December 2007 Blog Posts (88)

The 25 days of Christmas advent calendar

I encourge you to download this free 25 days of Christmas @http://www.adventcalender.blip.tv This is 25 days of positive thoughts for Childern to have a happy Christmas and a more giving Christmas please tell me what you think and share this with your students

Santa

http://www.santalivenow.com

Santa's 25 day advent calender

Added by Santa on December 11, 2007 at 8:00am — No Comments

Texas Goes all Weird by Firing the head of Science Education

Texas Goes all Weird by Firinghead of Science Education

Hi everyone!

Something very disturbing happened in Texas a few weeks back.

Read about it here

Added by Tim Holt on December 11, 2007 at 6:59am — No Comments

Fostering Meaningful Teaching and Learning with Technology: Characteristics of Effective Professional Development

Hi Classroom 2.0-rs!

I just finished a 3-part blog post about a chapter in a great book called Meaningful Learning Using Technology: What Educators Need to Know And Do edited by Elizabeth Alexander Ashburn, Robert E. Floden. This is on my GenYES blog:

Part 1 is about the book in…

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Added by Sylvia Martinez on December 10, 2007 at 8:35pm — 1 Comment

Creo que por aquí podemos comenzar

Me gusta este concepto y creo que le podemos sacar partido para la educación superior. Estaré invitando a colegas a ver cómo podemos empezar a crear una base para la comunicación masiva.

Added by Carlos Andújar on December 10, 2007 at 5:51pm — No Comments

Nearing the 15000 mark!

It's amazing to see how far the Studica Skills competitions have come in just three seasons. Some of the submissions are from schools that have participated since our inception, and it's really nice to see they're still enthusiastic about it! We're slowly getting the word out, and we have nearly 15000 registrants worldwide so far!

Top Cow comics recently teaming up with Studica Skills was a great boost for us! Not only did it diversify the competitions even more, but it's…

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Added by Studica Skills on December 10, 2007 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Using a $50 Wiimote to turn your wall into an interactive whiteboard

I really want to see http://Edusim3d.com with this hack… Continue

Added by Rich White on December 10, 2007 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Hello World!

We the students of a Web 2.0 class are interested in learning how
teachers across the world use Web 2.0 in their classrooms. Any feedback
would be greaty appreciated, thank you!!!

Added by Web 2.0 Class on December 10, 2007 at 8:08am — No Comments

The Savvy Teacher’s Digital Tool Kit: Join a Global Community

By Alix E. Peshette

Cross-posted from EdTEch Gold Rush

In this digital age, the staggering amount of electronic print and media has provided a gold…

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Added by Alix E. Peshette on December 10, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

Vegemite, blue tongue lizards and cricket

A year 9 boy was carrying a box with some straw in it, down the corridor after morning recess. There was a blue tongued lizard in it. (I think it is unique to Australia). So, I asked him if he could be granted leave of absence from class to show the lizard on skype to the Korean students at Uijeonbgu Science HS near Seoul. So, after logging on, the lizard was duly shown and the Korean students could even see his little blue tongue going in and out.

Next question was what the weather…

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Added by Anne Mirtschin on December 8, 2007 at 3:52am — 1 Comment

I'm back

I have been away from this group for a long time. I made a big change going into this school year. I moved from the middle school I had been teaching at to a new high school. The school that I am at is an Early college High School which is part of the New Schools Project that is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a very exciting, innovative and decidedly "outside the box" program and I am honored to be a part of it.

We are very much under a microscope and we are… Continue

Added by Shawn Moore on December 7, 2007 at 8:04pm — No Comments

Facebook Application Development

Been spending more time lately thinking about Facebook Application Development for small businesses.

Was reading Andrew McAfee talking about The Impact of Information Technology (IT) on Businesses and their Leaders and talking about Facebook AS the Intranet.

Was also talking with another acquaintance about the usage of Facebook as a learning platform for K-12.

I really feel… Continue

Added by Kin Lane on December 6, 2007 at 11:52pm — No Comments

Thanks for watching the video conference.

This was my first presentation via distance so I hope you will forgive any blunders that might have occured during the course of this event. Feel free to post comments / question or ask me to post any videos that I might have missed. Cheers Gerry

Added by gerry davis on December 6, 2007 at 8:16pm — 1 Comment

Taking the Plunge: Firing up a class wiki

I did it.

I created a collaborative space for my senior Biology class. I logged on to Wikispaces last night and created a private Wiki just for us - a communal spot to deposit resources, where the students can contribute rather than simply consuming what I can find.

Let me back up a bit...

For the last few years we have been exploring educational technology in our school, a K-12 independent school in Toronto. We have Smart boards…

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Added by Ed Hitchcock on December 6, 2007 at 2:22pm — 1 Comment

Edusim at this years Midwest Technology Conference - St Charles Mo.

We have been invited by SmartTech to do an Edusim Demo at their booth at the Midwest Technology Conference (http://www2.csd.org/metc2008.htm) if you are interested in see some of the new stuff - http://edusim3d.com - we also have a new support frum here - http://edusim3d.com/forum

Added by Rich White on December 6, 2007 at 10:42am — No Comments

Why do we have "school"?

Years back, when I was trying to figure out what to do with my life, I decided that I needed some money to pay for bills, food and rent because I didn’t want to move home and live

with my parents. I was 18 you know and that would have been a real blow

to my independence and self-esteem if I had had to move back home.

After doing a few odd things, I happened upon someone who needed some

painting. The rest, as they say, is history. I liked the job and,…

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Added by Kelly Christopherson on December 5, 2007 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Can We Spark Innovation?

Today I'm thinking about the digital tools I've been using lately with varying success. I'm also thinking about David Warlick's recent apology to teachers. He apologizes to teachers for talking about them to administrators and others invested in improving schools/education. Does he really apologize? His apology is for talking about teachers and "getting them to teach differently" with administrators and others-- or for reporting out conversations he's had. I think that's how he words it. I… Continue

Added by Lee Ann Spillane on December 5, 2007 at 5:45pm — 1 Comment

It's been awhile...

I haven't been on in quite awhile. I've been pretty busy with the new job -- teaching K - 12 at an alternative ed. school -- plus my own kids and husband. It's been crazy.

Added by Amy Clay on December 4, 2007 at 8:40pm — No Comments

Unitedstreaming.....more than streaming videos

Download jeopardy template_with video and image placeholders.ppt Download MACE.zip This zip file contains all of my presentation materials from the MACE Conference in Bonner Springs, Kansas. I have also included a few extra information and instructional PDF files. Please enjoy and let me…

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Added by Dean Mantz on December 4, 2007 at 1:32pm — 7 Comments

2007 EduBlog Awards

Cross-posted to blog of proximal development

It is a great honour to be nominated again for the EduBlog Awards. I don’t know who nominated this blog in two categories - Best Teacher Blog and Most Influential Post - but I…

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Added by Konrad Glogowski on December 4, 2007 at 9:46am — No Comments

Active Learning Blog Carnival

The second edition of the Active Learning Blog Carnival is up at http://activelearningcarnival.blogspot.com/ I recieved 38 submissions and accepted 24. Content is organized under the following headings: