May 2007 Blog Posts (125)

TLt IT Summit2007

I’m at the TLt IT Summit2007 in Saskatoon, SK. Ian Jukes is the opening keynote speaker talking about the need to move education from where it is to where it needs to be. Through the keynote, he

constantly refers to the need for educators to acknowledge the world of

the kids where it is now. Educators were not trained to teach the way

that these students are learning. To engage these students there…

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Added by Kelly Christopherson on May 1, 2007 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Tim O'Reilly on Web 2.0 and Education

(Cross posted from www.SteveHargadon.com)

"I think we're in--in a lot of ways--a period of the most profound

reinvention of ...education and how people need to learn since the

invention of literacy."

Tim O'Reilly is the founder of… Continue

Added by Steve Hargadon on May 1, 2007 at 10:58am — 3 Comments

happy neuron in a new mind

Thinking about Classroom 2.0, I sometimes feel that jump of excitement that I used to feel as a kid, you know, when your "stomach flips" from being a passenger in a car that goes over a little rise in the road, fast, and lifts you with it--

It's so exciting and satisfying to be part of this group of reflective practitioners. I've learned so much in the past few weeks. When I asked about what tech applications to use for making stories in class out of hand-carved critters, in just a couple… Continue

Added by Connie Weber on May 1, 2007 at 10:33am — No Comments

Are There Other Elementary Teachers Here?

Hi,
I'm looking for other Elementary school classroom teachers who use or would like to use Web 2.0 applications in their classrooms. Maybe we can hook up, make each other "friends" and have more focused discussions about our specialized interests and concerns.

Added by Richard on May 1, 2007 at 9:56am — 9 Comments

Community of Learners

In our district we are trying to develop a method of communication between 15 people so that we might discuss ideas and plans for district technology integration workshops and help sessions, plus possibly doing an occassional book or article discussion. Is a blog the best way to do this. Email and IM handles most of our "gotta know now" situations.

What are others doing? How do you get people to blog regularly and contribute? Mostly I feel that you have to want to participate in order… Continue

Added by Kay Good on May 1, 2007 at 8:37am — 2 Comments