August 10, 2009 at 9am to August 11, 2009 at 4pm – Sandy, Utah
PBS Teachers® and Classroom 2.0, with support from Elluminate, are partnering on a series of free monthly webinars designed to help preK-12 educators learn new ways to integrate online instructional resources in the classroom and engage students in curriculum lessons. On July 9th we are delighted to have PBS KIDS producers and educators join us to discuss Early Childhood Literacy: Resources & Strategies and share a wide array of content and strategies designed to help teachers of young children improve their students' literacy skills. Scott Cameron, Director of Education and Research at the Sesame Workshop, will discuss the educational goals of the new Electric Company and how the on-air and online resources can be used in the classroom. Educational consultant Julie Wood will focus on best practices in reading and language arts instruction in 1st-4th grades, discuss her involvement with PBS KIDS' Raising Readers initiative and share ideas for using Raising Readers on-air and online educational resources. They will be joined by Heather Dzikiy, a teacher who has demonstrated innovative and effective use of PBS KIDS content in educational settings, and Jennifer Rodriguez of the PBS KIDS team who will present PBS KIDS Island, an innovative website that serves kids, parents, caregivers and teachers. Click here for the full event details and how to attend.Nicolas Kristof, a journalist I read and respect, just came out with his "Best Children's Books Ever". I was surprised and surprisingly disappointed. I really am not a "prescriptivist" and think an...
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Started by ddeubel in Book Discussions. Last reply by Ian Carmichael 11 minutes ago.
Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.
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Started by Steve Hargadon in Introductions. Last reply by Colleen Krakauskas 2 hours ago.
I will be helping open a brand new school in the fall and as the Technology Facilitator I want to nurture a mindset that will put pedagogy first, nurture a staff new to me, and encourage my colleag...
Tagged: ProfessionalDevelopment, 21stCenturyLearning, mindset
Started by Sam Walker in Philosophy / Pedagogy 3 hours ago.
Do you or know of teachers who use Twitter with their kids or with their kids' parents to issue updates? I'm trying to compile some good examples. Please add info here and share with others. Thank ...
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Started by Lee Kolbert in Introductions 5 hours ago.
I have been given the go ahead from my middle school principal to teach a year-long elective that will be focused on creating a school website. The students taking my elective will help construct, ...
Tagged: student-run, website, school
Started by Robert Barker in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Robert Barker 7 hours ago.
I was wondering if anyone out there has samples of what their school or Board uses as far as internet usage consent. We have one in our board, however, I'm not sure if it is the best out there. If ...
Started by Isabel Pessoa in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Nancy Bosch 7 hours ago.
Please post your thoughts about having a Technology Related Arts (traditionally Music, Art, PE, etc.) class in an Elementary School. Some argue that having a stand alone Technology class in an ele...
Tagged: Elementary, Integration, Arts, Related, Class
Started by Cory Tressler in Philosophy / Pedagogy. Last reply by Jacqui Murray 7 hours ago.
Has anyone set up an RSS reader for current events assignment? Instead of a standard HS student response to this project, ie a random Google search 10 minutes before it is due, they may show more ...
Tagged: social studies, current events, rss, socialstudies
Started by Christopher Potter in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Nancy Bosch 8 hours ago.
I posted already about doing ed tech sessions for other teachers in my school. I am also hosting a short technology session for parents of high schoolers (about 20 minutes... but three sessions bac...
Started by Amy Capelle in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Jacqui Murray 8 hours ago.
i am working with a middle in nyc which is implementing a 1:1 netbook program in september; it would be interesting to amass a variety of thoughts and opinions from this community about the questio...
Started by Jeff Branzburg in Philosophy / Pedagogy. Last reply by Ian Carmichael 8 hours ago.
Hello all: I am curious how many of your districts have programming or computer science courses. My district currently has none; unless you count business communications. The district used to have...
Tagged: Science, Computer, Programming
Started by indigo196 in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by indigo196 10 hours ago.
I wanted to know if anyone out there has some computer/web tools they like to use during the beginning of the school year. Also, I am wondering who amongst you uses their blogs, wikispace, websites...
Started by DJ in Introductions. Last reply by Vanessa Riley 13 hours ago.
There are a number of posts from individuals interested in using iPod Touches for teaching and Learning. At Culbreth Middle in Chapel Hill, NC we began a pilot this past August to place the iPod To...
Started by Susan Wells in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by Susan Wells 15 hours ago.
Any teachers out there have smartboards ? How are you using it? Do you find it helpful as a teaching resource?
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Started by Rich White in Success Stories. Last reply by Darren 15 hours ago.
I was introduced to the Livescribe pen at the end of this school year. It's an amazing tool - especially for math teachers because it doesn't require anything except the Livescribe pen and paper to...
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Started by Kerin Ho Mayne in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Kerin Ho Mayne 15 hours ago.
Hi, Google offers some great online tools, blogger, Docs, Reader, Picasa, YouTube and more. They are now introducing an operating system on netbooks in 2010. I think this is great news for educatio...
Tagged: system, operating, tools, news, google
Started by MJ Page in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by Kev 17 hours ago.
I'm curious to know if anyone is using Cover It Live in their educational setting. I suppose one obvious use is backchanneling during student/teacher presentations. I observed/participated in a liv...
Tagged: blog, blogging, live, it, cover
Started by Matt T. in Reviews of Software Tools and Services. Last reply by Tommi 18 hours ago.
I am interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools for creating learning environments/e-learning Eevironments and also selection criteria to compare e-learning enviornments, If anyone has experience and w...
Tagged: vle, environments, learning, 2.0, web
Started by James Williams in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by James Williams 21 hours ago.
This is the seventh in a series of forum posts asking for feedback on the software and services around the different categories of Classroom 2.0 programs. This time it's online meetings: Elluminate...
Started by Steve Hargadon in Reviews of Software Tools and Services. Last reply by Aparna Vashisht 1 day ago.
Hi! I am a high school teacher in New Hampshire. I teach Honors Physical Science, Honors Astronomy and College Prep Astronomy. The honors Astronomy class is a new class that I have to design this s...
Tagged: integration, tech, ideas, astronomy
Started by Jaime Gratton in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Aparna Vashisht 1 day ago.
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