Classroom 2.0 LIVE

This is a helpful look at the stages many go through as they begin the journey of building a PLN. I've read a couple of posts by those extending themselves into the realm of connected relationships online: Chez Vivian "Oh, what a tangled web we weave" - http://goo.gl/CFnKv & Fenella Olynick: "Staying the Course: Connections, Reciprocity, and the Web" http://goo.gl/H8UKp

Scratch: a programming language for everyone. Create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share them online.

Scratch: a programming language for everyone. Create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share them online.

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This is a story-based Scratch project that one of my students did. She based it on various Disney stories.

This is a story-based Scratch project that a student of mine did.

Created by a geometry student with computer programming skills.

Fantastic video on the power of how what we share with others can be more impacting than we think....after all, they may not seem special to us, but the idea may inspire something in someone else.  I wonder if that's how our peers and students feel, too.

Wiki for EdCamp Omaha with links to streamed live sessions that were recorded. Outstanding example of EdCamp!

Not only great sessions that were streamed live but recordings of all sessions. Valuable for both the content/conversations/presentations in the conference and as a model for hosting EdCamps.

Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students

Great science resources for K-12.

I am impressed with the quality of lessons, so much provided to help the teacher use the resource in their classroom.

Technology integration isn't always as easy as presenters make it out to be. Here is a model to explore to assess/implement tech. integration. TPACK stands for Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge. This framework looks at each of these domains of knowledge, and how they overlap with each other within a given context. It can be an important tool when addressing the problem of technology integration.

Many interesting startups at  South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals (March 8-17, 2013)

Gooru has some videos for learning Scratch in the library. I placed them in a collection and added activity cards that I found at ScratchEd.

Padlet is the new tool that replaces Wallwisher.

"Design Thinking is a great skill for students to acquire as part of their education. But it is one process like the problem-solving model or the scientific method. As a step-by-step process, it becomes type of box. Sometimes we need to go beyond that box; step outside of the box. This post provides an overview of design thinking, the problems with design thinking, and suggestions to hacking the world to go beyond design thinking."

Another great blog post by Jackie Gerstein about Design Thinking.

Celebration of the 4th anniversary of our Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinars. We shared an Animoto, Lino.it and Wordle to enjoy a trip down memory lane for 2012 and to say thanks to ALL who were a part of our webinars whether as a participant or presenter! The show was very interactive and fun, and participants were invited to share favorite tools, tips and blog links during the session with an opportunity to enter several raffle ticket drawings for prizes. We even played a live Jeopardy game. The bonus Livebinder for this show includes the blog URLs for all of the 2012 presenters as well as any personal/professional/classroom blog URLs that were posted in the chat during the session.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE annual year-end review, January 5, 2013. A really fun session and the bonus of the blog URLs for all of our 2012 presenters on one page! Watch the Animoto for a quick review of all of the topics and presenters.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar: Jan. 12, 2013. Recordings & Livebinder links. About Joe: Joe is an independent Modern Foreign Languages and technology consultant from the Isle of Wight, UK. He has been speaking at conferences and virtual conferences since 2004 and works with major language associations in UK and internationally. He is the host of the TES MFL forum (http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/28.aspx) and MFL portal manager for the OU's Vital programme (http://www.core-ed.org.uk/activities/ou-vital-2013-a-joint-project-with-open-university). Joe's blog: www.joedale.typepad.com Joe will share, virtually, his most recent research on ipads and his experience and knowledge in using iPads to enhance teaching and learning.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar: Jan. 12, 2013. Recordings & Livebinder links.

The dog follows the mouse pointer across Scratch's stage. Click on the space bar for barks.

This is a coordinate estimation game I made using Scratch and a step-by-step Vimeo video.