Mac Classroom 2.0

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Comment by Robert Barker 21 hours ago

I had access to a mac laptop cart most of last year and my kids did wondrous things with iMovies and podcasting. Looking to expand our horizons this year. I'm looping with my students from sixth to seventh grade for English/History.

Comment by Julie Frederick on June 12, 2009 at 6:39pm

i am VERY excited that my school is switching this summer from 100% PC to 100% Mac. we will eliminate our 2 computer labs, to be replaced with 4 carts of MacBooks and 2 carts (4 class sets) of ipod touch.

we will have 5 days of training in august w/ apple's professional development people. i am spending my summer attending one-on-one lessons at our local apple store, and generally playing and planning in order to support my faculty and help everyone make the most of these new tools. i'm curious if there's anyone else here who's gone through this kind of transition. any words of wisdom to offer?

Comment by Shamini Dias on March 31, 2009 at 11:43pm

Hi all ... I want to invite you to take a look at a network I am starting as part of a project to involve teachers in exploring what real learning is. Tired of surveys and i think conversations are often more revealing of our beliefs as educators. REAL learning stands for REFLECTIVE ENGAGED AUTHENTIC LIFE-LONG, and we all know it when we see it. It's that look in a student's eyes, the engagement of the entire body, the passion and excitement over something new. And we all know all too well, the lack of real learning as well. Do you think schools by definition in their 19th century mass education model stifles real learning? Do you think technology might ironically be making real learning possible? How do you keep real learning happening in your classrooms? Check out the REAL Learning site and add your comments and ideas to the wiki journal, upload pix of real learning, and muse on your experiences. It would be wonderful to see the conversation and collected knowledge grow on this site.

Comment by Martha Lackey on March 22, 2009 at 4:09pm

Hey Obe are you guys on spring break this next week? Looking for some skyping buddies who would love to skype with my first graders? I'm back at work tomorrow....spring break is over for us...yuck!

Comment by Martha Lackey on March 14, 2009 at 6:36am

Obe would any of your teachers be interested? Or maybe you would like to try this new adventure. Its been crazy but we have been so busy planning skype lessons. Hope to hear from you. I am on spring break next week......thank goodness!

Comment by Martha Lackey on March 14, 2009 at 6:34am

Good morning to all. I am looking for teachers who would love to skype with my 1st graders. Yesterday my 1st graders skyped with Texas History 7th graders on some of our most important state symbols. The campus was one of our middle schools and I knew the other teacher and what she taught. Our 1st skype was awesome. Her students made their own web pages on Glogster for each of the symbols we learned in class. All it takes is a skype account(free download) and a love for technology integration!

Comment by Martha Lackey on February 23, 2009 at 8:56pm

just participated in the live webinar Changing to Learn and Learning to Change and it was awesome. thanks to Steve Hargadon for providing this great webinar. I had a great experience and will definitely participate on thursday.

Comment by Neil Stephenson on February 12, 2009 at 6:44am

Hi there - just joined Classroom 2.0 and am excited about the possibilities! I've been an apple 1:1 teacher for three years - and love using their products. If you're interested, I've got a blog where I'm sharing how I use tech to support rich Inquiry Project. Please come check it out: http://thinkinginmind.blogspot.com/

Comment by Donnie Smith on February 7, 2009 at 5:20am

I am starting to like my Mac more. It took me awhile to get used to, but the iMovie has helped me make some class videos.

Comment by Rita Sorrentino on February 7, 2009 at 4:04am

I love the Mac for personal and professional use. I teach in Philadelphia. I'm looking for some activities/lessons that incorporate iPhoto and writing for 4th and 5th graders. Looking forward to these discussions.

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