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Es evidente que el nombre de Venezuela ha estado resonando en todo el continente y el resto del mundo con mayor fuerza en los últimos 18 años a partir de los sucesos conocidos como « El Caracazo ». El volumen de las noticias aumentó en los últimos años con la llegada al poder de Hugo Chávez en 1999. Ahora bien, es importante también hacernos algunas preguntas : ¿Suenan del mismo modo los movimientos sociales de Venezuela ? ¿Cuál es la presencia y dinamismo que tienen en la escena nacional e internacional ? ¿Qué liderazgo tienen en la lucha global que se desarrolla hoy en el planeta ?

Often we search for meaningful ways to integrate digital technology in project based learning activities given to our students. We also would like our students to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts underlying the work - after all this is the purpose of the project. Giving students the opportunity to complete and present their project through a digital lens has one great advantage - student engagement. This in turn causes students to develop a more in depth understanding of concepts.

Stimulating critical thinking using technology has the potential to create more in depth understanding of science and math content by students when engaged in learning activities which integrate in-class and on-line technology resources. Technology tools support stimulation of both inquiry-based and critical thinking skills by engaging students in exploring, thinking, reading, writing, researching, inventing, problem-solving, and experiencing the world outside their classroom. This is accomplished through learning content through the lens of video to multimedia to the internet (Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement, NCREL, 2005).

Jennifer Wagner, creator of ProjectsByJen, has been succesfully encouraging teachers since 1999 to use online projects in their PreK-6 classrooms. Using various ideas, Jennifer will help you understand how online projects will help you make the most of your time in a variety of ways. Winning numerous awards for her creative ways in encouraging teachers to collaborate, her teaching style is very user friendly, creative, and personable.

This site has great ideas, how to's and inspiring examples for digital storytelling

online team management tool, like basecamp. also has facebook application.

online concept mapping software. Better than bubbl.us but has more restrictions.

A PDF of his presentation. Relatively basic but has some nice introductory slides that would be helpful to someone who had no experience with PBL or webquests or online projects.

School students are one of the groups served by the Library. Today's young people are exposed to more information than any previous generation. The sheer quantity of information students are now expected to process and manipulate makes critical thinking and information literacy skills more important than ever. To this end the Library has recently developed the ergo website, a learning and teaching tool for secondary teachers and students that supports the instruction of information literacy and critical thinking skills in the classroom. ergo provides not only online resources but also a conceptual framework for the development of the skills students need to evaluate information.

The school's approach to reengaging students in learning has an important twist: Downtown's curriculum is entirely project based. Its alternative format allows students to choose a thematic, integrated pathway of subjects each semester, find connections among these subjects in real-world settings, and, hopefully, discover their passions along the way.

Origins of the internet - a great article to introduce the internet to students. Wow 15 years have passed. No wonder high school students don't see access to information on demand as 'wow'. it has always been like that. I bet teachers can remember life before ... some need to let go and move towards the light. :)

The mermaid diaries is a journey by day of Nalalia Zelmanov. It shows her travels in Second Life, but it is more of a journey of her development as a designer and programmer. It has some fantastic resources and links to templates and programming resources that will easily assist newbies in developing their own IP in Second Life

This has pretty comprehensive lists of pbl criteria from BIE, NWREL, other sources.

The Bragosphere has undergone a redesign and is now Zleek

RSS this blog! - this article has some great links and feeds too

from Free Technology for Teacehrs Digital storytelling guru Kevin Hodgson has recently launched a new website all about stopmotion movie creation. Kevin developed Making Stopmotion Movies as a how-to resource for teachers who are interested in having students create stopmotion movies. On Making Stopmotion Movies teachers will find downloadable storyboard and character development guides. Kevin provides an excellent outline of the whole movie making process. Visitors to Making Stopmotion Movies will also find video examples of real student productions. Below you will find one of the videos from Making Stopmotion Movies. Applications for EducationIf you've wanted to try a stopmotion or claymation movie project in your classroom, but you weren't sure how to get started, Making Stopmotion Movies should get you off on the right foot.

"Your team has been assigned the task of designing a catapult capable of delivering a specific projectile to a prescribed target. You will be loaned a generic catapult and a projectile for this project. "

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