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blogging, web site, portfolio

Helen Barrett's e-portfolio blog

edublogs - free for students, $40 yr/instructor privacy page

Blogs and Twitter aren't the only social tools out there that can help you keep up with the latest and greatest developments in educational technology. Pinterest is rapidly becoming a favorite tool of educators all over the nation, and many have amassed s

online graphic design

Harold Jarche is a leading authority on Personal Knowledge Management, which he describes as a set of processes, individually constructed, to help each of us make sense of our world, and work more effectively. He has developed a popular Seek-Sense-Share framework which identifies the 3 key elements of PKM

ed tech integration

Move from projects to Project Based Learning. teach concepts not facts distinguish concepts from critical information - the craft precedes the art - find the right blend between open-ended inquiry and direct instruction make skills as important as knowledge form teams, not groups use thinking tools use creativity tools reward discovery make reflection part of the lesson be innovative yourself

using storytelling to plan a lesson - interesting examples of 3 different grade level standards (i.e. learning outcomes) and flipping them into the start of a story - a story the students then finish.

Web 2.0 tools are online software programs that allow users to do a number of different things. They can be used to teach curriculum content, store data, create or edit video, edit photos, collaborate and so much more. with links to 5 different tools to try out - pinterest, edcanvas, livebinders, storybird, voicethread