Until recently, asynchronous online discussions have been largely limited to text-based interactions. The continued development of “web 2.0” technologies, or “read/write web” tools, is changing the online interactive landscape, however. Free web services like YackPack (www.yackpack.net) and Vaestro (www.vaestro.com) permit users to engage in audio-based discussions with others using only a computer microphone and a web browser. The audio recordings are immediately stored to a server on the Internet, rather than being saved on local hard drives and then subsequently uploaded to a server. The process is amazingly easy and straightforward, providing multiple benefits for users as well as instructional possiblities for educators.
Lesson Plans : FactCheckED - 0 views
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How to teach students to check their facts; lesson plans and ideas
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Teaching Students to Examine Resources
Seigenthaler and Wikipedia: A Case Study on the Veracity of the "Wiki" concept | Projec... - 0 views
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Wikipedia post by journalist lasts for months unchallenged. How accurate is Wikipedia? How should our students use it?
More: Malcolm Gladwell's 10, 100 Hours Rule for Excellence - 1 views
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Excellence has to do with sheer hard work and a supportive environment. How do we get students to commit to 10.000 hours work to develop the expertise that they need to be competitive and outstanding in the new economy which Howie DiBlasi's has shown us in his video?
Malcolm Gladwell: The 10, 000 Hours Rule for Excellence - 0 views
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Malcolm Gladwell talks about the need to create institutions that provide time and support to develop excellence. This has implications for student development, as well as our own professional development. It takes about 10,000 hours of time investment before we develop expertise in an area.
Creative Use of Podcasting in Higher Education and Its Effect on Competitive Agency - 0 views
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Creating podcasts seems to enhance retention, understanding of and engagement with course content. Lazarri (2009) found that "full-time students co-involved in lessons' podcasting outperformed colleagues of the previous years and achieved higher levels of what we define as competitive agency, that led them to better understand the theoretical issues of the course and to more effective practical skills."
Blooms Digital Taxonomy v2.12 - 4 views
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Wow, thanks Mike. This is exactly what I have been looking for - although I did not know it until now! Combining Bloom's taxonomy with technology seems almost too obvious. But until someone takes the trouble to painstakingly match the thinking skills with the technology skills, things will continue to remain in the air. Thanks for sharing this important idea.
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You're welcome Joy! Professor Pickett suggested I search it. I am also so glad to have found something like this, where new instructional technology forms can get the necessary reinforcement from a well regarded and widely used guide like Bloom's taxonomy. BTW I learn a great deal from your posts!
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - 0 views
Section 508: 508 Law - 0 views
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508 applies only to websites of the federal government and requires certain provisions to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access them. 508 also offers guidance for software companies and web developers but the standards cannot be enforced. Several states have adopted the 508 standards as state law. New York is moving in this direction this fall as well.
ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Di... - 0 views
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This is the Department of Justice's webpage about the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA applies to more than just education so there is a lot of information there. It may be interesting to explore some of the ADA publications to learn more about how the law applies in different environments.
Back-Channel Chat with TodaysMeet - 0 views
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The blurb says "TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs." It explains that the backchannel is "The backchannel is everything going on in the room that isn't coming from the presenter. The backchannel is where people ask each other questions, pass notes, get distracted, and give you the most immediate feedback you'll ever get."
100 Ways to Use VoiceThread in Education - 1 views
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Plenty of ideas for how to use Voicethread in Education
Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses: Home Page - 0 views
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This site presents 10 steps to universally designing online courses. There are also links to other sites (such as WebAIM) to get more information on a particular way that technology can be made more accessible for students with disabilities. This is a good quick overview of the "basics" of accessible technology, especially for students with sensory impairments (hearing and vision).
Tools for the TEKS: Integrating Technology in the Classroom - 0 views
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The respective slogans of both YackPack and Vaestro succinctly communicate their similar goals of empowering users to engage in web-based discussions via audio recordings.
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These interactive podcasting tools are admittedly examples of potentially “disruptive technologies” which may strike fear into the hearts of some school administrators and classroom teachers. The basic reason for this boils down to issues of control. Could students make poor choices and choose to record offensive or inappropriate comments using these tools? Of course. But as educators, shouldn’t we strive to provide environments where students can make REAL decisions of import and value, so they can learn how to behave appropriately in different contexts? The virtual world is here to stay, and educators at all levels need to get more serious about helping student learn to safely and effectively navigate that environment. An analogy to swimming may be appropriate here. If students are living on the coast, and are exposed daily to the dangers as well as opportunities of the ocean, shouldn’t any responsible caretaker strive to help those students learn to swim? Our answer must be “yes.” Interactive podcasting is one read/write web technology that can be used to help achieve this goal in the virtual enviornment.
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www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=1043 - 0 views
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Interactive podcasts
light reading on Alan November's idea - 0 views
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light reading for amusement
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