For librarians, and for most other professionals, the game has changed. There is no textbook for new practice, and it is absolutely true that some of us are a little more retooled than others. Nevertheless, there are at least 14 retooled learning strategies that teacher-librarians should be sharing with classroom teachers and learners in the 2009-2010 school year.
The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads. The Free Music Archive is directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. The Free Music Archive is a continuation of that purpose, designed for the age of the internet.
As more early childhood programs use computers, Internet access, and other digital technologies, teachers often look for examples of adapting and integrating these new technologies to enhance children's learning. This article provides a glimpse into the world of early childhood through the lens of meaningful technology use.
In the beginning, this was the biggest reason some of my co-workers were afraid to use technology in their classrooms. What if the program won't work? Won't I look like I do not know what I am doing?
It was difficult to get some to see that students need to see you problem solve since that is where we need to go in education.
"Extended interviews with educators on the meaning of "21st century literacies," recommendations for using new technologies, and ideas for updating lesson plans to support 21st century learning. "
For the sake of simplicity, we're only covering searching, viewing, and sharing. We've skipped uploading since it's pretty straightforward and made simple with the service's recently launched multifile uploader.