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What Edusim on Cobalt will look like & TPainter tips (for render the TPainter models)

TPainter tips

Added by Rich White on April 17, 2008 at 11:01pm — No Comments

Why Does Daniel Pink Hate Me?

Hi all,

I just posted something new on my blog about the book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.. I know it's been very popular in the education community, and I can see why. We certainly need more creativity and freedom in education.

However, I found some things really bothered me about the book and I share them in my post.

The idea that you… Continue

Added by Sylvia Martinez on April 17, 2008 at 8:17pm — 18 Comments

High School Curriculum for the 21st Century3

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Added by Jack Olmsted on April 17, 2008 at 5:45pm — No Comments

I Read LOTS of Blocked Blogs! So Should YOU!

The Internet world of many teachers I mentor at several different schools has been shaken up recently by the installation of “new and improved” school filtering systems. It is not the fault of these schools’ tech coordinators, who are struggling valiantly to unblock good resources and keep within the boundaries of policy and law while they are doing it. Rather, the schools have been sold services by vendors who seem to believe that the ‘read only’ web is easier to deal with in educational… Continue

Added by Linda Loder on April 17, 2008 at 8:46am — No Comments

YA Lit 2.0

Cross-posted at ThinkTime and the Media Literacy Ning.

This is the last in a series of posts about things we can do in honor of Support Teen Literature Day 2008, which is today, April 17.

In previous entries, I've… Continue

Added by Jennifer Koch Lubke on April 17, 2008 at 6:48am — No Comments

ANIMOTO ROCKS!

I came across this really cool tool for making snazzy videos in a matter of minutes, and just had to share it here!

It's called Animoto, and all it requires is for the user to upload a bunch of pictures, select a piece of music (from their vast selection) and VOILA! out comes a short video (the only kind allowed in the free version of Animoto) thanks to this really cool "web application that automatically generates professionally… Continue

Added by Shuchi Grover on April 17, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

GreenbushGrid (our Opensim Island) on an interactive whiteboard: Video Demo

demoing navigation & building

Added by Rich White on April 16, 2008 at 1:21pm — No Comments

eSchool News: How multimedia can improve learning

New research sheds light on students' ability to process multiple modes of learning

By Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor, eSchool News

An analysis of existing research supports a notion that already has begun to transform instruction in schools from coast to coast: that multimodal learning--using many modes and strategies that cater to individual learners' needs and capacities--is more effective than traditional, unimodal learning, which uses a single mode or… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on April 16, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Teaching & Learning Celebration 2008: Where We Stand: America's Schools

Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent for the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, moderates a panel discussion at the 3rd annul Teaching & Learning Celebration that was held in New York City last month.

Panelist: Billy K. Cannaday, Jr., Michael Flanagan, Kim Oliver, Roy Romer, Andreas Schleicher, Eliot… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on April 16, 2008 at 11:20am — No Comments

ABBA and Billy Idol and ed tech!

Two musical references from the 80's for this one:

First one is in response to some planning we're doing on a retreat topic for our faculty next fall. I'd love feedback.

Remember the old ABBA song: Knowing Me, Knowing You?

Knowing You or, Who are our students?

How about an "tour" of our kids lives--their anxieties, their relationships, their fears, their achievements. . . and how the online world plays a part in this.

Who are we?

Guiding… Continue

Added by Sarah Hanawald on April 16, 2008 at 10:18am — No Comments

Resources for Web2.0

Here is a resource page that I compiled for some common Web 2.0 tools that I thought I'd share with everyone.
Resource Page.pdf

Added by Dena Coots on April 15, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Invitation to a podcast on podcasts

Recently, I read an article by Ian Lamont about podcasting. Written for a business journal, the author questioned whether podcasting had actually lived up to the hype that had been generated a few years before. He looked at the value in monetary terms with podcasting and asked whether the technology was actually paying off. Essentially, he was asking “How many people are listening?”

Of course, loyal readers of this blog are well aware that I hate when education is compared to… Continue

Added by Tim Holt on April 15, 2008 at 1:03pm — 23 Comments

Immersive Education and the Education Grid - a Discussion with Aaron Walsh

Added by Rich White on April 15, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments

YA literature and blogs

Cross-posted at ThinkTime and the Media Literacy Ning.

This is the second in a series of posts about Support Teen Literature Day 2008, which is April 17.

Sponsored by the Young… Continue

Added by Jennifer Koch Lubke on April 15, 2008 at 3:44am — No Comments

Stop the Web, I Want to Get Off

With the fast pace of current Web 2.0 applications, it is all getting to be a little daunting to even try to keep up with current technologies. As an instructional technolgist in higher education, I have a vested interest in keeping up with the latest and greatest in technology. But I do find myself at times screaming inside, "Stop the Web. I Want to Get Off." After recovering from my brief internal meltdown, I realize that I could no sooner stop using the Internet than I could stop drinking… Continue

Added by Dena Coots on April 14, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

The Free Kindlelab and Edusim applications on the Wiimote Whiteboard as well

Added by Rich White on April 14, 2008 at 11:18am — No Comments

Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard this month on TED talks

Added by Rich White on April 14, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

Holiday Celebrations in India

Can anyone point me in the right direction to upload a video of a holiday similar to a U.S. celebration being celebrated in India. Something like their New Year (Ugadi)? Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.

Added by Katy on April 14, 2008 at 3:58am — No Comments

Give a blogger a boost

In response to a lot of discussion that's happened lately on edublogs about feelings of isolation and frustration, I came up with a few ideas for all of us to help fellow bloggers along, and maybe even get something back ourselves. Here's the short version. If you want to read more, click here.

1. Slow down. Take maybe 10% of the time you devote to your own blog, and use it to read a little… Continue

Added by Tom Hemingway on April 14, 2008 at 3:47am — No Comments

OLPC: $100 Laptop

I recently attended the Moodle Moot in New Zealand and an inspiring presentation by Martin Langhoff. Martin is a Moodle guru and works for New Zealand Moodle Partner, Catalyst IT. During his spare time, Martin is involved in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. I also had the rare privelege of test-driving an XO-1 prototype.

For those not familiar with the project, the OLPC social welfare organisation developed XO-1, previously known as the… Continue

Added by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 9:58pm — No Comments