May 2010 Blog Posts (76)

Must-see sessions and more at EduComm 2010

This June in Las Vegas, EduComm brings together top

thought leaders, innovators, and speakers to present, discuss, and navigate the

unprecedented challenges and opportunities shaping the future of higher

education.…

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Added by Joe Schuch on May 24, 2010 at 5:44am — No Comments

Teaching and Learning with Webquests

The session will focus on how to create and use WebQuests in the classroom and will elaborate on Nellie Deutsch's experiences with creating and using WebQuests in the English classroom.

About the speaker: Nellie Deutsch is currently getting ready to defend her doctoral dissertation after completing a four-year program in… Continue

Added by Benjamin Stewart on May 23, 2010 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Video and Links about Google TV. ( Also- I'm looking for info about Google TV and Education!)

Video and Links about Google TV: Another Flavor of Android - "Google TV brings everything you love about the web to your television"

Thought: If Google TV will bring easy access to the Internet to our large flat-panel HD TV's, it just might mean that the large HD TVs will replace ordinary televisions and shadow-casting interactive…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on May 22, 2010 at 12:13pm — No Comments

UPSC 2010 Prelims Exam

UPSC Preliminary Exam will be held across the nation on Sunday, the 23rd of May. Lacs of aspirants will be participating in the prestigious test. After the test, the most important sought after information will be the UPSC 2010 answer keys. Students will want to know how well they did and… Continue

Added by Umesh Kumar on May 22, 2010 at 5:29am — No Comments

How to find quotes using Google Books

I wrote a blog post on how to use the Books feature on Google to find quotes when writing a research paper. I imagined a freshman English class as my target audience. Check out my post at http://cassinespor.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-find-quotes-using-google-books.html

If there are any changes or additions you think that I should make, please let me know, either via Classroom2.0 or my blog… Continue

Added by Cassi Nespor on May 20, 2010 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Old is Gold

My class went to Gedi ruins , Malindi, Kenya. Unfortunately due to forseen circunstances I could not make it. I had the great opportunity of going through my students' journals. Wow! Those kids wrote such interesting pieces. The information was detailed and their illustrations were so cute!
I will urge them to share their work on this blog if possible!

Added by Naini Singh on May 20, 2010 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Instructional Technology

Have you ever noticed that Deaf and Hard of Hearing classrooms differ from regular education classrooms? If you have been isolated at a school for the Deaf, maybe you wouldn't be aware. Or perhaps if you are a sole SDC teacher within a district, it would also come as a surprise. Do you listen to the chatter in the teacher's lounge? Do you become part of the conversation? Are you part of the instructional technology buzz on the internet, constantly searching for lesson planning ideas and ways…

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Added by Michelle Sumner on May 19, 2010 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Signing Avatar with Vcom3D

Today, I have had the opportunity to play with the Vcom3D program, Sign Smith (30-day dowload). Basically, you select an avatar from the list, then insert or type your text into the "text" box. You can cut and paste your text into the signing component and your avatar comes to life. Initially, there was no facial expression… Continue

Added by Michelle Sumner on May 19, 2010 at 1:59pm — 5 Comments

Power-Up Your Personal Professional Development

Cross-posted from the Impetuous Geek

As educators we have all attended training on some topic de jour. Sometimes the professional development is powerful, insightful and inspiring. We leave energized, only to lose that enthusiasm as career and daily life reclaim us. All traces of the event soon pass,… Continue

Added by Alix E. Peshette on May 18, 2010 at 3:59pm — No Comments

"Nanotechnology at Home 2010"competition for secondary school students (from 14 to 18 years)

"Nanotechnology at Home 2010"competition for secondary school students (from 14 to 18 years)

Call for entries…

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Added by Andras Paszternak on May 18, 2010 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Let Go and Let Learn | eLearning Today TV

To view the show notes, click here.

Added by Amanda Kenuam on May 18, 2010 at 8:24am — No Comments

Thing # 22

Social Networking.
I am trying out various social networks for my web2.0 class.

Added by Liz Carroll on May 18, 2010 at 7:48am — No Comments

canadian AUP

AUP at its simplest

http://intranet.canacad.ac.jp:3445/High/551

Added by ana fernandez on May 18, 2010 at 12:55am — 1 Comment

time is all we have

time to manage time

you learned how to tell the time

why do you think?

http://www.ehow.com/how_4930072_teens-time-management.html

Added by ana fernandez on May 18, 2010 at 12:38am — No Comments

Advice For Future Middle School Teacher

What advice do you have for high school senior and 2010 Mason County Forest Festival Queen, Taylor Robecker, about becoming a middle school… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on May 17, 2010 at 11:26am — No Comments

5 Reasons Why I Think Camtasia Rocks

Camtasia Studio 7 is an excellent video production tool, both simple and feature rich

Back in January I did a series of posts focused on finding free tools that would enable me to create video tutorials. While it was easy to find tools like…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on May 17, 2010 at 7:08am — 1 Comment

Does your brain lie to you? (6 lessons for students)

This was originally posted on The Freshman Transition Network

Recently I had the opportunity to spend 45 minutes addressing the 10th and 11th grade students at Estill County High School in Irvine, Kentucky. The topic of my address was Does Your Brain Lie to You (and do you believe it)? I thought that some of the ideas from that address might be ideas that teachers… Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on May 16, 2010 at 8:44pm — No Comments

ePals Teacher Ambassador Contest 2010 -- deadline May 21

Enter Your Great Global Collaborations to be Featured at ISTE!

Have you had an amazing collaboration with another classroom? Have your students gained real understanding of a different culture? If so, enter ePals Teacher Ambassador Contest and show us how ePals has opened the world for your students.

Entry…

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Added by Dr. Rita Oates on May 16, 2010 at 4:29pm — No Comments

NIMCET 2010 MCA Solutions and Answer Keys

NIMCET-2010 will be held pan India on Sunday, the 16th of May. Lacs of students will be appearing for NIMCET-2010 and vying for about 500 seats in 11 campuses that offer the MCA degree. Subject experts at TCY will be giving a detailed analysis of the NIMCET-2010 MCA exam on their website, … Continue

Added by Umesh Kumar on May 15, 2010 at 4:34am — 1 Comment