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Steve Hargadon Interviews

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Steve Hargadon interviews Larry Cuban

Richard Halverson and Allan Collins - Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology

Steve Hargadon interviews the authors of Rethinking Education for the Future of Education interview series.

Henry Jenkins on the Popular and Participatory Culture

Steve Hargadon interviews Henry Jenkins for the Conversations.net interview series.

NotSchool.net - a Proven Successful Alternative to Traditional Education

Steve Hargadon interviews the UK and US organizers of NotSchool.net

Innosight Report on Florida Virtual School with Katherine Mackey and Michael Horn

Future of Education.com interview with Steve Hargadon moderating.

Esther Wojcicki on Creative Commons and Open Education

Steve Hargadon interviews Esther Wojcicki

SRI on Tapped In, Educational Networking, and the Future

Steve Hargadon interviews Judi Fusco and Patti Schank from SRI

Howard Rheingold Presents "Howard's Brainstorms!"

A discussion on brain tools with Howard Rheingold

Computer Games as Educational Tools

Steve Hargadon interviews the team from the Learning Games Network
 

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Latest Activity

Deon, Your blog is wonderful, full of iPod touch in schools info. I've attached our iPod touch Use Contract. The earlier sharing along with laptop 1to1 use agreements worked well as models. We deploy for full 1to1 on January 4th. We'll share lesso...
12 minutes ago
Donnie Smith added a blog post
It is funny how some things happen in life. For instance, do you remember the commercial where these people were at the movie theater and someone drops their chocolate bar in someone else's peanut butter? The point the commercial was implying is t...
44 minutes ago
Hi Barbara, I teach online using Moodle and Elluminate. You didn't mention what platform your school was going to use. If either of the ones that I use will be what you are exploring, I can pass along some helpful tips. Your profile is set to pr...
1 hour ago
That is in fact exactly what I ordered. Amazon had the Rockstar for $10 so I jumped in. Glad to hear it worked for you. Mine shipped a couple days ago, I'll let you know how it works!
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Kate Facto just found out about this site at a conference
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I believe the name is in fact, Calliphone. But...I wanted to suggest to you something that we use in our classroom. We use a Belkin Rockstar (it's a headphone splitter that holds up to 5 headsets); it costs less than 12 dollars and plugs into an i...
1 hour ago
CREATIVIDAD MOVIL INTERNACIONAL. ABRAZOS SOLIDARIOS PARA TODOS - SUSANA
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Isn't it still against COPA law? Can people using it get in trouble under that law? I think so, no?
1 hour ago
Camille Cole I'm looking for stories about use of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom to connect students to STEM career resources to be used in a book...
2 hours ago
Does anyone have any experience using Grou.ps with students? I have been exploring this as a possibility since Ning does not allow students under 13. I work with 7th & 8th graders, so most of our 7th graders are not yet 13. I have done quite a bit...
3 hours ago
Hi my name is Cheryl. I teach at a private coed high school in Kingston Jamaica. I have taught Biology for the past 17 years and now teach Grade 9 Science and Biology from grades 10 - 13. Hillel is an IB world school with our first cohort of stude...
3 hours ago
I have a box that connects to a cd player that gives 8 outlets for headphones to use as a listening center, but I am struggling to remember the brand just now. Maybe Califone?
3 hours ago

Classroom 2.0's Saturday LIVE Show + Beginner Series!

The topic this Saturday will be "Succeeding with Web 2.0 Projects " with special guest Terry Freedman. Last year, Terry Freedman worked with 6 primary (elementary) schools and one secondary (high) school to secure around 800,000 dollars'-worth of government money and run a project involving podcasting and making videos. In this presentation he takes us through the steps taken that resulted in the highly successful project, and the nature of the outcomes enjoyed. Even if you're not planning such a large-scale venture, Terry believes that there are lessons which can be applied to even very small-scale projects. 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 "Creating Widgets for Instructional Projects" with special guest Buffy Hamilton. Click on the "Archive and Resources" page to view the past recordings.

PBS & Classroom 2.0 Live Webinars: Sid the Science Kid on Germs, Viruses, and Vaccines

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 Tuesday, November 17th we shared information about a currently airing episode of Sid the Science Kid that helps children better understand the science behind germs, viruses and vaccines, and learn good prevention techniques such as as sneezing into an elbow, effective hand washing, and disinfecting common household surfaces to prevent germs from spreading. During the webinar, health and early childhood education experts shared ideas on how educators can help kids better understand viruses and vaccinations and support healthy habits in school. The recording links are available here.

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

Forum

Susan Wells

iPod Touch Schoolwide Implementation 315 Replies

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...

Tagged: Touches, iPod

Started by Susan Wells in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by Susan Wells 16 minutes ago.

Steve Hargadon

Introductions 3142 Replies

Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.

Tagged: introduce

Started by Steve Hargadon in Introductions. Last reply by Tammy Moore 1 hour ago.

Kev

Multiple headphones for a listening station - how? 6 Replies

I'm looking to set up a listening station in my classroom and it would be quite helpful if I had multiple sets of headphones hooked up to it. I suppose I could just buy a bunch of splitters and dai...

Started by Kev in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Kev 1 hour ago.

Sue Hellman

Social Networking for everyone (incl. under 13's) 2 Replies

This might be of interest to teachers blocked from using Ning because of the COPPA age restrictions. Grou.ps is an open source social network with unlimited everything (including video), no ads or ...

Started by Sue Hellman in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by Lisa Nielsen 1 hour ago.

Lauren Cipriano

TECHnology in the classroom. . . 4 Replies

I am an undergraduate student at a small college in Rochester Ny, and I have taken a few different classes that emphasize the use of technology in the classroom and I loved learning about the few d...

Tagged: classroom, technology

Started by Lauren Cipriano in Introductions. Last reply by Julie Baird 4 hours ago.

Amy Brown

Looking to collaborate with Google Wave 66 Replies

I just got my Google Wave invite and don't have anyone else at our school to wave with yet. Would anyone be willing to add me to their contacts so that I can do something besides look at all the re...

Started by Amy Brown in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Gavin Agnew 10 hours ago.

Alan Stange

Google Wave Invitations 5 Replies

I have some invitations to distribute to educators interested in exploring Google Wave. I thought I was out, but seem to have more so email me if you like. I'll get rid of this post when they are a...

Tagged: Wave, Google

Started by Alan Stange in Introductions. Last reply by Alan Stange 11 hours ago.

Carmalita Bieniek

K-2 Math Programs for RTI 7 Replies

I have a few teachers that are looking for Math programs for younger students. We currently are aware of Castle Learning, Fastt Math, and Gizmos for help with math skills. However, there seems to b...

Tagged: RTI, software, k-2, math

Started by Carmalita Bieniek in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by sharon sinclair 11 hours ago.

Mary Bogan

How do you use blogs, wikis, etc., in your postsecondary setting? 2 Replies

We've had at least a few people respond to my last thread who are working in the postsecondary environment and who use blogs, wikis, etc., in their instruction. I thought we could start another thr...

Tagged: adultdevelopmentaleducation, reading, postsecondary, wikis, blogging

Started by Mary Bogan in Success Stories. Last reply by Liz Pearce 11 hours ago.

Laurel

On-line math game suggestions? 10 Replies

I support elementary gifted students and am looking for some interesting, thought-provoking on-line math sites to challenge my students. Any suggestions?

Started by Laurel in Introductions. Last reply by R. Scott Young 13 hours ago.

Shannon Marble

Technology Use in the Classroom 7 Replies

I am in the process of becoming an educator and I have been learning a lot about technology in the classroom. I am currently observing in Rochester NY where there is not a lot of technology being u...

Started by Shannon Marble in Introductions. Last reply by Christian Thompson 13 hours ago.

Lynn Marentette

Let's share links to our blogs! 425 Replies

I recently came across a few long-standing blogs that never crossed my path during my Google searches, and I was thinking that a Classroom 2.0 discussion about blog-sharing might be helpful, since ...

Tagged: technology, web, social, Classroom, edublog

Started by Lynn Marentette in News or Noteworthy. Last reply by Mohd Tariq Salman 13 hours ago.

Mary Bogan

College Instructors 8 Replies

Hi. I am interested in connecting with other postsecondary level instructors who are using Web 2.0 apps, especially blogging, in their classrooms. Is there a specific tag or forum area for college ...

Tagged: Instruction, Postsecondary, 2.0, Web, Blogging

Started by Mary Bogan in First Time Posting. Last reply by Jil Wright 16 hours ago.

Thomas Smolka

Looking to Collaborate with Google Wave 9 Replies

I would definitely like a google wave account! Smolkascience@gmail.com Thanks

Started by Thomas Smolka in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Brian Kays 21 hours ago.

Christina

Interactive Boards 1 Reply

My principal would like to purchase an interactive white board for my classroom so that I can teach other teachers how to incorporate this technology into their classrooms. I am hoping that members...

Started by Christina in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Jodi Tompkins 23 hours ago.

amber Hueseman

W200 3 Replies

I am a special education student at Indiana University. I am currently enrolled in an education course that is called Using Computers in Education. I believe this course has helped me a lot in lear...

Tagged: Technology

Started by amber Hueseman in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Sue Hellman 1 day ago.

Robert Alford

Twitter as an official form of school district communication. 14 Replies

Is your school district using Twitter and/or Facebook as an official form of communication? Do you "own" your Twitter and/or Facebook names? Is your superintendent on board?

Tagged: facebook, twitter

Started by Robert Alford in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Hayden 1 day ago.

elisabeth-Anne renee Huggler

tudoring 3rd-8th grade math 3 Replies

Hello my name is elisabeth but some call me beth-Anne or Elisabeth. I will be glad to help anyone having trouble with third through eighth grade math. I am in eighth grade right now but i am in a f...

Started by elisabeth-Anne renee Huggler in Introductions. Last reply by Anne Pemberton 1 day ago.

Abby Wagner

Foreign Language - Need new vocab techniques 83 Replies

Any foreign language teachers out there with some interesting websites or techniques that can make teaching vocabulary more interesting? As you can imagine constant vocab tests and drills can get a...

Tagged: vocabulary, fl, language, foreign

Started by Abby Wagner in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Julie Baird 1 day ago.

Leigh Newton

SmartBoard or Promethean 215 Replies

Does anyone have experience with both Promethean and SmartBoard to compare the two? Our school has dipped a toe in the water and is wanting to go much deeper, therefore we're looking for further in...

Tagged: IWB, smart, iboards, promethean

Started by Leigh Newton in Help or Feedback Needed. Last reply by Leigh Newton 1 day ago.

Blog Posts

A Fielden

Trying On-the-Fly video in Lessons

Posted by A Fielden on November 22, 2009 at 8:44am

Eva Büyüksimkeşyan

A journey in TEFL

Posted by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan on November 21, 2009 at 9:25am

Shawn Roner

Blended Learning Boosts Achievement

Posted by Shawn Roner on November 20, 2009 at 2:00pm

Alan Sitomer

Watch What You Tweet!!

Posted by Alan Sitomer on November 20, 2009 at 5:30am

Eric Snyder

November 20: Universal Children's Day (UN)

Posted by Eric Snyder on November 20, 2009 at 2:34am

Jürgen

Very interesting way of using Facebook in Education

Posted by Jürgen on November 19, 2009 at 11:30pm

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