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MACUL Journal Spring 2013 the Blended Learning (Conference issue) Articles include: Using Technology to Love the Common Core; iPad Creativity for Elementary Students; Video Use In Your Classroom; "Flipping" EdTech PD; What is and How To Participate in the MILEARNS Online Portal; Making the Best of Technology You Already Have; Blended Learning for Today's Learner; Teaching With iBooks Author; Blooming with Technology: Blooms Taxonomy Goes Digital; Achieving Library 2.0; Discovering Self Through Web Design Is also available as a flash version at http://content.yudu.com/A20rl4/MACULJournalSpr2013/

Argument against teaching technology for technology's sake. Guide for tech integration coaches in directing teacher's learning through phases from unaware to integrated

Putting technology into perspective. From EdTech coaching blog by Krista Moroder.

One of the first cell phone polling student response sites. Can use with SMS, smart phone not needed. Free and paid accounts. "Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print - anywhere. And because it works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter, its simplicity and flexibility are earning rave reviews."

An extensive "resource for teachers and students who are interested in how multimedia can be integrated into a variety of educational activities. The site was originally begun in 2004 by faculty members and graduate students in the Instructional Technology Program at the University of Houston College of Education. It continues to be revised with new content added as more students and faculty members become involved in the digital storytelling process." Includes examples, resources, tutorials, rubrics and much more

Our mission is advance digital learning in every classroom, in every school, in every state in America to better prepare students for college and careers. Technology has changed the way we live, work and play. But it has yet to transform the way we learn.

Application lets you joing an online meeting from smartphone /tablet/whatever. We have been talking about web conferencing/meeting/learning in the Let's Talk Technology group for the past 2 months. Ran across this in the Android Marketplace today. Reviewers love it but seems to need 4G to work - something to watch in the future.

Rich collections of links to free materials, great websites by academic subject and by technology tool. Topics in technology tools include iPod/iPad apps, cameras/video tools as well as Skype and website building.

Download Individual Chapters of this handbook. Chapters are listed below: Trends and Issues with Online Learning 1. From Reluctant and Reticent to Engaged and Enthusiastic: The Passage to Online Teaching by Susan Giullian 2. Preparing Special Education Teachers Through Online Instruction Donna Sobel 3. Using eCollege to Facilitate Learning, Provide for Program Coherence, Manage Accountability Innovations, and Ensure the Evolution of a Principal Licensure Program by Connie Fulmer 4. Make, Share, Find: Web 2.0 and Informal Learning by Phil Antonelli Technology in Action 5. The Advantages of a Ning Social Network Within a Higher Education Program by Laura Summers 6. Fresh and Forward-thinking: Using Blogs for Educational Purposes by Joanna C. Dunlap & Ellen Stevens 7. Hanging on by a Thread by Dorothy F. Garrison-Wade 8. Instructional Uses of Twitter by Joanna C. Dunlap & Patrick R. Lowenthal 9. Using Audio for Giving Feedback to Project Teams: A Useful Complement to Track Changes by Brent G. Wilson 10. Wordle… Just for Phluff? by Joanna C. Dunlap 11. A Teaching Video Project Brought to Closure by Farah A. Ibrahim 12. Improving the Design of PowerPoint Presentations by Patrick R. Lowenthal

his workshop will showcase numerous ways to differentiate instruction using technology. Topics will include the use of PowerPoints, WebQuests, Internet sites, multimedia, video streaming, problem based learning, web based games, simulations, Promethean ActivClassroom (interactive whiteboards, classroom response systems, and ActivSlates), podcasting, digital storytelling, Google Applications for Education, free or low cost internet applications, and other applicable methods to reach each and every child.

Cant' wait for the Michigan conference? The Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) is just ending. Visit this site to browse through the sessions, get insights, learn about trends and trend setters and pick up a few new buzzwords. Search for #FETC for participant's posts of what they found to be the most useful, amazing and exciting. It's like having an instant PLN! "FETC 2015 offers more than 250 sessions in dozens of the latest focus areas and in a variety of meeting structures as part of the full conference registration. Sessions range from 20 minutes to one hour and are designed to maximize participant networking and collaborative learning to build their individualized effective professional learning network."

Conference that took place July 20-23, 2010

Streamed sessions require Microsoft Silverlight (download available at the site)

Great list of tools for students to use in the research process. Each tool has a brief description. My son in Grad school is a big fan of Zotero, a Firefox extension.

great set of tools, many new to me!

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I heard about this site on National Public Radio on the way home today (12/28/2009). I do not know how well it will do in educating in the schools, but it looks good to this non-teacher.

This is one of the sites I told you about at "Let's Talk Technology." I think the site has a lot potential for use in schools. The main issue is that the videos are housed on YouTube and many schools are still blocking this site due to the wealth of inappropriate content that is there too... However, students could use the Kahn Academy math videos as tutorials for concepts they didn't understand. Teachers could have substitutes show a video of how to do something that was outside of their comfort level or skillset and learning could continue. Do others have suggestions?

An overview of how access to new forms of media, dating all the way back to the printing press, has elicited fear and calls of eroding morals.

The Interesting Ways series continues to be a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas and it has been a privilege connecting with all of the people who have taken time to add an idea.