"stories from the cloud
Cloud computing. Web 2.0. Social networking. Stories are being told in new mediums. This blog examines YA stories in their original, print versions and how they can be re-told in new ways using collaborative online tools"
"Participation and Pedagogy: Connecting the Social Web to ACRL Learning Outcomes"
a University at Albany, Albany, NY
This article examines the connection between ACRL information literacy standards and constructivist pedagogy. This connection is used to support use of Web 2.0 tools for information literacy instruction. Sample exercises using these tools are provided for each ACRL learning outcome, and the tools' suitability for the constructivist approach is reasserted."
"Technology has changed a great deal in the last 5-6 years and the skills we need have changed along with it. Although no one would use all of these technologies, we should be knowledgeable in what each of them is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom."
"Top five reasons why teachers
love to rrripple
1 Makes connecting with students, parents, and other educators easy, meaningful, and secure.
You can create groups comprised of people you know; no one can solicit membership,
which makes sharing very secure. Moreover, teachers can moderate the groups to ensure appropriate online behavior.
2 Promotes creativity, collaboration and community by offering a fun and engaging digital platform.
The media-rich interface makes viewing, uploading and downloading all sorts of media a fun experience.
3 Allows teachers and students away from the classroom to keep up-to-date and in-touch with classes, and to monitor progress on assignments.
Even after you leave the school campus, or if a student is out of school sick, you and the student can access any of the media shared using various mobile devices.
4 Assists students with accessing, organizing and tracking materials and deadlines.
The timeline interface helps students review lessons and assignments on their own terms, in their own way, at their own pace.
5 Provides web-savvy teachers the latest tools and technology to make class life more informative, fun, and exciting.
Students have an insatiable desire to create digital content and to share it with others, yet public social networks are not safe venues for sharing and rrripple is ideal."
"Tag and link images on your own web site! Watch the video to see how Thinglink works.
Thinglink is easy to set up for all major web publishing and blogging platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr and Drupal."
This post is meant for the hard working, passionate educators in your school who have not yet found their personal learning network and are not yet using social networking to improve their teaching and further their professional development.
In an effort to make it easier for YouTube users to make changes to their videos after uploading them, YouTube is rolling out a brand new video editor.
No, this isn't the standalone video editor meant for splicing together clips from multiple videos that's been available in the service's TestTube labs since last year. Instead, it's a new one designed to give users a way to do quick fixes without having to re-upload the video. It's like a retouching tool for photos, but for non-commercial video.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.
"A Web Whiteboard is touch-friendly whiteboard app that lets you use your computer, tablet or smartphone to easily draw sketches, collaborate with others and share them with the world.
Works on all modern browsers, no installation needed."