December 2010 Blog Posts (57)

Communicate and Collaborate

Why did I take that class dealing with Communication and Collaboration I asked myself? As I was going through PBS’s courses for teachers, one class caught my attention- Communication and Collaboration. When the class first started, I really did not have an idea of what it was going to be about or how I could use it. In the first week I found out that it was for getting our students ready…

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Added by George Vann on December 8, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

iPad in the library

I wanted to get iPad use into my school and decided to buy one as a library book that can be borrowed by the teaching staff 3 days a week and explored by the students on the other 2. I think that this might help to get the ball rolling to help everyone in a high school figure out ways to integrate this technology into classrooms. By letting students explore and then asking them to think about ways to bring it into their classes they will make it easier for digital…

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Added by Jennifer Farlam on December 8, 2010 at 9:12am — No Comments

Play a Game and Fight Disease

Here is a great STEM resource.

John Roach writes:Video games might make some of us fat and depressed, but Canadian researchers are hoping gamers will find an online puzzle challenge addictive enough to help them figure out the origins of

genetic…

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Added by KellyAnn Bonnell on December 7, 2010 at 12:41pm — No Comments

Dog Ate My Homework?

Lately, a common frustration among my coworkers is that students are not doing their homework. Although I rarely have homework in art class, I can understand your frustrations. I just came across this blog on Classroom2.0, which simply posed the question, "What are the positives and negatives of using a blog in the classroom?"

Here is a screen snip of two of the replies:

I have been tossing around the idea of a class blog for… Continue

Added by Libby Cody on December 7, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Landing An Interview With KC Distance Learning

I've been trying to land a job with KC Distance Learning for over a year. My interest in online education began three years ago, when I chose to homeschool my oldest child who had recently been given an IEP and was still not doing so hot in the classroom. Since I was a teacher and had just recently left my position due to a relocation, I was jobless and needing a focus. I decided to take on the education of my own child and after careful research into the world of homeschool curriculum I…

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Added by Rashel Fitchett on December 7, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Over 50 Great Free Productivity Resources for Educators, from across the Web

Over 50 Apps and Growing – New Resource Page Will Be Updated Frequently.

Last week I published a draft of this new page and sought feedback from readers. My objective has been the creation (and regular updating) of a listing of free Internet based resources that teachers can use to do some of the many things they need to do in their jobs, in a more efficient or effective manner (thus the label, ”productivity resources”).…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on December 6, 2010 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

PLCs- mentioned by our Union President

Hello- I previously had read this article and it came to mind when I read our union newsletter and our union president stated, "I beleive our best opportunity will emerge from

using Professional Learning Communities within our departments and buildings to

formulate standards based exit testing that… Continue

Added by Libby Cody on December 5, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

SF Superintendent and Board Complicit in Embezzlement Scheme?

SF Superintendent and Board Complicit in Embezzlement Scheme?…

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Added by Michael Dunn on December 5, 2010 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Education for the People is Now on Facebook

Check out Education for the People on Facebook

Added by Michael Dunn on December 5, 2010 at 5:25pm — No Comments

The first step toward a digital portfolio...

My German 3 students are doing a lot of things they have never done in school before. They are taking part in an experiment of sorts...an

experiment aimed at increasing student interest and engagement levels

through the use of technology. Most importantly, I am learning right

along side each and every student of mine. Together, we are stepping

outside of our comfort zones with the hope of growing and learning

through sharing… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on December 4, 2010 at 6:40pm — No Comments

5 ways to encourage fundamental change...

This post stems from the thoughts of @gcouros' most recent post Is Change the True Barrier? Change has been and will be for the foreseeable future the most

pressing issue in our schools, our communities, and in our society as a

whole. George's question was simple: What is holding us back...is

"change" at the heart of the problem, or is… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on December 4, 2010 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Recognizing the shining stars...

Today I had the opportunity to speak with one of the members of my high school's custodial staff. This particular team member is assigned to my

classroom. Though we are almost halfway done with the school year, I

have regrettably not spent much time talking to this person. Today was

my chance...

It was so nice to speak with the person that is responsible for making

sure my classroom is ready to go for the next school… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on December 4, 2010 at 6:35pm — No Comments

Virtual Learning Environments

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Virtual Learning Environments

In today’s society it is increasingly evident that education and in particular students are using more digital platforms and technologies as tools for learning. In order for educational systems to adapt to these differing learning styles and modern trends it is necessary for these systems to look at different teaching pedagogies. Over the past few years… Continue

Added by Steven David Pearce on December 4, 2010 at 4:42am — No Comments

Benefits of a 1:1 Laptop Scheme

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Recently, our school board asked me - how can I provide evidence that having a 1:1 scheme benefits our learners and school. If any of you already have a 1:1 laptop scheme running in your school you will realize that this is quite a difficult question to answer.

Some of the benefits listed here are unique to my school (a private profit making international school), which has totally different funding,… Continue

Added by Steven David Pearce on December 4, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Animal Farm debate on Youtube

I am working with a group of students on a Youtube debate project. We are reading Animal Farm. Today, the students chose a character from the story and presented their viewpoint on what is happening in the story from their character's point of view. I am looking for some willing participants, who have read the book, to leave some video comments for the students. I am hoping to show them that by doing this kind of project, they really are speaking to a… Continue

Added by Jeremy Kaiser on December 3, 2010 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

FACE IT-TRACE IT-ERASE is starting its next session

Greetings Fellow educators. We are starting our next round of FACE IT-TRACE IT-ERASE. Please look at the documents explaining the project and contact me at streljg@d11.org to get in on this incredible experience.

Jack StrelecComplete Project Explanation.docx World…

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Added by Jack Strelec on December 3, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

FACE IT-TRACE IT-ERASE IT

Our second session of FACE IT-TRACE IT-ERASE IT is about to begin. This project connects students from all over the world to work with each other. You can see some of the work at :

http://gceafghanistan.ning.com/group/faceittraceiteraseit

Contact me if you would like more information on the most exciting educational project now in progress.

streljg@d11.org

Jack Strelec

Colorado Springs School… Continue

Added by Jack Strelec on December 3, 2010 at 9:13am — No Comments