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Langwitches Blog » Dear Parents: Moving to a Classroom Blog - 0 views

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"I am getting ready to post on my school's 21st Century Learning Blog a message for parents about the school's move from Edline, the portal that was used in previous years for parent communication, to individual classroom blog."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I am getting ready to post on my school's 21st Century Learning Blog a message for parents about the school's move from Edline, the portal that was used in previous years for parent communication, to individual classroom blog."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » My Most Used iPad Apps and Links List - 0 views

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Janet Hale on 07 Sep 10

"I must say that I enjoy reading other bloggers' "favorite iPad apps lists". I usually check some of their apps out and end up with some gems, I would have otherwise not found. Below you will find a screenshot of one of my screens which houses the icons/apps/links that I most frequently use."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I must say that I enjoy reading other bloggers' "favorite iPad apps lists". I usually check some of their apps out and end up with some gems, I would have otherwise not found. Below you will find a screenshot of one of my screens which houses the icons/apps/links that I most frequently use."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Creating School Information Network Channels - 1 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 05 Sep 10 - Cached

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"What tools and platforms are available to better assist schools in better communicate and market themselves to parents and a community at large? How about creating School Information Network Channels by using diverse media platforms to: * stay in touch * solicit feedback * share upcoming and current events * share different media (audio, images & video) * share students' voices"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"What tools and platforms are available to better assist schools in better communicate and market themselves to parents and a community at large? How about creating School Information Network Channels by using diverse media platforms to: * stay in touch * solicit feedback * share upcoming and current events * share different media (audio, images & video) * share students' voices"</div>

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Langwitches Blog » A few Tips & Tricks for Student filming in the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 03 Sep 10 - Cached

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"With the wonderful small, but high quality, Flip Video cameras (and similar brands), it has become affordable (around US$ 150) to bring video production into the classroom."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"With the wonderful small, but high quality, Flip Video cameras (and similar brands), it has become affordable (around US$ 150) to bring video production into the classroom."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Getting to Know Your Blog: A Beginner's How-To-Guide - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 30 Aug 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 30 Aug 10

"I have had the pleasure of working with the Kauai Pacific School and Martin J. Gottlieb Day School faculty this past month in getting started with classroom blogs. The familiarity of reading and writing in a blog platform varies tremendously. I found it very helpful to start out with a brief overview of the architecture and vocabulary of a blog."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I have had the pleasure of working with the Kauai Pacific School and Martin J. Gottlieb Day School faculty this past month in getting started with classroom blogs. The familiarity of reading and writing in a blog platform varies tremendously. I found it very helpful to start out with a brief overview of the architecture and vocabulary of a blog."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » It's All About Sharing & Collaborating - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 21 Aug 10 - Cached

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"I received a great email this morning. Yuri Eelma from St. Petersburg, Russia contacted me to let me know that he read my "Blogging With Elementary School Students" unit with interest. In order to help out teachers in his country, he decided to translate the unit into Russian."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I received a great email this morning. Yuri Eelma from St. Petersburg, Russia contacted me to let me know that he read my "Blogging With Elementary School Students" unit with interest. In order to help out teachers in his country, he decided to translate the unit into Russian."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » It's a Book! Really? - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 20 Aug 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 20 Aug 10

"I received this link to the following book trailer from the librarian at the school I work at.It was very timely, since we just had a discussion about "real books", e-books and the advantages/disadvantages of each."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I received this link to the following book trailer from the librarian at the school I work at.It was very timely, since we just had a discussion about "real books", e-books and the advantages/disadvantages of each."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » 21st Century Learning - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 19 Aug 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 19 Aug 10

"I found the following video in my Reader today from The Innovative Educator. I will be saving the video for future PD opportunities."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I found the following video in my Reader today from The Innovative Educator. I will be saving the video for future PD opportunities."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Visual Thinking and Learning in the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 08 Aug 10 - Cached

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"It was a post titled "Formats for Visual Thinking in the Classroom" from Richard Byrne on Free Technology for Teachers, that prompted me to write this post."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It was a post titled "Formats for Visual Thinking in the Classroom" from Richard Byrne on Free Technology for Teachers, that prompted me to write this post."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Wrapping my Mind Around Digital Portfolios - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 05 Aug 10 - Cached

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"Digital Portfolios have intrigued me for a while. I had a preconceived notion about what a portfolio was, an accumulation of work that demonstrated accomplishments, an analogy to a photographer's photo album which showcased his best images…"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Digital Portfolios have intrigued me for a while. I had a preconceived notion about what a portfolio was, an accumulation of work that demonstrated accomplishments, an analogy to a photographer's photo album which showcased his best images…"</div>

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Langwitches Blog » How The Internet Works - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 04 Aug 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 04 Aug 10

Great infographic from makeuseof.com

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great infographic from makeuseof.com</div>

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Langwitches Blog » A Day in the Life of a 21st Century Learning Specialist - 1 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 30 Jul 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 30 Jul 10

"The job title "21st Century Learning Specialist" does not give the same clear picture to many people as the title of 2nd grade , Librarian or Spanish teacher might. I get many blank looks when I answer the innocent question of "So, what do you do?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The job title "21st Century Learning Specialist" does not give the same clear picture to many people as the title of 2nd grade , Librarian or Spanish teacher might. I get many blank looks when I answer the innocent question of "So, what do you do?"</div>

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Langwitches Blog » What About That Twitter Thing? - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 24 Jul 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 24 Jul 10

"Last week at CMI2010, I had the opportunity to talk to presenters, as well as many participants about Twitter. I had the feeling that the teachers, administrators, and superintendents, I spoke with, were genuinely interested in learning about Twitter."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Last week at CMI2010, I had the opportunity to talk to presenters, as well as many participants about Twitter. I had the feeling that the teachers, administrators, and superintendents, I spoke with, were genuinely interested in learning about Twitter."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » So, You Want to be Followed? - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 24 Jul 10 - Cached

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"I wrote about the power of "The Network" in Personal Learning Network Thoughts. I would say that Twitter and my blog are the most important tools to the puzzle that make up my PLN. It takes time and effort to build, grow, maintain and nurture my PLN. I get out of it what I put in it. The PEOPLE who make up my network are "IT"."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I wrote about the power of "The Network" in Personal Learning Network Thoughts. I would say that Twitter and my blog are the most important tools to the puzzle that make up my PLN. It takes time and effort to build, grow, maintain and nurture my PLN. I get out of it what I put in it. The PEOPLE who make up my network are "IT"."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » How to Listen To Global Voices - 1 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 23 Jul 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 23 Jul 10

"I have been enthralled watching the following TED Talk (Ideas worth Spreading) How to Listen to Global Voices by Ethan Zuckerman: Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I have been enthralled watching the following TED Talk (Ideas worth Spreading) How to Listen to Global Voices by Ethan Zuckerman: Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » 21st Century Skills-Literacies-Fluencies - 1 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 11 Jul 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 11 Jul 10

"My official title at school is "21st Century Learning Specialist". My work focuses on bringing 21st Century skills and literacies to educators and students. I know…I know… many of you don't like the term "21st Century Something"."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"My official title at school is "21st Century Learning Specialist". My work focuses on bringing 21st Century skills and literacies to educators and students. I know…I know… many of you don't like the term "21st Century Something"."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Attending a Conference in 2010 - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 10 Jul 10 - Cached

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"Summer break is here for most of the schools in the Northern Hemisphere. Carefree summer months of vacation time jealously come to mind of most non-educators when they think of the teaching profession."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Summer break is here for most of the schools in the Northern Hemisphere. Carefree summer months of vacation time jealously come to mind of most non-educators when they think of the teaching profession."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Blogging -Connecting Your Class to The World - 1 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 24 Jun 10 - Cached

Janet Hale on 24 Jun 10

"Gone are the days, when you had to learn HTML code, know how to upload via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and create images in Photoshop in order to design a website. Nowadays, you can use a blog (platform) as an easy tool to create and update a website. Choose from thousands of template themes available online (for free) to have a well designed and good looking presence on the web."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Gone are the days, when you had to learn HTML code, know how to upload via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and create images in Photoshop in order to design a website. Nowadays, you can use a blog (platform) as an easy tool to create and update a website. Choose from thousands of template themes available online (for free) to have a well designed and good looking presence on the web."</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Infographics- What? Why? How? - 0 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 17 Jun 10 - Cached

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"I am seeing more and more "InfoGraphics" springing up everywhere. They are catching my visual eye immediately. As a native German speaker, I love compound words and it comes naturally to me to want to take them apart in order to create meaning of the word: "Info" and "Graphic"- Information that is written or drawn…"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I am seeing more and more "InfoGraphics" springing up everywhere. They are catching my visual eye immediately. As a native German speaker, I love compound words and it comes naturally to me to want to take them apart in order to create meaning of the word: "Info" and "Graphic"- Information that is written or drawn…"</div>

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Langwitches Blog » Presentation21 Make-Over - 3 views

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shared by Janet Hale on 11 Jun 10 - Cached

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"Those of us who are involved in Professional Development have known for a while now. We don't have the same crowd sitting in the audience anymore. The crowd is not "WoWed" by fancy PowerPoints with clipart from the Microsoft Gallery. A sigh goes through the ranks when animation (maybe even with sound) pop one bullet point after another onto the screen."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Those of us who are involved in Professional Development have known for a while now. We don't have the same crowd sitting in the audience anymore. The crowd is not "WoWed" by fancy PowerPoints with clipart from the Microsoft Gallery. A sigh goes through the ranks when animation (maybe even with sound) pop one bullet point after another onto the screen."</div>

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