Students LIVE! is a program that invites twenty-four students from across Metro Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky region to attend sport and cultural events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and then share their experiences through social media tools. Twelve students will be selected for the Olympic Games and 12 will be selected for the Paralympic Games.

Looks like a very comprehensive list!

What we've decided is that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool.  Blocking one distraction doesn't solve the problem of students off task - it just encourages them to find another site to distract them.  Students off task is not a technology problem - it's a behavior problem

A quick guide to help teachers get started with Web 2.0. Stick figures included! I love the focus on moving beyond the 'Yeah but's. Great design as well.

For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Here are 100 great tips for using the documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Docs.

A brilliant post by Liz. My favourite on the list: 6. Remember there is great teaching without technology: There are many ways to teach and many great lessons that do not use technology. Respect the expertise of your colleagues.

If you are not a web head that is okay, because even knowing basic HTML can improve the way you communicate with your readers. Moreover, there are several online resources available to help you figure out what you want to say in your blog and how you want to say it!

Hi Laura, A chapter closes for you too! Congrats to your son. I still think it is funny that we met in Boston because @shareski inSaskatchewannoticed you across the room via my Ustream of Alan's pre-conference presentation.Your presence will be missed at BLC09… but I'm sure we will keep in touch. China isn't that far away when we have Twitter, blogs, and a wealth of other communication and collaboration tools. Thanks to you, and everyone else for their well wishes! Dave

Slick new way to present

For the month of March, a group of educators and lifelong learners will be picking a "Tweet of the day" and ReTweeting it with a tag: #gr8t Hopefully, you will join us in doing this too! See the 'about' page for more details. There are a number of reasons why you might want to participate: * To share what you value about Twitter. * To see what others value about Twitter (just look below). * To celebrate the power and wisdom of your Personal Learning Network. * To find interesting people to follow on Twitter. * To commit to giving Twitter a try.

Not about the tech or the tools, it's about the learning!

Many of my students have ipods. These mini music makers are captivating them…truth be told, my ipod touch captivates me! I feel as though we could use these ipods to, not only increase the interest factor of lessons, but also to encourage students to become involved in their learning process.

If you can type, you can make movies. Text-to-Movie Here is a grade 5 example: http://www.am.dodea.edu/benning/stowers/Videos/PresidencyJI.html via @ElizabethHolmes

Great stats about how you use twitter

I simply entered his 10-digit area code and phone number in the chat window, and it offered me the option to send an SMS.

1. groups emphasize sameness, networks emphasize diversity 2. groups emphasize order and control, networks emphasize autonomy 3. groups emphasize borders and membership, networks emphasize openness 4. groups emphasize additive, cumulative knowledge, networks emphasize emergent knowledge

The material below is the required watching (what a cool concept, eh) for our class meeting on Oct. 16. That material can be watched at any time, but if nothing else you can use the time we would have been in class to complete the materials below.

I guess that as I approach my one year anniversary of building my on-line personal learning network I've gotten used to the fact that you can't read everything. You can't watch everything. I feel like I'm standing at the river's edge; there is a constant flow of interesting information (with the occasional bits of flotsam) and if you try to catch everything you'll drown.

computers can support learners, open doors to a world of possibilities and learning opportunities and global thinking. They can provide a chance for every child to learn their own way and construct their own knowledge. They can facilitate conversations with other people and other children around the world. They can knock down the isolation of a classroom's four walls and invite in the voices, experience and passion of the entire planet.

Perhaps you've experienced it. You do a presentation and it works. It works! That's the reason we keep coming back for more, that's why so many of us spend more time building and giving presentations than almost anything else we do. Here are some steps to achieve this level of PPT nirvana (Your mileage may vary. These are steps, not rules):