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Digital Photography

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:05:41 -0000

Site for Digital Photography, Digital Darkroom and Photoshop

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Posted by: mediaspider

How the Google generation thinks differently - Times Online

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:01:21 -0000

Digital-age kids process information differently from parents. Our writer admits misjudging how her son was learning

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Posted by: dannynic

Now That Your Students Have Created Web-Based Digital Portfolios, How Do You Evaluate Them?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:14:11 -0000

With the recent influx of new teaching and learning technologies, schools are implementing digital portfolios. The program at lona College developed a four-point rubric to evaluate web-based digital portfolios. A web-based portfolio, as used in this article, is a digital portfolio that incorporates web-based materials into teaching and learning. The three main elements evaluated were form (design and aesthetics), function and usability (ease of use), and components (presence and communication of the required samples). This rubric has allowed an objective, systematic, and reliable evaluation of...

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Posted by: jeff-milw

NSBA: Evaluating Digital Products

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:44:50 -0000

We watched an example of a student-produced film about the bombing of Hiroshima and discussed how we would assess it. It was difficult to say since we weren’t the ones that gave the assignment, but it got the conversation started. Our speaker said that in many cases a scoring guide (i.e., rubric) isn’t even provided, or the scoring guide focuses exclusively on the mechanics of the product (e.g., number of images, number of PowerPoint slides). Too often, she says, the product is simply turned in without the kind of serious assessment that we usually give to more traditional writing assignments. I’ve observed this over the years as well, and have often felt like technological glitz has been substituted for high quality content. This is especially common with teachers who may not be very technosavvy themselves and may be more likely to be overly impressed with the polish that modern ditial tools can impart without any effort on the part of the student.

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Posted by: jeff-milw

Student Product Scoring Guide

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:43:11 -0000

The Scoring Guide for Student Products was created to evaluate the content knowledge and the effective use of technology in communicating ideas and information that is evident in the products that students create with computers. Check out Using Scoring Guides vs. Rubrics to understand the scope of a scoring guide.

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Posted by: jeff-milw

Moodstream™ by Getty Images

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:32:46 -0000

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Posted by: riptide

Ethics: MCPS Teacher Project: "Career Day" 48 Hour Film Questions

Tue, 06 May 2008 05:50:28 -0000

"Career Day" \nby Roadside Productions \n\nScreened at AFI Silver Spring\non May 9, 2006 at 7pm. \n\n

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Posted by: mediamoo

Teach Digital: Curriculum by Wes Fryer wiki / start

Sat, 03 May 2008 01:02:19 -0000

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A Summer Of Professional Learning Choices for Educators! Where Should I Start?

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Posted by: jeff-milw

Wired Science | PBS

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:33:00 -0000

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Posted by: clifsnotes

FriendFeed - About Us

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:02:09 -0000

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This might be an interesting way to facilitate conversation in classes and professional development. posted by clifsnotes

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This might be an interesting way to facilitate conversation in classes and professional development. posted by clifsnotes

FriendFeed enables you to keep up-to-date on the web pages, photos, videos and music that your friends and family are sharing. It offers a unique way to discover and discuss information among friends.

customized feed

It’s also fast and easy to start discussions around shared items. On FriendFeed, you and your friends contribute to a shared stream of information — information that you care about, because it's from the people that you care about.

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Posted by: clifsnotes