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David Wetzel

5 Benefits for Creating a Classroom Environment for Student Blogs - 3 views

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    Benefits for creating a classroom environment for student blogging begin with establishing a foundation for their success. Why is this important? Integrating blogs transforms a classroom into a learning community where students become self-directed learners and thinkers. This in turn, causes students to use higher order thinking skills as they create and post entries in their blogs, along with commenting on other student's blogs.
mbarek Akaddar

Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler - 12 views

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      RSS |Blogs|Forums|Register|Sign-In K-12 Blueprint   Digital Learning Environments Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler September 13, 2010 print ShareThis rss While creating digital magazines or newspapers can be done in a word processor, there are dedicated sites that elevate this art to a whole new level. Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines/Newspapers 1. Issuu  - One of the most popular and successful online digital magazine creators/publishers around, with a very nice user interface. 2. Yudu  - Upload a document or PDF to create an online magazine that can be emailed our or embedded into a site. 3. Openzine  - Very user friendly site with an abundance of templates and layouts to create a professional-looking magazine and share online. 4. NewsCred  - Create a terrific looking online newspaper in 5 minutes, similar to Openzine. 5. Scribd  - A very popular Web 2.0 site for creating online content and publishing. 6 Fodey  - A fun site to create a newspaper and then download to print out or put on a blog or site. 7. Zinepal  - A great way to bring the news to students by "clipping" online articles. This is a wonderful site for those making the move to ebook readers. 8. Paper.li   - A fantastic site to turn Twitter into an online readable magazine. 9. Guzzle.it  - Is a news aggregator that puts online news in one customizable place. 10. Crayon - Create a professional-looking newspaper with this nice online creator. There are several options to choose from, so it has a bit of a higher learning curve.  David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com. SPONSORED LINKS       print ShareThis rss .      Leave a Comment:   Text Onl
anonymous

30+ Open Wikis Every Educator Should Know About | Edudemic - 9 views

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    Are you interested in being a part of a dynamic digital environment capable of changing the world of education? There are wikis out there that are just waiting for you to join and offer up your $.02. From wikis on teaching in the United Kingdom to art to web 2.0 tools, there's a wiki for everyone.

    The list of wikis below is just a smattering of some of the best open wikis available today. They were all nominated by teachers and administrators from around the world during this year's Edublogs awards. If you're not familiar with wikis, they're quite simply a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content. That's the official Wikipedia definition. What better place to get a proper definition, right? Anyway, check out each one of these terrific wikis today and do your best to join or at least monitor what's happening on them. Enjoy!

    http://wiki.scotedublogs.org.uk/
    ScotEduBlogs
    http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/
    #ukedchat Information Wiki Site
    http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home
    21st Century Skills for Teachers
    http://ibart.wetpaint.com/
    Art Online Studio
    http://asantangelo82.wikispaces.com/
    asantangelo82
    http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/
    Daring Tech Wiki
    http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791568/FrontPage
    Digitally Speaking.
    http://edcamp.wikispaces.com/
    Ed Camp
    http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
    Educational Origami
    http://flatclassroomproject.org/
    Flat Classroom Project
    http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/
    Flugleflicks
    http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/
    Greetings From The World
    http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/
    ICT Magic Show
    http://palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/
    iPad in Education
    http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/
    METASAGA
    http://mrhanson.pbworks.com/
    Mr Hanson's Online Class
Maggie Verster

iTALC-(intelligent Teaching and learning with computers)- network cotrol (opensource) - 0 views

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    "iTALC is a use- and powerful didactical tool for teachers. It lets you view and control other computers in your network in several ways. It supports Linux and Windows 2000/XP and it even can be used transparently in mixed environments!"
Maggie Verster

12 x 3D Tools for Education, Training & Collaboration - 10 views

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    These tools are suitable for those who want to start simply and have fun, as well as those interested in creating high-end simulated learning environments. A mix of free, open source and commercial tools.
Maggie Verster

Moodle.org: open-source community-based tools for learning - 4 views

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    Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.
Maggie Verster

What is Evernote? - 0 views

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    Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.
Maggie Verster

Ebook: Netbooks in K-12: Thinking Big by Thinking Small - 6 views

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    Over the years, the question of how many computers per student or per classroom has emerged as a pivotal issue. Advocates for different perspectives agree that technology-enabled learning is important and the ideal is one-to-one computing and anytime, anywhere learning. In today's economic environment, school districts must budget wisely and get the most out of each dollar invested. One way to address student computing and anywhere anytime access is with netbook PCs. This eBook will explore the issues and showcase districts that have implemented successful and cost-effective programs.
Anita Close

EduDemic » 20 Other Social Networks Teachers Should Know About - 12 views

  • These networks don’t constantly fail whale like Twitter These networks don’t have privacy concerns galore like Facebook These networks are devoted to education and wholly organized around that idea.
  • well as tools for creating games, puzzles, and other activities. Pronetos – Also known as the Professor’s Network, Pronetos
  • English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. iMantri – iMantri is a peer-to-peer community for people who are seeking mentors or offering coaching in a particular area. Members can use the site’s tools to assess their competencies and find people who are either willing to help or in need of help. Smart.fm – Smart.fm is an education platform and online community that relies on personalized learning algorithms to help people achieve their academic goals. The site helps users establish goals, create a study schedule, and track learning progress. Grockit – This online interactive learning environment uses social gaming technology and a Web 2.0 infrastructure to help students master academic skills and prepare for standardized tests. Grockit members can study alone or in groups. Loomagoo – Created by Students at Loyola University New Orleans, Loomagoo is a social network for students who want to share notes and other learning materials
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  • million members who help each other learn English, Spanish, French, Hindi, German, and Mandarin Chinese. Tutpup – Tutpup is an award-winning social learning network that allows young learners to come together online to play fun, educational games. The
Lauri Brady

Home - Water Planet Challenge - 3 views

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    "Welcome to the premiere online destination where middle and high school students can dare to change the world. Together, we can spark our youth's natural curiosity to help protect, restore and preserve our water planet. With a growing library of vibrant, awe-inspiring videos, educator lesson plans, and service learning materials, we can encourage students to become engaged and involved in affecting global change. We encourage you to share your ideas and resources for helping to make this site interactive and ultimately stocked with the richest and widest array of educational materials best suited to reach youth and help them become aware and involved in affecting change around the world."
dani lyra

Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book. - 1 views

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    Simply a fantastic tool to write a book with your students. Or even sentences. With an educator account, you can set up accounts to your students in a totally safe environment.
Gilmar Mattos

Education Articles : Interviews & Excerpts :: Tales of a 40-Something Student Teacher - 3 views

  • rarely does one outside of a classroom have to juggle so many skills nearly simultaneously in such a dynamic environment
  • Keeping students engaged from bell to bell so they have minimal opportunities to act out or disrupt the class is another key challenge
  • matching my style with my students is a work in process as I learn more and different pedagogical approaches.
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  • parental involvement is paramount in student success
  • helping them learn how to learn.
  • many schools today rely too much on parents, giving assignments that students are unable to complete on their own. This is inequitable and inappropriate in my opinion.
  • It is easier said than done
  • I challenge anyone who has not spent time in a classroom recently to teach anything they choose to students for one week
  • Be passionate
  • Observe as many classes in your subject area in as many schools as possible.
Andre Netto

Virtual Forest Challenge | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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    Great way to work on up-to-date vocabulary with the students.
Maggie Verster

DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms - 14 views

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    "There is one in every school. There is one in every district. There is that one teacher, no matter what you do, no matter how much time you take, how slow you go, how much one-on-one time you spend with them, there is that one teacher who is not going to integrate technology into their classroom. They dig in their heals. They bury their heads in the sand. They shut the doors to their classroom, leaving technology (and perhaps ultimately quality learning) out in the cold."
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