November 2010 Blog Posts (94)

Teacher Education - How soon in the classroom?

For those of you in colleges of education, how early do students begin to get actual classroom time? In year one, two? Is it a functioning role or a passive role? I am curious as to how others are doing it, thinking of changing to improve the experiences of teacher education candidates befroe they hit the real world.

Added by Terry Smith on November 30, 2010 at 9:58pm — No Comments

Free Ways To Download Any Video

Hi there!
I'm doing a list of all free websites where we can download any video (on a wiki page) to share with my Bulgarian colleagues. This is a gloggie I made in English on the same topic. Sharing it with you I'd like to get more information about the similar websites you have been using on that purpose. Thanks in advance!

Added by Rositsa Mineva on November 30, 2010 at 9:56pm — 1 Comment

Quote of the day

"Web2.0 has moved the Internet from our traditional one-way information flow to a two-way "conversation" in which the Three R's have been supplanted but the Three C's: Contributing, Collaborating, Creating- through mediums like blogs, wikis and twittering."

-Steve Hargadon, Social Networking in Education- A Whitepaper.

Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will Play in… Continue

Added by Libby Cody on November 29, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Merry Christmas!

On the VoiceThread, use any mic or phone and tell the 1st grade at Broadfording "Merry Christmas" in your language, tell us your language and country. Merry Christmas!! http://bit.ly/hbqLYa

Added by Lisa Durff on November 29, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Exploring the World of Free Teaching Productivity Resources on the Web

There are so many free productivity tools available on the Internet for today’s educators. I’m creating a resource page that list many of the most useful ones, and I’d love to have your input!

By “productivity” tools and resources, I am referring to tools that can help teachers get their jobs done more efficiently or effectively, at no cost (beyond the effort required to use the resources, of course). There are so many of these types of tools out on the…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on November 29, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Sunday Afternoon

Well, here is yet another online social networking sight to sign up for, manipulate to reflect the real me, and try to manage and organize on a consistent basis. I like the ability to change the color schemes and fonts, as well as post photos and video that fit my interests.

Added by Christina Butz on November 28, 2010 at 2:48pm — No Comments

Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education 2010

Here's a list you might want to check out:

Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education 2010

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on November 27, 2010 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Village in U.S. Teaches about Worldwide Poverty

Today my students see this interesting video about Heifer International, that has built an educational

global village near the U.S. southern city of Little Rock, Arkansas

representing housing in various poor areas of the world. American

school and business groups come to the village to learn what it is like

to live in developing countries and spent a night in the global village

to experience some of the hardships.about… Continue

Added by Maria Teresa Carrieri on November 27, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010

Just in case people missed it, you might want to review The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010.

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on November 27, 2010 at 10:34am — No Comments

The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010

Just in case people have missed it, you might be interested in reviewing The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010.

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on November 27, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Need help with a student project

Hi all,

I need help with a student project. I have a student who wants to look at the relationship between how fast someone is going, and the time it takes them to stop on a long board (a type of skateboard).

It's pretty easy for you, just share the following link with your students:…

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Added by David Wees on November 26, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

Gotta love me some Delicious sites!!!

Here is a few of my sites on Delicious that can tell a little bit about who I am and what I am about..................http://www.delicious.com/mrlteacher512802000

Added by Ryan Lombardo on November 25, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Bookmarks on delicious

Hello,

I have provided a link to the bookmarks that I have created in my delicious accout.

http://www.delicious.com/jimzie2000/?page=1

Added by James Coombe on November 25, 2010 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Delicious Page

http://www.delicious.com/michellemeier1279

Added by Michelle Meier on November 25, 2010 at 7:01pm — No Comments

Delicious Page

http://www.delicious.com/michellemeier1279

Added by Michelle Meier on November 25, 2010 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Delicious link - Paul Zellem

Link to my Delicious page:

http://www.delicious.com/pazellem

Added by Paul Zellem on November 25, 2010 at 5:35pm — No Comments

My bookmarks to share...

http://www.delicious.com/graceleec

Added by Grace Lee on November 25, 2010 at 8:26am — No Comments

Delicious Web Links

http://www.delicious.com/tleary1977

Enjoy.

Added by T Leary on November 25, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

1:1 Laptop Schemes - 21st Century Digital Natives

1:1 Laptop Schemes - 21st Century Digital Natives

“21st Century Digital Natives” is a phrase that has been used in education for several years; Marc Prensky (2001) first coined the term digital native to refer to today's students. They are native speakers of technology, fluent in the digital language of computers, video games, and the Internet. By introducing a 1:1 laptop scheme, schools can capture the interest of these “digital natives” and enhance learning and… Continue

Added by Steven David Pearce on November 25, 2010 at 5:21am — 1 Comment

Implementing a 1:1 Laptop Scheme

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There are many ways to implement a successful 1:1 laptop scheme, below is a list of areas to consider. Each school, college, educational establishment will have its own factors, special areas to consider, below is my list of things to consider. It is noted that state funded and private funded schools have very different…

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Added by Steven David Pearce on November 25, 2010 at 5:00am — 1 Comment