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Heather Venable replied to Jill Reinhardt's discussion Twitter as a back channel"Aren't 21st century learners supposed to be multi-taskers?"
Heather Venable replied to Jill Reinhardt's discussion Twitter as a back channel"I think this could be a very powerful tool if used appropriately in the right context. It could be used as a version of "think-pair-share" with the added advantage of students being able to see all their classmates thoughts and…"
Heather Venable replied to Kay McNulty's discussion GIZMO"Roland, Great thoughts! I teach high school biology and chemistry and my school has purchased explorelearning subscriptions for all science and math teachers and students for the past two years. I'm not a math expert but I can say that for…"
Heather Venable replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion Introductions"Hello Everyone! My name is Heather Venable. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at a high school in North Carolina. However, I have recently taken a job as the Middle School instructional Technology Specialist in my district. We are in the…"
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- Secondary Science Teacher (Biology and Chemistry). Middle Grades Instructional Technology Specialist.
I currently teach biology and chemistry at a high school in North Carolina . However, I have recently taken a job as the Middle School instructional Technology Specialist in my district. We are in the process of implementing a 1:1 initiative with our 7th grade. This semester I began working with the seventh grade teachers (introducing them to some web2.0 tools and ideas on how to integrate them into their curriculum) after school. It has been challenging for me to keep up with them (around 70 teachers at 4 different schools) and finish out the year in the EOC classroom! Next year I will leave the classroom and begin the instructional technology specialists job full time. I am very excited about the opportunity to be a part of this initiative but also anxious, nervous and scared! I am really concerned about the fact that my teachers are in a thousand different places as far as their technology experience and ability levels. I am looking forward to getting some advice from all you excellent educators out there!
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- At 1:53pm on June 20, 2009,
Stephen Gibbs said…
- Hello Heather,
Thank you for the friend addition. I am a technology teacher, but for middle and high school students. Near the end of the 08-09 school year I began to use more web 2.0 tools, many were very useful but others I may need some tips on. Take care.
- At 3:24am on May 24, 2009,
Gail Mitchell said… - Hi Heather
I followed your link through my initial contact with Hans. I am also new to Classroom 2.0 and so I thought that I would just drop you a line. I teach at a school in Northern Queensland, Australia I teach a Year4 class of 9 year olds. I am completing the final stages of a Master of Teaching degree which I hope will extend to a Doctoral study. At present I want to review my own practice in terms of the extent to which I actually teach the skills and strategies that support reflective, self-directed learning and then I want to make adjustment and changes in my teaching to address this. I am going to use e-portfolios as reflective journals and am going to develop the students knowledge of Web 2.0 open source software so that they have a broader base of tools that they can use to show their learning process, metacognition and next learning steps.I want to extend my knowledge of SISIMO, Sight , Sound and Motion for reflection, rather that just written reflections.
I am really looking forward to joining the webinar as I have never joined in on one of these sessions. Any ideas or suggestions that will help me develop my knowledge of tools that I could use for audio or anything on e-portfolios will be greatly appreciated. I will keep in touch.
- At 11:37pm on May 19, 2009,
Hans Feldmeier said… - Hi Heather, thanks for your kind words:)
Please check my group DigiSkills on Classroom 2.0 - now about 490 members with focus on digital teaching methods - and join!
Would also love if you decide to join my new educational Ning Network Web2Class
Cheers from Bavaria/Germany
Hans
- At 1:56pm on May 19, 2009, Hans Feldmeier said…
- My welcome dear Heather!
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