Diigo In Education

DARPA Internet challenge: $40,000 for finding 10 balloons. http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/

This teacher (http://twitter.com/shannoninottawa) blogged about her experience of getting the students to evaluate her. She used Google Forms to collect the data. Simple. Effective. Inspirational.

This is a fantastic self reflection piece by Dana Boyd about the dangers and the responsibility of the live backchannel.

"I am on a flight returning home after a successful Presentation at the New York State Association of Computers and Technologies in Education Annual Conference, NYSCATE. I was pleased with the outcome, but I did make a few observations about how presenting at these conferences is beginning to change and may never be the same. Presentations for any educational conference are the backbone of the conference. They are usually the main reason why educators attend conferences, wild parties notwithstanding. It is a great accomplishment for an educator to have a proposal for a conference presentation accepted and placed on the Program. Being judged and accepted by one's colleagues is both an accomplishment and a thrill and for some, the process could also be terrifying. Presenting is considered by many to be one of those thresholds in an educator's career. I have done several presentations at various conferences over the years and I have been moved by the positive experience with each event. Because it requires putting one's self out there for all to see, most presenters do a great job of preparing and presenting to the best of their ability."

Neat idea, not sure though that the photos of the "stars/ planets" will confuse the learning. Students may be fixated on the revolving images?

Google Lit Trips xxplained with helpful links.

Google Lit Trips Explained with helpful links.