CBC News In Depth: Technology

Posted on March 18th, 2007 in School, Teaching, blogs by robint

CBC News In Depth: Technology

Not sure how I ended up at this article- clicking through numerous blogs this morning…

Some great examples of how teachers are reaching for global participation in local classrooms.  At least that’s what impressed me.  Yes, there is a lot of tech talk that I would have to research to understand- or students could.  I like the idea of students using a blog to submit a daily summary of class learning using any format they wish.  Let the students find, learn and share all of the incredible new- free tools out there!

NEA: March 2007 NEA Today - Podcasting the 1600s

Posted on March 11th, 2007 in Library, Teaching, technology by robint

NEA: March 2007 NEA Today - Podcasting the 1600s

Every once in a while NEA picks up some great features. This one is just what I have been looking for… without taking the time to look. I’ve wanted to do podcasts with teachers/students, have it all setup ready to go, and no takers. So, I need to put together some demos right. Well, that is where everything comes to a stop, because I just don’t get to it.

This NEA article will serve as a great intro to teachers and, the connecting article from Will Richardson with tips on podcasts is a lead to step 2.

I already have Richardson’s book Blogs, Podcasts and Wikis- so everything is in place.

I think my pitch should be - “Engergize your end of year projects and keep kids motivated through those glorius May days!”

Another article I’ve found recently gives some other tips…

Interestingly, this article led to another by Stuart Glogoff, who introduced me to blogging 4-5 years ago. I love all the connections!  This article focuses mostly on college level instruction using blogs, but has some great examples and results from surveys that support the dynamic results that blogging can bring.  (You do have to join the free website to read the article)