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ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education - 0 views

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educationaltools web2.0

shared by Melissa Seifman on 13 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 13 Mar 09
     
    Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!
Melissa Seifman

Flashcards, vocabulary memorization, and studying games | Quizlet - 0 views

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EducationalTools EdGames

shared by Melissa Seifman on 24 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Melissa Seifman on 24 Nov 08
     
    Let students create the vocabulary decks, games etc and ask their classmates to use them.. great way to get them to learn and have fun!
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When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web - 0 views

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socialnetworking teachers privacy

shared by Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Do the risque pages matter if teacher performance is not hindered and if students, parents and school officials don't see them? At what point are these young teachers judged by the standards for public officials?
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      I think this is a valid question to ask, especially if the school is developing a policy to cover use of social networking if their school is represented
  • "I know that employers will look at that page, and I need to be more careful," said Webster, adding that other Prince William teachers have warned her about her page. "At the same time, my work and social lives are completely separate. I just feel they shouldn't take it seriously. I am young. I just turned 22."
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      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      Hmm... then the wise decision would be to have a work and a social site that are also completely separate....
  • Local school officials say they have no policies concerning social networking pages or blogs kept by teachers. But they said that online improprieties would fall under general guidelines requiring proper behavior in and outside school and that sketchy Web sites would be handled case by case.
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      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      I'm not sure that's enough. In this new digital age, the virtual identies established by social networking sites, gaming sites, and so one, should conform to some kind of code of conduct established by the school - similar to the code of conduct established by IMB at http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/virtualworlds.IBMVirtualWorldGuidelines.html. I think each school should be including something similar in their guidelines for both teachers and students, especially if their school is going to be mentioned in any way on these sites...
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  • Teachers caught with inappropriate Web sites could get a suspension for a first-time offense, said Michael Simpson, assistant general counsel for the National Education Association, a teachers union with more than 3 million members. If they can prove that no one at school complained about the page, then they might prevail in a personnel dispute "because there would be no evidence of any real or potential harm to the students or school," he said.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
       
      If they can prove no one complained about the page then they MIGHT prevail in a personnel dispute. Again, I go back to my previous comment - clarify the policies for what is appropriate/inappropriate in this new digital age. Teachers are people who are entitled to a social life - if their social life in no way references the school, workplace, job, etc. - why hold them accountable? And - if the teacher truly feels that posting such things on their social site is acceptable, then they should be very careful to make that site private or someone keep others from clearly recognizing the teacher as associated with that school..
  • Melissa Seifman on 18 Nov 08
     
    Interesting read for this new virtual world. What are your comments?
Melissa Seifman

2¢ Worth » What Does a 21st Century School Look Like? - 0 views

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21stCenturySchools

shared by Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09 - Cached
  • The central theme of our BBQ flavored conversation was t he challenge of getting reluctant teachers to buy in to the spirit and practice of a 21st century school.  Since the principal was at the table, I suggested that the use of digital networked content be part of the evaluation expectations for teachers, and that it needed to go much MUCH deeper than just saying, “We want you to do one technology-infused unit this year.”  I suggested that all relics of learning and teaching that are shared, must be digital.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      I totally agree. A 21st century school, and instructors integrate real technology into their lessons. It is no longer sufficient to call a lesson with internet research and use of powerpoint or other office tools a "technology" lesson.
  • Students would be working, but in the same spirit of the work they engage in when playing many of the video games that they spend time with. Their work would be such that they are constantly asking questions, and are in constant need of information and collaborative arrangements for inventing solutions
  • They will also need to dedicate much time to responding to discussion forums, occasional synchronous chat sessions, grading projects, and maintaining their online classrooms.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      Online classrooms are a must I think.. Today's students are to be much more interested and engaged by online learning environments than traditional text-book/lecture based ones because they have literally grown up in it. Their way of thinking has changed.
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  • Libraries will be filled with computers or Kindles rather than books. It will be hard to find the teachers since the students will be directing their own education
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      Yes! Students having a buy in to what they are learning...Librarys that are no longer book and magazine repositories, but rich media centers with many different real technologies available... We'll just forget the part about.. *cough* funding the technology...
  • When the community looks at the school, they see learning — not a school.
    • Melissa Seifman
      Melissa Seifman on 14 Jan 09
       
      I especially love the last quote of this highlight - when the community looks at a school, they see learning - not a school. Communities need to be able to be just as activily involved..
  • Students don’t think of 21century learning - they live it
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