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After Holiday Let-Down

So, now that the holidays are over, it's time to get "back to reality". I will be finishing up my first Science Fair in the next month. This has been an experience I have enjoyed however, it has become rather bothersom at the same time. It is at times difficult to motivate the students. In my class (7th and 8th graders) we have been working on Science Fair since before Thanksgiving. They have had ample opportunity to complete all of their research, type all of their papers, etc. in class. I… Continue

Added by Kara Norris on January 2, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Tips for Online Teaching and Earning

Tips for Online Teaching and Earning on WiZiQ by Nidhi Sehgal

Get your own…

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Added by Alfajri Alwis on January 2, 2009 at 12:08am — No Comments

Game Education Special Interest Group

IGDA Education SIG Spawns First Global Game Jam
42 Sites In 15 Different Countries Already Signed On And The List Is Growing
http://igda.org/education/

Added by Gavin McLean on January 1, 2009 at 11:23pm — No Comments

Moving The History Channel Into the Future for Teaching; By Lance Winslow

By Lance Winslow

Many people spend hours watching and learning on Television. What a great teaching tool it can be. Maybe in the future we can use this platform with the technology upgrades along the way to help propel our teaching endeavors.

Currentely, there is the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, History Channel, Wings, Animal Channel and a host of others and they are indeed very interesting to watch.… Continue

Added by Lance Winslow on January 1, 2009 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Moodle at Glidden-Ralston

I wondering if anyone has been using Moodle in their classrooms?

Added by K Thelin on January 1, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

21st Century Literacies and Schools of Education

This is a topic that has been on my mind for several years but after spending some time with a new teacher over the Christmas break has pushed me to the point that I need to put my thoughts somewhere even if no one reads it.

What are universities doing to make sure that their teacher candidates are prepared to use and teach their students to use technology? Apparently not much. Case in point: my nephew's wife has been teaching in California under a provisional/temporary teaching… Continue

Added by Lynne H on January 1, 2009 at 4:54pm — 7 Comments

7 Things You Don't Really Need to Know About Me

I was tagged by Naomi Harm to participate in this Twitter meme and I have posted the list on my Kaffeeklatsch blog here:

http://kathyschrock.net/blog/2008/12/7-things-you-dont-really-need-to-know.html… Continue

Added by Kathy Schrock on January 1, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

School Reform and the IBM Selectric

During a recent evening of channel surfing, I stumbled across a great show on the History Channel dealing with the development of the typewriter. I knew some about the history of the typewriter, including the fact that they key placement was designed to slow the typist down so that they machine could keep up and that key jams would be lessened.

The IBM Selectric was a revolution. No more jammed keys! Instead, IBM thought of a new way to make the typewriter work better -- put the… Continue

Added by Tom Welch on January 1, 2009 at 9:14am — 1 Comment

2008 Top Ten

Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/

Google Reader http:// www.google.com/reader

iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig

Blogger http://www.blogger.com

VoiceThread http://ed.voicethread.com

Diigo http://www.diigo.com

Jing… Continue

Added by Mary Ann on December 31, 2008 at 8:27pm — No Comments

Everything is Bigger in Texas

From the deserts of New Mexico, to the big state of Texas, and back to the sunflower state of Kansas. I’m back in Kansas now, but I thought that I would share with you a few of our stops that we made on our way back. Read More and see pictures on our BCRN Class Blog

Added by Donnie Smith on December 31, 2008 at 6:36pm — No Comments

7 Things You Don’t Really Need to Know About Me

Apparently we are playing tag today. I was tagged by GlenGarden with the challenge of 7 Things You Don’t Really Need to Know About Me- you have now been invited as will on this journey!

1. I use to be a LPN (nurse) and worked in a care facility with down syndrome, elderly and mentally challenged patients. I loved this job. I was appreciated by my administrator and the patients every day. They made me smile, laugh and I always felt… Continue

Added by Naomi Harm on December 31, 2008 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

7 Things You Don’t Really Need to Know About Me

Kelly Hines tagged me in her recent post, so I want to do my best oblige. Here are 7 things that you don’t really need to know about me.

1. I did volunteer service for two years in Vlaanderen (Dutch speaking Belgum) for my church. As a result, I learned to speak Dutch… Continue

Added by Glen Westbroek on December 31, 2008 at 12:31pm — 2 Comments

A Visit with the Head Master of the Guiyang Experimental High School #3, China

After the tours, we were able to visit with the head master of the school. She shared much information about the students and the building. The students in the school come from the Guizhou province. The teachers are very good, and she said that the “students are lively.” This is an experimental school because it is a relatively new boarding school funded in 2004. As a result, they are still in the experimental process of implementing the school. Only five teachers live here after 9 o’clock to… Continue

Added by Dr. Kari Stubbs on December 31, 2008 at 7:41am — No Comments

Online eLearning Education and Children's Self-esteem Issues - By Lance Winslow

By Lance Winslow

There simply is not enough information available on the synergies or detriments that online eLearning will have on our children psyche. Especially limited are issues of the children's "self-esteem" and self-confidence building using these eLearning educational systems. When the Online Think Tank recently brought this subject up at a small meeting many diverse opinions emerged.

Below are some of my… Continue

Added by Lance Winslow on December 31, 2008 at 3:19am — No Comments

Top 100 E-Learning Tools (And The Top 25 Free Ones)

Jane Hart over at the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies has compiled some great lists for e-learning tools. The lists are geared more toward educators, but I think a decent majority of the items are relevant for students as well, especially grad students who spend their days walking that line between penniless student and underpaid educator.

There’s the… Continue

Added by Sabrina Fu on December 31, 2008 at 2:30am — No Comments

Support Breast Cancer Funding for Underprivileged Women

The Breast Cancer Site is real and money paid by site advertisers does indeed go towards providing free mammograms. When a visitor clicks on the "Fund Free Mammograms" button on the site, another page opens that contains banner advertisements from site sponsors. All of the fees paid by these sponsors are used to fund free mammograms.

I must admit that initially I thought this was a hoax, but I checked it at several urban legend… Continue

Added by Gary Latman on December 30, 2008 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Re:Best Year-In-Review, Resources on Middle East, Best 2008 Books & More

Here are a few new "The Best..." lists to ring in the New Year:

The Best Posts Of 2008

(http://tinyurl.com/a69vlj)

The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration

(http://tinyurl.com/7fx4zk)

The Best Temporary Email Address Sites For Students (Or Anyone)

(http://tinyurl.com/7qvyeh)

The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2008

(http://tinyurl.com/a8kz7y)

The Best Sources For Advice On Student… Continue

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on December 30, 2008 at 10:01am — No Comments

Disrupting Class Outside the Classroom

Probably out of context from the entire article, I read this excerpt from the following post: The Role of Educational Leaders in Implementing Web 2.0 from… Continue

Added by John Costilla on December 30, 2008 at 9:37am — No Comments

Screencasting Software - Easily Make Stunning Demos

Screencasting software — for screen capture, editing, and publication of video files － has been used to market software products and website service, and to train people in the use of those products and service. Screencasting is a powerful tool for presentation; if screencating software can be properly used it will enable us to achieve many of our goals, such as making a software tutorial, creating a shot how-to video, and producing a… Continue

Added by William Peterson on December 30, 2008 at 6:39am — No Comments

What Are Avatars and Why Should They Be Used for eLearning for Kids? By Lance Winslow

By Lance Winslow

Avatars are being introduced to assist kids in eLearning. It turns out the kids love the avatars and they can be used as teacher assistants. This helps with teaching in overloaded classrooms and increases the learning of the students. What is an Avatar? Well Glad you asked;

An "avatar" is a fictional character inside of Computer. For instance Microsoft word comes with a "Paper Clip" which… Continue

Added by Lance Winslow on December 29, 2008 at 11:42pm — 3 Comments