Teachers, I am interested to see how often and why technology is being used in schools. Please take this survey:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
"But I don't like any of these books!?"
Any teacher has heard that comment before. However, with using in the classroom RSS you may never hear it again. Students can create their own RSS feeds to aggregate sites about their favorite things. Or if you do not feel comfortable with each student having their own reader you could create one for the class. This poses as a fantastic way to learn more about your students and for them to build connections with one another based on common interests. Troy Hicks presented this idea in chapter 2 of The Digital Writing Workshop.
I was so amazed by the simplicity of this idea and the large spectrum of impact this could have on students. I think of elementary boys that are interested in sports and science and cars, but do not have the books to foster their interests. These students can, with your help, find websites related to their interests that they can access through their personal or class RSS.
Wouldn't it be remarkable to have every student in your class reading and not only would they be reading, but they would be interested and engaged! Oh the power of technology!
I was so amazed by the simplicity of this idea and the large spectrum of impact this could have on students. I think of elementary boys that are interested in sports and science and cars, but do not have the books to foster their interests. These students can, with your help, find websites related to their interests that they can access through their personal or class RSS.
Wouldn't it be remarkable to have every student in your class reading and not only would they be reading, but they would be interested and engaged! Oh the power of technology!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
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They are next week, they are free and they will spark an excitement for learning!
Cast Your Vote!
I was reading an article today that referenced a site that lead me to another that lead me to edublogs that intrigued me to explore more that led me to this and I actually stopped my adventure to share it!
It's the nominees for 2012 Edublogs Awards, category: ed tech blogs! I have only explored a few so far, but I like what I see. Vote by leaving a comment which one you like best and why. With everyone's feedback we will know which ones to check out and what they contain. Two that I will definitely return to are Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners (Susan Oxnevad) and iLearn Technology (Kelly Tenkley). CoolTools has great professional development sources for teachers to enhance their technology use. iLearn's focus is more on specific lesson and content ideas...it is thorough!
But without further ado, here are the nominees:
Cool Cat Teacher – Vicki Davis
Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners – Susan Oxnevad
Doug Belshaw’s Open Educational Thinkering
Doug off the record – Doug Peterson
Educational Technology and mobile learning
Educational Technology Guy – David Andrade
Edudemic
Edukwest
Edutopia
Free Technology for Teachers – Richard Byrne
Gridjumper’s Blog
Hack Education – Audrey Watters
Ideas and Thoughts – Dean Shareski
iLearn Technology – Kelly Tenkely
Integrating Tech in the Primary Classroom – Kathleen Morris
Kleinspiration – Erin Klein
Langwitches Blog – Silvia Tolisano
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day
Middleweb
MindShift
Nik’s Learning Technology Blog – Nik Peachey
Nik’s QuickShout – Nik Peachey
Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog
Pediastaff
Speech Techie – Sean J. Sweeney
Teacher Reboot Camp – Shelly Terrell
TechChef4u
Technology Enhanced Learning Blog – David Hopkins
Technology Tidbits – David Kapuler
The Frog Blog
The Innovative Educator – Lisa Nielsen
The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom – Steven W. Anderson
wwwatanabe – Tracy Watanabe
It's the nominees for 2012 Edublogs Awards, category: ed tech blogs! I have only explored a few so far, but I like what I see. Vote by leaving a comment which one you like best and why. With everyone's feedback we will know which ones to check out and what they contain. Two that I will definitely return to are Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners (Susan Oxnevad) and iLearn Technology (Kelly Tenkley). CoolTools has great professional development sources for teachers to enhance their technology use. iLearn's focus is more on specific lesson and content ideas...it is thorough!
But without further ado, here are the nominees:
Digital Learning Becoming a Feasible Possibility?
Get out the champagne, noise makers and dancing shoes: LET'S CELEBRATE!
A new bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives that promotes digital learning and reform of educational practice. The bill, "Transforming Education Through Technology Act," fosters the ideals set forth in the National Education Technology Standards for teachers and students.
Included in the draft of the bill are implications for funding from the federal government to support state and local agencies in implementing technology usage effectively in all K-12 schools. The funds are not only to be used to strengthen school infrastructure, but also to provide educators with professional development. An important note is that the document includes objective skills for students to develop but also for teachers and administrators. For an overview of the bill you can read this blog post from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
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