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Ryan Donnelly

Tech Edventures: Blogging "Tech Edventures" - 0 views

techedventures.blogspot.com/...blogging-tech-edventures.html

web2.0 blogging edtech

shared by Ryan Donnelly on 20 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Ryan Donnelly on 20 Jun 12
     
    Another teacher that is preaching the "Try it and then use it in the classroom" philosophy we are working on in LTMS 600
N Butler

blogging - 8 views

Great Blog....Thank you!!!! I put it in my Netvibes. Mrs Huber wrote: > http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/about/getting-started-with-edublogs/

gettingstartedblogging

started by Mrs Huber on 27 Jun 09 1 follow-up, last by N Butler on 28 Jun 09
anonymous

Cartoons from the Issue of October 11, 2010 : The New Yorker - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...cartoons_20101004

cartoon blogging

shared by anonymous on 09 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 09 Oct 10
     
    WONDERFUL cartoon about blogging. Perfect for some schools around here.
anonymous

Modeling the Harrisburg Capitol Complex | Google Earth Blog - 1 views

www.gearthblog.com/...he_harrisburg_capitol_com.html

googleearth

shared by anonymous on 10 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 10 Aug 11
     
    How cool is this - They've modeled the Harrisburg complex in 3d in Google Earth
L Butler

Digitally Speaking / Voicethread - 0 views

digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Voicethread

web2.0 techtips

shared by L Butler on 14 Oct 09 - Cached
  • School is one of the few times when they can get together with their friends and they use every unscheduled moment to socialize - passing time, when the teacher's back is turned, lunch, bathroom breaks, etc. They are desperately craving an opportunity to connect with their friends; not surprisingly, their use of anything that enables socialization while at school is deeply desired.
  • informal social learning
  • This drive to connect provides a unique opportunity for school teachers:  Incredibly high levels of student motivation paired with a predefined fluency with electronic communication tools.
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  • One tool that can help educators to do just that is Voicethread.
  • Known as a “group audio blog,” Voicethread allows users to record text and audio comments about uploaded images.
  • Voicethread is Asynchronous:
  • Voicethread is Engaging:
  • Begin by carefully selecting a topic that will promote conversation and debate between students—and that can be conveyed through images currently available to you.
  • don’t be afraid to disagree with something
  • Initial comments should be somewhere between 1 and 3 sentences long. 
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 14 Oct 09
       
      As a teacher, this will be a challenge. The brief intro is what makes the difference between presentation and social education dialogue.
  • The best Voicethreads are truly interactive—with users listening and responding to one another. 
  • They come to the conversation with an open mind, willing to reconsider their own positions—and willing to challenge the notions of others. 
  • carefully script out short opening comments for each image that include a question for viewers to consider. 
  • help other listeners know what it is that has caught your attention.
  • finish your comment with a question that other listeners can reply to.  Questions help to keep digital conversations going!
  • To be an active Voicethreader, start by carefully working your way through a presentation.   While viewing pictures and listening to the comments that have been added by other users, you should:   Gather Facts:  Jot down things that are interesting and new to you  Make Connections:  Relate and compare things you are viewing and hearing to things that you already know.  Ask Questions:  What about the comments and presentation is confusing to you?  What don’t you understand?  How will you find the answer?  Remember that there will ALWAYS be questions in an active thinker’s mind!  Give Opinions:  Make judgments about what you are viewing and hearing.  Do you agree?  Do you disagree?  Like?  Dislike?  Do you support or oppose anything that you have heard or seen?  Why? Use the following sentence starters to shape your thoughts and comments while viewing or participating in Voicethread presentations.  Comments based on these kinds of statements make Voicethreads interactive and engaging.   This reminds me of… This is similar to… I wonder… I realized… I noticed… You can relate this to… I’d like to know… I’m surprised that… If I were ________, I would  ______________ If __________ then ___________ Although it seems… I’m not sure that…
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 14 Oct 09
       
      These student suggestions are the missing link I was looking for to successfully incorporate into my classroom.
  • Just be sure to disagree agreeably
  • Assessing Voicethread Participation
  • Essentially mirroring the reflective aspects of Konrad Glogowski's system for pushing reflective blogging, I've decided to ask my students the following four questions while we're working with a new Voicethread:
  • To craft careful answers, they must truly consider the comments of others---an essential skill for promoting collaborative versus competitive dialogue---and compare those comments against their own beliefs and preconceived notions. 
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 14 Oct 09
       
      Competitive dialogue motivates the students, but collaborative dialogue is the life skill they need to learn.
  • Voicethread Handouts  
  • Voicethread Do's and Don'ts
  • Citing Images
  • Voicethread allows users to upload documents to their strands of conversation as well.  That means that users can create a "Works Cited" page in a word processing application and upload it at the end of their Voicethread presentations. 
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 14 Oct 09
       
      Very useful info - I have been individually citing each picture, and its unsightly.
  • This one-page handout is designed to introduce students to some general tips for participating in Voicethread conversations. 
  • L Butler on 14 Oct 09
     
    Detailed guide to creating/using/evaluating VoiceThread in the classroom. There are great examples and guides to download. The question prompts for students to consider when replying are simple, yet perfect.
N Butler

Wallwisher.com :: Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

www.wallwisher.com/faqs

wallwisher wallwisher.com notes

shared by N Butler on 11 Oct 09 - Cached
  • N Butler on 11 Oct 09
     
    Place to add sticky notes. Kind of like a blog
  • N Butler on 11 Oct 09
     
    Place to add sticky notes. Kind of like a blog
anonymous

Learning Is Messy - Blog » Blog Archive » Process The Learning - 1 views

learningismessy.com/blog

learning

shared by anonymous on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 16 Oct 09
     
    Interesting article for elementary teachers.
  • anonymous on 16 Oct 09
     
    What do you think of this? DOes it surprise anyone?
  • diane foose on 18 Oct 09
     
    Having taught first grade, it's not surprising. Retention is not easy for these lil kiddos. It requires loads of revisits. But as the author noted, talking about it helps cement those connections. Taking time for this is difficult with soooooo much to do, but well worth the time. My goal---have students review their learning each day and have a "reporter" podcast this to our school website.
Michelle Krill

Create Great-Looking Interactive Quizzes (in minutes) - embed in any website / blog! - 2 views

www.mystudiyo.com

quiz mystudiyo quizzes assessment web2tool

shared by Michelle Krill on 17 Oct 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 17 Oct 09
     
    Create embeddable quizzes
  • Mrs Huber on 18 Oct 09
     
    This looks like a great tool!
  • Michelle Krill on 07 Jul 10
     
    "Create great-looking quizzes for your website or blog. (It´s FREE!)"
anonymous

kidblogs - home - 2 views

kidblogs.wikispaces.com

blog

shared by anonymous on 03 Nov 09 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 03 Nov 09
     
    A great list (in progress) of student blogs in all age groups.
N Butler

What You Really Ought To Know About Emails! | The Edublogger - 0 views

theedublogger.edublogs.org/...lly-ought-to-know-about-emails

blogs emails passwords web2.0 games techtips twitter

shared by N Butler on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • What You Really Ought To Know About Emails!
  • N Butler on 19 Aug 09
     
    great info for beginning school year regarding using blogs
N Butler

Wordle Blog: Tagul - 0 views

blog.wordle.net/...tagul.html

web2.0 blog wordle

shared by N Butler on 27 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Many folks have asked for a Wordle that fits into a shape. Others have asked for “clickable” Wordles, which could be used for navigation. I’m happy to say that someone (who identifies himself only as “Alex”) has created a service that meets both of those needs. I’m not endorsing his site; I’m just letting folks know about it. Tagul: http://tagul.com/ It requires signing up with either a new Tagul account, or via some OpenID provider, so I can’t provide a demo here. As you might have guessed from the way Wordle works, I don’t like signing up for toys.
  • N Butler on 27 Sep 09
     
    Wordle with cool items.
L Butler

Four Pillars of Technology Integration | nashworld - 0 views

nashworld.edublogs.org/...lars-of-technology-integration

web2.0 blog education

shared by L Butler on 10 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Think transformation of the way teaching and learning is done in your district, as opposed to integration into it as it exists.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 10 Aug 09
       
      The success comes when new lessons are created creatively utilizing the technology. It feels awkward when technology is just tacked on to an old lesson - just so there is technology.
  • Learn what they learn.
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 10 Aug 09
       
      Unless people learn / play with the technology, they can not possibly understand the potential power in the classroom.
  • don’t filter the very usefulness out of the web
    • L Butler
      L Butler on 10 Aug 09
       
      Love the wording of this ... sadly it is so true
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  • The fourth pillar of “instructional model” is more than a quick soundbyte allows.  I see three levels of this notion with increasing value as follows:  1) You have thought about and encouraged good instructional practices in your building/district.  2) You have a well-articulated plan for effective instructional practice that is building or districtwide.  3)  You have a true learner-centered instructional model in place in grades K-12 that credits the constructivist nature of human learning.
  • At this point, the vast majority of school systems are behind the curve in this area.  Being this far behind might just have one distinct advantage.  If there is no way to see any of the individual trees in a forest, you are likely going to be forced to start your mission with a whole-forest view to begin with. 
  • You don’t need a flashlight.  It’s not that dark in there anymore.  Trust that there are others who have proceeded down this path before you, and they have learned many important lessons.  Collaborate.  Learn from their successes and failures.  Do not go it alone. 
  • Ask yourself: what can we do with these new tools available today that we couldn’t do before?  If we could remake our curriculum any way we wanted, how would we do it? 
  • All systems need what I will call an “innovation engine.”  Whatever the system, whatever the setup, schools and school systems need pockets of sponsored innovation.
  • Soon after access is all around you, it doesn’t even feel like “technology,” it just feels like the way things are done.  This is a good thing, for when technology becomes invisible, we can finally focus on the value added from new uses of these tools. 
  • So where does all of this leave you?  How many of these pillars have been already constructed around you?  What have you done to help in that construction? 
  • L Butler on 10 Aug 09
     
    Interesting blog which addresses technology integration from the perspectives of all the parties involved - admins, technology coaches, teachers, students, etc. Worth the reading.
Emily Reinert

Think before you ink - GrammarBlog - 0 views

www.grammarblog.co.uk/...think-before-you-ink

grammar blog

shared by Emily Reinert on 24 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Emily Reinert on 24 Jun 09
     
    I was looking for some blogs about grammar to try to make it a bit more exciting and stumbled on this. Check out the tattoo pictures...
Emma Clouser

First Issue Blog » Blog Archive » A Directory of Authors on Twitter - 0 views

www.highspotinc.com/...irectory-of-authors-on-twitter

authors

shared by Emma Clouser on 20 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Emma Clouser on 20 Jul 09
     
    You can use this site to improve your twitter connections. It is a list of authors who tweet, which is really pretty cool. It is interesting to follow some of the young adult authors my students read . Anyway, this is worth a look.
Mrs Huber

Edublogs Help Info! | The Edublogger - 0 views

theedublogger.edublogs.org/...getting-started-with-edublogs

blogs

shared by Mrs Huber on 27 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Mrs Huber on 27 Jun 09
     
    The purpose of this page is to provide a central location for information on the basics of getting started blogging with Edublogs. Manuals Make sure you
anonymous

Using Google Earth in the classroom | Google Earth Blog - 0 views

www.gearthblog.com/...le_earth_in_the_classroom.html

google earth

shared by anonymous on 21 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 21 Dec 11
     
    Today we're looking at GEteach [Google Earth PLUGIN required.] , a site developed by 9th-grade Geography teacher Josh Williams. The site uses the Google Earth Plug-in to give you quick access to a wide variety of information such as the CIA Factbook, population densities, and various other human and physical geographic overlays.
anonymous

Thoora - 0 views

thoora.com

aggregator

shared by anonymous on 15 Nov 11 - Cached
  • anonymous on 15 Nov 11
     
    Create your own customized "paper" from blogs, feeds, twitter, keywords, etc. Fresh daily. Looks very good!
L Butler

Free Technology for Teachers: Use the YouTube Upload Widget to Collect Videos from Stud... - 0 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...-upload-widget-to-collect.html

youtube video collect

shared by L Butler on 24 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Last week YouTube released two new tools that you can put into your website or blog to collect video feedback from visitors. The YouTube Upload Widget and YouTube Direct Lite can be installed on your blog or website to allow vistors to upload videos and or record videos directly through their webcams. The videos they submit will go to your YouTube account.
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