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Jamie Menshouse

What We Learned: A 1:1 iPad Reflection | Edutopia - 185 views

www.edutopia.org/...pad-reflection-andrew-marcinek

shared by Jamie Menshouse on 25 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • One of the best decisions our team made last summer was to pre-install Casper (5) profiles on all of our iPads. We pulled the student IDs from our ASPEN (6) student information system, logged each student into Casper and installed the four profiles needed for our plan. The profiles took Safari web browser off the iPad.
  • As we progressed through the year, we discovered that these tools took a lot of time to create something we were trying to move away from in the first place. The reason for moving away from textbooks is that they offer a myopic vision of a world that is ever-changing. Simply viewing a textbook on an iPad does not change or innovate learning, nor does it use the iPad to its full potential. If your plan is to digitize a standard textbook, save your money and renew your textbook licenses.
  • This year we are incorporating K-12 digital portfolios along with revised information and digital literacy standards. Every BPS student will have a Google Apps for Education account that they will use in conjunction with the Blogger (15) application to begin creating their Life of Learning portfolio
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    • Jeppe Egendal
      Jeppe Egendal on 27 Aug 12
       
      Digital portfolio og blogger
    • Jeppe Egendal
      Jeppe Egendal on 27 Aug 12
       
      Begrundelser for anvendelsen af iPads i undervisningen bevæger sig fra en forestilling om at erstatte tekstbøger til en forestilling om at kunne lærerne kan samarbejde med eleverne i skyen ved hjælp af værktøjer, der automatisk synkroniserer med eleverns iPads
  • The students that make it into help desk are those who not only enjoy working with technology in an educational context, but have a desire to serve, support and possibly solve problems in the school on a daily basis.
  • . Aside from simply troubleshooting, our students help their former teachers at the middle and elementary levels as well as create how-to scripts and videos for students, faculty and the Burlington community. Our students have not only helped within the BPS community, but have helped our Tech Team organize two major conferences in the past year:
    • Jeppe Egendal
      Jeppe Egendal on 27 Aug 12
       
      Eleverne hjælper som ressorucepersoner i skolen
  • You can have the most precisely calculated plan in place before you launch, but if you don't have the right support in place, your launch may stumble. I regard our IT department as one of the best I have ever worked with. I say this in all sincerity because I do "work with" this team. These guys not only manage a robust infrastructure, but they take part in the educational conversation and give our staff the best tools to create dynamic, engaging classrooms.
    • Jeppe Egendal
      Jeppe Egendal on 27 Aug 12
       
      Teknisk support er en del af løsningen og de skal deltage i den løbende pædagogisk/didaksike debet
  • However, we must work to incorporate information and digital literacy standards into the K-12 curriculum as early as possible. Students in Kindergarten should understand what it means to be nice to someone and how that will translate to writing and living on the Web. As students grow up through the educational pathways, they must be exposed to new and emerging technologies as early as possible in a safe, responsible manner. By doing so, we are preparing them for a global economy that requires these skills.
    • Jamie Menshouse
      Jamie Menshouse on 31 Aug 12
       
      Our middle school is adding character education to the arts and humanities curriculum. Teaching students at a young age to be thoughtful and responsible with technology will make it a much better experience inside the classroom.
dmassicg

Vote: Is technology a boon or burden in the classroom? - The Globe and Mail - 62 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article2241783

technology classroom pictogram

shared by dmassicg on 28 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Back to article Apple vows iBooks 2 will ‘reinvent’ school textbooks Enlarge this image Vote: Is technology a boon or burden in the classroom? Published Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 12:00AM EST Last updated Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 2:29PM EST
  • dmassicg on 28 Jan 12
     
    Globe and Mail visual graph: Is technology a boon or burden in the classroom? As the world becomes increasingly digital, school boards are trying to negotiate technology's role in the classroom. Some have embraced digital tools, enhancing their classrooms with Smartboards, cell phones and social media. Others have favoured tradition, claiming technology is a distraction and a nuisance. Where do Globe readers stand? Each dot on this graph represents one person's response colour-coded by age group.
Randy Rodgers

Greenfoot - 48 views

www.greenfoot.org/door

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14
     
    Simple tool that helps students learn to program in Java.
Steve Ransom

Digital Age Damaging Learning | Nicholas Carr - 72 views

www.smh.com.au/...-something-20101012-16hhd.html

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shared by Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • excessive use of the internet and other forms of technology diminishes our capacity for deep, meditative thinking, "the brighter the software, the dimmer the user", a counter-revolution may be required.
  • curricula must be developed not only with the potential benefits of technology linked to every learning outcome in mind, but also the costs.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      The Faustian bargain that Postman so often wrote about
  • available where there is clear utility, to remove it when there is not
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      And who do we leave this decision up to? The individual? If so, we are in big trouble.
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  • we must be mindful of any cost associated with allowing ourselves to devolve to a more machine-like state.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      NO ONE is striving for this. Just the opposite.
  • As a senior high school teacher, one of my greatest bugbears is the reluctance of students to reflect on the information they have collected and plan their essays. Rather, some expect to Google their entire essay, often skipping from one hyperlink to the next until they find something that appears to be relevant, then pasting it into their essay, frequently oblivious to academic honesty and coherence of argument. The ability to discern reliability of sources is also severely lacking
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      This is a by-product of failing to address and teach good research methods in a digital world and assigning work that can simply be cut and pasted. We must move beyond "reporting" in a digital, information-rich, and connected world.
  • Of greatest importance, however, is the status of our thinking, understanding how we think and the effect new technologies have on our cognitive processes. This debate extends beyond the neuroscience to questions relating to what is worth knowing and what mental functions are worth preserving at their present level of development
  • A primary role of educators is to foster qualities that are distinctly human: our ability to reflect, reason and imagine
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      Exactly... and this must happen, regardless of the types of information that we have access to. To say that technology impedes this is laughable.
  • In the curricula of tomorrow this may entail identifying topics and tasks that begin with an instruction to turn all electronic devices off.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 13 Oct 10
       
      No- it should begin with teachers establishing and negotiating meaningful, interesting, and powerful learning opportunities with access to all available tools. The computer as a learning tool is meant to extend physical human capabilities, not weaken them. It is the low-level, rote tasks that we require that weaken them. It's time to recognize this and wake up. Blaming the technology does little more than preserve the status quo.
Martin Burrett

LEGO Digital Designer : Virtual Building Software - 5 views

ldd.lego.com

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shared by Martin Burrett on 06 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Lee-Anne Patterson on 06 Apr 09
     
    This is LEGO Digital Designer. The program that lets you build with LEGO bricks on your computer.
  • Martin Burrett on 19 Jul 11
     
    A downloadable 3D model maker from Lego. Designed for children and simple to use. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
anonymous

VoiceThread Rocks - Use it for all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy - 29 views

voicethread.com

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shared by anonymous on 11 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Deborah Thonus on 11 Feb 10
     
    "A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too." From VoiceThread
  • Deborah Thonus on 11 Feb 10
     
    "A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too." From VoiceThread
  • anonymous on 03 Sep 12
     
    An internet classic web 2.0 tool. So versatile and so fun. If you can't use this in the classroom, you shouldn't be a teacher. "With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies." (taken from the VoiceThread site - http://voicethread.com/about/features/)
Roland O'Daniel

Word Clouds; Tag Clouds. Which is the best software? « Seeing the Meaning - 87 views

www.mirandanet.ac.uk/vl_blog

word tagging vocabulary vocabdev

shared by Roland O'Daniel on 22 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Roland O'Daniel on 22 Apr 10
     
    Terry Freedman discusses different tools for creating word clouds including wordle, tagxedo, and many eyes. 
Lauren Rosen

Teacher's Pet: Free Software & Resource Search - 62 views

www.teachers-pet.org/index.html

Word vocabulary practice activities flashcards

shared by Lauren Rosen on 30 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Lauren Rosen on 30 Apr 10
     
    An add-on tool bar for the PC version of Word or to open office to create several kinds of puzzles, flashcards and other games out of vocabulary.
Suzanne Nelson

Mind-Mapping Tools: bubbl.us « classroom2point0 - 88 views

classroom2point0.wordpress.com/...mind-mapping-tools-bubbl-us

shared by Suzanne Nelson on 17 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • OPTIONAL SIGN-UP The biggest advantage bubbl.us has over other mind-mapping software is that you do not have to have an account to create and print a mind-map (also known as a concept map). 
  • TIPS FOR YOU As you have your students work with bubbl, here are some tips to keep in mind.
  • Suzanne Nelson on 17 Jan 11
     
    How & Why to use Bubbl.us for mind-mapping in the classroom
Wayne Holly

FlipSnack | PDF to Flash page flip - flipping book software - 78 views

www.flipsnack.com

pdf ebook tools

shared by Wayne Holly on 01 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Heather Causey on 01 Jun 11
     
    Make pdf's into a book.
  • Martin Burrett on 03 Aug 11
     
    A great site for making animated online flipbook. Upload a PDF file and embed on a site or share with a link. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
  • Wayne Holly on 14 Jan 12
     
    Make flipping books from PDF files.
Glenda Baker

25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications You Should Not Miss - 133 views

www.hongkiat.com/...plications-you-should-not-miss

3dmodels Software 3D

shared by Glenda Baker on 06 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Glenda Baker on 06 Sep 11
     
    Looking for 3D modeling tools - this list has some interesting options.
John Lustig

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 - 84 views

www.c4lpt.co.uk/...index.html

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  • John Lustig on 18 Nov 10
     
    #1 = Twitter
Carl Bogardu

Free Online Lesson Planbook Software for Teachers - 114 views

planbookedu.com

planbook lessonplans planning education web2.0 teaching lesson resources tools

shared by Carl Bogardu on 04 Jul 11 - Cached
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  • Martin Burrett on 04 Jul 11
     
    A simple online lesson planner site. Get the premium account free for 14 days. Reverts to free basic account after that time. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
  • Beth Panitz on 06 Jul 11
     
    I have been using the free trial and it is very user-friendly.
Martin Burrett

Vyew - 57 views

vyew.com/s

collaboration meeting video conference VoIP webinars chat

shared by Martin Burrett on 03 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Carol Mortensen on 03 Aug 11
     
    "Vyew allows you to meet and share content in real-time or anytime. Upload images, files, documents and videos into a room. Users can access and contribute at anytime. Why use Vyew? It's easy - no installations. It's compatible - PC, Mac, Linux, powerpoints, documents, images, videos, mp3's, flash files. It's FREE! - Our free version is free forever. Unlimited use with up to 10 people. What's the catch? It's ad supported. Conferencing features - whiteboarding, video conferencing, screen sharing, Voice-over-IP. Collaboration features - continuous rooms are always saved and always-on. Contextual discussion forums, voice-notes, track and log activity. Take A Tour Sign Up Free Log In Join a Meeting Learn More: FAQs Product Pricing Product Comparison Chart Complete Feature List Enterprise Appliance What people are saying I've used other prohibitively expensive online meeting software and this beats their pants off in ease of use/price/features. -Joel, Vyew Customer Recent News/Articles New changes to Vyew (Aug 1, 2011) New changes to Vyew (May 10, 2011) Crafting a Clear Message (online presentations) Vyew featured in Google Chrome's Web Store Better (Online) Presentations in 5 Steps Vyew 4 - Open to the Public Vyew 4.0 Interface Overview "
  • Kevin Kaeser on 04 Aug 11
     
    real time visual collaboration
  • Martin Burrett on 04 Aug 11
     
    A great site for collaborating online. Work on documents together in real time, video chat and share your screen with others are just a few features that make this a great site for tutoring, meetings and webinars. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
Leanne Grandjean

Extensions, Add Ons and Apps, Oh My! How to Utilize Google in Your Classroom | EdSurge ... - 104 views

www.edsurge.com/...ilize-google-in-your-classroom

extensions add ons apps google google tools

shared by Leanne Grandjean on 15 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Google Chrome also has a library of special tools you can access through the browser called Apps, Extensions and Add-ons that can make your life in the classroom easier.
  • Extensions are mini programs that modify and enhance the functionality of the Google Chrome browser.
  • Google Chrome Apps are like desktop software programs you install on your computer, except that you use them directly within your browser.
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  • Add-ons are extra features within Google Drive that enhance its functions.
  • it allows you to take one article and differentiate it in up to five different lexile levels, which Newsela does by changing vocabulary and sentence structure.
Tonya Thomas

course-builder - Course Builder - Google Project Hosting - 3 views

code.google.com/course-builder

google coursebuilder coursedesign onlinelearning builder MOOC course resources tools

shared by Tonya Thomas on 25 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Tonya Thomas on 25 Sep 12
     
    Course Builder is our experimental first step in the world of online education. It packages the software and technology we used to build our Power Searching with Google online course. We hope you will use it to create your own online courses, whether they're for 10 students or 100,000 students. You might want to create anything from an entire high school or university offering to a short how-to course on your favorite topic.
Tanya Hudson

High Tech- Low Budget Technology Options For The Music Classroom - MusicEdMagic.com - 78 views

www.musicedmagic.com/...s-for-the-music-classroom.html

edtech technology digital links tools resources software hardware education music

shared by Tanya Hudson on 04 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • chadcriswell on 04 Dec 12
     
    A large and growing list of free or low cost software and hardware alternatives that music educators can use in their classrooms instead of the high priced commercial stuff.
  • Tanya Hudson on 06 Dec 12
     
    Huge compilation of links to technology for music teachers!
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