New online learning network we started late this year at a high school I'm working in. Some good ESL projects in here -- make sure to check out Of Mice and Men!
How do we compete against high-stakes testing? We do need an upgrade! This supports my philosophy of giving students a voice with various technologies.
Games, Activities, Videos, Lessons, Resources:
"It's My Life deals with (you guessed it!) life and the stuff that we deal with every day. Whatever problem you're dealing with, believe it or not, other kids and teens have gone through the same thing.
Here at It's My Life, you can read informative articles, share your stories, play games and activities, take quizzes and polls, watch video clips of other kids talking about their feelings and experiences, get advice from older kids and experts, and contribute your own comments and questions.
It's My Life also features interviews with celebrities about stuff they had to go through when they were kids.
It's My Life is organized across six topic "channels": Friends, Family, School, Body, Emotions, and Money."
This example showcases how students can take on the role of "global communicators" by bringing experts into the classroom with simple technologies, in this case Skype.
Hi All. Here is an opportunity to attend the upcoming open house at IS 339. Take your principals and teachers for a day of exploration geared towards moving our schools forward as 21st century teaching and learning communities.
According to their "About" page motionbox provides, free, 750mb video storage (free account), Easy-to-use online editing tools, Large file uploads, HD player and full-screen playbac. High quality downloads to a computer or iPod, DVDs and Flipbooks of your videos/\n
Clear presentation, quick and easy to get going. Jing allows you to capture a certain portion of the screen, which I find useful when creating a demo of the Graphing Calc, but the upload and link process is easier in this system. I think Catherine O would like this one.
Joan Cooney, Co-Founder of the Sesame Workshop, states that “Now is the time to turn the new media that children have a natural attraction to into learning tools that will build their knowledge and broaden their perspectives.”
Parents are raising “digital natives” who are spending more and more time (upwards of 1 hour and 41 minutes, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey) and are reading on the Internet, sparking debate on just what it means to read in this digital age.
This tool allows you to set up a personalized room for backchannel conversations. Perfect for workshnops or teachers that are looking to get a backchannel conversations going without the headache of a username/login, etc.