekly summer themes. I scheduled educational field trips, guest speakers, and art projects to enhance the students cultural understanding and community awareness who attended the program.

During the school year, My after school program emphasized the… Continue

Added by Robin E.Ruiz on January 2, 2010 at 9:05am — No Comments

Wanted: Non-Accredited Online Education

We are all familiar with the endless myriad of online educational institutions, such as the University of Phoenix and DeVry. They offer diplomas for taking courses from the convenience of your home, at prices that are often competitive or comparable to traditional institutions. Even traditional schools are in the online education game today, with most offering extension schools to provide the flexibility of distance learning to their students.

But I’m not here to talk about… Continue

Added by Joe Kinsella on January 1, 2010 at 7:36pm — 1 Comment

Hey go to our side!

I just want to remind you to be on our side! Just do it!
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Added by Hans Feldmeier on January 1, 2010 at 11:08am — No Comments

Happy New Years Friends

Happy new year to all my friends, as the admin of kerja keras adalah energi kita are looking forward to the changes in this year, filled with kerja keras so that everything we dreamed of the future can be achieved. I know you all have experienced a change or success in 2009, but was very sure at all for this new year 2010 we really want that success can be repeated in all fields,… Continue

Added by Kerja Keras adalah energi kita on January 1, 2010 at 10:48am — No Comments

Apple iSlate, iTablet, MacBook Touch Rumors

Apple iSlate, iTablet, MacBook Touch: Will it support gesture interaction & haptic feedback? http://bit.ly/705p73

How could it play out in education?

Added by Lynn Marentette on January 1, 2010 at 9:05am — 3 Comments