A great site for reading teachers. She covers all topics and provides resources to educators. She has a special interest in reading comprehension and writing.
I want to try this project - or at least a version of it. Seems to be ripe with possibilities for incorporating a multitude of 2.0 tools (audacity, voicethread) and hardware (MP3 players, cell phones, etc.)
I discovered this site from the ICE conference and started clicking on several of the sites with my son (age 6). Most of them have been successful, engaging experiences for him. A few are are intended for elementary instructors.
Watch the trailer for this documentary. These kids force us to question some basic assumptions we might have about the nature of knowledge and learning. My initial reaction was that this was a hippy school with its steeple stuck in the clouds, but after watching the trailer I feel angry what my own educational experience neglected and guilty for what I'm denying my students.
Watch the trailer for this documentary. These kids force us to question some basic assumptions we might have about the nature of knowledge and learning. My initial reaction was that this was a hippy school with its steeple stuck in the clouds, but after watching the trailer I feel angry what my own educational experience neglected and guilty for what I'm denying my students.
A four part (four hour) podcast on the future. Solid in-depth interviews with some famous and some obscure "experts". The first part on computers looks at Negroponte's laptop program in Africa, mash-ups, and the future of robotics.
Decent ERIC article on the use of voice recognition software for students with learning disabilities. I have felt for some time that as the software improves with ease of use and accuracy, more and more students may choose to compose their traditional academic essays using VRS.
This wiki is based on the most useful / practical presentation I attended at the ICE conference. Jon Orech lays out many of the various issues and tools associated researching / information gethering on the web. Lots of great articles and easy to follow instructions.
Decent blog from author of "Grown Up Digital". You have to search some for posts related to education, learning, and ed tech, but lots here for gaining a global, macro perspective on Web 2.0 / online collaborative tools.
My department is considering using this software - primarily for its ability to ensure originality in compositions, but I'm also fascinated how it can be used to track progress, supply paperless feedback, and nurture collaboration.
Very cool site which allows you to upload data, text, spreadsheets, stats, etc. and visually present them in a new and different way - a way which "democratizes" data analysis so it is more social and collaborative in nature. The result allows us to detect new patterns in the information. It can be a way to jumpstart discussion and insight.
This issue is a bit of an obsession of mine -- but this is one of the best (and most concise) articles about the potential cultural and educational consequences of replacing books with e readers like the kindle.
To mix cliches, the people who contribute to this blog seem ahead of the curve in terms of what's coming down the pipeline for different uses and applications of a wide variety of technologies (data visualization, media art, environmentally friendly tech, toys and learning, entrepreneurship, etc.)
An overview of siftables, dominoe-sized mini-computers which interact with each other. The idea seems ripe for instructional use. I actually had my students practice persuasion by presenting practical applications (and a marketing plan) for them.
This is a websit where shools and teachers can create their websits including news, homework, calendar, web links, pictures, slideshows, online forms, and more. But it is not free.
