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Monday, August 13, 2012 Online Resources to Try this School Year
We wanted to share some great resources from coolcatteacher.blogspot.com. Take a look at these select lesson plans, compiled and commented on by Georgia teacher Vicki Davis:
What did you learn online today?
• Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards | Edutopia Edutopia’s guide to websites, organizations articles relating to the common core. I do think they are missing “Share My Lesson” from the AFT and TES, but this may have been written before that site launched. A great overview.
• Film as a Great Motivator | Edutopia The right film and the right moment can create mood and meaning. Today in the Olympics, the swim coach was talking about how he had shown a clip from Saving Private Ryan and team members took on a different air of brotherhood and working together as a team. Film can be a great motivator and teacher in the classroom when well done. It can also be a boring “beuller” moment if not picked well. I like how this blog post deconstructs the use of video and how it can be used effectively in the classroom. I think it is a great read for all teachers.
• Pinterest- Search results for classroom door- Cute ideas for classroom doors.
• Wikis in the Classroom- A lovely website about wikis and the use in the classroom.
Tags: blog, Common Core State Standards, Creative Commons, Edutopia, Flickr, Literacy, Pinterest, Vicki Davis, Web 2.0, wikis
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011 June 2011 Top Reads
Here are the top five blog posts for last month on The Wired Classroom — have you read them (or in #1′s case, played it?)?
#1 Google’s Les Paul Doodle
#2 Two St. Louis area Educators are Making IT Happen
#3 Google Earthlings
#4 Best Practices in ActivBoard Flipchart Lessons
#5 ISTE Announces 2011 Outstanding Leader Award Recipient: Missouri’s Monica Beglau
Tags: Activboard, blog, Doodle, Google, iste, Les Paul, Monica Beglau
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 May 2011 Top Reads
Here are th
e top five blog posts for last month on The Wired Classroom — have you read them?
#1 The Effects of Media on Gender Identity Videoconference
#2 New Class! Integrating Media Literacy Across the Curriculum
#3 Google Teacher Academy Taking Applications
#4 ISTE Announces 2011 Outstanding Leader Award Recipient: Missouri’s Monica Beglau
#5 SMART Classes Coming Up!
Tags: blog, Google Teacher Academy, iste, media literacy, SMART, Tech PD, videoconference
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Thursday, November 4, 2010 Register by November 12 to Participate in the New Links Distance Learning Academy
Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, Distance Learning, Google Docs, School Town, Skype, social media, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0, wiki
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Cooperating School Districts: Education Today
Cooperating School Districts also has a blog of its own, called Education Today. Topics covered in Education Today vary; recent posts include information on Turner v. Clayton, media literacy in St. Louis area schools and information about CSD on Twitter and Facebook. You can find CSD’s blog at educationtoday.wordpress.com.
Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, Facebook, media literacy, social media, Turner v. Clayton, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Monday, July 20, 2009 Three Featured Speakers Announced for METC 2010
Three Midwest Education Technology Conference featured speakers have been announced: (from left to right) Howie DiBlasi, David Jakes, and Scott Meech.
DiBlasi is currently a member of the Alan November Consulting Team, and is a recognized leader in digital technology, multi-media, interactive videoconferencing and 21st Century learning. He has extensive hands on experience in training administrators and educators using 21st Century technology and applications. Join him for a preconference workshop on Monday, February 8 or attend one of his breakout sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
Jakes has spent 25 years in education as a teacher, staff developer, and technology coordinator. His interests in educational technology include digital storytelling, the application of geography-based systems for learning, and developing online communities of learning through blogging, wiki and other connective technologies. Jakes presents breakout sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
Meech is starting his 15th year in education. He currently works at The Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, Illinois as the district Technology Facilitator. As an early technology adopter, he became the test pilot for any and all new tech initiatives. Meech’s teaching quickly transformed from a traditional teacher-centered paradigm to a constructivist student-centered approach. He presents breakout sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
METC 2010 is February 8, 9, 10. Registration opens October 1, 2009. For more information on METC 2010, visit the conference’s Moodle.
Tags: 21st Century technology, Alan November Consulting Team, blog, constructivist student-centered, David Jakes, Howie DiBlasi, METC 2010, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Scott Meech, teacher-centered paradigm, wiki
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Friday, June 12, 2009 Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works Workshop
Today is the second (and final) day of our new tele class on Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.
Martha and Ruth are teaching the course, which covers research-based instructional strategies to improve student learning.
During this workshop, particpants learned about McRel’s nine research-based instructional strategies for enhancing student achievement, discussed ways in which to use technology with these strategies, and began planning technology-infused lessons or units that use effective instructional practices. This class is based on the material in Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Participants used this book along with a customized wiki and blog to get real, hands-on experience with technology integration.
Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, McREL, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, wiki
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 wiki & blog to check out
Thanks to my colleague Stacey Franks for sharing this wiki (“a Visual Representation of Bloom’s Taxonomic Hierarchy with a 21st Century Skills Frame“) with me: visualblooms.wikispaces.com.
Mike Fisher, a teacher in western New York, created the diagram at left and his blog, DigiGogy: A New Digital Pedagogy can be found at digigogy.blogspot.com/. Take a moment to check out both his wiki and blog!
Tags: 21st Century Skills Frame, blog, Bloom's Taxonomic Hierarchy, Pedagogy, Twitter, wiki
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 NEW CLASS: Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works will be June 11 & 12, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on both days. The fee for this two day course at Cooperating School Districts is $276 CSD members; $428 non-members. In addition, two graduate credits are available if you elect to participate.
About the tele class Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works:
Educators, are you looking for research-based instructional strategies to improve student learning? Would you like to learn how to use technology with these instructional strategies?
During this workshop, you will 1) learn about Marzano’s nine research-based instructional strategies for enhancing student achievement, 2) discuss ways in which to use technology with these strategies, and 3) begin planning technology-infused lessons or units that use effective instructional practices.
This class is based on the material in Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Participants will use this book, along with a customized wiki and blog to get real, hands-on experience with technology integration.
Purchase of the book is recommended, but not required.
For information on the tele, visit: www.csd.org/vlc
Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, Marzano, McREL, technology infused, tele, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, Virtual Learning Center, wiki
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