Teaching 2.0 : A Professional Development Resource Blog

Sites for Homework Help

2011-10-11T12:02:00.001-04:00

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Students Love Technology

2011-08-10T14:31:00.001-04:00

U.S. Education Spending and Performance vs. The World

2011-08-10T14:27:00.001-04:00

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Memory Book Download - Very Cool

2011-06-28T13:12:00.001-04:00

School Memory Book

The Reflective School by Peter Pappas Peter Pappas 26 May 2011

2011-06-20T11:43:00.001-04:00

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Blooms Taxonomy for Student Reflections!!!

Live Binders: Web 2.0 in the Classroom

2011-04-14T15:15:00.000-04:00

Web 2.0 and Classroom Projects

Digital Storytelling Highlights of Tools Used by Local Teachers

2011-03-16T11:20:00.003-04:00

Digital storytelling is a wonderful academic strategy to enhance student inspired stories and get student’s that typically do not like to write another venue to participate in the lesson.

Main advice – always use a storyboard before taking kids to create their projects to the lab. This will keep them focused and from waiting valuable instruction time. One period should be enough time in any computer lab.

The resources I am about to share with you range from easiest to most complex. All items shown below and samples are from the educational or free versions. However, all can be learned in 10 minutes or less. Some of my favorite Digital Storytelling resources are as follows:

Vocaroo – Vocaroo.com is a wonderful tool that allows children to record their stories. It uses voice only and remains active for up to one year. Students get a URL that is a link and may be used on a webpage or in a PPT. It may also be embedded in a webpage.

Calameo – Calameo.com is a great tool that works with PPT and other Microsoft files. The PPT is uploaded into Calameo and can then we read like a book. An example of Calameo from a 6th grade class - http://www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us/1563201114112624990/site/default.asp
This example also includes instructions that may be used as well.

Story Cove - http://www.storycove.com/classroom/ Online digital storytelling tool designed for education and it is free.

UDL – Book Builder - http://bookbuilder.cast.org/ . This is a Universal Design for Learning Digital Story maker took. A tutorial may be found at - http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/udl-technology-tools-for-support-webinar

Voki – Voki.com is a great tool that students may create an avatar and tell a one minute story or even create a trailer for their Digital Story to get people to want to watch and read it. A tutorial for Voki may be viewed at http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/tutorial-for-voki-2834271

PhotoStory3 – This is an old Microsoft download that is free. Files are very large, but the program is easy to use. I have used it with 1st graders and have had grad students use it with Kindergarteners. A tutorial may be found at http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/photo-story-3-tutorial and the download may be safely obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx

Zooburst – Zooburst.com is a great way to create 3D digital storybooks. This is a pretty new website, but very user friendly. It does not include voice in the free version, only the paid. A tutorial may be located at http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/zoo-burst-and-pop-up-books

Photopeach – Photopeach.com is another great site to do a story – just upload the pictures, place the type and then add music and you are set. You can even do multiple choice with this webpage. Great for younger grades. A sample http://photopeach.com/album/17jnx4i

Storybird – Storybird.com is another great site that lets students pick the style of art they want to use. Then they create the story and pick pictures to use in the story. Very simple and easy to use. Can use as early as first grade.

Animoto – use animoto for education - http://animoto.com/education you must apply for a educator account so use your school email. It may take up to 24 hours to get an account. Basically create you story in PPT and then convert the slides to jpegs and upload to animoto. Then you may select music or upload you own MP3 created that can be music or narration – then submit and they do the rest. Very easy and simple to use. Tutorial link below and it also includes how to convert PPT to jpeg files. Tutorial - http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/pptpicturesanimototutorial

Xtranormal – xtranormal.com is great for digital storytelling – students create the script and choose the character, setting, action and animation. However, it is no longer free and is mostly a paid site now so this can be an expensive venture.

Toondoo - toondoo.com/ - Is a great website for creating a cartoon. Many kids need this to be introduced to digital storytelling. It is short and focused – keeping the children focused in developing just a few frames. Very easy to use.

ComicSketch - http://www.mainada.net/comics/ This is a little more complex and designed for students that can draw.

Comiqs - http://comiqs.com/ Another cartoon site for developing stories. Very similar to Toondoo.

Pixstrips - http://www.comeeko.com/ Another Cartoon comic creator used by schools in the area. Very similar to toondoo.

Prezi – Prezi.com – this is a very abstract random tool that is used as a presentation tool like PPT, but has more features. (PPT now has a free add on us can use to make it like Prezi). Kids seem to really like Prezi, and can get very creative with it. However, the story concept needs to be fully developed before they sit down to design. A tutorial for Prezi is located at http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/prezi-tutorial-2010

Zoho – Show - http://show.zoho.com/login.do Great online web-based tool that is compatible with PPT.

Blabberize - http://blabberize.com/ This is a wonderful website that creates talking pictures. Great for book reports and biographies. Students take a picture or a person, animal or even an object and can make it talk with their voice. All they have to do is select a picture and upload, align dots to the mouth to make it move, then record their dialogue and save. An embed code and link code are given so it can be posted on a website.

Voicethread – http://voicethread.com/ there is a public version that is free and an educational version that is paid. This is a great tool to use to great a story and get feedback, as well as to create a collaborative story. Would be great to use in classes as a story chain.

Yodio - http://www.yodio.com/ Create talking pictures/postcards – great for telling stories about history and historic places.

Fotobabble - http://www.fotobabble.com/ - Create talking pictures/postcards – great for telling stories about history and historic places.

Tabblo - http://www.tabblo.com/studio - Great for creating story starters with pictures or a picture/story cube. Been around and used for about 8 years.

Collage type storytelling

Glogster – edu.glogster.com/ some schools blog this tool. However, it is a great visual tool to create a story collage that has links, movies, etc embedded into it.

VuVox-Domino - http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/31609 - new, but works like glogster and does not have an educational version yet.

Timeline Story Tools:
http://www.ourstory.com/
http://xtimeline.com/index.aspx

There are many more technologies for Digital Storytelling – these are just a few we are using in the Hudson Valley schools. More resources can be found at http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

Graphic Organizers for starting stories can be found on http://www.thinkfinity.org/ using ReadWriteThink (http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/ ) Partner Tools searching for story or writing tools.

2011 - Year of the Personal Tablets and the Rabbit

2011-02-04T13:39:00.004-05:00

It has been a while since I actually blogged about a topic and have been mostly posting Professional Development resources. 2011 in not only the hopping year of the Rabbit, it is also the very prosperous year of the tablet.

I have been watching the iPad, doing trainings and of course trying out apps. However, I would love a tool that had a little bit more and better designed for a school setting. Next came along the Samsung Galaxy Tablet with the cameras and the USB ports. Very handy for my personal life, but not sold on the educational value yet. Both are ranked in the Top 5 Tablets for 2010-2011. (Top 10 Tablets 1/10/11)

This past month, I have read Readicide, Focus, extensively examined the Common Core English Language Arts Curriculum Maps mapping out technologies to support these standards and read about the New York State 1.5 Billion Budget Cuts in Educational Funding, which is approximately 30-40 teaching in many of the districts I work in as an Instructional Coach.

I remember the CPS fad with schools buying into the Classroom Response Systems and now teachers can have kids use their cell phones using Polleverywhere.com to get the same results and it is 1500-2000 dollars cheaper than buying the classroom set of remotes, which are sitting in many districts unused. What child today that has a cell phone does not have unlimited texting? The average child sends about 3-4 thousand text messages a month. Why not model some good use for using these devices in the classroom. Well, that means updating attitudes and Acceptable Use Policies and some school districts are just not ready to do that.

Many school districts are looking to go to the 1-1 computing fad. In these financially economic hard times can we justify this movement? We can justify Problem Based Learning, but computers for every student as well? Has a needs assessment been done to see if the students will actually use these tablets? How durable are they? Or, has a trial test been done to actually see if they improve student learning and performance or is it just a fad?

Well, in pops the next set of Tablets. One that is actually created for the classroom called the Kineo. This one caught my attention and if you are an educator with a typical iGeneration class, I am sure this will catch your eye as well.

This device was announced and demonstrated at the Florida Educational Technology Conference in January 2011. Approximately three Kineo's can be purchased for the price of one iPad (with most memory); The Kineo sells for 299.00. So, is this an instructional tool that is needed? Well, if we look at the February 2011 issue of Educational Leadership and synthesize this article, my answer would be, "Yes". But, how do we get these for a school especially in the financially difficult times we are facing? Plus, is this a technology we really need. Doesn't curriculum drive the instructional tools used? Well, I would have to say "Yes" again. Since textbooks are going to a digital version, we need to prepare for this now in our districts long range planning since it will occur in the next three years. So how do we pay for this? Well, teachers and administrators are going to have to get creative. I highly recommend the old fashion art of grant writing.

My recommendation is a trial classroom set for a school and write a grant to get them. There are a lot of literacy grants out there that can be used for this, such as ISTE NYS Technology Grants and Dollar General Literacy Grants. As educators, we need to get creative in finding ways to get the tools we need for the classroom. These economic times are going to get much harder before they get better. We are doing our students a great injustice by not exposing them to the technologies that will better enhance our childrens learning. However, just as every child is different, so are schools and districts. Therefore, I have concluded that it is best for the educational community that services the children to decide which technologies, fads and reading program best meets their students educational needs - as long as it is driven by the basic curriculum. ;-)

SMARTBoard Beginner Training

2011-01-05T13:58:00.000-05:00

2010-12-07T21:11:00.001-05:00

Calameo Tutorial

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QR Code Reader for This Blog

2010-12-02T12:25:00.002-05:00

Using Student Voices as Data - Conference with Bena Kallick Notes

2010-11-30T14:35:00.000-05:00

BKallick Conference; Student Voices as Data

Internet Safety for Parents: What They Need To Know

2010-11-19T16:32:00.000-05:00

Internet safety for parents

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Publishing 102

2010-11-18T13:13:00.001-05:00

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Grants for the classroom

2010-11-10T12:05:00.000-05:00

Introduction to grants central station

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Websites to Enhance Spelling

2010-11-09T14:39:00.000-05:00

http://www.spellingcity.com/ - Create your own spelling lists and has teacher 2 minute training videos - http://www.spellingcity.com/teachers.html.

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Safari/safari.htm - Kids type in their own word list and then practice spelling the words – offers different levels (easy, medium, and difficult)

http://www.apte.com/puzzles/index.cfm?action=dsp_home&CFID=14775064&CFTOKEN=16304414 Puzzle Center – Create word games with your spelling list.

http://kidsspell.com/ create your own spelling list and name it. You are then given a link tp\o use for your list. Then all the games the students have access to on that page use the words form that particular spelling list.

http://spellcheck.net/speller/ Web-based spell checker

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm Scholastic Spelling Tool - create your own spelling list to challenge student abilities by creating a word search or a word scramble.

http://e-zombie.com/ - Looking for something different – this will allow you to have your spelling words spelled like Zombies to embed in your webpage.

More spelling resources at: http://www.delicious.com/dembe01/spelling

Must Know Tech Tools for 2010-2011

2010-08-11T12:56:00.000-04:00

Must Know 2010-2011 Tech Tools for the Classroom

Tumblr - http://www.tumblr.com/

Aviary - http://aviary.com/

Zoho - http://www.zoho.com/

Prezi – http://www.prezi.com

Momindum - http://www.momindum.com/product/studio/

Thumbalizer - http://www.thumbalizr.com/index.php

Blabberize - http://blabberize.com/

Zooburst - http://alpha.zooburst.com/

Zoom it - http://www.zoom.it/

Wobook - http://www.wobook.com/

We To Ku - http://www.wetoku.com/

Titan Pad - http://titanpad.com/

Crocodocs - http://crocodoc.com/

Touration - http://touration.com/

Open Heat Map - http://www.openheatmap.com/ Visualize Data

Paper Rater - http://www.paperrater.com/

Google for teachers Guide – 33 Pages - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/free-33-page-guide-google-for-teachers.html

Animated Explanations - http://animatedexplanations.com

InstaCalc - http://instacalc.com/

Wolphram Alpha - http://www.wolframalpha.com/ Widget - http://developer.wolframalpha.com/widgets/

ChaCha - http://www.chacha.com/

KGB - http://superbowl.kgb.com/

Soundation - http://www.soundation.com/studio

Vocaroo.com – http://www.vocaroo.com

Twitter – http://www.twitter.com

The Ultimate Twitter Guide - http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-twitter-guidebook/

PPT Games for the classroom - http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/index.html

E Tool Box Wiki - http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/

UDL tech Tool Kit - http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com

Yakitome - http://www.yakitome.com/

Free OCR - http://www.free-ocr.com/

JogtheWeb - http://www.jogtheweb.com

On Photo Editor - http://drpic.com/

Shared todo or Task Lists - http://www.divvyus.com/

That’s Not Cool - http://www.thatsnotcool.com/

What happened in - http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

Kid Info - http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/famous_historical_people.htm

Thinking Guides - http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

Curriki - http://www.curriki.org

Digital Scrapbook Collage - http://www.shapecollage.com

Slideshare.net - http://www.slideshare.net/

Glogster - http://edu.glogster.com/

My Favorite Web 2.0 - http://dembe01.edu.glogster.com/web20intheclassroom/

My Webspiration - http://mywebspiration.com/

Discover Educator Classroom Resources - http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

Media in the Classroom

2010-08-10T11:31:00.005-04:00

Delicious.com Video & Media Links http://delicious.com/dembe01/video

Social Bookmarking http://delicious.com/

Goofy Teachers are People – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMdTBep3W9c

Radford University for Instructional Technology Tutorials http://www.youtube.com/user/RadfordEducation

One semester Spanish – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw

Yourtube EDU Channels – http://www.youtube.com/education?lg=EN&b=400&s=edu&t=m

Digital Wish - http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards

Dollar General - http://dollargeneral.com/Promotions/Pages/essay_contest.aspx

StudentTube - http://studenttube.boostcast.com/ New – Not sure how good – still developing.

Kidstube - http://kidstube.com/

HippoCampus - http://www.hippocampus.org/

Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/

iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Online Video Websites - http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/media/streaming.cfm

The Book Introduction - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

Bubble Ply - http://www.bubbleply.com

360 Cities - http://www.360cities.net/

Top Educational Video Sites from open Culture Blog - http://www.openculture.com/intelligentvideo

Learn360 - http://www.learn360.com

Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Vocaroo - http://vocaroo.com/

Calameo - http://en.calameo.com

Camaleo & Vocaroo in The Clay Marble Project -= http://www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us/1563201114112624990/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=58607

Wikispaces Teacher Account – Free - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

Lulu Publishing http://www.lulu.com/

Tikatok - http://www.tikatok.com/

Weebly - http://www.weebly.com/

Protista Kingdom Sample - http://www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us/1563201114112622910/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=57196

C-SPAN Video Library - http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/

MIT Tech TV - http://techtv.mit.edu/

Embedr - http://embedr.com/

Vidinotes - http://www.vidinotes.com/

Prezi - http://prezi.com/

Synchtube - http://www.synchtube.com/

Animoto for Education - http://animoto.com/education

VoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/#home

MuveeMix - http://www.shwup.com/
Jaycut - http://jaycut.com/

Common Core Standards - http://www.corestandards.org/

http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks/common-core

Common Core Standards and Technology

2010-08-02T12:25:00.003-04:00

Common core

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Web 2.0 to Support Common Core Standards

Here are a few to get you started:

http://www.Prezi.com

http://www.Diigo.com

http://www.calameo.com/

http://www.zoho.com/

http://www.alpha.Zooburst.com

http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com

http://mywebspiration.com/

http://vocaroo.com/

http://www.lauracandler.com/backtoschool.php

http://tell.schoolwires.net/16621065151648627/site/default.asp

http://alpha.zooburst.com

http://tagul.com/

http://www.tagxedo.com/

http://www.karenbrooksucboces.blogspot.com/

http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks

http://delicious.com/dembe01

http://www.twitter.com

http://moodle.ucboces.org

http://tell.schoolwires.org

http://animoto.com/education

http://edu.glogster.com/

http://voicethread.com/#home

http://www.tumblr.com/

Web 2.0 and the Classroom

2010-07-12T22:59:00.002-04:00

Thinking of Adding some Web 2.0 to your classroom next year? It is great for both the Face to face class room and the hybrid or completely online classroom. It is also idea for PBL. Here are some resources to check out on Web 2.0:

The Connected Classroom http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/Web20Tools

Where to Start Web 2.0 in the Classroom http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/Web20Tools

Web 2.0 for the classroom Teacher http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html

10 Cool Web 2.0 Tools for the classroom http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/professional_development/10_cool_web_2_0_tools_educators

Discovery Education Web 2.0 Explained http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com/web2.0/Web2.0.pdf

Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators http://www.teachinghacks.com/audio/100ideasWeb2educators.pdf

Amazing Web 2.0 Projects http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/web2_2010/Amazing%20Web%202%20Projects.pdf

Web 2.0 Social Bookmarks - http://delicious.com//dembe01/web2.0

Must Know Web 20 For Nyscate 2010

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Free Tools for the Classroom

2010-06-16T12:26:00.003-04:00

My latest presentation on Free Tools for the classroom and resources to find them. I highlight a major wiki and blog in this presentation. This is a hot topic for all teachers especially at during these tough economic times.

I will be posting Grants for Teachers very shortly - so please check back. It will be a whole grants section.

Free tools for the classroom webinar

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Additional Great Art Resources

2010-06-16T12:23:00.002-04:00

I posted some art resources about a month ago. This is a wonderful presentation that highlights some of those as well as mentions a few new ones. A thanks to http://www.slideshare.net/dkapuler/best-of-the-web-v-v for sharing these resources.

Best of the Web V. V

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A guide to Facebook for Teachers

2010-06-16T11:44:00.002-04:00

This is from Paul's E-Learning Resources. He has great materials and he can be followed on Facebook as well.

Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook (Read Fullscreen)

New - Great Resources for Kids

2010-06-07T13:39:00.001-04:00

New - Great Resources for Kids

This is an update to my summer reading resources.

http://www.historypin.com/ Pinning History to the world!

http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/10/100-helpful-web-tools-for-every-kind-of-learner/ 100 web tools for every kind of learner

http://www.fuelthebrain.com/ Free educational games and resources

http://www.reading-rewards.com/pls/apex/f?p=501:89:3587375719165297 Never used this site, but it looks great for motivation and summer reading.

http://greenscreenadventures.tv/about/ What a wonderful idea for kids to promote writing!!!

http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/Google+Search+Options Search options

http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/index.html Map games from National Geographic

http://kindersay.com/ Great site for preschool kids

http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/family/articles/72003.aspx 10 Best free Educational Game sites

http://www.chesskid.com/ Chess for kids

http://shop.sherston.com/freebees/act/CaptCactivity/loadcaptc.htm Understanding Scale

http://shop.sherston.com/freebees/act/WTactivity/loadwt.htm What is the Time Mr. Wolf – Sequencing and Telling Time

For more summer resources please check out these links:
Summer Resources for the K-12 Student - http://en.calameo.com/read/0002854876fbac840d976

Social Bookmarking:
http://delicious.com/dembe01/summer
http://delicious.com/dembe01/teacher
http://delicious.com/dembe01/web2.0

Twitter User Name http://www.twitter.com : Dembe

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SlideSix: How Does It Work

2010-05-21T13:58:00.001-04:00

9 Days Left to Win $50,000 from Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge

2010-05-20T11:11:00.001-04:00

9 Days Left to Win $50,000

Hurry! Just 9 more days to go before the Young Scientist Challenge video entry deadline. All videos must be submitted by Thursday, May 27, 2010.

Bonus - the first 100 students to submit a video by this Friday, May 21 receive a FREE Discovery Education MythBusters DVD.

Need some helpful hints on submitting a winning video? Sign up for a webinar and get some great tips.

Don't miss the opportunity to win $50,000, a trip to New York City to attend the competition's final event, and the chance to be named America's Top Young Scientist.

To access the list of science topics for video entries, samples of winning videos, student resources and much more, visit www.youngscientistchallenge.com. Questions? Email us at YSC@discovery.com .

Summer Resources for the K-12 Student

2010-05-19T17:23:00.002-04:00

Summer resources for the k12 student 2010

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Summer Resources for the K-12 Student

2010-05-19T17:17:00.000-04:00

Summer Resources for the K-12 Student

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Art and Music Resources for the Classroom

2010-05-14T11:24:00.002-04:00

Art and Musric for the 21st Century Classroom

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2010-05-12T12:57:00.001-04:00

Interactive Math and Science Websites

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2010-05-12T12:39:00.003-04:00

Did You Know 4.0?

2010-04-28T11:03:00.000-04:00

Understanding The Financial Crisis--For Kids and Grownups

2010-04-15T14:06:00.001-04:00

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Tutorial

2010-04-12T15:06:00.001-04:00

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro 2010

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Digital Foot Prints: Your New First Impressions

2010-04-09T15:19:00.001-04:00

Educational Video ABout People Who Failed and Became Succesful

2010-04-09T14:39:00.002-04:00

The video is excellent. However, it comes from Bluefish.tv, which seems to be a religious education site. There is an add for the site at the end of the video, but it can be shut off before it airs.

German Coast Guard

2010-04-07T13:11:00.000-04:00

Pixar University's Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age

2010-04-06T11:53:00.000-04:00

Graduate Student Scholarships

2010-03-26T11:25:00.001-04:00

Graduate Student Scholarships for attending ISTE 2010 are available from SIGTE!
Deadline to apply is April 30th, 2010

SIGTE is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships in the amount of up to $500 for graduate students to participate at the ISTE 2010 conference June 27-30 in Denver, CO. By providing this scholarship, we hope that more graduate students will have the opportunity to network with others in the field, gain new perspectives on the use of educational technologies in teaching and learning environments, and grow as a scholar or practitioner.

All teacher education graduate students are encouraged to apply.
The brief application is available at:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGstUnJuZGt4amhiS09abFpnY2xud0E6MA

Special consideration will be given to applications where the applicant is first author on a presentation. Please also note that the name and contact information of a faculty sponsor are required. The complete evaluation rubric can be found at http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcmn9wkb_2dtx4w9fn

Award recipients will be recognized at the SIGTE Business Meeting held at ISTE 2010 on Monday, 6/28/2010, 4:45pm-6:15pm. Recipients must attend the business meeting.

Deadline! The complete application form must be submitted on or before April 30th, 2010 to be considered. No late applications will be accepted.
Award recipients will be notified by mid-May.

Questions? Contact Mia Kim Williams, SIGTE Graduate Scholarship Chair, mia.williams@unco.edu

This information is also available via the SIGTE wiki at http://sigte.iste.wikispaces.net/Graduate+Student+Scholarships

Why I Like To Read

2010-03-25T10:20:00.000-04:00

Why I Like to Read on PhotoPeach

Must Watch Educational Videos on YouTube

2010-03-25T09:29:00.002-04:00

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
Mathmaticious

Gotta Keep Reading

Websites to Support Literacy

2010-03-25T09:25:00.000-04:00

Websites To Support Literacy

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Gotta Keep Reading

2010-03-24T11:47:00.001-04:00

Websites to Support Literacy

2010-03-17T15:43:00.000-04:00

Websites To Support Literacy

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Where Should I Look?

2010-03-16T11:40:00.000-04:00

Where should i look

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Two Contests

2010-03-12T13:45:00.000-05:00

As educators, you may be interested in both of these:

GREAT Discovery Education Tools

2010-03-08T11:42:00.002-05:00

http://siemens.discoveryeducation.com/ - The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association invite you to join the only Challenge of its kind that empowers students to create solutions to environmental problems in their own backyards, and to share their results with students nationwide. They'll learn. They'll take action. And their ideas may well end up changing the world.

http://its21justpass.discoveryeducation.com/ - The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, the National Football League Players Association and Discovery Education are fighting underage drinking with, It's 21. Just Pass. This program challenges you and your school to learn the risks of underage drinking, test your knowledge and win amazing prizes.

http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm Web 2.0 is about revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. It's also about ease of use. There's no need to download, and teachers and students can master many of these tools in minutes. Technology has never been easier or more accessible to all.

http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/media_literacy.cfm - Media literacy is vital to 21st century learning. Not just in order to keep up-but to take advantage of the exploding array of learning opportunities unlocked by Web 2.0.

Today's students need to adapt to new media forms and learn them quickly. Just as important, they need to develop the critical thinking skills to digest, select and aggregate content—whether uploaded or downloaded—from a dizzying choice of sources.

http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/internet_safety.cfm - With Web 2.0 tools bringing more students online, it's a good time to review your Internet Safety guidelines. Thankfully, there are many social media tools designed specifically for teacher and students—providing private, protected communities for sharing and collaboration in safe online environments. In the Community Tools section you'll find ideas like wikis that let you to manage communities—e.g., public wikis shared by the whole school and private wikis just for teachers or individual classes.

http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/enter_sweepstakes.cfm - Five lucky winners will receive TECH TUNE-UP prize packs!

http://stem.discoveryeducation.com/ and http://stem.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?event=showResourceLanding&c=37 - A premier online community designed exclusively to foster achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through the collaboration of STEM educators, and sharing of "best practices".

http://discoverystudentadventures.com/ - On a Discovery Student Adventure, curiosity is all you really need. Because traveling with Discovery is not about sightseeing (although you’ll certainly see the sites.) It’s about experiencing the world through the eyes of Discovery. It's about doing. Getting involved. Sure you’ll learn new facts along the way. Fascinating stuff. Things you couldn’t possibly have imagined. But more importantly, a Discovery Student Adventure will empower you to make the most of every single second. To enjoy this rich experience in ways you never thought possible - as an explorer, scientist, adventurer. And by the time you get home, you’ll have changed. It’s the reason a Discovery Student Adventure is like no other. And precisely why they last forever.

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ - Choose a type of puzzle
from the list below and make your own puzzle online for classroom or home use.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/ - Free lesson plans written by teachers for teachers. Like you. Classroom Resources has hundreds of original lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school students. Borrow them as-is or use them to spark your own lesson plans.

Web 2.0 for the Classroom

2010-03-06T01:44:00.002-05:00

Literacy Centers

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Primary Literacy Centers

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"Perfect" Literacy Centers

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Reading

2010-02-22T12:17:00.001-05:00

Why I Like to Read

2010-02-02T15:12:00.000-05:00

Why I Like to Read on PhotoPeach

Apple iPad

2010-01-29T12:28:00.000-05:00

Life is like a cup of Coffee

2010-01-08T14:12:00.001-05:00

You Must Not Quit

2010-01-08T14:07:00.001-05:00

Top 10 Signs Your School is Too Focused on the State Exam

2010-01-08T13:54:00.000-05:00

Who took the cookie from the cookie jar??????

2010-01-08T13:36:00.000-05:00

Tween Trend created by Tween

2010-01-04T11:54:00.001-05:00

Top 10 Things They DOn't Teach you In College about Teaching

2009-12-11T14:08:00.000-05:00

Top 100 Apps for Education

2009-12-08T12:39:00.000-05:00

This is a wonderful presentation created by Jane Hart. I encourage all educators to take a look at it. There are womderful applications on here. There are two I never heard of myself. Lectora.com and cirip.eu It is definately worth looking at.

Karen

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009

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Social Media Revolution

2009-12-07T15:00:00.000-05:00

Physics Game

2009-12-01T14:21:00.001-05:00

Online Physics Games

Photo Films using Picture Trail

2009-11-18T16:29:00.001-05:00

Educational Videos

2009-11-18T16:12:00.003-05:00

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.

Photo Widget

2009-11-18T15:58:00.000-05:00

iPhoneBook

2009-11-18T14:20:00.000-05:00

Introducing Le Book

2009-11-18T11:54:00.000-05:00

Very funny Video. With the progress of ebooks and libraries closing - this may be what we are teaching in the year 2100. :-)

A Vision of Students Today

2009-11-18T11:48:00.001-05:00

Social Media Revolution

2009-11-16T16:16:00.000-05:00

Starfish - An Inspirational Message for all Teachers

2009-11-16T16:14:00.000-05:00

Think Different

2009-11-16T15:41:00.001-05:00

Top 100 Learning Tools for 2009 by Jane Hart

2009-11-16T14:25:00.001-05:00

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009

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Do Teachers Have the Right to Sell Lesson Plans

2009-11-16T13:30:00.003-05:00

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

2009-11-16T13:24:00.000-05:00

"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/

Online Rhyming Dictionary

2009-11-16T13:01:00.001-05:00

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.

Xtranormal - Sample for Classroom

2009-11-12T10:35:00.000-05:00

Web Based Smart Notebook

2009-11-10T09:48:00.002-05:00

It is in Beta form, but now you can create SMARTNotebook lessons online at http://express.smarttech.com/#

Teacher Book Wizard

2009-11-10T09:39:00.001-05:00

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.

StoryBird - Great Collaborative Story Wiriting Tool

2009-11-04T14:20:00.003-05:00

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/

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

2009-11-04T11:34:00.003-05:00

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.

Have you seen these????

2009-10-29T14:30:00.004-04:00

Pictures from gizmodo.com and Flicker.com

I can so see these on college campuses and the Middle and High School Cafeterias.

Cool SocialMedia Tool

2009-10-29T12:44:00.001-04:00

Great Free Educational Apps for the iPhone or iTouch iPod

2009-10-21T17:26:00.002-04:00

Great Free Educational Apps for the iPhone or iTouch iPod

Below the applications are linked to iTunes Apps. These are great free resources that can be used in an educational environment, especially with an iPod cart.

2009 Classroom Improvement Technology Grant

2009-10-14T11:43:00.001-04:00

Turning Technologies’ Turning Foundation Partners with Study Island and Performance Matters to Launch Grant Initiative

Grant applications will be accepted from teachers in grades 3-8 currently teaching in an accredited, non-profit, public school building in the United States. There are no entry fees and no purchase is required. Fifteen (15) classroom awards will be made.

Apply online Only online submissions are accepted. All applications are to be electronically submitted by 4:30pm ET on October 25, 2009. Awards will be announced on October 30, 2009, and recipients will be notified via email. Upon receipt of a signed publicity release and assurances related to implementation, the grant package will be released to the classroom teacher at the school address listed on the grant application.

Any questions should be directed to John Wilson, Director of the Turning Foundation at: jwilson@turningtechnologies.com or (330) 599-4954

School District Flu Guidance

2009-10-09T14:38:00.001-04:00

http://pandemicflu.gov/professional/school/

The above link provides updated Guidance for Schools for the Fall Flu Season. This is great for teachers and parents to know and follow as well.

This resource link - http://pandemicflu.gov/professional/school/ - is a federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. - Washington, D.C. 20201

Karen

What Will Our Children Be Doing in 10 Years?

2009-10-09T14:27:00.002-04:00

What jobs will our student’s be looking to apply for in the next 10 years? Many jobs they will have in ten years seem very Star Trek like in scope to us today. However, this is our children's future and we need to keep in mind we are preparing them for these jobs in a time of exponential advancements and growth regarding technology.

The E-learning 3.0 Blog posted an article on the Top 60 Jobs That Will Rock the Future, which was republished With Permission from GetDegrees.com.

These job titles are amazing and I can definitely see career choices for our students. Here are some of my favorites to check out on the list:

Space Tour Guide – now we know Space Travel is going to be expensive. Probably what cruising was in the early 20th century. This definitely seems like a career choice for the child that loves science and has an adventurous spirit.

Simulation Engineer – working on a full size 3D halloseck everyday in your organization to solve problems and instructional designs. Now how cool would this be for our students?

Ecotourism Travel Guide - Okay so Space is not your child’s thing, then this one might be. Responsible vacationing - “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.”

Mobile Application Developer – Definitely a job of the future – who does not use these on their phone?

Welding Technologist – job of the past becomes a major career trend in the future! Nice to see that things including jobs and types come around again.

Virtual Services Worker - conduct sales and offer a friendly personal voice, without ever leaving home.

As educators we need to look at our children and what their future holds for them. Ten years is not that far away. We need to help prepare them for their dreams and job market they will be entering.

Karen

2009-08-11T14:55:00.001-04:00

Why I Like to Read on PhotoPeach

Sample Widget

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Calorie Calculatorgreat free widgetsWidgetbox

ShareTabs - Share your links as tabs

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ShareTabs - Share your links as tabs

Sample of New and Cool for TELL Conference

http://sharetabs.com/?kbrooks
or:
http://sharetabs.com/yt2

Shared via AddThis

Twitter Widget

2009-07-24T15:44:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Jane Hart's posting on this widget - below you can see what the world is twitting about in Education

Survey for TA's

2009-06-25T10:21:00.003-04:00

Please Right Click on the above title and it will open a pop-up window with a survey. Select now and begin.

OR

Simply just click on this link - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=haNu_2f92KObDe5Trrm3M3CQ_3d_3d

Thank you

How to Properly Cough and Sneeze

2009-05-07T11:45:00.004-04:00

Trying to prevent illness in your school and classroom? Try these wonderful resources I have complied for some teachers that contacted me for suggestions today. The second link even has a wonderful teaching unit on the topic.

Karen

This first link is to a wonderful video that can be watched online or purchased. It is five minutes and it was created by an MD. "This video was produced with the assistance of three infectious disease doctors, two hospitals, and the Maine Medical Association, to whom the author is grateful. The author, Ben Lounsbury MD, is an Ear, Nose and Throat physician. "
http://www.coughsafe.com/media.html

Infectious Disease Health Unit - This is a great teaching unit designed to teach about infectious disease and prevention and can be adapted to your grade - http://tbdhu.com/id

http://www.news4jax.com/video/19322197/index.html - From News

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=23778263
PSA- Proper Sneezing Technique

Google, It's Not Just a Search Engine

2009-05-04T16:01:00.000-04:00

Google Its Not Just A Search Engine

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Twitter Turotial

2009-04-30T10:18:00.001-04:00

The Twitter Tutorial

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PhotoPeach - Great Storytelling Tool

2009-04-29T13:47:00.004-04:00

Why I Like to Read on PhotoPeach

Shout Out to Kevin Jarrett for this great find!!

Others to check out:
Global Warming-We Need To Change Our Planet on PhotoPeach
http://photopeach.com/album/5hxo9p

Obama Photo History: The Road to President on PhotoPeach
http://photopeach.com/album/19913rc

Parent Internet Resources

2009-04-28T18:14:00.002-04:00

Some Resources on the Internet for Parents and Educators

Prepared as a supplement for people who attended the presentation at Highland High School Community Day in Highland, New York.

Let's help keep our children safe!

http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/
http://www.uditto.com/ - Find People on Social Networks
http://www.faceourselves.com/
http://identity.net/ - Confirm the validity of somone's online identity
http://www.whojustcalledhere.com/ - Children getting phone calls and you do not know who they are?
http://www.zezu.co.uk/ - Keeping parents in Control - from the UK
http://websafety4kids.pbworks.com/
http://www.trackut.com/trackut//index - tracks people on thier cell phones. Promoted for students to know where there friends are.
http://www.fun-with-words.com/acronyms.html - internet abbreviations and acronyms used by our kids
http://www.cybercitizenship.org/
http://www.cybernetrix.com.au/ Designed for High School from Australia
http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyOnline/Safesurfing/cybernetiquette/ - Not bad for little kids
http://www.chatdanger.com/
http://www.badguypatrol.ca/default.htm designed for ages 5-10
http://www.internetsafetypodcast.com/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_frontlinebrgrowinguponline_2008-01-23 - Excellent program about kids growing up as the YouTube Generation - a MUST watch for all parents and educators
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/imet/intersafe/index.html - Pretty good state website on Internet Safety
http://www.onekey.com/ - The kids search engine
http://www.theparentsedge.com/index.html - Great Parents resource
http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 - National Sex Offender Website
http://www.eff.org/ - Defending your Digital Rights in a digital world
http://www.netsmartz.org
http://www.ikeepsafe.org
http://www.isafe.org

http://www.allmyfaves.com/ - Great to find out what is popular on the Internet and with kids.
http://www.hulu.com/ - Popular with kids and young adults

Trends kids are doing that should be stopped:
http://www.missbimbo.com/
http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com/
http://www.aboutus.org/DontDateHer.com
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723161.shtml

Locate more resorces at : http://delicious.com/dembe01/internet_safety
and http://delicious.com/dembe01/internet_literacy

Math Web Apps for the iPod or iPhone

2009-03-30T09:48:00.002-04:00

If you just got your iPod Touch or your iPhone, you are probably wondering what you can do with it. There are a lot of applications out there to download to your device. "Web applications — or web apps — combine the power of the Internet with the simplicity of Multi-Touch technology, all on a 3.5-inch screen. iPhone and iPod touch let you easily flick through" the web apps you decide to download.

If you are like me, you are constantly looking at web apps for the iPod or iPhone. If you are an educator, you are looking for applications for your iPod cart that you can use with your students in the classroom as well. Below are a list of applications that are appropriate for educational use that are designed for Math. I found them under the calculate category on the Apple web apps page.

My Marks
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/mymarks.html
About My Marks
Track your grades, marks and credits in school and university. This application always shows your up to date average mark or the sum of your credits in your different subjects. As well you can set a goal for each subject and see where you are and what you need to improve. This is the student version of Grade Book

Plotter
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/plotter.html
About Plotter
Plot graphs of functions. Enter one or more formulas (separated by semicolon) and the range you want to plot and choose from different B/W and color schemes. The formula and the chart can be emailed.

3D Plotter
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/3dplotter.html
About 3D Plotter
Plot graphs of 2-dimensional functions in 3D. Enter your formula and the range you want to plot.

Arithmetic Problems
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/arithmeticproblems.html
About Arithmetic Problems
Allows you to train your mental calculation skills. This web application generates an endless supply of new arithmetic problems, based on random numbers. You can choose the difficulty level that suits you, and try to move up as you get better at it. In the tips section you can learn ways to calculate big numbers in your mind. Kids can use this application to work on their arithmetic skills for school. For others it can be a fun way to get or keep your mind in shape.

FlashMath
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/flashmath.html
About FlashMath
Mathematical flash cards for training kids in math. FlashMath includes random addition, subtraction, division and multiplication problems.

Pythagorean Theorem
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/pythagoreantheorem.html
About Pythagorean Theorem
Input the value of any two sides of the right triangle and press the Calculate button to get the third side.

Visual Trigonometry Calculator
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/visualtrigonometrycalculator.html
About Visual Trigonometry Calculator
Visually calculate triangle and circle angles, side lengths, areas etc. Enter known values to calculate all other dimensions and angles, re-drawing triangles and circles to see what you’re calculating.

EDGE - EmbeddeD Graphic Engine
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/edgeembeddedgraphicengine.html
About EDGE - EmbeddeD Graphic Engine
Can plot any graphs truthfully, be it explicit functions (y=f(x)), implicit functions f(x,y)=0 or inequalities (f(x,y)<0) faster than anything you’ve seen before. It will identify discontinuities or if the function isn’t defined. EDGE has been specifically designed to work on embedded, low-powered platform such as a graphical calculators.

Read our white paper about implicit plotting and the technical challenges faced: http://www.hydrix.com/knowledge/index.php?id=89

Quad Calc
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/quadcalc.html
About Quad Calc
A simple quadratic equation solver for the iPhone. Simply, enter the values for a quadratic equation and instantly get the results.

Sci-Calc
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/scicalc.html
About Sci-Calc
A basic scientific calculator for the iPhone. Sci-Calc includes functions for factorials, square roots, powers, logarithmic, and geometric equations. It even includes a memory stack.

SimpleGraph
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/simplegraph.html
About SimpleGraph
A freeform graphing program for the iPhone. Simply enter an equation to solve for Y and a simple graph is plotted. The equation editor is very powerful and include built in functions.

Converter
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/converter_bjarnegrimsmomogstad.html
About Converter
A multifunctional unit converter capable of converting more than 90 measuring units in 13 different categories.

Conspiracy
http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/conspiracy.html
About Conspiracy
Conspiracy plots functions in two dimensions and three dimensions.

I will be posting more as I explore them by content area.