May 2009 Blog Posts (115)

My new image

For some time now I've been reflecting on my identity. One's identity is formed through interactions between one's nature, roles and environments. In other words, it's rather complicated, and simplifying it in order to make it manageable is a formidable task indeed. The image you see here is my latest attempt to accomplish this task. The image consists of 3 major L-shaped brush strokes. They represent three words describing my approach to life: Loving, Laughing and Learning. The… Continue

Added by Michael Stout on May 16, 2009 at 10:04pm — No Comments

It's learning stole my Saturday

I usually have my students record their English homework on it's learning. There's a record function in the text editor, and it is excellent. But, here I am - listening to my students read their English homwork on a Saturday! And, I'm enjoying it!

So, it has freed up more time in class to do other things besides hearing them read to me, but it has stolen my Saturdays! And I think that's ok!

Added by Chris Andre Lund on May 16, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

ISTE Wshop : in SL : Web 2.0

ISTE Wshop : in SL : Web 2.0

21st May 2009 6pm SL time

All details at http://tr.im/lv5L

Facilitator
Shamblesguru Voom
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Added by Shamblesguru (Chris Smith) on May 16, 2009 at 4:33am — No Comments

Cell Phone Usage In Schools

What is your school policy for cell phone use? How do you control student cell phone use? What do you do to curb usage in your classroom?

Added by Felecia Mandeville on May 15, 2009 at 8:41am — 1 Comment

Web 2.0 Conference Reflections: CR20Sac2009

If you are considering attending one of the Classroom 2.0 workshops in your area, this post will give you an idea about what it is like.

The first of the 2-day conference began with introductions and a few rules of the loosely structured format. Steve shared the "rule of two feet," commenting that anyone could get up and leave if this wasn't what they were looking for. The first day was interesting, but it was the afternoon session and… Continue

Added by Donelle on May 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

creative art networks for your school / college or university

Hello my name is Jonathan, I have set up a site called mywdot.com. I am hoping that it will become the facebook for creative people.

One advantage of mywdot.com is that I can create mini networks for schools and societies to display the work of their students. Therefore in effect giving the school their own creative network.

I have created a sample school network with 4 sample students at:

mywdot.com/network/yourschoolcollegeuniversity

mywdot is completely free for you and… Continue

Added by jon on May 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

May 14, 2009

What will my page look like in 2010? What will I accomplish/use in my classroom in 2010?

I joined this site to learn how to use technology in the classroom. My computer skills are decent, but I haven't executed any real digital learning as a teacher, yet.

2 years ago I bought a macbook and have been taking one to one classes at the Apple Store regularly ever since. I've dabbled with: imovie, idvd, garageband, ical, itunes, iweb, safari, mail, mobileme, keynote,… Continue

Added by Grant MacKenzie on May 14, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

[video preview] Edusim Alpha 10 interactive whiteboard virtual world platform was released a few days ago

Last Alpha release before the Beta version this summer

Can grab the latest at… Continue

Added by Rich White on May 14, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Top 6 Quiz Makers - Easily Make Flash Quizzes

Originated from: E-Learing Zone - Top 6 Quiz Makers

There are tons of quiz makers on the market, search it on Google, you will find more. Most of them are online test makers, now I choose some popular desktop test makers, and list some useful data for each test makers. Hope this information could give you some direction to when choose the right test maker.…

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Added by William Peterson on May 14, 2009 at 5:35am — No Comments

Best Sites On Hubble, Chatbots, Creating Online Art Collections & More

Here's the latest crop of "The Best..." lists:

The Best Online Videos Showing ESL/EFL Teachers In The Classroom

(http://tinyurl.com/ce38jn)

The Best Online “Chatbots” For Practicing English

(http://tinyurl.com/cplv9t)

The Best Sites To Learn About The California Wildfires

(http://tinyurl.com/pl7aje)

The Best “I Spy” (Hidden Object) Games For Vocabulary Development

(http://tinyurl.com/r47jcr)

The Best Sites For Learning… Continue

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on May 14, 2009 at 5:31am — No Comments

Higher Education from US universities and Colleges – My First Hand Experience

Higher Education in the present scenario, when world is facing brunt of recession, is turning out to be best option for majority of the students either at undergraduate level or graduate level. This piece of writing is aimed at helping those students who are planning to go for higher education abroad (specifically US universities and Colleges). Although the article may have Indian flavors (as I’m an Indian and one of the candidate aspiring to go abroad) however I feel issues and problems faced… Continue

Added by Saumil Shrivastava on May 14, 2009 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

Swamps, Chainsaws & Solipsism: Fiendish Deeds (The Joy of Spooking)

Author: P.J. Bracegirdle (on JOMB)

Published: 2008 McElderry Books (… Continue

Added by Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast on May 13, 2009 at 5:36pm — No Comments

Swamps, Chainsaws & Solipsism: Fiendish Deeds (The Joy of Spooking)

Author: P.J. Bracegirdle (on JOMB)

Published: 2008 McElderry Books (… Continue

Added by Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast on May 13, 2009 at 5:36pm — No Comments

Curriculum?

Anyone want to share curriculum for any of the classes you may teach similar to mine. I am always looking for new stuff for the new year. Willing to share.

Added by Felecia Mandeville on May 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Breathalyzers?

What do you think of breathalyzers beng utilized at school functions? Does your school have a policy regarding such use?

Added by Felecia Mandeville on May 13, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Participatory Media Rights in Education Now!

Participatory Media Rights in Education Now!

I get sick to my stomach every time I hear of a school banning Twitter. I feel even worse for teachers and students who have never had the opportunity to use Twitter in the classroom.

I've spent the past week live blogging what I think are very successful uses of Twitter in class. I dare any administrator to visit my Twitter-enhanced Latin classes and then tell me social media has no place in a school building.

I wish… Continue

Added by Shelly Blake-Plock on May 13, 2009 at 9:51am — No Comments

Student screencasting

In a previous post I mentioned how I stumbled upon 2 science teachers in Colorado who provide their students with screencasts of course material. Inspired by their success I began using CamStudio to create screencasts where I modeled how to solve chemistry word problems. I have a LaPazz pen tablet that allows me to write on my computer desktop and in microsoft programs like Word and Powerpoint. I posted the screencasts on Youtube so that my students… Continue

Added by Cameron Brown on May 13, 2009 at 9:22am — No Comments

Making a case for Nings

I'm trying to learn more about using Nings. I have teachers who are using wikis and blogs, but there are a few who may benefit from platform that combines all of these functions. Any recommendations for articles or how-tos?

Added by Xaras Collins-Brown on May 13, 2009 at 7:20am — 2 Comments

To solve employee problem who loses job during recession period Education Activities INC lunches Getting a Job or Keeping Your Job DVD.

Times are hard-hitting in late 2008 and likely to get tougher. Regardless of the financial bailout and some likely federal support for the every industry. It was a fun ride but we've lived beyond our means for quite some time, and now it's time to start paying off some of that debt.

As the economy slows, firms will be taking into consideration several methods to reduce costs: cut raw material and sourcing costs, cut labour costs, cut advertising, marketing and sales costs, or perhaps… Continue

Added by John Khan on May 13, 2009 at 1:27am — No Comments

Differentiated Instruction Continued

For the student project, we took pictures from http://www.fastplants.org/, classroom photos, and scanned student drawing that we included into PowerPoint presentation. Then we saved each slide as a jpeg and uploaded these pictures into Photostory 3. The student then read her journal notes with each slide. This was created into a movie that she will show to her third grade class.

Added by Marianne Shibly on May 12, 2009 at 3:45pm — No Comments