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Steve Hargadon Interviews

James Paul Gee on Video Games, Learning, and Literacy

Steve Hargadon interviews Jame Paul Gee

Tara Hunt on The Whuffie Factor

Steve Hargadon interviews Tara Hunt on her book The Whuffie Factor

Daniel Coyle on "The Talent Code"

Steve Hargadon interviews Daniel Coyle on his book The Talent Code

Innosight Report on VOISE Academy

Innosight report on Chicago blended learning school.

Mark Bauerlein on The Dumbest Generation

Steve Hargadon interview Mark Bauerlein, author of The Dumbest Generation

Dave Edyburn on Universal Design for Learning (THE CUE SERIES)

Steve Hargadon and Mike Lawrence interview Dave Edyburn on Universal Design for Learning

Yong Zhao on Catching Up or Leading the Way

Steve Hargadon interviews Yong Zhao

Alan Michel from Home, Inc.

Steve Hargadon interviews Alan Michel from Home, Inc.

Jeff Mao on Maine's Learning Technology Initiative

Steve Hargadon interviews Jeff Mao from Maine for FutureofEducation.com

Elizabeth Kanna Interview on "Virtual Schooling"

Steve Hargadon interview of Elizabeth Kanna on her book Virtual Schooling for FutureofEducation.com
 

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Latest Activity

Oh, that would be great. I have visited your wiki and I saw your video. We would love to video-conference with your class about their learning. I am wondering have you been able to video-chat with the students from Pakistan? They are done their proj…
2 minutes ago
Why are Buzzwords important? I would prefer to focus on the ISTE NETS-S standards and not worry about buzzwords.
27 minutes ago
cprofitt added a discussion
Hello:I am posting in regards to issues we are having implementing the latest software for Project Lead the Way. The problem is with Civil 3D which appears to be using Auto Cad 2010.I am hoping that some of you out there have this working and can po…
30 minutes ago
Alan Sitomer added a blog post
http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/index/logo.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; background-position: 100%…
1 hour ago
IMO, if there contact information is posted publicly (on blog, profile page, etc), I would feel free to contact them. If not, send them a message through Classroom 2.0 or a reply to their post. I always set up my posts so that I get an e-mail when s…
3 hours ago
11. Cloud computing
3 hours ago
Hi L, Very new to all this. To control student comments and responses, they should only respond on you ning site? Do you have to invite each one indivdually by email? I was hoping I could have them create their own ning sites, but I'm not sure if I…
4 hours ago
I thought I was replying directly to you, please see my comment that I accidently wrote for McdouglasC underneth your post. thanks, Eric
4 hours ago
I just discoverd Ning and am bursting with ideas. First, how can I set up ning accounts for each class, I have six? Can they create their own nings which I can monitor? Or can they only interact with my ning site? Is ning best for forum discussions…
4 hours ago
Hi C., I just discovered Ning and am bursting with ideas. My first big question; how can I control student's use. If I invite them by their email, will I be able to control content at all? Can I have students create their own accounts that I can adm…
4 hours ago
Eric E. Silvern added 2 discussions
5 hours ago
I was thinking about these issues and went ahead and linked to everything but the common craft videos in this recent post: http://compassioninpolitics.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/making-the-case-for-education-2-0-in-schools/
6 hours ago

Classroom 2.0's Saturday LIVE Show

The topic this Saturday, February 13th, will be "Edmodo: Microblogging in the Classroom" with special guest, Jeff O'Hara. Jeff is the founder of Edmodo (http://www.edmodo.com/)and will share ways to use Edmodo and microblogging as an instructional strategy used in the classroom. More information and session details are at http://live.classroom20.com. If you've never participated in a live webinar, don't be afraid to come and observe. 'Dip your toes in' the conversations until you feel comfortable enough to "jump into the conversations with both feet"! We want to encourage "experienced Web 2.0 users" to join us by contributing and extending the conversation by sharing real-life examples and tips/suggestions. More information and session details are at http://live.classroom20.com. If you're new to the Classroom 2.0 LIVE! show you might want to spend a few minutes viewing the screencast on the homepage to learn how we use Elluminate and navigate the site to find the archives of previous shows and resources. Each show begins at 12pm Eastern and may be accessed in Elluminate directly using the following Classroom 2.0 LIVE! link at http://tinyurl.com/cr20live.

On the Classroom 2.0 LIVE! site (http://live.classroom20.com) you'll find the recordings from our recent "Backchannel Chat in the Classroom" with Scott Snyder. Click on the "Archives and Resources" tab to view this and past recordings.

PBS & Classroom 2.0 Live Webinars

PBS Teachers® and Classroom 2.0, with support from Elluminate, are partnering on a series of free webinars designed to help preK-12 educators learn new ways to integrate online instructional resources in the classroom and engage students in curriculum lessons. Middle Level STEM Education with "Design Squad," "Fetch!," and "DragonflyTV": On Tuesday, January 26th producers from Design Squad, Fetch!, and DragonflyTV shared resources and practical applications for introducing and reinforcing science and engineering concepts in the upper elementary and middle school classroom. The show recording is here.

Past PBS/CR2.0 Events and recordings can be found here.

Forum

Jonah Leeds

What Are the Top10 Buzzwords in Computer/Tech Education Today? 8 Replies

I'm very curious to see what the members think.  Just taking an informal survey.  Thanks!

Started by Jonah Leeds in Introductions. Last reply by cprofitt 30 minutes ago.

cprofitt

Project Lead the Way Struggles

Hello:I am posting in regards to issues we are having implementing the latest software for Project Lead the Way. The problem is with Civil 3D which appears to be using Auto Cad 2010.I am hoping that…

Tagged: PLTW

Started by cprofitt in Help or Feedback Needed 33 minutes ago.

Eric E. Silvern

how to contact other teachers 1 Reply

Hi, As I wrote in my last post I'm new to this site and web 2.0. So I've been researching past topics. If I find a post and i want to contact that teacher for more information, is there a way to emai…

Started by Eric E. Silvern in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by John Sowash 3 hours ago.

McDougleC

Ning in the Classroom 19 Replies

I am interested in using Ning with students. What have people done or ideas they have had?

Tagged: ning, social_networking

Started by McDougleC in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Eric E. Silvern 4 hours ago.

Eric E. Silvern

Ning is the answer to all my hopes and dreams

Hello, I'm so happy I finally discovered Ning. What an incredible multi-faceted application. Before I start dressing up my site and putting all my bells and whistels on it.a big question.   How can I…

Started by Eric E. Silvern in First Time Posting 5 hours ago.

Mark Arnold

Web 2.0 Educator Training Course 2 Replies

Does any of you have a good outline for a technology training for staff on Web 2.0 tools on your moodle site or school corporation site?  Looking for resources for me to design an online professional…

Tagged: Development, Professional, 2.0, Web

Started by Mark Arnold in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Nathan Ketsdever 6 hours ago.

Nathan Ketsdever

Public Speaking Videos in the HS/College Classroom

I've created two syllabii in the area now--although both are realistically in beta.  The most recent of which I used a free Wordpress blog to create. http://speechcommunicationsyllabus.wordpre sugges…

Tagged: videos, presentation, publicspeaking

Started by Nathan Ketsdever in Introductions 7 hours ago.

amy

Using the Winter Olympics to teach Science

Are any of you planning to use the upcoming Winter Olympics to teach science concepts?  Lessonopoly (www.lessonopoly.org) has a bunch of free lesson plans to go with NBC Learn's Science of the Olympi…

Tagged: plans, lesson, olympics, science

Started by amy in Uncategorized 13 hours ago.

Yvonne Lease

Reading Intervention Programs or Strategies 6 Replies

I am a Title 1 Reading Intervention Specialist in Nebraska. I am interested in learning what reading intervention programs different schools are using that they think are really good programs. I have…

Started by Yvonne Lease in Uncategorized. Last reply by Connie Ritchie 13 hours ago.

Jonathan Wylie

Creative Vado Video Camera Deal 1 Reply

These will probably sell like hot cakes, but if you dont mind the pink color, Dell have $35 plug and play Creative Vado camcorders that would be great to use in the classroom. Here is the link...http…

Started by Jonathan Wylie in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by cprofitt 13 hours ago.

 
 

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