June 2007 Blog Posts (163)

A Request - please make your videos available for translation

I know this is going to sound like a plug and I suppose it is, but apart from having just registered at the site, I have no connection with them.

At http://dotsub.com members upload videos, which can then have subtitles added to them in other languages.

The subtitles are also created by members of the site. The tool used for doing this is very simple and easy to use.

So if you create videos for education or you would like world students…

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Added by SusanTsairi on June 28, 2007 at 5:34pm — 2 Comments

Triumph of Science over Sexism

This is a tale from Archeology, but I think it says a lot about sexism. In the 1920's, a tomb was discovered in Egypt that contained two mummies of women, one regal and beautiful, the other old and obese. The beautiful mummy was removed and taken to the museum in Cairo; the other was buried in sand and left. In the 1990's, speculation was made that one of these woman might be the missing pharaoh Hatshepsut, a…

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Added by Deirdre Bonnycastle on June 28, 2007 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Help me pick a picture...

Family Pic:

Green outdoors:

Blue outdoors:

Avatar: …

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Added by Alice Mercer on June 28, 2007 at 11:48am — 6 Comments

Traveling Abroad

I look forward to the time that I can travel across the ocean again to learn more about different cultures and educational perspectives!! London and Barcelona were very inspiring on a variety of different levels. Participating in the London Doctoral Conference and the English Strand of the Barcelona Conference enabled me to refine and enhance my research techniques and enhanced my motivation to continually strive to improve teacher education. I learned much and laughed often!! I miss those…

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Added by Lara H.T. Niles on June 28, 2007 at 8:50am — No Comments

Using social networking in the foreign language classroom

I've been following what are now called social networks right from the start. As an English as a foreign language teacher, I soon realized that they could be one way of solving one of the essential problems of learning a foreign language, namely communicating with real live speakers (and writers) who use the language as it is used daily, not as textbooks and professional teachers water it down to help learners learn it, or even as newspapers or news broadcasts transform it to suit their needs.… Continue

Added by berniec on June 28, 2007 at 8:38am — No Comments

Classroom 2.0 Mention on NPR - Talk of the Nation

I was listening to the podcast of Talk of the Nation today and they talked about Classroom 2.0

You can listen to hear: Social Networking on the Web Grows Up

Very cool you guys! Congratulations!

Added by Kin Lane on June 28, 2007 at 1:27am — 1 Comment

Well I've gone and done it now.

My wife has been warning me for years...."Watch what you say, you never know who might be listening". In a moment of utter isolationism, while running updates on our high schools computer inventory, I decided to reply to one of Kevin Honeycutt's "Driving Questions". A week later there I am, sitting atop iTunes educational podcasts in all my glory. It is always fun when you find someone with the foresight to include those of us from the… Continue

Added by Brad on June 27, 2007 at 3:46pm — No Comments

NECC 2007 to......2008

Though my blog has had a meltdown the last two weeks, I HAVE been blogging Necc 2007 on a site called tumblr, which is very handy for quickly posting things.

IF you want to check it out, or read about some sessions at NECC, check it out at www.technolibrary.tumblr.com.

It's been great getting to meet people in person, get inspired, and meet new people.

We're leaving and heading back to campus with a plan to start a women…

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Added by Carolyn Foote on June 27, 2007 at 1:06pm — 1 Comment

Blogger widgets in Catalonia

Yesterday I posted something about my Roman Emperor widget and lo and behold this morning I got a nice email from a Latin teacher in Catalonia who has added my widgets to his blog (Blogum iactum est). That is SO EXCITING! I create these widgets for use in my own pages and online courses, but the best part about them is that anybody else can use them, too. I'm… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 27, 2007 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Out of my Comfort Zone- NECC 2007

So I sitting here- eating a sandwich at NEC 2007 and the conference is beginning to wind down. I’m reflecting on how I enjoyed this conference and I'm beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed. This is a strange feeling for me because I'm usually very secure and comfortable a events like this. I KNOW WHAT I KNOW!!

Enter Web 2.0, now I'm not so comfortable anymore. There's so much happening in terms of new technologies, collaboration, and ways to engage students. I'm just not comfortable wit… Continue

Added by Youssef Elias on June 27, 2007 at 11:00am — No Comments

Listening to Will Richardson

It's Wednesday at NECC and Will Richardson is talking about what our schools teach and what they might think about teaching to prepare learners for their futures. Go here to get a feel for the conversation and to add your thoughts.

Added by Kevin on June 27, 2007 at 9:00am — No Comments

NECC - last day!

OK, just like always, despite my plans, NECC has completely slipped away!

I did post two blogs about it.

About the commercial interests - NECC, Buyer Beware
About the Constructivist Celebration

Hope to get to see some people today!

Sylvia

Added by Sylvia Martinez on June 27, 2007 at 5:36am — No Comments

Summer Vacation

Dean Shareski has an interesting post about summer holidays. As Dean comments

For me though, I don’t get as excited as I once did about June and it’s not just that I haven’t spend 185 days with kids, although that does make a difference, but as I said before, I still

longed for summer vacation even after I left…

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Added by Kelly Christopherson on June 27, 2007 at 12:15am — No Comments

Time flies when you are having fun!

I can't believe that another day of the conference is over. Just one more day. I had a marvelous day today at the NECC conference. All of the sessions I attended today were interesting, engaging and useful. I attended two of the BYOL sessions and really enjoyed those. The first was…

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Added by Julia Osteen on June 26, 2007 at 8:10pm — 1 Comment

Learning with Widgets - Roman Emperor of the Week

Hi everybody! Happy Tuesday! I just published a new widget at my collection of javascript widgets and gadgets over at SchoolhouseWidgets.com. I have so much fun every time I publish one of these, and I would be very curious what members of this ning community think about widgets as a way to share content.

Basically, I am a content-generating machine (it's fun for me, and…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on June 26, 2007 at 7:02pm — No Comments

DANG IT!

Frustration set in as I had a presentation and my keynote would not go fullsize on the projection screen.
So I punted and it went ok but the tech visuals would have added so much.

My grandson is now living with me and job hunting with some effort but needs more push. he will attend the local two year college here.

Next month will be spent planning how to add technology to my upper dviisons in a meaningful way.
any ideas you wnat to share?

Added by mary devries on June 26, 2007 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Summer Academy #1 Final Projects

Well, we made it through our first Summer Academy - whew! The teachers were very patience and lot of fun. We covered a LOT of material, but in the end I think everyone went away with something they can use in their classroom. To see some of their great work, go to North Fork SA 07 Final Projects .

Thanks Alexa, Larry, Peggy and all of the teachers for their hard work!

Added by Lauren on June 26, 2007 at 2:53pm — No Comments

I, and probably every one of our students, wants to work here.

This video inspired some great conversation with some colleagues about education as a whole. This is what we are competing against for "school work" time.

Added by John Hall on June 26, 2007 at 9:44am — 3 Comments

A bunch of Edheads!

I was thinking of the scene at edubloggercon where all of the microphones were in the center of the room as we were all talking. As a child of hippie parents, I spent a large portion of my childhood attending Grateful Dead concerts. That scene reminded me of the "tapers" section set aside at shows for people to record the show and trade tapes. I guess that was the beginning of open source music sharing for a lot of people. Maybe the… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Davis on June 26, 2007 at 7:59am — 1 Comment

Blogging central for NECC

I think it would be great to have a "blogging central" site for NECC--sort of like LeaderTalk where you could go and read a lot of different impressions of the conference, all in one place.

With so many people posting on their own blogs, but all of us at the conference, it's hard to keep up, so it'd be nice to have one spot to post things, read things, keep up with "not miss" sessions.

Idea for next year?

Added by Carolyn Foote on June 26, 2007 at 4:43am — No Comments