January 2009 Blog Posts (154)

Ideas in using Edublogs with Students

I have been maintaining a blog for communication purposes for about three years. I am now looking to incorporate more into my teaching and interaction with students. Our computer access at school is limited however. Does anyone have any creative suggestions for ways to incorporate blog use?

Added by Rogue Teacher on January 4, 2009 at 9:07am — No Comments

Special Education Teacher Survey

I'm gathering data for a graduate school project titled, Include Me, that I am working on with my college peers/district colleagues. If you're a special education teacher, we would love it if you would take the time to complete our survey. You can find it on my blog: http://christinesouthard.blogspot.com/2009/01/include-me.html

If you're not a special education teacher, please feel free to e-mail the… Continue

Added by Christine Southard on January 3, 2009 at 5:49pm — 2 Comments

7 Things You Don’t Really Need to Know About Me

1. I grew up on a small dairy farm in upstate New York.

2. Stephen King is my all time favorite author. I think I own every book her ever wrote.

3. I used to teach elementary school.

4. I am a certified Turbo Kick Instructor.

5. I will gladly be your coach if you want to join Beachbody and get in shape at home.

6. I love to do Sudoku.

7. I spend way too much time on the computer.

Added by Catherine DeSimone on January 3, 2009 at 1:31pm — No Comments

Links to Interesting Emerging Technologies and Applications

Here are links to a few posts from my Interactive Multimedia Technology blog that might be of interest:…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on January 3, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Locating colleagues by location

Yes, I get that this is web based and therefore we can chat with colleagues all over the world, but sometimes, face to face collaboration...the personal touch is vital. How can we find members by location as well as interest?

Added by David Greene on January 3, 2009 at 9:31am — 2 Comments

Net Geners set to topple our comfortable school-centered world in order to LEARN!

In Grown Up Digital, Tapscott notes: "Net Geners possess a tool of unprecedented power and are driving changes that could topple many established orders . . .People no longer have to follow the leaders and do what they're told. Now they can organize themselves, publish themselves, inform themselves, and share with ther friends-- without waiting for an authority to instruct them."

Isn't that great!? I hope you will imagine with me what that means for learning! It's a… Continue

Added by Tom Welch on January 2, 2009 at 9:06am — 2 Comments

After Holiday Let-Down

So, now that the holidays are over, it's time to get "back to reality". I will be finishing up my first Science Fair in the next month. This has been an experience I have enjoyed however, it has become rather bothersom at the same time. It is at times difficult to motivate the students. In my class (7th and 8th graders) we have been working on Science Fair since before Thanksgiving. They have had ample opportunity to complete all of their research, type all of their papers, etc. in class. I… Continue

Added by Kara Norris on January 2, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Tips for Online Teaching and Earning

Tips for Online Teaching and Earning on WiZiQ by Nidhi Sehgal

Get your own…

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Added by Alfajri Alwis on January 2, 2009 at 12:08am — No Comments

Game Education Special Interest Group

IGDA Education SIG Spawns First Global Game Jam
42 Sites In 15 Different Countries Already Signed On And The List Is Growing
http://igda.org/education/

Added by Gavin McLean on January 1, 2009 at 11:23pm — No Comments

Moving The History Channel Into the Future for Teaching; By Lance Winslow

By Lance Winslow

Many people spend hours watching and learning on Television. What a great teaching tool it can be. Maybe in the future we can use this platform with the technology upgrades along the way to help propel our teaching endeavors.

Currentely, there is the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, History Channel, Wings, Animal Channel and a host of others and they are indeed very interesting to watch.… Continue

Added by Lance Winslow on January 1, 2009 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Moodle at Glidden-Ralston

I wondering if anyone has been using Moodle in their classrooms?

Added by K Thelin on January 1, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

21st Century Literacies and Schools of Education

This is a topic that has been on my mind for several years but after spending some time with a new teacher over the Christmas break has pushed me to the point that I need to put my thoughts somewhere even if no one reads it.

What are universities doing to make sure that their teacher candidates are prepared to use and teach their students to use technology? Apparently not much. Case in point: my nephew's wife has been teaching in California under a provisional/temporary teaching… Continue

Added by Lynne H on January 1, 2009 at 4:54pm — 7 Comments

7 Things You Don't Really Need to Know About Me

I was tagged by Naomi Harm to participate in this Twitter meme and I have posted the list on my Kaffeeklatsch blog here:

http://kathyschrock.net/blog/2008/12/7-things-you-dont-really-need-to-know.html… Continue

Added by Kathy Schrock on January 1, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

School Reform and the IBM Selectric

During a recent evening of channel surfing, I stumbled across a great show on the History Channel dealing with the development of the typewriter. I knew some about the history of the typewriter, including the fact that they key placement was designed to slow the typist down so that they machine could keep up and that key jams would be lessened.

The IBM Selectric was a revolution. No more jammed keys! Instead, IBM thought of a new way to make the typewriter work better -- put the… Continue

Added by Tom Welch on January 1, 2009 at 9:14am — 1 Comment