Vicki Davis's tag to a post about how to give an unconference reminded me that I'm attending one now and have forgotten to refer it to you. Join in with some fine people in Scotland.
Cueprompter.com is a free online teleprompter program. You can write your own scripts and then cut/paste them into the cue prompter for viewing. This website would be great for podcasts, television/radio broadcasts, or even in giving speeches.
One of the most powerful, misunderstood and under-utilized tools for teaching 21st century skills, is the Creative Commons. Besides providing access to hundreds of thousands of media works that can be used to augment the creative process, the Creative Commons offers a legitimate way for students to license their own creative works, be they audio, video, text or hybrid products.
I know wikis are as popular with some educators as Al-Qaeda is with the CIA, however sometimes these portals and schools on Wikimedia sites can contain some interesting and useful information. I think so, anyway.
""I am smart. But with my PLN, I am brilliant!" So true! The connections we make with those in our PLN help to make us brilliant. I have people in my PLN from all corners of the globe that I know I can call upon when I have a question, need feedback on a project or just to "talk shop." I consider all of these people my colleagues and friends. And it would have been difficult, nigh impossible, to have these kinds of connections and relationships without social media.
So if these connections and relationships work so well for our educators, why could they not work for our students?
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