ADMS647Summer2010

Just found this as I was searching for some other articles.

This is a PDF. Information is old and outdated, but it's against a 1:1 initiative.

Times Dispatch article about middle school laptops.

VSTE is an advocate for educational technology. This page breaks down issues into various levels.

Article for technology integration.

What Facebook has to say about cyberbullying.

This article debates the opposing sides. Addresses students going through withdrawal symptoms when breaking from social networking! Also discusses health benefits to psyche.

I recently saw an episode of The Colbert Report where Nicholas Carr carefully examines the most important topic in contemporary culture; the mental and social transformation created by our new electronic environment. The challenge will be to stay off the web long enough to read his book! This is an interview about his previous book (same topic). Here is a link: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/185695/september-25-2008/nicholas-carr

Free online 2010 Global Symposium October 16-24th!

Virginia Technology Plans

Information about open source curriculum in Virginia.

Interesting video!

Garry...thanks for sharing! That is a very powerful video. I really think that all teachers should see that. We have to realize that we need to TEACH our students. There is so much out there to support our teaching and we all need to find it and use it! Thanks for sharing that!

Anyone think this is a bad idea? I am thinking about asking if we can set up a school group.

I think it is an interesting idea. I know that many parents and students are told to "check the school's website" for more information. If there is a FB page with updates, I feel that many more parents/students/(and alumni) will find out the information more regularly. Why fight it, embrace it.

This works great in addition to Wordpress to make your classroom material accessible to students at home!

Gateway for educational research. Wish I knew about this during the research class!

This site would have been GREAT during our educational research class! WOW! Thanks for sharing Garry!

That's it?

What makes one an "established Wikipedia editor?"

A social network for researchers

I found this article interesting because I never thought that companies would capitalize on the concept of 21st Century Skills to make a profit. I copied just a portion of the article for your review, however I think it would be worth your time to read the entire article. "Recently, those critics have leveled a more serious charge at the organization. P21, they allege, is a veiled attempt by technology companies-which make up the bulk of the group's membership-to gain more influence over the classroom. "The closer we look, the more P21's unproven educational program appears to be just another mechanism for selling more stuff to schools," Lynne Munson, the president and executive director of Common Core, a Washington group that advocates a stronger core curriculum, wrote in a recent blog item.".

You know, Stacy, I have always been cautious about corporate involvement in education and have major concerns about pushing 21st century skills too hard vs. focusing on content. Thanks for this article! It seems no one wants to champion or at least humor this viewpoint. I believe in objectivity and opposing viewpoints as a cornerstone of a democratic society.

Just a small look at what I've done with my weblog in history class. It's been awhile since I've used it. Virtual share has been my major tool lately.

This is a great way to use a blog to support your students...having them post their learning as comments allows them to share their ideas and learning with the whole class rather than just the teacher. What's Virtual Share?

VirtualShare is a server in Henrico County that we use to share files with our students and they can drop their files to us. Very soon Henrico will drop that in favor of SchoolSpace (a division of Angel which I believe was bought out by Blackboard).