Great article about how blogging is changing the lives of kids. This article is about an after-school program, but wouldn't it be great to bring it into the classroom and get them excited about coming to class?
A Great Blog that: "will be used for the investigation of Web 2.0 tech tools and how they may be integrated in teaching and learning. Selected tech tools have been organized by their potential application and those titles are listed on the left navigation bar.
Each page of this website includes a variety of free tech tools that address areas in which students and faculty may want to try something different than what they are currently doing in and out of the classroom."
YOU MAY NEED TO WATCH THIS FROM HOME. Good video (wordless) on how to use images, respecting digital citizenship, and make a powerful statement. This would be a perfect video to show students.
The current structure of our public school system has lead us to a point where both students and teachers are under-performing, and technology will need to play a major role in reinvigorating our schools.
Try the New Assignment Calculator beta!Get control over your assignments! Developed by the University of Minnesota Libraries in collaboration with the Center for Writing.This is a very cool tool for benchmarking assignments.
