1:1 Pilot

An extensive list of resources for digital storytelling including how to use it in the classroom and which tools to use.

New York State education officials, admitting that the state's annual tests were not properly measuring student proficiency, released results Wednesday showing that more than half of New York City students were failing to meet state standards in reading, at a time when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg boasted that more that more than two-thirds of city's students were reading at grade level.

Step by step instructions on how to create a digital story using Movie Maker.

A wiki created by Joyce Valenza that provides not only various Web 2.0 tools but also provides resources for how to use them in the classroom.

Google Maps allows you to Mark your favorite places on your map, draw lines and shapes to highlight paths and areas, add your own text, photos, and videos, and share your map with friends and family

I haven't used it yet, but ZeeMaps seems like it might work to create interactive maps.

Excellent resource for examples of digital storytelling in various subject areas. It includes Web 2.0 suggestions for creating digital stories and lots of other resources.

A free download of Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano's book that walks the user through digital storytelling and the various tools available for it.

Wiki of a school that's using World of Warcraft for at-risk students.  There are links to lessons on the left of the page.

StageofLife.com thinks the answer to this phenomenon lies not in pushing against new social media, but rather embracing it: by encouraging high school students to blog. StageofLife.com is a website for the generation growing up with social media embedded into their daily lives to meet, share stories, and learn about those in their generation and other stages of life. It is an educational resource as well, offering lesson plans and contest ideas to educators. One of the most recent creative writing lesson plans is quite innovative: its goal is to break students out of the restrictive environment of 140-character word limits while at the same time promote the use of social media in the classroom. StageofLife.com believes that blogging and other social media is an integral part of the lives of current high school students, and should be incorporated into English classes around the country.

Brandy this is the site I was talking about

The first Fitness Park licensed by the German Nordic Walking Association is situated in the middle of the romantic landscape of the Vesser Valley in Thuringia. The 60 km trail is comprised of 4 separate routes that pass through the NORDIC FITNESS PARK ON THE RENNSTEIG. A classification by distance and difficulty makes the selection of a suitable route easier for everyone. Entrance signs at the starting points in Vesser and at the Ringberg Hotel Suhl give information on technique and equipment as well as on the ideal strain and heart rate. A special highlight is the annual GutsMuths-Rennsteiglauf (cross-country ultramarathon), the biggest ultramarathon in Central Europe. Back to top

Ich moechte dort gern mein Wochenende verbringen.

Fantastisch

Another polling tool that Trese presented.

Sarah Brown Wessling We will skype with her next week, August 11th from 10-11am

let's go!

I wonder if there's anything as nice as the Ringing Rocks in Taos? If not, I'm not going much further than the Delaware.

i am in!