October 2008 Blog Posts (121)

Your own YouTube-style service?

PermissionTV Provides White Label Video Platform Services

from Mashable! by Doriano "Paisano"…

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Added by John Costilla on October 7, 2008 at 8:09am — No Comments

What's in your iPhone? Let others know.

Well, let's see, I have more than 80+ apps including:

But that's not the cool thing about this post. I accidently took a screenshot of my iPhone page and couldn't figure out how I did it. (After playing around a bit more, I figured it out - of course, I… Continue

Added by John Costilla on October 6, 2008 at 8:42am — No Comments

"Infants have no privilege to cheat men" -Peter King

The biggest reason cited for prohibition of cell phones and/or iPods in school is cheating. As technology continues to evolve, so are the creative ways students devise to beat the system (check out my personal favorite, #8)

It's no secret technology is everywhere, and as a result, so is information. If you have a cell phone, you can get an answer… Continue

Added by Brian Carter on October 5, 2008 at 9:45am — 3 Comments

Talking or Conversing?

Which of these do you do? How can teachers converse more and "teach" less? Some questions that I've been thinking about today...oh and how do you use PowerPoint in your classroom? To see my latest post in full go to - Talking or Conversing?

Added by Mobbsey on October 5, 2008 at 3:11am — No Comments

iPhone Happy: Trick or Treat

Today we went to the great "Pumpkin Express." It was both a trick and a treat.

Trick - I wanted to stay home and watch the Texas Tech v.… Continue

Added by John Costilla on October 4, 2008 at 9:07pm — No Comments

IRL, being online IRL, being online in classroom life

So, am I the only teacher who suffers from some peculiar kind of dissonance in keeping all the parts of my life separate? I can't imagine so.

I was thinking about this as I decided that I needed an online way to keep track of my novel outline - something visual that I have have open and refer to as I write. Of course, I'm writing my novel for NaNoWriMo, because even novel writing is best done through social networking. So this… Continue

Added by Gwyneth on October 4, 2008 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

Quote of the week

"Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories."

Added by Gavin McLean on October 4, 2008 at 12:20pm — No Comments

NECC Presentation Submitted - FIngers crossed:)

I finished preparing and submitted a presentation for NECC 2009 late last night. I hope to share the process my Biology students use to organize thoughts and describe why they organize things. My fingers are crossed as I know I have to wait until mid-December until notifications are sent. Having attended the last two NECC events, I would love to go again.

Added by Glen Westbroek on October 4, 2008 at 8:40am — No Comments

Cheer On the Skippers!

http://vendee-globe-junior.vendee.fr/

You and your students can send a message of encouragement to the 30 skippers preparing for the epic Vendee Globe race including Skipper… Continue

Added by Lorraine on October 3, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Information Fluency: It's Elementary (Beta Testers needed for learning games)

Carl Heine is developing a series of online learning games to teach elementary students the essentials of search. We're looking for feedback and suggestions as we begin the development cycle.

You will find all the details on the E-Learning and Online Teaching Group. We are asking for feedback on our new elementary age games to be posted to the group's discussion thread. Please join the… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on October 3, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Dabbleboard

check out this Dabbleboard… Continue

Added by David Kapuler on October 3, 2008 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Cell phones for education purposes?

I recently came across a really good post by Steve Dembo (Teach42) titled: My cell phone can beat up your laptop." It's a great write-up about his most recent cell phone (no plug for the Nokia N95) and the many applications for both teachers and students. In the process, he explores the many many applications for cell phones in the classroom. I was fascinated by the brief… Continue

Added by John Costilla on October 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Paper Dolls

A great craft scissor activity is old fashioned paper dolls - this is a fresh design for kids to play with. 10 page A4 down loadable version is available at www.uskoob.com in the free stuff section on the home page- under games

Enjoy! the quiet busy work in the classroom ( recommend safety scissors & no… Continue

Added by Uskoob on October 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

MobaTalk + Twitter

MobaTalk is like HD Video Twitter (screencast)

from Mashable! by Doriano "Paisano"…

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Added by John Costilla on October 2, 2008 at 6:52am — No Comments

Coming to grips with Generation Y

We all get exasperated with our students sometimes and that's what led me to buy a new book. My latest blog entry reflects on the book and the importance of understanding the generation of students we have in our classrooms - "What happens when X, Y, and Z collide?"

Added by Mobbsey on October 2, 2008 at 6:31am — No Comments

Cool Tools for School

Cross-posted from The Impetuous Geek

Everyone likes to find a terrific Web 2.0 tool or piece of free software that makes our digital lives easier. Often these little gems aren’t earth-shaking discoveries – they just make…

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Added by Alix E. Peshette on October 1, 2008 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Thank You for Kids Can Do

A local organization offered grant opportunities for students interested in community service projects. My students completely surprised me with their interest in building park benches to replace broken ones near a local lake. And guess what, they were awarded funds to complete their project. I'm so proud of them.

Added by Teresa Morgan on October 1, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

These "Kids" Today

I'm growing increasingly frustrated with the entering freshman classes here at my university. The lack of respect, the lack of courtesy, the presumption that they own ALL of my time, not taking responsibility for their own education, not writing down assignments, continually asking what's due when, asking what did they miss when they were gone...

I love the transformation that occurs during the 1st year of college. I enjoy being part of that process, and since I am a younger… Continue

Added by Kimberly James on October 1, 2008 at 12:32pm — 6 Comments

Stop lurking. Do something!

I found this quote by Dumb Little Man: Thoughts for Life and thought I would share and reflect.

Thoughts are Nice, Actions Count Have you ever had the experience of…

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Added by John Costilla on October 1, 2008 at 7:45am — 2 Comments

My students never cease to amaze me

As I gear up for the last push of the 2008 school year I logged on this afternoon and had some of my reservations about the cyberdrama project alleviated. To check out how my students motivate me to keep going see my latest blog entry "On Your Marks..."

Added by Mobbsey on October 1, 2008 at 7:33am — No Comments