INSTTECH 4131/5131 Technology in Education (Fall 2011)

This is a great site talking about how important Web 2.0 is to higher education. It talks about how books have been one of the mainstreams of learning but it is now transferring to internet. This site end with the quote mentioning how learning is getting a rebirth.

This is a great website to help teachers assess their classroom technology plan. Teachers can see how functional and its workability. the site also provides great resources that can help aid in their classroom.

Assists teachers and students with the resources to use the web effectively.

This is a wiki where teachers and students can come to share and collect data about technology. It also offers great ideas about other ways that technology can be integrated other than just the normal ways of movies and basic computer use.

Provides teachers with articles on thoughts about technology. Technology tips and tools, lesson plans, resources are also given.

This site is loaded with stuff. It doesn't take long to find something to use.

This educational website priovides teachers with many great resources. There are many articles, video clips, and classroom resources that are available. It also provides links for administrators as well.

This Wiki provides information about Special Education. It also informs the readers about different types assistive learning devices. It gives advice to teachers about how to deal with students with special needs as well.

A visual representation of web 2.0 tools for the different levels of blooms taxonomy.

I went out and found the "Bloomin iPad" information she put together as well. I found quite a few helpful apps on the list, thanks for the information.

This is great. Just learned about Bloom last month. It is good to have a resource that will help in directing me towards apps that will go along with the targeted part of the taxonomy. I think this will be used mostly by teachers.

This e-learning blog has many resources for students of different ages, web-based teaching, and instructional design tips. Readers can download templates and get tips on video, audio, and graphics.

This is a good resource that teachers can use to help guide them in any eLearning courses they may have to prepare. I will use this if I have to create such a course.

This is for those that would like to see more gaming in education. This tool allows you to create your own levels. These levels could be designed to fit a lesson in your class, or even have students create them. There does seem to be some cost in the store.

A tech based blog that addresses how to use technology in the classroom. Something to check often by teachers for good ideas and implementation.

An education based wiki with over 2000 articles. Allows educators to join. Good resource for most subjects.

This is Ann S. Michaelson's blog, Teaching English using web 2.0. In Ann's blog, she talks about incorporating Web 2.0 tools and applications with students in her International English class. There are great posts about how to use different applications, such as blogs and WebNote, as well as ideas for 1:1 classroom activities. As a future English teacher, I am always interested in learning new ways to use Web 2.0 in my classroom. In addition to presenting different tools, Ann also considers how to teach English as a second language.

I really like this blog. I really like her ideas about incorporating web 2.0 into an ESL classroom. Whether it be ESL or just a traditional English classroom, I think that using web 2.0 is a promising way to engage students in learning English.

I like the web 2.0 tools Michaelson introduced in her blog such as Webnotes, Timeline and he vocabulary builder VocabAhead. The webnotes is kind like a combination of google document, google reader and diigo.I think it's convenient for both teachers and students to get useful resources, organize and share them. Although the free version limit the functions, it is still worth trying. The timeline tools is a good one can be used in history course. Using timeline to display flow chart in powerpoint is also a good choice. I like VocabAhead best. It explains words by using image, voice and example sentence. Thus, it makes students much easier to understand a new word and know how to apply in real situation. I think it's a good tool can be used in English class. Thanks for sharing the blog to us.

For teachers in Iowa, the AEA is a valuable resource, providing support in materials and planning that school districts may not.

The main page for the Flat Classroom Project wikis. Created by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, Flat Classroom is a wiki that allows students to participate in collaborative, global "flattening" projects through online communication, use of web 2.0 tools, and Thomas Friedman's mentality that "the world is flat."

Chore Wars, a game to use with household chores. Could this be translated over to use in education, with homework?

This is a blog and a wiki about 21st century teaching and learning. Not only does the wiki discuss technology's integration into the classroom, but about critically shifting the educational paradigm itself. 

A step-by-step video tutorial website. Great for familiarizing yourself with new programs or websites! UNI has just worked out a deal with the site, details are still in the air, but shortcuts to access all videos are on computers in all of UNI's labs!

The website for the Iowa Core Curriculum. This is what will be driving Iowa's Educational goals (according to the last I have heard). Teachers can easily find help with implementation, and aspects and standards of the entire Iowa Core.

This is a great resource for teachers who wish to use Social Media tools in their classrooms. Not only does this site give ideas for all varying age levels, but it also gives examples of how certain Social Media might be used in a lesson!

I found this article very interesting. Engagement and classroom management are two aspects of teaching that always use improvement, and can become tricky in 1-1 situations. Using Twitter is not something I would thing would help engagement, but I would certainly like to try after reading this article

A wiki about 21st Century technoogies. It as a good amount of information.

I like this wiki. It had the information need without adding extra information that can sometimes happen in wikis. The fact that the site is protected so that random people can just add information to the site. Also this wiki is up to date. It gives a lot on link to outside resources. I can see myself using this resource in the future.

I really like this wiki. It almost seems more like a blog, with stories on education instead of articles. I really like that it has a sign-in system to prevent from random and unwanted changes! This will be a resource I return to.