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Angela Ash

New Tools for Schools, T&L Editors - 0 views

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  • Desire2LearnThe latest version of eLearning Suite includes Learning Environment 8.1, which offers new assessment options and blogging; Learning Repository 3.5, which allows for effective tagging and learning object reuse; and LiveRoom 4.0, featuring chats and a presentation management area.www.Desire2Learn.com
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
       
      Desire2Learn is a kids version of iGoogle. The tool allows for students to organize technology tools in order to keep their studies organized and available through the web.
  • GenevaLogicCreated in response to teachers' desire to have more control over the Internet in the classroom, Surf*Lock2 is a plug-in for GenevaLogic's Vision classroom management software. The tool allows users to turn browsing on or off with a single click and limit students' access to certain Web sites. Surf*Lock2 is compatible with filtering software and does not require a server. At the time of this writing, the plug-in is only available for Windows.www.GenevaLogic.com
  • NetSupportNetSupport School 8.5 classroom management software now has student auto login, Internet cobrowsing, and additional testing components. Educators using the software can record all screen, keyboard, and mouse activity on student computers and also limit Web surfing to approved sites.www.netsupportschool.com
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
       
      Educators could use this tool to monitor students and their use of technology. It could also be useful to parents or guardians, as the tool records activity on a students computer.
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  • SchoolMessengerWeb-based SchoolMessenger ASP Plus is a parent notification service that includes always-available messaging and the ability for educators and administrators to create personalized voice messages and e-mail in various languages. Parent alerts can be timed to address absences, emergencies, and so on.www.schoolmessenger.com
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
       
      SchoolMessenger would be a great tool to ensure effective communication, via voice message, email, ect. for educators, adminstrators, and parents. And, it allows for translation in various languages!
  • AccoonaThe Talking Search Bar combines search technology with a text-to-speech feature to enable users to highlight Internet text and have it read to them out loud. Useful for ELL students and children learning to read, the Talking Search Bar can convert any Web page into text. Users can choose to listen to a male or female voice.www.accoona.com
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
       
      This would be a great tool for students who are not strong in their reading and writing skills. It allows for a voice to provide audio for listening during typing and searching.
  • Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
     
    Links to any and every technology tool available for educators
  • Angela Ash on 12 Jul 11
     
    This site has taught me the endless options of tool available for educators. In alphabetical order, tools are listed for educators to search through, and find tools they could apply to their classroom. Links to the tools with information to each tool is available at their fingertips. It would be impossible for any educator to search this site and not find a tool that is interesting or applicable to their subject.
Kate Castle

Adapting Social Networking to Address 21st-Century Skills - Internet@Schools Magazine - 0 views

www.mmischools.com/...21st-Century-Skills-59635.aspx

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  • 70% of the new jobs recently created in the U.S. are positions that require interactions between people and involve judgment, insight, and collaboration.
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      This is so interesting. I think that students need to learn technology to be sucessful in their lives because technology is only going to grow, so it would be niave to think that we don't need to teach technology in schools.
  • another aspect of a social learning network is the potential to build global awareness among students.
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      Students could use skype to achieve this.
  • same ePals online email service
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  • communicate with them using Web 2.0 technologies (the ePals service has a language translator, helping students to communicate regularly and across cultures)
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      I had no thought about the language barrier as a complication. It would be interesting to see what other socail networking tools have the ability to translate.
  • Consider what tools, when implemented together in a holistic and thoughtful manner, can encourage collaboration, spark creativity, teach 21st-century skills, and address the needs and challenges of different socioeconomic environments.
  • Consider the following questions
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      These are five really crucial questions. I suspect too they are very different approaches to teaching than what has been typical in the past.
  • What should be encouraged is the next level of communication—collaboration.
  • what tools best fulfill the needs of each school and district’s environment
  • as many as 70% of the new jobs recently created in the U.S. are positions that require interactions between people and involve judgment, insight, and collaboration.
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      Students need to be aware in a different way than before. Learning is no longer a passive activity. This new interactive stance fosters the skills of judgement, insight, and collaboration that employers are looking for.
  • create, invent, and showcase their work
  • the framework suggests three overarching student outcomes, including life and career skills; learning and innovation skills; and information, media, and technology skills. Ultimately, the Partnership is advocating for educators and students to consider the implication of skills beyond the basic subject areas that are critical to success in the 21st century.
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      It makes me happy to see that it is obvious to people that producing a literate student involves more than teaching him or her the core subjects. Learning how to learn, meta-learning (has anyone coined that one yet?) is THE indispensable skill of the 21st century it seems. If I take nothing from this class, it will be that.
  • free, online email service for K–12
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      This is a cool site. Worth looking into. Connects educators who want to collaborate on classroom projects, great and interesting forums, and email accounts for kids to use for school.
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      Good to know this exists.
  • to match students with other students around the world
  • His students take part in a global newscast, featuring students from the U.S., Japan, Russia, Belize, and several other countries.
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      What a great idea! Very cool.
  • preparing them for working in a global marketplace
  • Educators can choose to utilize Web 2.0 tools
  • narrowing down which combination of tools would be best with the curriculum and pedagogy for the class
    • Kate Castle
      Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
       
      Each class will be unique in its abilities and needs and having knowledge of a wide varitety of tools makes teachers able to customize web tools to best serve their classrooms.
  • Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
     
    today's students need to be creators and collaborators, not just individual learners
Victoria Steele

Listen to the Natives - 2 views

centre4.interact.ac.nz/...ListentotheNatives.pdf

Social Networking Education

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    • Ben Shipley
      Ben Shipley on 10 Jul 11
       
      Interesting point here: how drastic do we need to be in tailoring our teaching methods to the digital native crowd?
    • Ben Shipley
      Ben Shipley on 10 Jul 11
       
      I definitely agree that we should encourage our students to take part in determining some of the educational goals of the class!  "Teachers needn't master all technologies.  They should continue doing what they do best: leading discussion in the classrom."
    • Ben Shipley
      Ben Shipley on 10 Jul 11
       
      An interesting point: "Students could quite feasibly invent technological solutions to streamline homework submission and correction, freeing up teachers for more meaningful work."
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    • Victoria Steele
      Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
       
      For some beginning teachers, they are lucky to be "natives" but there are still challenges they face with young students who are at their level or above when it comes to using technology.
    • Victoria Steele
      Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
       
      Empathy and a candidate's overall demeanor need to be considered in the hiring process! 
    • Victoria Steele
      Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
       
      We need to get students as interested and engaged in school as they are when playing video games, etc.  We need to WORK WITH students and not work against the technology that they love in order to reach them.
  • Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
     
    This is an eye opening article that alerts educators to get out of their comfort zones and work with students rather than against them. As digital natives, young students might just learn best by using technology and teachers need to recognize and embrace this. There were a few ideas that I didn't fully agree with, but lots of practical points were made in this article that could help beginning teachers to make the best of their first years.
  • Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
     
    I read the same article and wondered what you thought about allowing students to use cell phones as a way to communicate within the classroom? Maybe from my perspective, it seems unnecessary because I will be teaching elementary students but what did you think?
  • Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
     
    Maybe there are already companies out there doing this, but it seems like anyone who can create video games, or online games that incorporate the Core Standards for Teaching in content areas would be filthy rich. God I wish I could write code.
Daphne O'Donnell

10 Principles for the Future of Learning » Edurati Review - 3 views

eduratireview.com/...es-for-future-of-learning.html

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    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      Students are beginning to use technology younger and younger.
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      Students should be taught about using others work and copyright. Also, how to find valid and credible sources.
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      Made me think of professional development and how there is no learning boundaries anymore.
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    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      Interesting to me that even as we search the web we are always learning and expanding our knowledge.
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      World wide learning. No boundaries for education, This article has similar points related to the NETS Standards for Teachers
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
       
      Students need to learn about copyright and giving credit to others.
  • Daphne O'Donnell on 10 Jul 11
     
    Learn about the role the internet is playing in transforming education to shared and interactive learning. This article suggests 10 principals as "fundamental to the future of learning institutions." This article states that we are connected now through technology, and this is forming us into lifelong self-learners. In addtion, it talks about the credibility of where we seek information. Come read about how technology is changing education.
  • Emily Beyer on 13 Jul 11
     
    Number 2 in the list caught my eye because I remember memorizing so much information when I was in school. Whereas today, the process is stressed and simply knowing how to find the information needed is the key.
Lori Carter

Maybelle the Cockroach Wikispace - 1 views

maybellethecockroach.wikispaces.com

library technology

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  • Lori Carter on 16 Jul 11
     
    See how technology can be integrated with the school library.
melanie gladden

Tools for Schools: What's New with Web 2.0? - Middle Ground - 0 views

www.nmsa.org/...Default.aspx

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  • We need to prepare our students for the 21st century jobs that require global awareness, communication, teamwork, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, and data mining.
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      I think that this is so important! I was never taught how to use a lot of technology in schools I had to teach myself and I think sometimes we forget how important technology is in the workplace!
  • Students are able to not only learn from their teachers, but learn from and teach their peers in their classroom, across the country, and even around the world.
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      So important! Students need to learn how to collaborate and learn from each other
  • Global Connections ePals
    • melanie gladden
      melanie gladden on 12 Jul 11
       
      I think this is so awesome....students can learn and have such an appreciation when they realize how different life is around the world!
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Karen Kohn

How to Use Social-Networking Technology for Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/social-networking-how-to

Social Networking Proper use

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  • How do you keep students from wasting time chatting or sneaking to inappropriate sites? You teach! You have frank discussions. You show them examples and ask them to make ethical decisions. You ask: What does it mean that fifteen-year-old kids are calling themselves nineteen and posting racy pictures online? What does it mean that college kids are posting raunchy spring break pictures that a prospective employer can find? The idea that we are the stories we tell has never been more important. Schools have always taught kids how to present themselves -- that's why we did oral presentations in the classroom. Now we need to teach them to present themselves electronically. That's why it's so scary to lock these technologies out.
  • Karen Kohn on 10 Jul 11
     
    Answers a question I'm sure is on every teacher's mind when thinking about incorporating social networking into the classroom. Teachers need to teach students how to act, write, speak, and present themselves.
Victoria Steele

PBS Teachers | learning.now . PBS Teachers Embraces Social Networking and Bookmarking T... - 1 views

www.pbs.org/...chers_embraces_social_n_1.html

Social Networking Education

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    • Victoria Steele
      Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
       
      Allowing users to explore and search for topics based on tags is convenient and may get more people interested.
  • Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
     
    I was most interested in the responses from this article that are listed below the actual article. One response recommended www.fatclass.com as a social networking tool that works great in the classroom. "Andy Carvin: Internet activist, author, Edtech expert. Learning.now is a weblog that explores how new technology and Internet culture affect how educators teach and children learn. It will offer a continuing look at how new technology such as wikis, blogs, vlogs, RSS, podcasts, social networking sites, and the always-on culture of the Internet are impacting teacher and students' lives both inside and out of the classroom."
  • Emily Beyer on 13 Jul 11
     
    I also see another response listing www.teachersrecess.com. That sounds interesting too!
Kyle Campbell

50 Useful Twitter Tools for Writers and Reasearchers - 1 views

www.onlinecollegedegrees.org/...ls-for-writers-and-researchers

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  • Monitter: Keep an eye on keywords, and find out geographic areas as well. TweetBeep: Use TweetBeep to get updated on keywords and phrases. Twilert: Twilert emails you every time someone tweets with your keywords.
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      All three of these tools would be highly useful for educators who are or will be integrating Twitter in their classroom. They will allow the teacher to be notified when students tweet specific words or phases. This could be useful for monitoring students tweets, but also if an educator is looking for specific material for students to tweet about.
  • Tweetzi: Check out Tweetzi to use an advanced Twitter search engine.
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      This is basically Google for Twitter. Everyone should check this out. Type in any subject you are interested in trying to follow and there are lists of people/information to follow on their Twitter account.
  • Twazzup: Use Twazzup to get a quick and handy look at what’s popular on Twitter right now.
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      This tool is a three in one. Type in any subject of interest and they provide the highlights, news, and tweets on the subject. Very cool!
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  • . TwitPic: TwitPic is a wildly popular way to share photos on Twitter.
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      It is even easier to upload pictures to Twitter with this tool. TwitPic also allows you to search for pictures that have previously been uploaded.
  • Twiggit: Use Twiggit to let your followers know what articles you’re supporting on Digg
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      Twiggit would be highly useful for educators to stay informed on the latest articles on some of the most popular technology tools students are using. Educators will be able to continue their growth in technology knowledge and be able to effectively teach students.
  • Twit2Do: Twit2Do is a great tool for keeping your to do list together on Twitter.
    • Angela Ash
      Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
       
      Stay organized by using Twit2Do to create a To Do list on Twitter!
  • Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
     
    Twitter Resource
  • Angela Ash on 11 Jul 11
     
    This tool has taught me how popular Twitter has become. I was shocked to see there were 50 resources available for Twitter. Some of these resources can be highly useful for educators to search for key words, obtain the latest information, and stay organized. I especially like the tools that allow you to monitor words and pharses on your account as I am fearful for students posting inappropriate material in their Tweets. Some of these tools allow educators to monitor this material. 50 tools on one website...talk about easy access to learn about Twitter!
  • Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
     
    I had no idea these tool were available on twitter. Makes winnowing down a topic and being able to keep up with it much easier.
Janet Swistock

Thinking Machine / Think Social Networking for Education - 1 views

thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/...ocial-Networking-for-Education

socialnetworking networking education social technology

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  • National School Boards' Assocation says that Social Networking technologies should be adapted for use in the classroom.
    • Andrew Tucker
      Andrew Tucker on 11 Jul 11
       
      These facts are very interesting and I had no idea that this was the case! These statistics prove that we, as teaching professionals, cannot ignore the impact that social networking has on the kids that we will be teaching. They are going to be using these tools and using them a lot, so we should reach them on their level.
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 11 Jul 11
       
      I'm surprised by the fact of 50% of students talk online about hw. Honestly, I thought it would be less than that.
  • Facebook - a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
    • Andrew Tucker
      Andrew Tucker on 11 Jul 11
       
      Everyone knows my love of Facebook by now. I really think Facebook can be used in so many ways: groups, posting school work as statuses, posting links to websites and articles that can be used and shared, etc.
    • Lesley Maurer
      Lesley Maurer on 11 Jul 11
       
      Facebook is such a widely used social networking tool, I think you would be very hard-pressed to find someone who does not know how to use it. Kids can be steered in the direction of using it for educational and introspection purposes which they probably didn't consider. I love the idea of creating a page for a book character.
    • Daphne O'Donnell
      Daphne O'Donnell on 11 Jul 11
       
      Andrew, I like Facebook too. And I think that students and adults alike figure out how to use it with ease. I just worry about the over exposure for younger students, for instance the advertisements and so on.
    • Victoria Steele
      Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
       
      I think there is a ton of potential for Facebook to be used in the classroom but like Daphne said, could it lead to overexposure or to unwanted sites/people/ideas that are out there? Maybe somehow setting up very private settings would work best for teacher-student collaboration.
  • Twitter 4 Teachers wiki
    • Andrew Tucker
      Andrew Tucker on 11 Jul 11
       
      Very helpful site that expands upon many of the things that we have been talking about! 
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    • Janet Swistock
      Janet Swistock on 18 Jul 11
       
      Video with quick flashes of information to get you thinking about the future of education and the world.
    • Janet Swistock
      Janet Swistock on 18 Jul 11
       
      Hard to include Club Penguin as a social networking site. My daughters used it when they were little and were more interested in the game than the limited networking aspect.
  • Janet Swistock on 18 Jul 11
     
    Wiki based on statistics and information supporting use of social networking, and internet use in education. Although a little dated (2006) it's clear to see how things have progressed as expected through today. "Did you know 2.0" is a video worth the time.
Janet Swistock

The Color Wheel and Color Theory - Colors on the Web - 0 views

www.colorsontheweb.com/colortheory.asp

color wheel theory colors web design meaning additive subtractive mixing

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    • Janet Swistock
      Janet Swistock on 14 Jul 11
       
      Difference and uses for Additive vs Subtractive color mixing. This is a little more advanced information for an older classroom, or one exploring technology design and understanding.
Emily Beyer

Web 2.0 Projects - a Celebration of Student Learning - 2 views

livebinders.com/...13560

web 2.0 project student

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    • Emily Beyer
      Emily Beyer on 12 Jul 11
       
      This site has a lot of really cool projects created by middle school students. You can tell that the librarian and/or other teachers are really incorporating technology into their classrooms across the entire school. These projects cover many different topics and tools.
  • Kyle Campbell on 16 Jul 11
     
    Awesome way to showcase East Middle School's Library in this case. But just think we can use Web 2.0 Tools like Animoto to create slideshows of students work and even a culmination of projects we will do in class. This would be a neat thing to create to show parents on back to school night!
Ben Shipley

YouTube - ‪Google Cr-48 Chromebook Pilot Rollout - Crook County Middle School‬‏ - 3 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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    • Ben Shipley
      Ben Shipley on 10 Jul 11
       
      Chromebook being tested in a Middle School
  • Sonja Boras on 11 Jul 11
     
    Even though this video made me slightly nauseous at times, it was a good find on your part to show the study in action! Very interesting!
  • Emily Beyer on 13 Jul 11
     
    This is an excellent opportunity for Crook County MS. I wonder how many other schools are testing the Chromebooks? It looks like this school certainly needs some new technology!
Victoria Steele

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom | Online College Tips - Online ... - 1 views

www.onlinecollege.org/...ing-facebook-in-your-classroom

facebook Social Networking

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  • Victoria Steele on 11 Jul 11
     
    Just an interesting article that came up when I was researching. Not sure that I would ever use Facebook in the classroom, but for all of you who may be teaching upper grades maybe this is something to consider?
  • Kate Castle on 13 Jul 11
     
    I am amazed at how these social networking sites can be used in education. It's so challenging to my previously held ideas about what they are good for! I have no doubt that used in the classroom safely and effectively they are great in getting and keeping student's attention.
  • Kyle Campbell on 16 Jul 11
     
    Facebook has been "THE" social network to stay away from in the classroom as a teacher. I recall posting back and forth with Angela about this topic as she was one of the first I saw back Facebook in the classroom. While I said everyone teaches us to be weary; just look at all the increadible uses we have for using Facebook in school. 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom is a great resource for those skeptical about incorporating it in the calssroom. I didn't even know you could create 2 Facebook's (probably because I don't even have one) but just create one for class use. Keep it private for just those in the class, and benefit from all the neat options you have to work with this form of technology. From creating polls to providing a platform for students to work and collaborate on projects; this article along with Angela's views on its uses in the classroom - have certainly changed my mind!
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