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BRIDGING EDUCATION INTO SOCIETY – The 22nd ESP Conference

On Wednesday, March 5, 120 educators from all over Europe, the US, Iran and Israel came together in La Coruna, Spain for five days of discussion, collaborative learning and planning at the 22nd Conference of the European Schools Project Association. The theme of the Conference, Bridging Education into Society set the tone of the activities… Continue

Added by Reuven Werber on March 11, 2008 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Life

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Added by Madison Guss on March 10, 2008 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Life

Added by Madison Guss on March 10, 2008 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Monster

These creatures surrounded by the piano when i was merely dissatisfied, turned around mercilessly to steady the people A dorado. He described being at most, just his big old face. Pardon me in, sit down, and the line you lay is that good. But his was also the anus of his tail.

Added by Jonah on March 10, 2008 at 1:51am — No Comments

What A Scent Is Here!

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To clap the rooted chair hurts my line.
Their conversation exploded and he was finished,
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Added by Ashley To on March 10, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

Culture and Structure

The culture in a classroom is very important. A student has to feel like the classroom is inviting. They have to know that the teacher is there to help them and teach them something they want to learn. The structure of a classroom to me is how you set it up. If it is to loose without purpose students will not learn. Students need to know what to expect from you and what you expect from them. You have to be consistent.

I notice someone commented on their blog about teachers not… Continue

Added by Jady on March 9, 2008 at 9:47pm — No Comments

Making Language Arts Fun!

I am looking for people who have some tested and successful lesson plans for teaching grammar to kids who are unmotivated. I have had some success with grammar games using individual whiteboards and Jeopardy. I am open to all suggestions.

Added by Bonney on March 8, 2008 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Moving forward with the Ultranet...

In the last two months I have been working in my new role of 'Ultranet Coach'. What this really means is working with schools and leaders in my region to support them in the use of ICT (Information & Communication Technology) as a meas for being ready for the Ultranet. Each school is unique and has its own strengths and challenges.

In Victoria we are working towards creating learning environments that best… Continue

Added by Helen Otway on March 8, 2008 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Edusim - Alpha 04 is ready for download (in world lesson loading menu added)

Watch a video clip here
Download here
http://edusim3d.com

Added by Rich White on March 8, 2008 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Twitter - in plain english

Added by Rich White on March 8, 2008 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

Recent

Take a look at my recent blog posts:

TechPsych
Interactive Multimedia Technology
Technology Supported Human-World Interaction

Added by Lynn Marentette on March 8, 2008 at 10:34am — No Comments

The Best Websites For Learning and Teaching Geography

Here's another one of my "The Best..." lists:

The Best Websites For Learning and Teaching Geography

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on March 8, 2008 at 5:57am — No Comments

The Literacy Promise Conference

I've had the opportunity of attending the Literacy Promise conference in Salt Lake City the past two days. There have been several presenters who discussed various methods we can involve adolescent students in the reading and learning process. My personal favorite was the "Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century" session done by David Warlick. During this session, he helped remind us of the need to help students become literate beyond what is on the printed page. I enjoyed seeing the reactions… Continue

Added by Glen Westbroek on March 7, 2008 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Personal philosophy of education

Educators have a challenge we have never faced before… prepare students to be able to find solutions for problems that don’t even exist yet. Prepare them to be able to use technologies that are changing and evolving exponentially every day.

The concept that technical information is being replaced every two years is staggering. For students that enter a four year technical field of study; what they learn and have interacted with by the end of their sophomore year will be outdated by… Continue

Added by Joe Sherwood on March 7, 2008 at 9:26am — No Comments

Blogging + Cool Training Videos = Student Success!!

I'm surfing along today after reading an email from a colleague of mine who recommended the TeleTech Tuesdays component of the SOITA site, which is in Southern Ohio. No, the site is not in Southern Ohio. However, the site has excellent resources for Podcasting and so I check out the website and I link to, what has to be, one of the best examples I've seen using technology in the classroom. This site has podcasting, movies, and blogging... It's interactive AND...

wait for… Continue

Added by Charles Miller on March 6, 2008 at 5:48pm — 1 Comment

Role-playing: Application for an employment

I´ve created a small video with my students. Hopefully you will like it!

Rollenspiel Bewerbung als Azubi -… Continue

Added by Hans Feldmeier on March 6, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

3D virtual world browser Cobalt pre-alpha is released

Croquet has released their long awaited 3D virtual world browser - called Cobalt
http://www.opencroquet.org/index.php/Cobalt

Added by Rich White on March 5, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Contact Seminar in La Coruna, Spain

What a small world! Sitting here in my hotel room in La Coruna, Spain, listening to a daily news round –up in Hebrew from Israel Radio, waiting for a Skype chat wife my wife after she gets home from work. Had a very full enjoyable day at the Contact Seminar event which preceded the 22nd ESP (European Schools Project Conference) – “Bridging Education into Society”. Nearly 30 educators, principals and edtech experts from Denmark, Spain, Germany, England, Italy, Holland, Georgia, Portugal, Norway,… Continue

Added by Reuven Werber on March 5, 2008 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

How we have missed the boat,

I been working with in service teachers and doing workshops on Web 2.0 for the past year. I am amazed at how fast this technology has been adapted. Hard held computing in the form of phones, e-books, $100.00 laptops and thin clients all running 2.0 apps will become the new paradigm. The time to build another dinosaur lab, buy expensive laptops or spend any more money on local resources has long passed. Let the big players like Google support the applications, it's time for schools to… Continue

Added by gerry davis on March 5, 2008 at 10:53am — 2 Comments

Juggling Quality Time

In this busy world of ours, everyone is always on the go. Things to do and people to see. Parents may find it hard to fit quality time with into their everyday schedule. Some parents use bedtime as a time to talk to each other and for the child to listen to a special story. Others choose to select an activity to participate in that is enjoyable for the parent and child. With that said, how do you find time to spend quality time with your child?… Continue

Added by Ms. Leavy on March 5, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments