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Seven Mind Mapping Tools to Try This Year
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Monday, December 21, 2009
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bye Bye Blackboard - Cloud over Blackboard
This article was taken from the blog Science of the Invisible written by Dr. Alan CannTuesday, September 22, 2009
Cloud over Blackboard I spent most of yesterday wrangling Blackboard in preparation for the start of term next week. Along the way, I started to wonder if I could just walk away from Blackboard (maybe the university would give me the money I'd save them as salary)? And I think the answer is yes (to the first question, but probably not the second).
Each student would get a WordPress.com blog (because I don't see the sense of abandoning a VLE to encumber yourself with the admin load of administering WordPressMU or any other centralized installation - let's put it in the cloud). This would serve as a place to submit assessments and receive feedback. Students could choose whether their blogfolio was public or only visible to instructors. The joy of RSS-everywhere in Wordpress would make large numbers of students a joy to administer.
Blackboard quizzes and other forms of data submission (usernames, etc) would be dealt with via Google forms on the Instructor's own course blog. Course materials would be published sequentially on the Instructor's course blog and support given via Twitter, Screenr.com, YouTube and Skype.
Let's do it (you know you want to).
Cloud over Blackboard I spent most of yesterday wrangling Blackboard in preparation for the start of term next week. Along the way, I started to wonder if I could just walk away from Blackboard (maybe the university would give me the money I'd save them as salary)? And I think the answer is yes (to the first question, but probably not the second).
Each student would get a WordPress.com blog (because I don't see the sense of abandoning a VLE to encumber yourself with the admin load of administering WordPressMU or any other centralized installation - let's put it in the cloud). This would serve as a place to submit assessments and receive feedback. Students could choose whether their blogfolio was public or only visible to instructors. The joy of RSS-everywhere in Wordpress would make large numbers of students a joy to administer.
Blackboard quizzes and other forms of data submission (usernames, etc) would be dealt with via Google forms on the Instructor's own course blog. Course materials would be published sequentially on the Instructor's course blog and support given via Twitter, Screenr.com, YouTube and Skype.
Let's do it (you know you want to).
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Free Technology for Teachers: Good Insight On Teenagers' Online Habits
Young people are interviewed about what social media/online sites they frequently use. Good information for those of us who are trying to reach out to the kids.
more about "Free Technology for Teachers: Good In...", posted with vodpod
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
El caparazón, versión light : Evolución de la web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 (otro vídeo)
Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, the Semantic Web
more about "El caparazón, versión light : Evoluci...", posted with vodpod
We May Need to Learn from Them
We need to stop, look, listen, and then teach!
more about "We May Need to Learn from Them", posted with vodpod
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Pronunciation tutorial from Cambridge:http://www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/skills/interactive/pron_animations/index.htm
Unfortunately it is British English.
Another pronunciation resource from Cambridgein the form of a podcast: Words Alive! http://www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/skills/pron_podcasts.htm
http://howtosaythatname.com/ is self-explanatory
Wordnik - "Now here's one you don't see every day: Wordnik, which launched out of private beta on Monday and states its mission as "discovering all the words and everything about them." Taking the basic premise of a dictionary, Wordnik supplements each entry with Web 2.0's tastiest treats--relevant Flickr images, Twitter search matches, user-contributed tags and comments--and then invites users to add their own words, too." Caroline McCarthy
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10258929-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware
Wordnik is at www.wordnik.com
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10258929-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware
Wordnik is at www.wordnik.com
Sunday, June 7, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE&feature=related
A great explanation of how social media works.
Animoto-making a movie about our trip to NMSU in Marquette to see Joshua. It just can't be as easy as it seems, can it? Wow! Yes, it can. This is a great little tool for sharing some pictures with music. I like it! I made one of our trip to SMSU when we took Julie to school. I can't wait for her to see it!
I will definitely use this in my classes! It is incredibly easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o&feature=related Twitter in Plain English
http://edtec4matc.pbworks.com/ Set up new wiki for academy class-done!!!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
The Digital Native http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/digitalnatives/index.htm
Enhancing Multiple Intelligences through Multimediahttp://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/digitalnatives/index.htm
Technology Supports Learner-Centered Principles
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/digitalnatives/index.htm
Mobile Learning http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/digitalnatives/index.htm
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Voice Thread
"Discovered" this great tool for recording family memories as well as for collaborative/cooperative activities in class. This could prove to be wonderful!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This is supposed to be a learning blog, but it is so hard to always cite new things I'm learning when in reality I'm often reaquainting myself with tools I was shown a few years ago but didn't have the opportunity to explore. Tonight I was looking at YFrog and tag clouds (tagcloud.com and tagcrowd.com). I was also trying to find free podcasting and will explore several sites such as ClickCaster and Gabcast later this week.
Today was spent getting my Research & Study Skills summer course on Blackboard today in addition to planning for our summer day classes. Tomorrow I'll be at the office during the day, and doing testing and registration for the summer evening program at night. It's going to be a long day.
I still need to fix my "how to" video before I send it out to the teachers. My list of "to do's" is always growing and never shrinking. Do I hate stress or thrive on it?
I'm getting nervous again about that "tech" Academy class I'm supposed to be teaching in August. Will I know enough to fill up a 3 1/2 hour class by then? How will I structure it? How about a 20 minute break???!!! What will they be hoping for? What can I experiment with in my Research class that I can demonstrate in the "Academy?" I think it's time to start outlining what I want to do. But, I'll worry about that another day. Thanks, Scarlett!
Today was spent getting my Research & Study Skills summer course on Blackboard today in addition to planning for our summer day classes. Tomorrow I'll be at the office during the day, and doing testing and registration for the summer evening program at night. It's going to be a long day.
I still need to fix my "how to" video before I send it out to the teachers. My list of "to do's" is always growing and never shrinking. Do I hate stress or thrive on it?
I'm getting nervous again about that "tech" Academy class I'm supposed to be teaching in August. Will I know enough to fill up a 3 1/2 hour class by then? How will I structure it? How about a 20 minute break???!!! What will they be hoping for? What can I experiment with in my Research class that I can demonstrate in the "Academy?" I think it's time to start outlining what I want to do. But, I'll worry about that another day. Thanks, Scarlett!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tonight I downloaded Jing, a free service that allows you to instantly share images and video, from your desktop to anywhere. It is much like using print screen but with editing tools. After printing a variety of screen shots and incorporating directions on each screen, I exported the pictures into Windows Movie Maker. I added a title slide at the beginning, a credit slide at the end, and an exerpt from Beethovan's 3rd to play in the background. All and all, I think I was successful. The only negative was that each screen was small enough to cause eye problems and frustration from the small print. If I don't figure out how to enlargen the print, the next time I will have to do a narration in the background instead of small dialogue boxes and music.
The Web Tools Quiz
To find out how much you know about web 2.0 tools available, take the quiz below.
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Web+Tools+Quiz
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Web+Tools+Quiz
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Beginning the Blog
I am so incredibly excited about all the new information I am gathering about educational technology from so many people around the world that I've decided to start keeping better track of it all on this blog. I am indebted to people like Larry Simons, Mark Mankowski and others for sharing their knowledge with me and for urging me on to pursue and share a passion for more current and creative teaching with technology. By Mark putting in an "encouraging word" to MATC's Educational Research and Dissemination (ER&D) who then sent me to Elliot Masie's Learning Roundtable in Chicago over spring break, I was able to meet others involved in e-learning. And now, by staying in touch with them through Twitter, I am being educated every day about how they and others globally are using new technologies to break down classroom walls and truly make the world their classrooms. Students and educators are easily and inexpensively able to learn cooperatively and collaboratively with others all around the world who share similar interests. It is an exciting time for me to be both teaching and learning, and I hope that through this blog I can share that excitement.
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