Kelly Walsh's Posts - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T09:15:40ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalshhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1950182432?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=155upqfik28dq&xn_auth=noAnnouncing the New and Improved 2013 Edition of the Free Education Technology Resources eBooktag:www.classroom20.com,2013-02-25:649749:BlogPost:9146412013-02-25T12:38:35.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h2>This popular resource provides 115 pages of free applications and resources and insights into how educators are using them in today’s classrooms!</h2>
<p><span class="font-size-3">This digital booklet provides an introduction and easy access to many of the wonderful free applications and resources available on the Internet for teachers to use in and out of the classroom as part of the instructional and administrative process. The 2013 update of this eBook is loaded with new…</span></p>
<h2>This popular resource provides 115 pages of free applications and resources and insights into how educators are using them in today’s classrooms!</h2>
<p><span class="font-size-3">This digital booklet provides an introduction and easy access to many of the wonderful free applications and resources available on the Internet for teachers to use in and out of the classroom as part of the instructional and administrative process. The 2013 update of this eBook is loaded with new content.</span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-3">There are several new sections including “(More) Flipped Classroom Resources”, “MOOCs”, “Teaching with Cell Phones & Smartphones”, and “(More) Cloud Apps”.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">There’s a wealth of new iPad related content.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">The Facebook and Twitter chapters have been grouped under a more general “Social Networking and Social Learning Tools” chapter that includes articles about other popular social apps like Pinterest and Tumblr.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">All of the original content and links (from the 2012 edition) have been checked for validity and older, outdated material has been removed.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">This new update is now over 100 pages <em>(nearly 50% larger than last year’s edition)</em>!</span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/02/2013-edition-free-education-technology-resources-ebook/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to come out EmergingEdTech and read more, and get your copy!</strong></span></p>
<p></p>When is it okay to introduce technology in the classroom? Should hands-on technology be kept out of early grades?tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-05-02:649749:BlogPost:8343712012-05-02T16:43:20.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
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<h2>Looking for reader feedback on this controversial issue.</h2>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Do you think it’s okay to introduce technology use to students in Kindergarten? If not, how about first grade, or second? When is the right time to bring technology into the classroom, and at what grade levels should students <strong>not</strong> be using tech tools?</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>What do you think? Respond @ <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/05/should-hands-on-technology-use-be-kept-out-of-early-grade-levels-when-is-it-okay-to-introduce-technology/">http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/05/should-hands-on-technology-use-be-kept-out-of-early-grade-levels-when-is-it-okay-to-introduce-technology/</a>. THANKS!</strong></span></p>Is Reverse Instruction Education Technology’s Perfect Storm?tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-04-09:649749:BlogPost:8258752012-04-09T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Flipping the classroom is a technology-enabled technique that can make a significant difference in student learning and academic success, and is well suited for gradual widespread adoption.</h3>
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<p>Having been immersed in the world of education and instructional technologies for a good number of years now, I often think about which technologies can truly make a difference. Which technologies, or technology enabled techniques, are most likely to have a significant impact on student…</p>
<h3>Flipping the classroom is a technology-enabled technique that can make a significant difference in student learning and academic success, and is well suited for gradual widespread adoption.</h3>
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<p>Having been immersed in the world of education and instructional technologies for a good number of years now, I often think about which technologies can truly make a difference. Which technologies, or technology enabled techniques, are most likely to have a significant impact on student learning and really help teachers succeed? This question has taken on even more meaning in light of the increased controversy in recent years about ed tech spending in our schools.</p>
<p>For those still new to the concept, “reverse instruction” is the idea of having students consume learning content (i.e. ‘the lecture’) outside of the classroom, usually as homework, thereby freeing up valuable face-to-face classroom time to reinforce materials and work on assigned work (work that may have been homework in the traditional classroom). This approach is also referred to as “flipping the classroom” ...</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/04/is-reverse-instruction-education-technologys-perfect-storm/" target="_blank">READ THE FULL POST ON EMERGINGEDTECH.COM</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><br/></strong></p>15 Favorite iPad Apps As Selected By Teacherstag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-26:649749:BlogPost:8207852012-03-26T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often.</h3>
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<p>Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps that were listed most often, and include some feedback from teachers regarding why they like them so much.</p>
<p><strong>Come check out the complete listing …</strong></p>
<h3>Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often.</h3>
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<p>Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps that were listed most often, and include some feedback from teachers regarding why they like them so much.</p>
<p><strong>Come check out the complete listing <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/03/15-favorite-ipad-apps-as-selected-by-teachers/" target="_blank">here</a> on EmergingEdTech.com!</strong></p>
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</p>Gathering input from teachers re: their favorite iPad apps (that they use in their roles as educators)tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-05:649749:BlogPost:8129512012-03-05T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<p><span class="font-size-3">Hi Classroom 2.0 members! We're trying to gather an informed listing of iPad apps that educators like to use in their professional roles. We're also offering $25 Apple store gift cards to a couple randomly chosen survey takers, as a "thank you" bonus. If you use an iPad in an education related context, we'd love to have your input!…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Hi Classroom 2.0 members! We're trying to gather an informed listing of iPad apps that educators like to use in their professional roles. We're also offering $25 Apple store gift cards to a couple randomly chosen survey takers, as a "thank you" bonus. If you use an iPad in an education related context, we'd love to have your input!</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/favipadapps" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/favipadapps</a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Thanks!</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://www.EmergingEdTech.com" target="_blank">www.EmergingEdTech.com</a></span></p>Announcing the 2012 Free Education Technology Resources eBook from EmergingEdTechtag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-30:649749:BlogPost:8012312012-01-30T13:20:12.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This year’s updated digital booklet contains 65 pages of articles and insights into dozens and dozens of the Internet’s best free Ed Tech resources.</span></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Last year we published the first edition of this compilation of free web based apps and other resources for teachers, and this year we’re excited to offer an updated version.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">We’ve added a lot of new content, including chapters focused on…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This year’s updated digital booklet contains 65 pages of articles and insights into dozens and dozens of the Internet’s best free Ed Tech resources.</span></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Last year we published the first edition of this compilation of free web based apps and other resources for teachers, and this year we’re excited to offer an updated version.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">We’ve added a lot of new content, including chapters focused on iPad apps, using Facebook in Education, Free Productivity Resources, and more. We’ve also added quite a few new articles to various chapters throughout the booklet, and removed some older material. We combed over all the links to make sure all the resources are still available, and made changes where needed.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Please enjoy the many free resources available in this eBook and forward this post to your colleagues and friends so they can get their copy!</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/01/announcing-the-2012-free-education-technology-resources-ebook-from-emergingedtech/" target="_blank">Just cick here to request your copy</a>!</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>Join us for a romp through the popular Christmas song, with an Education Technology twist!</strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>- The 12 Days of Ed Tech Christmas -</strong></span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day1.png"><img alt="12 Days Pic 1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9838" height="521" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day1.png" title="12Days_Day1" width="485"></img></a></p>
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<p><strong>Join us for a romp through the popular Christmas song, with an Education Technology twist!</strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>- The 12 Days of Ed Tech Christmas -</strong></span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9838" title="12Days_Day1" alt="12 Days Pic 1" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day1.png" width="485" height="521"/></a></p>
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<p><strong>Stop by <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/12/the-twelve-days-of-ed-tech-christmas/" target="_blank">EmergingEdTech.com</a> to check out the complete post, and Happy Holidays!</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day21.png"></a><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12Days_Day2b1.png"></a></p>Succeeding With Reverse Instruction: Share Your Flipping The Classroom Storytag:www.classroom20.com,2011-11-02:649749:BlogPost:7687712011-11-02T13:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Have you tried Flipping The Classroom? Tell us about it and have your story featured on EmergingEdTech!</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Reverse Instruction, or “Flipping The Classroom” is a great way to leverage education technology and the idea has gained a lot of attention recently thanks to high-profile advocates like…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Have you tried Flipping The Classroom? Tell us about it and have your story featured on EmergingEdTech!</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Reverse Instruction, or “Flipping The Classroom” is a great way to leverage education technology and the idea has gained a lot of attention recently thanks to high-profile advocates like <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/education-technology-leadership-spotlight-celebrating-the-work-of-salman-khan/">Salman Khan</a> and <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/03/the-khan-academy-1000-free-tutorial-videos/">The Khan Academy</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">By enabling students to consume instructional content outside of normal class hours, teachers can devote more of their valuable face-to-face classroom time to reviewing and reinforcing the lessons covered in those materials.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><img height="182" width="471" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/FlippingClassroom_ShareStory.png" alt="Flipping the classroom share your story image" title="FlippingClassroom_ShareStory" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9361"/></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Have you tried reverse instruction in your classroom, even on a small scale? Many educators love to read about other teacher’s experiences with using technology in instructional applications. Please do <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/11/succeeding-with-reverse-instruction-share-your-flipping-the-classroom-story/#comments">comment</a> (<em>on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/11/succeeding-with-reverse-instruction-share-your-flipping-the-classroom-story/">the original post</a> on EmergingEdTech.com</em>) and tell us a little about how you’ve used reverse instruction … what worked well, and what didn’t. We will reach back to some of the teachers who comment and select some stories for a full write-up and a Feature Post on the site.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/11/succeeding-with-reverse-instruction-share-your-flipping-the-classroom-story/">Click here</a> to access the complete post, and share your story, on EmergingEdTech.com. Thanks!]</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong> </strong></span></p>Which Education Technologies Do Educators Think Can Have The Biggest Impact (Survey)?tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-10-17:649749:BlogPost:7626272011-10-17T11:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="font-size-3">A different approach to the question of whether or not technology makes a difference in student learning and outcomes.</span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">We want to know what YOU think – if you are a teacher, or work closely with teachers in a supporting role, please take a few moments to answer these 6 brief questions about which technologies, or technologically-related actions or…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span class="font-size-3">A different approach to the question of whether or not technology makes a difference in student learning and outcomes.</span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">We want to know what YOU think – if you are a teacher, or work closely with teachers in a supporting role, please take a few moments to answer these 6 brief questions about which technologies, or technologically-related actions or concepts <em>(like Professional Development or ‘Flipping the Classroom’)</em> you think can have the biggest impact on student learning. Then, please take a moment to provide some of your thoughts about <strong>why</strong> you think those specific technologies can matter the most.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WhichTechCanMakeBiggestDiff">Please click here to take the survey <em>(thanks!)</em></a></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em><span class="font-size-3"><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/10/which-education-technologies-do-educators-think-can-have-the-biggest-impact-survey/">Click here</a> to read the full article on EmergingEdTech.com]</strong></span></em></p>What technologies do YOU think can make the biggest difference in student learning?tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-09-21:649749:BlogPost:7524832011-09-21T18:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Please tell us about the types of instructional and education technologies that you think can make the biggest impact on education.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">There is a good deal of controversy and debate still surrounding the question of whether or not technology can make a difference in the educational process. At <a href="http://www.EmergingEdTech.com" target="_blank">EmergingEdTech</a>, we’d like to…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Please tell us about the types of instructional and education technologies that you think can make the biggest impact on education.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">There is a good deal of controversy and debate still surrounding the question of whether or not technology can make a difference in the educational process. At <a target="_blank" href="http://www.EmergingEdTech.com">EmergingEdTech</a>, we’d like to approach this from a slightly different angle, changing the question from “Can technology make a difference in education?” to the more focused question, “Which technologies can make the biggest difference in education?”.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><img height="174" width="348" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/which_tech_can_help_most.png" alt="Image of question, which education technologies matter most" title="which_tech_can_help_most" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8895"/></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Towards that end, we are seeking input from our readers. EmergingEdTech will put together a survey to gather and organize educator’s perspectives on which of the endless array of technologies available to today’s educational institutions can really make a difference in the quality of education and the way students learn. We figured a good way to start is to first reach out and gather some initial feedback, so we can be sure to list all of the most meaningful, relevant technologies in the survey. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Please <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/09/what-technologies-do-you-think-can-make-the-biggest-difference-in-student-learning/">CLICK HERE</a> to read the full post and share your thoughts on this at EmergingEdTech.com. Thanks!!</strong></span></p>10 Internet Technologies Educators Should Be Informed About – 2011 Updatetag:www.classroom20.com,2011-09-06:649749:BlogPost:7372772011-09-06T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">These Technologies Are Changing Education. Are You Familiar With Them?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">It’s been nearly two and half years since the publication of the first “<a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/04/10-internet-technologies-that-educators-should-be-informed-about/">10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about</a>” article on this site and given the fast paced evolution…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">These Technologies Are Changing Education. Are You Familiar With Them?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">It’s been nearly two and half years since the publication of the first “<a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/04/10-internet-technologies-that-educators-should-be-informed-about/">10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about</a>” article on this site and given the fast paced evolution of technology it’s time for an update. The start of new school year is the perfect time to refresh this list!</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Below you will find updated information for 5 of the technologies from the original posting, and 5 new technologies that have earned their rightful place in the list <em>(displacing 5 other types of tech, that while still worthy, are not quite as relevant today, IMHO)</em>. This is not intended to be a definitive listing, but rather an informed resource that provides insights and raises awareness. Lots of links to example apps and articles have been provided, so readers can learn more about each application category.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>1. Video and Podcasting Resources –</strong> One of the most widely adopted internet technologies for use in instructional settings is video streaming. In addition to the ubiquitous <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, there are several education-specific video hosting sites, including <a target="_blank" href="http://www.teachertube.com/">TeacherTube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.edutube.org/">EduTube</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.schooltube.com/">SchoolTube</a>. There is an abundance of lectures, how-to videos, and similar materials available on the web. <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/education-technology-leadership-spotlight-celebrating-the-work-of-salman-khan/">The Khan Academy</a> is one such resource that has garnered a lot of press, but it’s just one of many web-based free lecture and tutoring resources available today. Check out “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/02/a-dozen-great-free-online-video-lecture-sites/">A Dozen Great Free Online Video Lecture Sites</a>” for a wide selection of lecture content, and our <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/category/tutoring_online_help/">Tutoring Category</a> for more tutoring resources. Podcasting has also been used to provide similar offerings of audio materials through popular sites like <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/">iTunes U</a> (learn more about Podcasting <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/03/checking-out-podcasting-in-education/">here</a>).</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>2. Digital Presentation Tools –</strong> There are dozens of tools on the Internet that can be used to create and share presentations. This summer’s post, “<a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/8-great-free-digital-presentation-tools-for-teachers-to-try-this-summer/">8 Great Free Digital Presentation Tools For Teachers To Try This Summer</a>” provides a good starter set of tools to try if you wish to learn more about these fun applications. These tools can be used to support classroom teaching or distance learning, and provide engaging ways for students to create and deliver reports and presentations. </span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/09/10-internet-technologies-educators-should-be-informed-about-2011-update/">Read Full Article</a>]</span></strong></p>Using The iPad As A Digital Whiteboard (Plus 4 Cool Free Apps To Use To Try It Out)tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-08-29:649749:BlogPost:7293812011-08-29T11:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>There are some nice free Digital Whiteboards apps available for the iPad. Free rocks.</h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I found myself wondering how the iPad might work as a Digital Whiteboard, to project, as well as to use collaboratively. I also wondered if there might be some free apps that provide this kind of functionality (there are so many decent free apps for the iPad).</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">First step, hit the App…</span></p>
<h3>There are some nice free Digital Whiteboards apps available for the iPad. Free rocks.</h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I found myself wondering how the iPad might work as a Digital Whiteboard, to project, as well as to use collaboratively. I also wondered if there might be some free apps that provide this kind of functionality (there are so many decent free apps for the iPad).</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">First step, hit the App Store and search for “whiteboard”. I narrowed the search down by selecting Price = “Free” and Customer Rating = “4+ Stars” and found 8 apps. I downloaded each one and spent a little time with them. Four of these apps were pretty cool and definitely worth sharing. The others had drawbacks that led me to eliminate them from further consideration.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ZigZag_ScreenShot1.png"><img height="295" width="393" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ZigZag_ScreenShot1.png" title="ZigZag_ScreenShot" class="size-full wp-image-8667 aligncenter"/></a></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Four recommended free digitial white board apps</strong></span></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong>ScreenChomp<br/></strong>This TechSmith app was rated (an average of) 4.5 by hundreds of users. <a target="_blank" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8">ScreenChomp</a> provides 9 colors but just one pen size. You can import pictures to use as your background. Mostly importantly, you can record your whiteboard session for play back, and the recording will include audio. Recordings can be saved to the ScreenChomps app, and can be shared via email, Facebook, Twitter, and accessed through a URL.</span></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/08/using-the-ipad-as-a-digital-whiteboard-plus-4-cool-free-apps-to-use-to-try-it-out/">[READ FULL ARTICLE]</a></strong></span></p>Seton Hill University’s iPad rollout – more insights from a model implementationtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-08-22:649749:BlogPost:7202252011-08-22T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3"><em>Follow up to last month’s article on Seton Hill’s well planned iPad rollout.</em></span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">One of the breakout sessions I was most excited to attend at last month’s Campus Technology conference was the one titled, “…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3"><em>Follow up to last month’s article on Seton Hill’s well planned iPad rollout.</em></span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">One of the breakout sessions I was most excited to attend at last month’s Campus Technology conference was the one titled, “<a target="_blank" href="http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Sessions/Tuesday/T14-We-All-Have-iPads-Now-What.aspx">We All Have iPads … Now What?</a>”. This session was offered by key participants in Seton Hill University’s Griffin Technology Advantage project, which I had written about in <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-implementation-stories-and-lessons-learned-continued/">this article</a> earlier that month.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.setonhill.edu/ipad/"><img height="273" width="395" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SetonHill_GriffinTech.png" alt="Seton Hill University Griffin Technology Advantage iPad Implementation" title="SetonHill_GriffinTech" class="size-full wp-image-8593 aligncenter"/></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font-size-3">This iPad rollout struck me as an exemplary case of doing this sort of thing right in the higher education setting. This is a very well thought out project, with robust executive support, and clear directives.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">In the conference breakout session, in addition to going over many of the details already covered in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume46/iMobilePerspectivesOniPadsibrW/226163">Educause article</a> where I first learned of this undertaking, Mary Ann Gawelek, Mary Sparato, Phil Komarny, and Quinto Martin offered further insights into measures Seton Hill took to help ensure the program’s success.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/08/seton-hill-universitys-ipad-rollout-a-model-implementation/">[READ FULL ARTICLE]</a></strong></span></p>A Conversation With The Future and Microsoft’s Cameron Evanstag:www.classroom20.com,2011-08-08:649749:BlogPost:7031012011-08-08T13:09:36.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Insights and observations from the CTO of Microsoft Education in the U.S.</h3>
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<p>I had the good fortune of attending an event described as a “Conversation With The Future” at the recent Campus Technology 2011 Conference. There were three of these special sessions offered, each with a senior leader from a different major player in the technology industry. Attendees were encouraged to participate in the dialogue, and each seat had a microphone available to facilitate…</p>
<h3>Insights and observations from the CTO of Microsoft Education in the U.S.</h3>
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<p>I had the good fortune of attending an event described as a “Conversation With The Future” at the recent Campus Technology 2011 Conference. There were three of these special sessions offered, each with a senior leader from a different major player in the technology industry. Attendees were encouraged to participate in the dialogue, and each seat had a microphone available to facilitate this.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/Pages/index.aspx"></a>The session I attended was hosted by National Technology Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Education, <a target="_blank" href="http://higherinnovation.com/">Cameron Evans</a>, who is responsible for shaping and executing Microsoft Corp.’s technology and policy strategy in U.S. Education.</p>
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<p><strong>Insights & Observations<br/></strong>During this dialogue, a number of concepts and revelations came up that I wanted to share here. Following is an assortment of selected ideas and insights about today’s and tomorrow’s technology environment <em>(please note that I have taken the liberty of expanding on some of Mr. Evans’ comments, these statements are not verbatim)</em>. Below that is a summary of some of the projects Microsoft has in place to help students become tomorrow’s technologically-enabled leaders.</p>
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<li>Mobile Applications & Devices: Evans made the observation that it’s really not about the device being mobile, it’s about people being mobile. The devices will keep changing, while the desire for increased and enhanced mobile functionality will persist. It’s important that we keep that in mind as we strive to plan for future applications and device requirements.</li>
<li>Microsoft is partnering with chip vendors to expand on the “system on a chip”, enabling the running of windows on any device that has the chip in it, and this really could be any device – household appliances, toys, your car, and so on.</li>
<li style="list-style: none"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/08/a-conversation-with-the-future-and-microsofts-cameron-evans/">[READ FULL ARTICLE]</a>
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</ul>Looking forward to this week’s Campus Technology 2011 Conferencetag:www.classroom20.com,2011-07-25:649749:BlogPost:6871842011-07-25T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>“CT 2011” is this week in Boston – I hope I get to see some of you there!</h3>
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<p>I’m excited about this year’s <a href="http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Campus Technology conference</a> for several reasons. In addition to the usual variety of Break Out Sessions, and Technology Seminars, there’s an opening keynote by Michael Wesch <em>(known to many through his wonderful ”…</em></p>
<h3>“CT 2011” is this week in Boston – I hope I get to see some of you there!</h3>
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<p>I’m excited about this year’s <a target="_blank" href="http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx">Campus Technology conference</a> for several reasons. In addition to the usual variety of Break Out Sessions, and Technology Seminars, there’s an opening keynote by Michael Wesch <em>(known to many through his wonderful ”<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&feature=channel_video_title">Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us</a>” and “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o">A Vision Of Students Today</a>” YouTube videos)</em>.</p>
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<p>To top it all off, I’m presenting this year - <a target="_blank" href="http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Sessions/Thursday/TH38-Using-Popular-Social-Networking-Tools-In-and-Out-of-the-Classroom.aspx">my session</a> will be on Thursday <em>(from 9:45 to 10:45)</em>, and is titled, <strong>“Using Popular Social Networking Tools In (and Out of) the Classroom”</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Sessions/Thursday/TH38-Using-Popular-Social-Networking-Tools-In-and-Out-of-the-Classroom.aspx"><img height="304" width="306" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CT2011_PRESENTER.gif" alt="Campus Technology 2011 Presenter Badge" title="CT2011_PRESENTER" class="size-full wp-image-8398 aligncenter"/></a></p>
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<p>In this Break Out Session, I’ll be discussing …</p>
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<li>How blogging about various social networking tools and ways in which they are being used in education produced plenty of great examples of the instructional application of these technologies through reader comments.</li>
<li>Many of the uses of Twitter and Facebook that readers shared in the aforementioned comments, as well other uses I’ve learned about and shared here.</li>
<li>Tips on how to get started with Twitter, and with the use Facebook for class groups and for your own ‘teacher page’.</li>
<li>Various resources to help educators learn more, and get off to a good start with their own efforts to use Facebook or Twitter in the course setting. Lastly, I’ll be introducing several education-specific social networking tools available on the Internet.</li>
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<p>After the presentation, I’ll make the materials available here for download. At nearly an hour, this presentation is a lot of information, so I’m thinking about repurposing some of this content and publishing it in smaller chunks <em>(hmm … perhaps a “Facebook (or Twitter) in the Classroom” online workshop could work out nicely?)</em></p>
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<p>Last year’s conference was my first, and I enjoyed it immensely. I shared some of what I learned in some of the sessions and seminars <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/07/campus-technology-2010-time-and-money-well-spent/">in this post</a>. I also wrote “<a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/07/steve-lasters-8-factors-for-successful-it-management/" title="Permanent link to Steven Laster’s 8 Factors for Successful IT Management">Steven Laster’s 8 Factors for Successful IT Management</a>“, after being inspired by the Harvard CIO’s mid-conference keynote. I’m really looking forward to sharing some of the exciting and innovative uses of technology that I’ll be hearing about this week.</p>
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<p>If any of you happen to be attending, I hope you’ll stop by my presentation <em>(or just stop me in the hall if you happen to recognize me)</em> and say hello!</p>8 Great Free Digital Presentation Tools For Teachers To Try This Summertag:www.classroom20.com,2011-07-21:649749:BlogPost:6840792011-07-21T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<p><span class="font-size-3"><em>This blog post saw a lot of traffic yesterday when I put it up, so I have to assume the interest level is high - figure'd I should share it here too! - KW</em></span></p>
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<h3><span class="font-size-3">A mix of web apps that can help you make presentations that are fun, eye catching, and engaging (great for students too)!</span></h3>
<h3><span class="font-size-3"> …</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em>This blog post saw a lot of traffic yesterday when I put it up, so I have to assume the interest level is high - figure'd I should share it here too! - KW</em></span></p>
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<h3><span class="font-size-3">A mix of web apps that can help you make presentations that are fun, eye catching, and engaging (great for students too)!</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">In this month’s <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/06/free-online-workshop-fun-free-digital-presentation-tools-for-the-classroom-to-be-offered-in-july/">free online workshop</a>, we’re learning about the wonderful variety of free digital presentation tools available on the Internet today, and ways we might use them in our classroom. For the last assignment, I want to let participants select from a list of applications we haven’t tried yet. I’ve been searching out new ones, as well as revisiting tools I’ve used before or known about, and I’ve listed a handful here.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">I have no doubt that many educators might enjoy some of these tools, so I am sharing them here, and asking for readers feedback on these and other apps. Not only can tools like these offer a fun approach to presenting educational content, they can also be used by students for assignments and creating their own digital content. <span style="color: #0000ff;"> </span></span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">SlideShare</a></strong>: A very popular tool for sharing Powerpoint presentations and more, online, or embed them in your blog or website.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="https://show.zoho.com/">ZohoShow</a></strong>: Kind of similar to Powerpoint, but free, and online.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.glogster.com/">Glogster</a></strong>: <a target="_blank" href="http://edu.glogster.com/register/">This link</a> will take you right to Glogster’s Basic (free) plan for Educators. </span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">...<strong></strong></span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><em>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/8-great-free-digital-presentation-tools-for-teachers-to-try-this-summer/">Click here</a> to come read the full post on EmergingEdTech.com]</em></strong></span></p>iPads in Education – Implementation Stories and Lessons Learned (continued)tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-07-18:649749:BlogPost:6809762011-07-18T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Part Two of our look into results and best practices being generated from iPad rollouts in education.</h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-hows-it-going-so-far/" target="_blank"><img alt="ipads in education hows it going so far picture of ipad" class="size-full wp-image-8314 alignleft" height="248" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iPadsinEd_HowsItGoing.png" title="iPadsinEd_HowsItGoing" width="313"></img></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-hows-it-going-so-far/" target="_blank">Last week</a> we started looking at rollouts of iPads in schools by searching out, reading, and summarizing…</p>
<h3>Part Two of our look into results and best practices being generated from iPad rollouts in education.</h3>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-hows-it-going-so-far/"><img height="248" width="313" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iPadsinEd_HowsItGoing.png" alt="ipads in education hows it going so far picture of ipad" title="iPadsinEd_HowsItGoing" class="size-full wp-image-8314 alignleft"/></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-hows-it-going-so-far/">Last week</a> we started looking at rollouts of iPads in schools by searching out, reading, and summarizing findings in articles discussing these types of programs. This week we continue our examination of this topic by sharing take-aways from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume46/iMobilePerspectivesOniPadsibrW/226163">this excellent article</a> in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE%2BReview/ERVolume462011/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume46/226158">March/April 2011 Educause Review</a>. Educators Mary Ann Gawelek, Mary Sparato, and Phil Komarny from Seton Hill University wrote this highly informative overview of the recent introduction of iPads at their university.</p>
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<p><strong>Objectives<br/></strong>What was Seton Hill out to accomplish with this effort? The program had among it’s principle objectives:</p>
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<li>Increased student engagement in learning</li>
<li>Widespread adoption and use of mobile technology, providing instant access to information</li>
<li>Creating a teaching and learning environment that goes beyond the traditional classroom</li>
<li>Enhancing creative and critical thinking through the development and use of interactive teaching strategies</li>
<li>Displacing some textbook costs by moving to less expensive electronic texts</li>
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<p><strong>Getting The Environment And Personnel Prepared<br/></strong>The article shares a wealth of information about some of the keys to positioning an effort like this for success. First among these is the proper mindset for both leadership and faculty. ... <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-implementation-stories-and-lessons-learned-continued/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a></strong></p>iPads In Education – How’s It Going So Far?tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-07-11:649749:BlogPost:6757772011-07-11T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">A growing number of schools have launched programs to provide iPads to students. What returns is this investment yielding?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">There’s no doubt the iPad is a hot topic in education technology today. Just about every week, my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSLdqeJ7Y4" target="_blank">preconfigured Google Alerts</a> deliver stories about schools that have decided to provide…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">A growing number of schools have launched programs to provide iPads to students. What returns is this investment yielding?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">There’s no doubt the iPad is a hot topic in education technology today. Just about every week, my <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSLdqeJ7Y4">preconfigured Google Alerts</a> deliver stories about schools that have decided to provide iPads to their students. With this trend on the rise, the question arises as to how well this investment is paying off at schools that have taken the plunge.</span></p>
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<div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_8217" style="width: 331px;"><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/NaselleiPads.aspx"><img height="258" width="331" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NaselleHS_student_ipads.gif" alt="Students with iPads Naselle High School article picture" title="NaselleHS_student_ipads" class="size-full wp-image-8217"/></a></span><p class="wp"><span class="font-size-3">Picture from article about iPad adoption at Naselle High School</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">This week I decided to do a little web research to learn more about this topic. Searching for phrases like “ipads in our schools what worked what didn’t” immediately returned a number of relevant articles. Naturally, I’m sharing my findings here, and hope to encourage a dialogue with readers to learn about their experiences and insights.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Naselle High School – teachers and students motivated and engaged<br/></strong>The first article I came across was <a href="http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/NaselleiPads.aspx">this one</a>, about the rollout of iPads at Naselle High School in Washington state in the US. Here are a few highlights from the article that stood out for me:</span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-3">They put some solid effort into into implementation planning. They did things like loading the iPads with many education-specific apps that did not require Internet access, and offering a $50 per year insurance policy to parents to help cover any possible damage to the iPad.</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-3">These statements from students: “Being able to be paperless, not having a lot of loose files in my binder, and best of all, the feeling of having something awesome.”; “The iPads make it easy to look up words and cut down on all the stuff you have to take home for math. You don’t have to take home your paper, calculator and math book. Now, we just take home our math book and iPad.”</span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/ipads-in-education-hows-it-going-so-far/">[READ FULL ARTICLE]</a></strong></span></p>Netsupport School provides teachers with easy centralized control of classroom computerstag:www.classroom20.com,2011-07-04:649749:BlogPost:6671842011-07-04T13:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This “Classroom Management” app provides teachers the ability to instruct, monitor, and interact with students on classroom computers individually, in groups, or as an entire class.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Instructors at <a href="http://www.cw.edu/" target="_blank">my school</a> have often asked if there was an easy way they could turn off Internet access on the computers in our computer lab classrooms.…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This “Classroom Management” app provides teachers the ability to instruct, monitor, and interact with students on classroom computers individually, in groups, or as an entire class.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Instructors at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cw.edu/">my school</a> have often asked if there was an easy way they could turn off Internet access on the computers in our computer lab classrooms. Last year we learned about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.netsupportschool.com/">Netsupport School</a>, and discovered that there was in fact an affordable application that could deliver this functionality, and much more.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://netsupportschool.com/"><img height="231" width="239" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NetSupportSchoolLogo.png" alt="Netsupport School classroom management software application logo" title="NetSupportSchoolLogo" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8165"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">This year we licensed the application and rolled it out. With the help of Instructor Gary Muskin <em>(thanks Gary!)</em> we proved out the application’s functionality through testing and trialing, after which we installed it in the 13 computer classrooms we have on campus. Gary conducted a series of training sessions for instructors, and we’re now up and running, and quite satisfied with the application’s utility and performance so far...</span><span class="font-size-3"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/07/netsupport-school-provides-teachers-with-easy-centralized-control-of-classroom-computers/">[READ FULL ARTICLE]</a></strong></span></p>8 Great TED Talks About The Future Of Education And Teachingtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-06-13:649749:BlogPost:6518202011-06-13T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>These talks offer insights, concerns, and inspiration while discussing today’s educational practices and shortcomings, from a variety of perspectives.</h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7989" height="63" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/TEDtalks.png" title="TEDtalks" width="288"></img></a></p>
<p>TED is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”, bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design<strong>.</strong> If you’re not already a fan of TED, maybe these will open your eyes to this wonderful…</p>
<h3>These talks offer insights, concerns, and inspiration while discussing today’s educational practices and shortcomings, from a variety of perspectives.</h3>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ted.com/talks"><img height="63" width="288" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/TEDtalks.png" title="TEDtalks" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7989"/></a></p>
<p>TED is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”, bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design<strong>.</strong> If you’re not already a fan of TED, maybe these will open your eyes to this wonderful resource. </p>
<p>Education is only one of the vast array of topics covered in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alan_kay_shares_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas.html">TED talks</a>, so if you enjoy any of the videos below, you might want to click through the the site and check out some more of them.</p>
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<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html">Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms</a></strong><br/>This delightfully illustrated video entertains while educating. The video does a wonderful job of explaining how today’s factory-like education model is outmoded and how it needs to evolve into a more personalized model if we are going to take it to a new level.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.ted.com/search?q=education">Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education</a></strong><br/>This video discusses “The Hole In The Wall” experiment that Mitra started in New Delhi in 1999. Children deprived of learning opportunities available in other parts of the world nevertheless figured out the computer at their disposal and started using it to learn and to teach each other. These results repeated themselves as the experiment was conducted in various other locales. Kids can and will teach kids. How can we take advantage of this to improve on education across the world?</p>
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<p><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/06/8-great-ted-talks-about-the-future-of-education-and-teaching/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></p>7 Reasons To Leverage Social Networking Tools in the Classroomtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-06-06:649749:BlogPost:6467832011-06-06T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Instructional uses of social networking software can provide opportunities for learning, connecting, and engagement.</h3>
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<p>This year, I’ve written frequently about popular social media tools, and education-specific social networking apps. I’ve also noticed increasing coverage of this topic in the media recently. Maybe it’s just me paying more attention to it … or maybe it signals an increasing acceptance of these types of tools as legitimate and effective resources for the…</p>
<h3>Instructional uses of social networking software can provide opportunities for learning, connecting, and engagement.</h3>
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<p>This year, I’ve written frequently about popular social media tools, and education-specific social networking apps. I’ve also noticed increasing coverage of this topic in the media recently. Maybe it’s just me paying more attention to it … or maybe it signals an increasing acceptance of these types of tools as legitimate and effective resources for the classroom.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianwalshportfolio/"><img height="171" width="240" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/social_learning-300x214.png" title="social_learning picture created by Ian Walsh using photoshop" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7933"/></a></p>
<p>Social networking tools aren’t going away any time soon, they appear to be here for the long term. But do these kinds of applications really belong in the classroom? I think they do, and here’s a few reasons why:</p>
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<p><strong>7 ways in which “social learning applications” can play an impactful role in education:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Engagement</strong>: Using social media and networking tools obviously has a <em>social</em> aspect to it, and it requires proactive effort on the part of the user. In other words, using these tools to communicate and interact requires a student’s active engagement. Socialization also provides opportunities for emotional engagement (<a target="_blank" href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/how-sociable-are-you-how-much-does-it-matter/33451">this article</a> from The Chronicle discusses the importance of emotional engagement as part of the social learning process). </p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/06/7-reasons-to-leverage-social-networking-tools-in-the-classroom/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></p>Instructional Designer James Hill Discusses the Ups and Downs of Technology (Interview)tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-05-31:649749:BlogPost:6436262011-05-31T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>Experienced Instructional Designer provides insights into getting the most from today’s <em>(and tomorrow’s)</em> instructional technologies.</h3>
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<p>In his role as Instructional Designer at The Home Depot Inc, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-hill/11/291/4a3" target="_blank">James Hill</a> designed and developed training programs and performance improvement tools for front-line sales employees. He has also designed learning for the transportation industry and…</p>
<h3>Experienced Instructional Designer provides insights into getting the most from today’s <em>(and tomorrow’s)</em> instructional technologies.</h3>
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<p>In his role as Instructional Designer at The Home Depot Inc, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-hill/11/291/4a3">James Hill</a> designed and developed training programs and performance improvement tools for front-line sales employees. He has also designed learning for the transportation industry and military. </p>
<p>What follows is a brief interview between James and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maestroelearning.com/">Maestro eLearning</a>, as a part of a new series called Trainer Talks. This series, which will be published on various influential blogs, explores the difficulties of being a trainer and how to overcome them, along with tips and advice to make training more effective and more engaging.</p>
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<p><strong>Q. How have 21st century technologies (e.g. Internet, software, etc.) helped you?</strong></p>
<p>Twenty-first century technology has really helped me as an instructional designer by opening up multiple design options. When I started in the industry we were limited to traveling facilitators delivering paper based training materials or very basic computer based training burned onto CD/DVD. </p>
<p>Now I have multiple design and delivery options available to me. I can design web based training that can be delivered across the globe or I can design blended solutions with facilitators delivering lecture interspersed with interactive simulations and knowledge checks. This has allowed me the freedom to step outside of the box and really look at a problem without the limitations of a delivery method.</p>
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<p><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/instructional-designer-james-hill-discusses-the-ups-and-downs-of-technology-interview/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></p>Education Technology Leadership Spotlight: Celebrating the Work of Salman Khantag:www.classroom20.com,2011-05-23:649749:BlogPost:6387882011-05-23T11:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Salman Khan is an inspiring education technology leader on a mission.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">If your interested in “ed tech”, you’ve probably already heard of him. I first wrote about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan" target="_blank">Salman Khan</a> work in <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/03/the-khan-academy-1000-free-tutorial-videos/" target="_blank">this post</a> in March…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Salman Khan is an inspiring education technology leader on a mission.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">If your interested in “ed tech”, you’ve probably already heard of him. I first wrote about <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan">Salman Khan</a> work in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/03/the-khan-academy-1000-free-tutorial-videos/">this post</a> in March of last year, and he has continued to experience growing success since, including a major nod from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Sal Khan is a pioneer in the education technology field and he is changing people’s thinking about some aspects of education. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>The Khan Academy</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.khanacademy.org/"><img height="102" width="300" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/KhanAcademy-300x102.png" title="KhanAcademy" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7766"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #000000;">Khan’s rise to the spotlight revolves around his wonderful work establishing and evolving the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a>. The Khan Academy provides over 2000 video lectures on a wide array of academic topics, at pretty much all learning levels, and it’s self-paced offerings are being viewed by a million viewers a month!</span></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #000000;">[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/education-technology-leadership-spotlight-celebrating-the-work-of-salman-khan/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</span></strong></p>Virtual Desktops – an Exciting Emerging Technology Platform for Academic Computingtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-05-16:649749:BlogPost:6366782011-05-16T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>With virtual server technology gradually becoming mainstream, the next big leap is the virtual desktop.</h3>
<p>Many academic institutions are getting on board with the use of virtual server technology, and I’m proud to say that <a href="http://www.cw.edu/" target="_blank">The College of Westchester</a> is no exception <em>(more on that in a minute)</em>. Right behind the implementation of virtual servers is the next big leap in virtual computing technologies – the virtual…</p>
<h3>With virtual server technology gradually becoming mainstream, the next big leap is the virtual desktop.</h3>
<p>Many academic institutions are getting on board with the use of virtual server technology, and I’m proud to say that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cw.edu/">The College of Westchester</a> is no exception <em>(more on that in a minute)</em>. Right behind the implementation of virtual servers is the next big leap in virtual computing technologies – the virtual desktop.</p>
<p><img height="225" width="300" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/virtual-desktop-computing-300x225.jpg" alt="virtual desktop computing image" title="virtual desktop computing image (source: <a href="/></p>
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<p>Virtual Desktop technology has been around in various forms for years, but it’s only gained mainstream momentum in the business world in the last few years. Academic institutions tend to lag the business world in adoption of many technologies, and that is certainly the case with virtual desktop tech, which is limited but slowly growing in education.</p>
<p><strong>... [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/virtual-desktops-an-exciting-emerging-technology-platform-for-academic-computing/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/virtual-desktops-an-exciting-emerging-technology-platform-for-academic-computing/">]</a></strong></p>Facebook Summit 2011 Part 2, Student Learning Overviewtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-05-09:649749:BlogPost:6347022011-05-09T12:00:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Concluding our look at this social learning project with a sampling of student reflections, and curriculum tie-ins.</span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Last week I published <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/facebook-summit-2011-an-excellent-academic-use-of-the-popular-internet-app/">part 1 of this article</a>, introducing this fun and well executed project, developed…</span></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Concluding our look at this social learning project with a sampling of student reflections, and curriculum tie-ins.</span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Last week I published <a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/facebook-summit-2011-an-excellent-academic-use-of-the-popular-internet-app/">part 1 of this article</a>, introducing this fun and well executed project, developed by teacher Richard Cossette for his 9th grade advanced ELA students. This week we follow up with a look at some student reflections on the project and ways in which the project’s learning objectives tied in to Saskatchewan’s education curriculum.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Note that the fictional Facebook profile each student created for the historical figure they chose to use can be opened by clicking on the underlined name in the section subheadings below.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Student Reflections</strong> (with links to profiles)</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong>‘Annie’ [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/EmergingEdTech#!/profile.php?id=100001967763544">Winston Churchill</a>] says:<br/></strong>“At the beginning of this project, I was under the impression that our goal was to learn about different types of government from around the world and about the great world leaders who led these governments. However, when the Summit heated up, it became clear to me that although these tasks were important, the greater knowledge that we gathered from Facebook were the events that we created in our ‘imaginary’ society. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/facebook-summit-2011-part-2-student-learning-overview/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></span></p>
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<h3><span class="font-size-3">Come meet Aristotle Bedford, Vlad Dracul Bedfordii, and Tommy Jefferson Bedford … and the teacher and students who created them!</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Canadian 9th Grade ELA Teacher Richard Cossette developed this highly engaging and fun project for his students, with Facebook playing a central role. Mr. Cossette did a wonderful job of defining and executing this, and I am delighted to be able to share…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Come meet Aristotle Bedford, Vlad Dracul Bedfordii, and Tommy Jefferson Bedford … and the teacher and students who created them!</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Canadian 9th Grade ELA Teacher Richard Cossette developed this highly engaging and fun project for his students, with Facebook playing a central role. Mr. Cossette did a wonderful job of defining and executing this, and I am delighted to be able to share his work here.</span></p>
<span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/EmergingEdTech#!/profile.php?id=100001193346928"></a></span><br/>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100001193346928"><img height="300" width="137" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/FaceBookSummitPic-137x300.png" title="FaceBookSummitPic" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7548"/></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">I am going to publish this post in two parts – the first part will lay out the basic concept behind the project, and the assignment. Part two <em>(which I will publish next Sunday)</em> will provide examples of some of the work done by students who participated in the project, and a look at the how this project met specific learning objectives met.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/05/facebook-summit-2011-an-excellent-academic-use-of-the-popular-internet-app/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></span></p>10 Reasons Why Schools Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy To Our Kidstag:www.classroom20.com,2011-04-25:649749:BlogPost:6290872011-04-25T12:13:47.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<p><em>Thanks to guest writer Krisca C. Te for working with me to develop this week’s feature post on the importance of financial literacy education for our high school and college students.</em></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/clipArt_moneySymbol.jpg"><img alt="Dollar sign clip art" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7504" height="217" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/clipArt_moneySymbol-300x217.jpg" title="clipArt_moneySymbol" width="300"></img></a></p>
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<p>In the past, a teacher telling kids how to spend their allowance money might be promptly put in her place by the PTA. Money matters were personal, and to…</p>
<p><em>Thanks to guest writer Krisca C. Te for working with me to develop this week’s feature post on the importance of financial literacy education for our high school and college students.</em></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/clipArt_moneySymbol.jpg"><img height="217" width="300" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/clipArt_moneySymbol-300x217.jpg" alt="Dollar sign clip art" title="clipArt_moneySymbol" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7504"/></a></p>
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<p>In the past, a teacher telling kids how to spend their allowance money might be promptly put in her place by the PTA. Money matters were personal, and to be kept within the family. With the increasingly difficult financial conditions bought on by recession and other fiscal challenges in the US and abroad, it would be a great time for schools to help to give our kids a fighting chance. In recent years, many academics have pushed for the introduction of financial literacy into the school curriculum.</p>
<p>The need to educate our kids about money is simply greater than ever. Here’s 10 reasons why.</p>
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<p><strong>1. They don’t know enough.</strong> Studies by the <a target="_blank" href="http://jumpstart.org/">Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bls.gov/nls/nlsy97.htm">National Longitudinal Survey of Youth</a> have shown that many young people have little understanding of finance and economics. They are spending and borrowing without knowing that interest builds up, or that credit cards aren’t free money.</p>
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<p><strong>2. They are starting younger.</strong> The weekly-allowance system is used in many families. Five dollars for the candy store may not seem so bad, but pre-teens stretching $25 over one week will need a bit more guidance.</p>
<p><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/04/10-reasons-why-schools-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-to-our-kids/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>TakingITGlobal – Social Learning With A Global Consciousnesstag:www.classroom20.com,2011-04-18:649749:BlogPost:6261112011-04-18T12:15:08.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3>This online community empowers students everywhere to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges.</h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.tigweb.org/" target="_blank">TakingITGlobal</a> has been around since 1999 and is a pioneer in the use of social networking to encourage global citizenship through collaborative projects for students and educators. TakingITGlobal (TIG) has partnered with thousands of schools and organizations, from just about every country, to inspire, inform, and…</p>
<h3>This online community empowers students everywhere to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges.</h3>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.tigweb.org/">TakingITGlobal</a> has been around since 1999 and is a pioneer in the use of social networking to encourage global citizenship through collaborative projects for students and educators. TakingITGlobal (TIG) has partnered with thousands of schools and organizations, from just about every country, to inspire, inform, and involve youth worldwide.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.tigweb.org/"><img height="63" width="255" src="http://www.emergingedtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TakingItGlobal_logo.png" alt="TakingItGlobal logo" title="TakingItGlobal_logo" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7410"/></a></p>
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<p>TIG considers ‘youth’ to include people between the ages of 15 and 30, “who show some level of being globally aware and engaged as socially responsible leaders of their communities.” Their mission can be summarized as, “enabling … a collaborative learning community which provides youth with access to global opportunities, cross-cultural connections and meaningful participation in decision-making … utilizing internet technologies to cultivate youth leadership and engagement in social issues.” </p>
<p><strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/04/takingitglobal-social-learning-with-a-global-consciousness/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></p>Inspiring Learning Outcomes with Twitter in the Kindergarten Classroomtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-04-11:649749:BlogPost:6235622011-04-11T13:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This teacher’s work with Twitter is building connections across the globe, and inspiring learning here at home.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I first learned about Amy Night’s</span><span class="font-size-3"> use of Twitter in her kindergarten classroom when she submitted the following comment in response to the post, “…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">This teacher’s work with Twitter is building connections across the globe, and inspiring learning here at home.</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I first learned about Amy Night’s</span><span class="font-size-3"> use of Twitter in her kindergarten classroom when she submitted the following comment in response to the post, “<a target="_self" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/02/do-you-use-facebook-or-twitter-in-the-classroom-or-know-someone-who-does/">Do you use Facebook or Twitter in the classroom (or know someone who does)?</a>” back in February:</span></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="font-size-3">“I am a kindergarten teacher, using Twitter in my classroom as a tool to connect my students to a larger, international community, of kindergarteners. I blogged about it here: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://missnightmutters.blogspot.com/">http://missnightmutters.blogspot.com/</a>. Just recently the entire kindergarten team (4 teachers) at my school created twitter accounts for their classes, and we are using them as part of a “Kindergarten Around the World” virtual exchange project.”</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Naturally I stopped by her blog and started reading. I loved her story, and decided right then and there I wanted to write about it here. When I recently sat down and started reviewing her work to try and put together an article, I found her March post, “I heard them say, love is the way”, and it occurred to me that I really couldn’t add anything to this, and that I really wanted to share it ... <strong>[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/04/inspiring-learning-outcomes-with-twitter-in-the-kindergarten-classroom/">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]</strong></span></p>Social Learning With Social Networking Tools Designed Just For Educationtag:www.classroom20.com,2011-04-04:649749:BlogPost:6212122011-04-04T12:30:00.000ZKelly Walshhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KellyWalsh
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Are you using one of these education-specific Social Learning applications?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Last week’s article, “<a href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/03/facebook-in-the-classroom-seriously/" target="_self">Facebook in the Classroom. Seriously</a>”, was the first in a series focused on the use of social networking tools in the classroom. I am writing this series of articles as part of…</span></p>
<h3><span class="font-size-3">Are you using one of these education-specific Social Learning applications?</span></h3>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Last week’s article, “<a target="_self" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/03/facebook-in-the-classroom-seriously/">Facebook in the Classroom. Seriously</a>”, was the first in a series focused on the use of social networking tools in the classroom. I am writing this series of articles as part of my preparation for a presentation on the subject at this year’s <a target="_blank" href="http://campustechnology.com/summer10">Campus Technology 2011</a> conference. In addition to looking at popular tools like Facebook and Twitter, I also want to be able to recommend a number of worthwhile education-specific platforms.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Using applications that are intended solely for education eliminates concerns about exposing students to the inappropriate types of content found on popular mass market social networking tools.</span></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/04/social-learning-with-social-networking-tools-designed-just-for-education/">READ FULL POST</a>]</span></strong></p>