October 2008 Blog Posts (121)

Web 2.0

I have a difficult time wrapping my mind around web 2.0. Until recently, I felt comfortable around computers. Put a software program in front of me and I will figure it out, put web 2.0 in front of me and I am lost! I do love the advantages and conveniences 2.0 has to offer, but keeping things straight and remembering passwords is difficult. This is overwhelming. I don't have the time it takes to "play around" much and I think that is what 2.0 requires, just time to fiddle around and learn as… Continue

Added by SuAnne Fitzgerald on October 28, 2008 at 6:58pm — No Comments

Just another day in paradise

On a bright, sunny October 28, 2008, temperature in Salem is 48 degrees, looking for a high of 68--just about perfect. Halloween is a few days off, but my Christmas cactus is in full bloom. Fall is stretching into a perfect Indian Summer. Oh, that it could hold on for a few more weeks. But we need rain, and it's not far off, so they say: Friday's the day. Saturday, I will attend a photo class at Oregon Zoo in Portland, shooting those little critters up close. Watch for new postings to appear.

Added by Linda Spaulding on October 28, 2008 at 3:42pm — 2 Comments

Classroom2.0 featured in CTCOLT conference in Hartford CT October 27, 2008!

Just to let everyone that today I had the opportunity to talk a little about Classroom2.0 at the CTCOLT conference in Hartford CT. Please check out our presentation created by Barbara Lindsey entitled "Creating, Connection, Cultivating Learning Communities: Voices From the… Continue

Added by nathalie ettzevoglou on October 27, 2008 at 9:47pm — No Comments

WiZiQ free Virtual Classroom

What are people's experience with virtual classrooms ? WiZiQ offers a virtual Classroom that doesn't cost $100,000 for a site license. That's what attracted me to the WiZiQ VC platform.

Mark

www.WiZiQ.com is an online teaching platform, which provides a free virtual classroom environment for teachers to interact online and teach students in real time. Teachers can also build a… Continue

Added by Mark Cruthers on October 27, 2008 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Information | Knowledge | Wisdom

The other day, my son had done something we didn't approve of and so we took his cell phone away and access to the computer. He loves technology for what it offers, both good and not so good: YouTube, social networks for kids or not (myspace) and research for school. Over the course of a summer break, he taught himself how to read music, play the guitar and follow along with these videos to learn certain songs - I must… Continue

Added by John Costilla on October 27, 2008 at 3:05pm — No Comments

Web 2.0-ing

I have been taking a course in Web 2.0 and I can barely believe all the new "techno-stuff" that I have been introduced to in the last 5 weeks. As a former computer illiterate, I can now really appreciate the conveniences that are offered for educators on-line. I have set up a RSS reader, which makes life looking for updates on my favorite sites a lot quicker and easier. I have a Twitter account, a blog, a Wikispace and all without failure- it is not as hard as it looks to be computer savvy! I… Continue

Added by Haley on October 27, 2008 at 11:34am — No Comments

Google Earth for iPhone :-)

Google Earth for the iPhone Has a Beautiful Interface

from Mashable! by Stan…

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Added by John Costilla on October 27, 2008 at 11:13am — No Comments

Photo resizer

As this is my first post, I'll start small. Really small.

As an avowed technophobe, I haven't really messed around too much with the latest, greatest technology. I've always been afraid I'd mess something up and be unable to get back to where I was before.

OK, so I'm trying to overcome that fear, and I'm starting here. A friend forwarded the Microsoft Image Resizer info to me--specifically so I could make better use of the photos taken during my trip to the Midwest this… Continue

Added by Loren Depping on October 27, 2008 at 10:29am — 3 Comments

Looking for a Collaborative Project?

The international/American school in Damascus, Syria is looking for a partner school to join an online collaborative project. The project will suit students in grades 7 to 9. I would like to set up a shared theme, i.e. environment and have student groups (with members from different schools) work together on shard blogs, wikis etc. I would like to have two projects. First from mid Nov to mid Jan (excluding Christmas/New Year) and Second fromlate Jan to Mid March. In interested, please contact… Continue

Added by Susan Hiba on October 27, 2008 at 5:34am — No Comments

T561 Oct 26 -- Christensen Chap 9

Chap 9 is the summary chapter of the book. Of course, it is the call to action piece.

It's main point is to argue that change is hard to do from within. To change from within, a business needs to "separate" -- i.e., create a unit of the corporation whose job it is to innovate and not be bothered by corporate.

C mentions four differnt types of problems and solution "teams" for them: functional,lightweight, heavywegiht, and autonomous business unit. Heavryweight is the… Continue

Added by Cathleen Randall on October 26, 2008 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment

T561 Oct 26 -- Biologica

Ok, I'll admit this up front -- I haven't looked at the actual simulation yet-- something about extra walking on a bum knee that made me pass out and miss lab last Monday-- arrugh.....!

Now to the article: I like the concept of hypermodel-- it sounds like what any educational exercise should be -- interconnected and relatable (to each) other souces of information in a variety of media. A good podcast should be this, as should a webpage, no?

As for the simulation itself,… Continue

Added by Cathleen Randall on October 26, 2008 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Teaching English Speaking to Korean Staff...a New Wiki for Staff and Employed Koreans

English4Koreans

Many Koreans have already studied English for a minimum of 10 years.

These Koreans already have a knowledge of English.

They have very good English Skills.

What they lack is:

* the opportunity to speak English

* the need to speak English

* the confidence to speak English

Menu

Now there are many English teachers… Continue

Added by Maggi Carstairs on October 26, 2008 at 7:34pm — No Comments

should i..

be blogging here instead of setting up a new blog on blogger?

Added by sherill maddox on October 26, 2008 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Needed 4-6 school looking for some Video Conferencing - Distant Learning

Hi if you are interested in contributing in a collaborative on-going VideoConferencing production then please contact me with you name school and we can decide on a date/time/ and topic.
We follow the NYS standards/curriculum.

Added by Andrew on October 25, 2008 at 7:49pm — No Comments

Download all 18 Santa Stories for $1.14

Santa has made this affordable download to offer the Child in all of us a brand new way to enjoy Christmas for 2008.

Santa Clause, also known to many as Father Christmas or sometimes St. Nick (an abbreviated form of his real name Nicolas), is a well-known figure associated with Christmas and loved by many across the world. It was this popularity, especially with children, which prompted him to write a book for the enjoyment of… Continue

Added by Santa on October 25, 2008 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Research Project on using Wikis and Interactives to improve English Speaking

Research: Research with Korean University Graduates to improve their English speaking skills using online Journals in the form of wikis, with access and experience with online tools that stimulate motivation and create experiences in using voice, assessing voice, and improving voice.

Classroom Setting and Tools:

A multi-technology Classroom with a Computer, projector and a microphone is necessary.

A laboratory with individual computers is more… Continue

Added by Maggi Carstairs on October 24, 2008 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

On Board Once Again

As our 'teacher at sea' begins the Vendee Globe, my students are once again preparing to follow his voyage. We followed him in 2001, when he sailed from NY to Melbourne, AU; in 2003 when he sailed from Hong Kong to NY and in 2004 in the Transat 2004 from Plymouth to Boston. Though the students from those years are well into college now, their younger siblings and friends share the same excitement as they did several pre-skype years ago! As… Continue

Added by Lorraine on October 24, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Personal Learning Network

I dedicated a day recently to stepping back and reflecting on my own Personal learning Network (PLN) that is full of web 2.0 tools.
The result can be seen at
http://www.shambles.net/csmith/PLN/

... comments and feedback would really be welcome.

Added by Shamblesguru (Chris Smith) on October 24, 2008 at 10:25am — 1 Comment

One-Hour Workshop on Web 2.0 for the Classroom and Virtual School

I need to have my head examined. I got so excited over the Web 2.0 tools we discussed in class and the few more that I stumbled on that I volunteered to conduct a one-hour workshop at my school in two weeks. We just had a week-long virtual school after the terrorist attack on Marriott hotel, and the teachers were wondering if there were other ways to make virtual school more interactive and interesting, especially for elementary students.

So I prepared a list, went through it with… Continue

Added by Antoinette Go on October 23, 2008 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments