All Blog Posts Tagged 'student' (46)

You (yes, YOU) should present at a conference

Ever thought about presenting at an education technology conference? Here are some ideas - and how to include your students.

You (yes, YOU) should present at a conference

Sylvia

Added by Sylvia Martinez on September 3, 2008 at 3:51pm — No Comments

What makes a good quality student blog?

The first part of this post is my answer to what are the......

Features of a good quality student blog

..Good structure and layout, with appealing design and theme

..Regularly uploaded and updated posts (should be at least once a week), showing intellectual quality.

..Evidence of proof reading for accuracy, reliability and completeness.

..Appropriate language, bearing in mind digital citizenship status

..Posts of varying lengths with interestingly… Continue

Added by Anne Mirtschin on August 31, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Best tool for publishing student work....

Blogging, blogging, blogging..

So, was my reply to a query on classroom2.0 recently about the best tool for online student publishing. The lively discussion has centred primarily around blogs, wikis and nings but I would like to justify in this post, the use of blogging as the number 1 tool.

A student blog is a far more personal interactive website than any of the others. It may be used for journal entries and for publishing school work across many subject areas. It… Continue

Added by Anne Mirtschin on August 24, 2008 at 2:29am — 5 Comments

Global Awareness, Collaboration, and Conversation

I had the privilege last month of traveling across the country to speak to teachers, administrators, and technology trainers. The "light bulb" of awareness for the need to empower teachers and student to collaborate globally is definitely shining brightly! Whether you are a second grade general education teacher or a high school foreign language teacher, our field of education gets it! In order to prepare our students to be competitive, analytical, and successful, we need to arm them with an… Continue

Added by Dr. Kari Stubbs on August 2, 2008 at 5:21pm — 2 Comments

Crafts for Children during Christmas

I FOUND A GREAT SITE FOR CHRISTMAS IDEAS. HERE IS JUST A SAMPLE.

Paper chains

You need different colors construction paper, scissors and glue. Cut pieces 15 sm long and 1 sm wide. Then glue the ends of the strip and put the next through the first one. Make the chain as long as you want.

Handprint Tree

You need green paper, yellow paper, glue and small pieces of other colors paper. All… Continue

Added by Santa on July 14, 2008 at 7:12am — No Comments

Classroom Decor

Has anyone experimented with the physical classroom environment to increase student learning and interest in the content? If school was more like Starbucks, would students learn more? If I could create a comfortable, inviting space, would the students be more likely to learn or goof off? Everything I've looked at is mostly for elementary-age students and doesn't even consider the fact that we are dealing with real human beings who may not enjoy sitting in a cold, hard chair for a 90-minute… Continue

Added by Jarrod Martin on March 24, 2008 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments