April 2010
14 posts
Pew Research, 5 Ways to go Green,5 Ways to...
1. No surprise here - Teens text - alot. Texting according to this report has surpassed face to face communication for teens peer to peer, but still prefer to call mom and/or dad.
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx
2. Five very interesting sites/project to check out for Earth Day:Oceans, calendars, kids projects and reducing your carbon footprint.
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Computational Knowledge Engine, Portable Radio,...
Post #9
1. http://www.wolframalpha.com/educators/lessonplans.html#math
Probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time… Wolfram|Alpha is a computational knowledge engine. It computes answers to specific questions on the fly using its built-in algorithms and an ever-growing collection of data. This lets you and your students ask questions that have never been asked or...
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Online Self Assessment for Faculty, Informal...
Post #8
1. http://weblearning.psu.edu/news/faculty-self-assessment Online self-assessment for faculty who are interested in teaching online 2. http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2010/04/everything-you-want-to-know-about-informal-learning-.html Everything you wanted to know about informal learning - attend a webinar featuring Jay Cross the “father” of informal learning ...
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Comprehensive Online Video List, A Field Guide for...
Post #6
1. A very very very very very very comprehensive list of online video resources!! http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/100-video-sites-every-educator-should-bookmark/ 2. This blog post and presentation is entitled “A Field Guide for Change Agents”. It was something that came out of an online collaborative session at an Education conference in Philadelphia this...
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Using Twitter in the Classroom
Post #5
Students can tweet comments or questions via laptop or cellphone or they can add to the discussion after class. Easy way to answer questions especially if you’re shy.
http://mashable.com/2010/03/01/twitter-classroom/ Makes you sum up thoughts concisely - 140 character limit
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Passion Changes Everything, Technology and Culture
Post #4
1. Participated in the online Webinar last night with Sir Ken Robinson (Author of the The Element - How Finding your Passion Changes everything) - upwards of 520 educators and interested folks in the Elluminate virtual session - very cool - he told some cool stories - I’m attaching the link to the recorded session here. http://www.learncentral.org/event/60493
2. Podcast from CBC...
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Sistine Chapel, 70 Tools, Blended Learning, Highly...
Post #3
1. http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html Very cool virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel 2. http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/03/29/70-tools-in-70-minutes/ 70 tools in 70 minutes - slideshare presentation: Digital Images, Editors and Generators Video Audio Screen Capture Web Spaces Chatroom/Backchannel Presentations Mindmapping Polling Mapping Digital Storytelling...
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SMART Board, games, and worksheets
Post #2
Here is a sampler of online resources for Interactive Game and activities for teachers - I included a site on SMART board activities as well. 1. http://bit.ly/N07Rf
This one is really cool - Classroom Game Template including: Price is Right, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Family Feud, Jeopard AND Survivor among many others - includes the PowerPoint templates, directions etc., 2....
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Virtual Microscope from NYU School of Medicine
Post #1
1. Found this really cool virtual microscope site from NYU School of Medicine….
http://cloud.med.nyu.edu/virtualmicroscope/
Much much more to come…
“One in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at...”
– Grateful Dead 