13
2010
Wikified Class Notes
Looking for another way to use a wiki? How about having the students take class notes? I came across the concept from this post: The Salt-Box » Wikified class notes In the post, the author outlines the first attempt at having college students enter class notes on a wiki and then provides the criteria for the second version: Creating a 75-100 word statement of the main idea or unifying theme of the class. (For a [...]
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10
2010
SimpleBooklet
SimpleBooklet claims to be “The web’s simplest booklet publisher.” Well, I like to consider myself a simple person, so if they made the claim, I was going to test it. And I did. There are several levels of accounts but I, of course, chose the free demo which did not require registration and offered unlimited booklets and up to 20MB content storage. To begin, you enter a name for your booklet and then choose the [...]
7
2010
Skype Resources
21 Skype Resources posted by Shelly Terrell on www.techlearning.com and cross posted on Teacher Reboot Camp. Skype in Education Technology 4 Kids Wiki: Skype Resources Using Skype at School (The Dummies Series) Skype in School Wiki 50 Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom Student Inter-school Debating with Skype by Lois Smethurst Giving Students Skype Jobs by Langwitches Skype an Author Wiki 10 Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom Motivating Adult Learners: Skype an [...]
12
2010
QR Codes and Education
Have you seen these things? If you haven’t yet, you will. The image on the left is an example of an emerging technology called a “QR” code. QR stands for “quick response” and can be thought of as a bar code on steroids. Want to learn more? Then watch this video from cnet.com Okay, so what does this have to do with Teachers, Technology, and Transforming classrooms? Well, the answer is in [...]
25
2010
Digital Comic Sites
David Kapuler put together this list of sites for creating digital comics. Which ones do you use? Pixton – Has an educational portal (paid) that is ideal for schools (no student email account necessary). Also, there are a ton of options such as voice recording, drag-n-drop interface, and importing/exporting features. ToonDoo Spaces – One of the most popular online comic creators that is very similar to Pixton, with the ability to create a private space [...]
4
2010
Adequate Support?
In the June/July issue of the magazine, the result from this poll was published: Although the responses did not surprise me, it did force me to ask, “What would adequate support for integrating technology into the classroom look like?” Would it be… The presence of coaching support / modeling? Access to technology resources? Planning time to modify instructional plans to integrate technology? Timely support for technical problems, such as software installation, wireless access, etc? What [...]
1
2010
Sites for Digital Art
David Kapuler put together this list of sites for creating digital art. Which ones do you use? Art Pad – A great painting site that records a picture while it’s created to create a time lapse effect. Slimber – An excellent site for drawing & painting with some beautiful examples. Bomomo – A fun site where users can create unique pictures with different templates (ie, Pixie). Doink – A great site for creating animated art [...]
31
2010
Annotation with PowerPoint
“I want students to mark up grammatically incorrect sentences on my interactive white board. What’s the easiest way to do that?” My answer was “PowerPoint.” When you use Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to display presentations, or in this case sentences, you can annotate right on the slide. This option appealed to me because we did not have to launch the board’s software to annotate on the slide. We could accomplish the same task within just [...]
30
2010
Sites for Creating Surveys
Need an online site to create survey for students, parents, colleagues? I happen to prefer using Google Docs to create mine but there are other resources available. Check out the list created by David Kapuler and see if any of them will work for you.
11
2010
Firefox “Collections”
In my opinion, one of the strengths of Firefox as a web browser is the number of add-ons that can be installed to make the browsing experience more effective and efficient. I am a fan of anything that makes my life easier, so I have explored, installed and tested a lot of add-ons and discovered many that I like. I share them with colleagues when I can but was looking for an easier way to [...]
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