Project Based Learning across the curriculum.
Doing away with individual subjects and teaching integrating real-life experiences with technology seamlessly.
For me, the power of social networking, especially in the elementary school classroom, is the ease with which students can begin to take a leadership role.
the ability to create a private Ning allows our students to have open conversations, while still emphasizing online safety and appropriate use.
It is amazing what you can do on Ning. Here is a great Ning community to join: http://www.classroom20.com/ Feel free to ask me how I have used Ning in the classroom.
Although things have been proceeding well, there are a few things I wish I had known/done at the begining: Parent Permission Clarify Behavior Expectations Teacher (And user) Management Systems Model
But what matters is that we keep trying and learning because that is an incredibly powerful gift that we can give to the next generation — a living example of how to be perfectly imperfect human beings.
“You can count the seeds in an apple but you can’t count the apples in a seed!”
Indeed, teachers struggle because they care enough to try to figure it out — and it’s the caring that matters. They care, they strive, they learn, they listen.
With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it's no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there.
Susan links to the same post I do as well... when something really good comes along you often run into it in different places within your online community.
Start really simple.
Now that Graham has brought this experience back into my focus, I'm realizing I can take quite a bit of learning away from the experience
Brilliant post! "I'm realizing I can take quite a bit of learning away from the experience..." Mandatory read before starting a new project! Keep it Simple Start Small Want do you want (UBD) Access issues Realistic - Time/Skills Schedules Maintain energy