March 2008 Blog Posts (128)

Edusim3D on Cobalt - tutorial & walktrhu

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Added by Rich White on March 25, 2008 at 8:52pm — No Comments

The Google Experiment - Part 2

I just realized that to keep anyone that is interested in looking at the creation of the Social Studies unit I am only using Google for they would need a URL. Well here it is:

http://tom.whyte1.googlepages.com/home3

Come and visit, and provide feedback please.

Added by Tom Whyte on March 25, 2008 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Surprise Donation

With an unannounced visit local organization Thomas County Foundation brought a check to the school as a donation to be used for educational outings throughout the community. Accepting on our behalf was Alyssa, a proud member of TCA. After the presentation the students did a fabulous job of showing off computer skills in their project work.

Added by Teresa Morgan on March 25, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Educational Website of the Day

Rainforest Maths by Jenny Eather is an Australian website that covers Math curriculum Kindergarden through 6th grade. While it is intended to correspond with the Austrailian math levels, it mathces well with US math curriculum. Using a game format it allows students to practice skills they have learned in class, while receiving feedback on incorrect answers as well as tips and vocabulary. You can also link to Jenny's other sites A Maths Dictionary… Continue

Added by Beth Poss on March 25, 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

The Google Experiment

2 weeks ago I started looking at all the little links that started popping up within Google. The one that got me hooked was iGoogle (life has never been the same). Then Gmail and the list goes on, after 2 days of just playing, clicking here, linking there, downloading the latest little gadget, putting a theme in iGoogle, I asked myself what could all this be used for. 2 weeks later, I am knee deep in developing a Social Studies Unit for LAP students that utilizes multimedia technology provided… Continue

Added by Tom Whyte on March 24, 2008 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Classroom Decor

Has anyone experimented with the physical classroom environment to increase student learning and interest in the content? If school was more like Starbucks, would students learn more? If I could create a comfortable, inviting space, would the students be more likely to learn or goof off? Everything I've looked at is mostly for elementary-age students and doesn't even consider the fact that we are dealing with real human beings who may not enjoy sitting in a cold, hard chair for a 90-minute… Continue

Added by Jarrod Martin on March 24, 2008 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

A Great Fit! Land's End Announces Teachers Light the Way Contest

Lands’ End will recognize outstanding teachers that have made a difference in the life of a student, a school or a community.

Forty-five (45) teachers will receive the coveted Lands’ End Lighthouse Award – representing the company’s 45-year history.

* Three (3) Grand Prize winners will receive between $4,000-$10,000 for the teachers to split with the winning school.

* Forty-two (42) Honorable Mention winning teachers will receive a $100… Continue

Added by Ellen on March 23, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Web 2.0 Tutorials

Hello everyone!

I am interested in learning more about web 2.0 and its application to the public school setting. I know it has powerful implications but am just starting my research.

Thanks for the help!

Chris Miller

Added by millerc on March 22, 2008 at 8:42pm — No Comments

The Arrival of Change

It's spring time here in the Rockies as well as spring break. With a cup of home-made Verona coffee in hand this morning, I put on my favorite blue jean jacket ... read more

Added by J Black on March 22, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Finally getting my feet wet...

photo credit- axiepics

After spending the last six months actively reading blogs and beginning to advocate for other teachers at my school to begin to try to incorporate them into their classes, it's really high time for me to begin blogging myself. I'm feeling a bit intimidated since I really enjoy reading about what others are doing in their classrooms and their schools, but don't… Continue

Added by Maureen Tumenas on March 20, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

CYBERCHASE Math & Sport Trailer on YouTube!

Get in the game and see the lastest CYBERCHASE "Movie-Style Trailer" on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0ct8XrPD0c

CYBERCHASE Math & Sports:

The CyberSquad is getting in the game – the stakes? – Cyberspace! In these brand new cyberadventures, Jackie, Matt, Inez, and Digit face an Olympic challenge, an ancient pyramid, a dance contest, and a game of ‘slugball.’ The squad finds… Continue

Added by Cyberchase Outreach on March 20, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Cyberchase at EWEEK's 2008 Global Marathon

National Engineers Week Foundation

2008 Global Marathon

For, By and About Women in Engineering

March 26-27th

“Engineering – CYBERCHASE style!”

March 26, 2008

3:30-4:00pm

Join CYBERCHASE "For Real" star, Bianca DeGroat, and Northrup Grumman Engineer, Veronica Nelson, in an informative call-in session, where participants may talk to these talented young women about their careers, interest in engineering and how they achieved their… Continue

Added by Cyberchase Outreach on March 20, 2008 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Disaster Planning and the Role of Technology

Last October, I contacted some friends in San Diego to find out how they were doing when the wild fires raged through the county. I learned that technology played a key role in the school district's ability to communicate with families and continue learning despite a county-wide evacuation.

I got to thinking about what role technology plays when the unexpected happens. I came up with 10 lessons learned in speaking with Bob Gravina of Poway… Continue

Added by Karen Henke on March 20, 2008 at 11:18am — No Comments

physical science

In fifth grade, how do you teach physical science?

Added by nancy galusha on March 20, 2008 at 8:24am — No Comments

Get Your Cat to Teach Reading - Crazy Talk!

"Get your cat to teach reading," my email to the district office read. I had previously received a picture of a cat, Steve McQueen, via email and in return I made a video clip. The animated video is of Stevie the Cat reciting a poem about....cats. This clip is making the rounds in classrooms and sparking many ideas of how to motivate students.

How did the digital… Continue

Added by JoNelle on March 19, 2008 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Edusim 3D Virtual World Browser Pre-beta 01 is ready

http://edusim3d.com

Added by Rich White on March 19, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

Hard to relate?

Well, I'm here but I don't know if I am really here.

Schools and teachers in Italy and in many of the places many of the people here are from, must be worlds apart.

One of the (many? few?) things that definitely we can learn from other countries' school systems is this openness to new technologies.

This is why I am here, to learn. I have no idea whether what I learn will be of any use in my profession or not. But learning is an enterprise always worth… Continue

Added by Alessandro Allegri on March 19, 2008 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Temporarily Derailed...

It's been awhile since I've last posted. Much has happened. Early March I experienced a fair amount of disillusionment that brought my personal posting to a halt. My efforts to quietly lead the way in Web 2.0 technologies in my little corner of the world seemed pointless early March. Why? Read More

Added by J Black on March 19, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Wordpress Installation and Hosting on the Cloud

Just got a request to install Wordpress blog for a client that will potentially receive a large amount of traffic.

So I opted to use the Mosso.com Cloud Hosting Platform by Rackspace. Took me less than 10 minutes to setup the site, install, and configure the Wordpress blog.

In my Mosso.com admin interface and added a new web site, chose to use PHP 5 as core technology and chose mysql as the database.

* Once setup and created a MySQL database.

* I FTP'ed the… Continue

Added by Kin Lane on March 19, 2008 at 1:45am — No Comments

RSS Tracking and Analytics Using Feedburner

I have bee spending the week finding many types of RSS feeds for different purposes. I am building large lists of them under different topics and tracking the source of these feeds.

I am noticing about 1 in 10 feeds are using Feedburner or any type of tracking for it.

Though I am happier at the amount of quality data available via RSS it concerns me that people who have employed RSS do not understand the the value of tracking their RSS consumption and usage.

I… Continue

Added by Kin Lane on March 19, 2008 at 1:45am — No Comments