November 2009 Blog Posts (118)

Nov 25: St. Catherine's Day -- France

Are you an unmarried woman over 25? Then according to an old Quebec tradition, you'd be a "Catherinette!" But don't worry… put on your apron and start pulling some taffy!

But where does this custom come from? Here!

Added by Eric Snyder on November 25, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

Giving Thanks for this Ning

It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and goodness, gracious do I need to give me some thanks for this ning. I mean wow! It’s changed my professional life.

Last Thanksgiving, I am not sure if I even knew what a ning was. This Thanksgiving, I am pretty resolved at this point to not even bother to write any more professional development books (even though a host of publishers are asking me to do so right now) simply because I am pretty much scratching every “write a book of… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on November 25, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Computer Games and Traditional CS Courses

Integrating computer games into existing CS courses may help attract students to the field, but there are guidelines to be considered.

Since computing is the foundation of modern society, a proficient computing work force is essential for maintaining the country's leadership and competitiveness in the global economy. The recent decline in enrollments across computer science (CS) departments and the decrease in student diversity pose significant challenges to the continuation of the… Continue

Added by Kevin Chilton on November 25, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

Web 2.0 Technologies for Learning at Key Stages 3 and 4: Summary Report

I just came across an interesting report to investigate the use and impact of such technologies in and out of school. I thought it might be of interest to you all.

http://partners.becta.org.uk/upload-dir/downloads/page_documents/research/web2_ks34_summary.pdf

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Added by cem balcikanli on November 25, 2009 at 2:26am — No Comments

Health Assessment

Heart rate variability For the past years diabetes has become one of the leading diseases in modern industrial and especially developing countries. At this time over 5% of the entire world population have diabetes. This is 8 times higher than 20 years ago. This disease affects both males and females. Diabetes is used to be a disease associated with aging. However for the past 15 years the number of people under 20 diagnosed with diabetes has…

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Added by Niely Pollock on November 25, 2009 at 1:52am — No Comments

Using Facebook to Improve School Communication

Facebook has become an essential tool for young adults to stay in contact with friends and family and to create a sense of community with their peers. For school administrators, then, utilizing Facebook to improve communication and to create an interactive experience for their school community only makes sense. MORE...

Added by Shawn Roner on November 24, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

The exhilarated exhaustion

There comes a tiredness with having attended a big conference, a sense of exhilarated exhaustion that inevitably catches up to almost all attendees that do not live in the host city.

However, it’s the good kind of “spent”, the kind that comes with having tapped into a host of personal reserves.

For me, the draining derives as a result of a few different things.

1) All the energy inside the conference itself. You can just feel the buzz on Day 1. By… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on November 24, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

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Added by zebra on November 24, 2009 at 4:13am — No Comments

Online Activities for students

Creating a list of websites that let students learn concepts in a non-drill & kill format. These activities can be for any subject or grade level. Please take a few minutes and share your favorite activities with me in this Google document.

I'll be posting all results here when data is collected.

Added by Glen Westbroek on November 23, 2009 at 8:51pm — 5 Comments

charity: water promo featuring "Time Bomb" by Beck

charity: water promo featuring "Time Bomb" by Beck from charity: water on…

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Added by Derek Baird on November 23, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Clean Water Changes Everything

This holiday season, Yahoo! For Good wants to start a ripple of kindness around the world.

Like Yahoo! I believe that it doesn’t necessarily take a great deal of money or time to spread happiness – sometimes it can be the simplest things like providing people with clean water.

If you're like me, you don't spend too much time thinking about water - it's everywhere we go. When we're thirsty, we flip a handle or push a… Continue

Added by Derek Baird on November 23, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Very rural 4th grade classroom setting looking to blog with an urban 4th grade classroom setting

I teach at an environmental magnet elementary school in a small town in west central Minnesota. We are in a very rural area which I love but it would be great if my class of fourth graders could learn more about life in an urban area. I am interested in blogging with another 4th grade classroom in an urban area. Let me know if you are interested.
Email: jseverso@alexandria.k12.mn.us

Added by John Severson on November 23, 2009 at 3:06pm — 4 Comments

Here is my Blog

I created a Blog with Web 2.0 stuff and other interesting things I find. Feel free to share and comment.

http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com

Added by Michael Zimmer on November 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Promethean’s Interactive Whiteboard and related instructional products

The 4th post in a series in which we have been learning about Interactive Whiteboards for the classroom.

Three weeks ago I started this effort with a post in which I researched market leaders and confirmed that the ubiquitous SMART Board is the clear market leader (with about 50% market share). Of the many other manufacturers that split the rest of this… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on November 23, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Promethean’s Interactive Whiteboard and related instructional products

Added by Kelly Walsh on November 23, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

How do you think?

How do you think?

To answer that question you need to introspect and look deep in your mind and observe. This discussion will explore human consciousness especially as it pertains to education. I was involved in neuropsychology and learning disabilities for a long time and I have found some unique relationships. It is important to understand how your students think. But before you can do that, you need to know what makes you tick. Introspect with me.

When I ask "How do you… Continue

Added by Bob Zenhausern on November 23, 2009 at 8:04am — No Comments

Teaching teens is good stuff

As we enter Thanksgiving week it really is a time for me to recognize how much my students mean to me. I truly am a better human being because they are in my life.

They make me smile, laugh, hurt, angry, and tear up. They also make me proud, ashamed, hopeful and fearful.

And sometimes they do this back to back to back as if it's all happening in the same day.

But without a doubt, the kids in my classroom make me remember what it's like to be a kid...… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on November 23, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Kinro Kansha No Hi (Japan)

This is the Japanese Labour Thanksgiving Day when people express gratitude to each other for their labours throughout the year.

http://www.multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/index.php?s=ste-fc

Labor Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日 Kinrō kansha no hi?)…

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Added by Eric Snyder on November 23, 2009 at 2:46am — No Comments