This blog is a resource for professional development/DDI given by Karen Brooks. The links provided are JUST highlights from the class and serve as electronic notes for participants to use as future reference. In between PD session, Karen will be posting powerful teaching tools and insights that can be used in any classroom.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Educational Videos
Below the posting area you will find a listing of Educational Videos. I will be updating this on a regular basis. Here is the current list. Most are on Youtube.com. However, some are also websites and are subject area based.
- A Vision of K-12 STudents Today
- A Vision of Today's Student
- American Experience Videos for SS
- American Teens and Social Media
- Animal School
- Animator vs. Animation
- Common Craft - Explanation Videos
- Connected Education
- Did You Know - 4.0 - Latest Version
- Did You Know 2.0 - Shift Happens
- Digital Worls: Teachers Today
- Do you Speak English?
- Education Today and Tomorrow
- FrontLine: Growing Up Online
- Instructional Technology: Looking Backward - Thinking Forward
- Introducing The Book
- iSchool Initiative
- Khan Videos - Biology Chemestry and Linear Algebra
- Math Videos
- Never Stop Learning
- Pay Attention
- Progressive Education in the 1940's
- Science Video Search Engine
- Social Media Revolution
- Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish to protect our oceans
- TED: What's Next in Technology
- The Networked Student
- Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Using Us
- What If? by Karl Fisch
- What is Moodle?
- When I Become A Teacher
- When I Become An Administrator
Introducing Le Book
Very funny Video. With the progress of ebooks and libraries closing - this may be what we are teaching in the year 2100. :-)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Do Teachers Have the Right to Sell Lesson Plans
Great article in the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/education/15plans.html This was highlighted in Smaetbriefs by ASCD today. It is a must read for any educator. there is a big ethics and copyright issue involved here.
National Education Technology Plan
"The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation. A draft plan is expected in early 2010."
The team is looking for recommendations and you can see what others have recommended at https://edtechfuture.org/
The team is looking for recommendations and you can see what others have recommended at https://edtechfuture.org/
Online Rhyming Dictionary
There is an online rhyming dictionary at http://www.writeexpress.com/online2.html. This is a great tool for classroom activities involving rhyming or poetry.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Web Based Smart Notebook
Teacher Book Wizard
The Teacher Book Wizard is the FREE ultimate children's book search engine. It can be added to a teacher website or blog for use by students.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
StoryBird - Great Collaborative Story Wiriting Tool
Story bird is a wonderful collaborative writing/digital storytelling website. It can make stories private or public. The default is private. Here is a sample of a book I did in a few minutes:
http://storybird.com/books/the-princess-bunny/
http://storybird.com/books/the-princess-bunny/
There are a lot of possibilities for students here to create their own stories and the art is already created, they just have to choose the type of pictures they want to tell a story from.
Xtranormal - Great Digital Storytelling Tool for the Classroom
This is a great tool for any educator to use in the classroom and does text to speech. It is easy to use and the students will love it with any assignment. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school level. It even has a G and 13+ rathing system. This is a must look at.
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Must Know Educational Videos
- 10 Things they Don't Teach you in College about Schools
- A Vision of K-12 STudents Today
- A Vision of Today's Student
- American Experience Videos for SS
- American Teens and Social Media
- Animal School
- Animator vs. Animation
- Common Craft - Explanation Videos
- Connected Education
- Did You Know - 4.0 - Latest Version
- Did You Know 2.0 - Shift Happens
- Digital Worls: Teachers Today
- Do you Speak English?
- Education Today and Tomorrow
- FrontLine: Growing Up Online
- Instructional Technology: Looking Backward - Thinking Forward
- Introducing The Book
- iSchool Initiative
- Khan Videos - Biology Chemestry and Linear Algebra
- Math Videos
- Never Stop Learning
- Pay Attention
- Progressive Education in the 1940's
- Science Video Search Engine
- Social Media Revolution
- Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish to protect our oceans
- TED: What's Next in Technology
- The Networked Student
- Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Using Us
- What If? by Karl Fisch
- What is Moodle?
- When I Become A Teacher
- When I Become An Administrator
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Teacher Book Wizard
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