January 2009 Blog Posts (154)

Knowledge Essentials on Facebook!

We've created a little home for Knowledge Essentials over on Facebook. Be sure to come on over to our shiny, new Facebook page!

If you have any resources or ideas you'd like to share, feel free to leave a comment on our Facebook page discussion board. Or leave Amy a shout out on our Wall!

Added by Amy James on January 11, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

A Very Old Place

I have a blog that is very pretty and nobody ever comes to visit. A Very Old Place focuses on using primary sources in the classroom. If you like old stuff--documents, photos, emphermera or you like to use images in your teaching you might like to take a peek.

Added by Nancy Bosch on January 11, 2009 at 3:24pm — 2 Comments

Online job

Hello Iam a online teacher i am looking here any online teaching job
if anybody can help me plz inform mr
thanks
my tutor link is
http://www.wiziq.com/search.aspx?qry=ritesh%20kesharwani
Ritesh
India

Added by Ritesh Kesharwani on January 11, 2009 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Come and visit my edublog!

Maintaining one blog is enough for me! Please come visit my blog, Just a Thought, at Edublogs. I love to hear what others have to say so please comment when you visit!

Added by Errin on January 11, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

My blog

I want to provide educators with a link to my blog: http://speechlanguagepathologysharing.blogspot.com/. I created the blog to share speech-language materials that I personally designed. Even if a educator is not in speech or special education, I believe that my blog can be appreciated by those in regular education. Regular educators might still be able to use my materials with their students, or they can just see how I use… Continue

Added by Eric Sailers on January 11, 2009 at 10:33am — No Comments

Interesting Site - January 11, 2009

Vicki Davis's recent article in Edutopia described how her students use PLN for their research projects. Before reading this article, I always thought of a PLN as a way for teachers to organize their personal learning.

Building a Digital Locker: Personal Learning Networks Explained | Edutopia

Vicki Davis… Continue

Added by Mary Ann on January 11, 2009 at 7:57am — No Comments

My students want to get introduced.

1. My name is Sandip Phuyal. I'm 10 years old. I read in class 3. I want to become a doctor. My hobby is playing football and drawing. I like daal (pulse soup) and Bhat (rice) I have a brother. He's 12 years old.

2. hello, My name is Swarnim Gurung. I'm 9 years old. My school's name is SAV. I read in class 3. I live in a village. My favourite subject is Math. I like daal bhat. My hobby is drawing. I want to become a soldier. There are 10 members in my family. My parents are traditional… Continue

Added by Govinda Prasad Panthy on January 10, 2009 at 10:38pm — 7 Comments

The Students are Teaching Me!

It's amazing what students are capable of accomplishing when given rich, meaningful tasks to complete. I just finished uploading my latest classroom podcast, and I am still smiling as I listen to the student responses to the following question: "Do you think that it is possible for a young student to make a difference in the world? What could you do in the next few months to make a difference in your home, school, community, and world as a whole?" I… Continue

Added by Mike Poluk on January 10, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

One E-Portfolio System - Mahara & Useful Web App - SimplyBox

We've been using Moodle for about four years now and this year we've added Mahara to the mix. Mahara is an opensource applications developed specifically for education but includes many of the social networking components found in many of the most popular web sites such as Facebook, MySpace, etc. etc. Because it's opensource it can be installed on your own server and used safely with in the confines of your own network...if you so choose...

I created a few introductory video… Continue

Added by John Patten on January 10, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Curriculum Mapping

I teach in a small, rural school. At times, many times, we have to be creative due to our lack of resources, whether that be financial or physical. Needless to say, I do not have, what I would call, a usable curriculum map or pacing guide. I smell a new project! Normally, I merely "borrow" whatever I can from seasoned teachers, internet sites, etc. My situation is a little different because we are a Catholic school. I have to follow their content standards which means I can't just copy from… Continue

Added by Kara Norris on January 10, 2009 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Technology in the Classroom?

We are all talking about Web 2.0 and how wonderful it is to use. It's the best thing since Slice Bread. Every conference is about all of the tools that can be used to make classroom use so much easier. Yes, I love everything about it. I love the conferences and the presentations. In fact, almost everything I see is about Web 2.0 now. After being in education and growing up with the Internet since the early 1990s, I have been very fortunate to have computers in my classrooms with the Internet. I… Continue

Added by Cindy Agnew on January 10, 2009 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Around the World in 80 Schools

am so excited that my students in Room 2110 are going to participate in the collaborative Skype project headed by Silvia Tolisano, better known as Langwitches. For the next six months, students from around the world will videoconference with other students. This is a once in a lifetime chance for my students to make connections to their learning. They will have background knowledge and information about each… Continue

Added by Alexis Krysten on January 10, 2009 at 9:50am — No Comments

Use of iTouch for PLN's

We are looking at working with our local teacher resource center to get teacher involved in PLN's and collaboration using the Apple iTouch. Has anyone seen a program like this or currently use their iTouch in this manner? Any ideas or opionions would be greatly appreciated.

Added by William Bean on January 10, 2009 at 9:18am — No Comments

Student Messaging Poll

Please take a minute to answer my one question poll on student preferred tools for messaging. What do you know about your student's favorite method of communicating? http://twtpoll.com/t67coj Thanks for your input. Results available after voting.
Sorry for any cross-posting. I know this is very unscientific.

Lauren

Added by Lauren Rosen on January 9, 2009 at 10:47am — No Comments

Press Release: Joan Ganz Cooney Center Calls For New national Strategy to Invest in mobile learning and A Digital Teacher Corps

Model Programs Spark New Opportunity to Transform Children’s Education

New York and Las Vegas, January 9, 2009 – Mobile device use is exploding among children worldwide, cell phones and iPods are this generation’s preferred form of social communication. More than half of the world’s population now owns a cell phone and experts project that people will use cell phones as their primary means of accessing the Internet by the year 2020. However, most educators and parents have… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on January 9, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Top E-Learning Tools of 2009 You Shouldn’t Teach Without

Nowadays, many predictions come forth from every industry. 9 E-Commerce Predictions for 2009, 10 tech predictions for 2009, eLearning predictions for 2009 and so on. Though we know none of us can see into the future, we cannot deny that these predictions play significant roles in guidance… Continue

Added by SunnyY on January 9, 2009 at 5:51am — 2 Comments

The Art of Story Telling

The Art of Story Telling by Nellie Deutsch

Get your own Virtual…

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Added by Alfajri Alwis on January 9, 2009 at 4:42am — No Comments

PodCast producer - well hidden and largely unknown

a little known app contained in the utilities folder is podcast capture

this app links to an XServ( Apple OS X server running Leopard OS X.5) and allows immediate screencapture with voice over

with post processing done by the server and uploaded to your blog or wiki

blog server and wiki servers are included in the Xserv software..all free..all unlimited

a perfect way to host your own content within your school with reduced issues of privacy or… Continue

Added by garyb on January 9, 2009 at 12:17am — 2 Comments

Region 3 Leadership Conference

I just recently became a member of the National Education Association and am looking forward to connecting and building my network with other teachers and most importantly the potential teachers of California.

Up and coming: I will be attending the Region 3 Leadership conference through SCTA (Student California Teachers Assocation) and Club Teach, representing California Lutheran University.

I hope to be able to continue to learn and blog about my experiences by attending… Continue

Added by estrand on January 8, 2009 at 2:24pm — 1 Comment

NSBA Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networking

Based on my reading of the NSBA report, research by Grunwald and Associates LLC shows that social networking rivals television based on time spent on both activities and 96% of students surveyed have used online services such as chatting, social networking, blogging, messaging, etc. Social networking tools are used weekly by 71% of students. Education is a major source of discussion in this medium, with 60% of students using the tools to discuss education, and 50% using it specifically for… Continue

Added by Scott on January 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments