Tech News Nov. 2010

Vol. 11 Nov. 2010 pg. 1 Edited by M. Winter

I’m a teacher, a learner, an inquirer…

http://www.weebly .com Create a fun Website with weebly.com. It is easy to use and you will be able to set up a site in less than 15 minutes.

Use it to share resources with your students or create a class weebly and have each student create a page for a project.

Create an igoogle page to use as a start page.

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Don’t be Afraid. Ask for help.

Make some time to try new tools out.

Read some blogs.

Post a blog response.

Start a blog, you do have something to say.

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Blogs you might like: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ A little of everything, from articles that might interest educators to new resources to use in the classroom.

http://www.freetech4teachers.c om/ Terrific resources for engaging students in the classroom with technology. http://ilearntechnology.com/ This is the PLN group that I belong to. Ms. Tenkley is amazing and generous with her time and input on other peoples blogs. http://tech221.blogspot.com/ My blog, of course. I have been blogging for about 3 years and I set this blog up for my U of O course. I am keeping it up and welcome your comments.

Blogs that you might find Interesting: http://ukiahcoachbrown.blogspot .com/ Coach Brown is frank and opinionated. I appreciate his candid point of view.

Why Blog Blogging is about communicating your vision and contributing to history.

Reading blogs provide alternative perspectives and can lead us to interesting ideas and opportunities.

Writing a blog can empower you.

Sharing your ideas and mentoring others is essential to our profession and a blog allows us to reach the world.

http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/ A view of education from the right. http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ A blog always full of interesting ideas and helpful hints. This educator is a must read at least once a week.

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http://museumbox.e2bn.org/

http://www.fotobabble.com Fotobabble is a fast way to podcast.

Quickly upload a photo and then add commentary. Finally embed your fotobabble into your website or blog for students or parents to access.

Ideas for using this tool: 1. Have students create art, write a poem. Take a picture of the art and narrate with fotobabble. Embed it in a class wiki, blog, or google site for all to appreciate.

2. Present a mini lesson for students to listen to.

3. Share the spelling words orally for a take home practice quiz.

Museum Box This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.

You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.

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http://www.toondoo.com/ This tool is fun to use and a good way to express yourself.

It is easy to create cartoons that have a point of view or just impart information in the form of a booklet that you can embed in your various sites.

Pdf’s you might find Interesting and useful

http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/ http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/publications -reports-articles/handbooks/Handbook1728

This free resource supports teachers and learners to develop approaches to exploring the future that are not about making predictions, but about considering possible, probable and preferable futures in order to support action and decision making in the present. pdf version This handbook introduces key issues around home-school relationships to provide schools with a framework in which to consider how to support these relationships, and how to navigate the challenges afforded by the use of digital technologies in this field. pdf version

Aimed at educational leaders involved in curriculum and teaching innovation, this handbook provides guidance for exploring the potential of personalisation to transform curriculum design and teaching practices. pdf version