Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Change of Address
It's time for a blog change of address. All new blog posts can be found at http://howdowegetfromheretothere.edublogs.org/. Thanks to those who have stopped by this last year. Come check out the new digs!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Links Saved Today 07/15/2008
tektek.org > Gaia Dream Avatar
Possibly one option for students to set up avator vs. photo on VoiceThread, etc.
Text To Picture (TXT2PIC) - Write Text On Any Picture Or Choose Image Template
Remember everything. | Evernote Corporation
"Capture what you like, find it when you want
Stop forgetting things. Capture everything now so you will be able to find it all later.
Things to capture:
* Webpages
* Wine labels
* Whiteboards
* Scribbles
* To-dos
* Photos"social bookmarking for images on vi.sualize.us
Bookmark images found on the web
Free teleprompter/autocue service. Cueprompter - The online prompter.
Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.
Take a look at the text-to-speech service for IE also.
"Ghotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers."Team WhiteBoarding with Twiddla - Painless Team Collaboration for the Web
Thx to Lisa Parisi for link
Thx to Lisa Parisi for link
WritingFix: Interactive Writing Prompts & Lessons for Teachers and Students
The Internet Picture Dictionary
Thx to Isabelle Jones for link
phpFormGenerator - create professional web forms in minutes
Thx to Isabelle Jones for link
Scott McLeod colaborative wiki re: ed tech presentation resources
Friday, July 11, 2008
Links Saved Today 07/12/2008
» 10 Tools to Combine, Mix, Blend Multiple RSS Feeds
Thx to Miguel Guhlin for link
Timetoast Timelines | Create timelines, share them on the web.
Thx to Kate Olson for link
100 Unbelievably Useful Reference Sites You’ve Never Heard Of | Teaching Tips
The Leitner System - Internet Flashcard Database
System for how to study and retain information effectiveley and efficiently using flashcards
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Links Saved Today 07/11/2008
cliotech: Digital Storytelling as THE Disruptive Change Agent for the 21st Century Learning Revolution - Annotated
Using Technology to Tell Stories » Blog Archive » 2 Thumbs Way Up for Voice Thread and why!
wfryer's bookmarks tagged with "digitalstorytelling" on del.icio.us
RockYou.com - Photo sharing, slideshows
"Add music, videos, themes, movie posters, instant posting, and more!" + notes, countdowns, effects and text
Free, "safe" alternative video sharing site for teachers/schools
Royalty Free Music, Free Sound Effects, Free Royalty Free Music Loops
Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams of Woodland Park High School in Colorado Springs started vodcasting Chem lectures for students to view at home and then spend class time working on experiments, problem solving, projects, etc.
Educational Leadership - Association for Supervision and CUrriculum Development
Summer Issue is focused 21st Century Skills - Thx to Angela Maiers for link
Welcome to Webware 100 Awards 2008
"These are the 100 best Web 2.0 applications, chosen by Webware readers and Internet users across the globe."
Thx to Kate Olsen and Angela Maiers for link
"Web 2.0: Comprehensive Directory to a ton of social networking sites."Chris Lehmann - Science Leadership Academy - Educon Conference January 2008
Guiding Principles of EduCon 2.0:
1) Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
2) Our schools must be about co-creating -- together with our students -- the 21st Century Citizen
3) Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around.
4) Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
5) Learning can -- and must -- be networked.Why Educational Change is Hard - Practical Theory
Chris Lehmann post re practical applications and limitations for ideas in Clay Shirky's book Here Comes Everybody
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Links Saved Today 07/10/2008
Free Technology Toolkit for UDL in All Classrooms - Karen Janowski
TuneCab: Convert any music or movie to unprotected media formats
Thx to Lisa Thumann for link
Thx to Larry Ferlazzo for link - Interactive Time Zone instruction from Harcourt
Google Earth Design: 10 Questions to ask about your Google Earth Project
The Educational Technology Site: ICT in Education --> Articles Home Page
Techlearning > > Aligning Research with Classroom Practice > July 1, 2008
Techlearning > > The Top 10 Great Things Technology Leaders Do > July 1, 2008
Bit.ly: Please Use This TinyURL of the Future - ReadWriteWeb
URl shortening service
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
NECC - It's Not About the Technology. It's About the People.
The National Education Computing Conference (NECC) is finally over. The excitement had been building for months. With tools and sites like Ning, Twitter, Diigo, Plurk the excitement reached a fever pitch in the last few days leading up to the big event. I was lucky enough to be there this year, but it meant digging into my own bank account to do so. It was worth it!
Bottom line = This was a conference that focuses on technology, but the real value is in people.
Having the opportunity to meet some "friends" face-to-face was incredible. I'm one of those who feels isolated as the one, or one of the few people who promotes true technology integration in the classroom. Reading blogs and participating in social networking via Classrom 2.0, Twitter, Ed Tech Talk, along with various other Nings, and wikis has allowed me to connect with others who are trying do the same. I've been able to share, learn, discuss, and disagree. Finally getting to be in same rooms with many of the people I've known only in an online environment was amazing. Personalities are now attached to the URLs and avatars. Discussions in hallways, session rooms, over meals, and in the Blogger's Cafe were fun, funny, challenging and inspiring. Meeting new people only added to this experience. My brain is now spinning with possibilities for further work and collaboration in the coming year.
As for sessions, they were very hit-and-miss for me. Some sessions were great and others were very poor. Frustration had to be kept in check as the number of sessions I couldn't get into grew and grew. Thanks to the efforts of people in many of those sessions, recordings were made. Thanks to the efforts of people who couldn't even attend NECC this year, links to those recording were posted and promoted. MANY thanks to all of them for allowing me to have a nice long list of sessions I still have to catch up on :^)
Many discussions at NECC and after have focused on tools vs. practical use. To me, this is a critical discussion that must continue. There is supposed to be a very real purpose for all the tools we spend so much time discussing and trying out. The tools mean nothing without a valid application. Some tools are for professional development. The more critical issue for me is whether or not they can increase student learning experience and improve learning outcomes. If I can't demonstrate how a tool provides for effective and efficient use of teacher time in increasing student learning, the effort is useless. Real examples of real classroom use is an important component that I think was under-represented in sessions. The table and poster sessions are one piece. Hopefully NECC and other conferences will encourage more people to include this direct link to student learning in regular sessions as well.
I still have so much more to review, learn and absorb that it will take me at a few more weeks to take it all in. Thanks to everyone who helped make NECC such an incredible experience for me.
Here are links to some of the recorded sessions in case you weren't there, couldn't get in, or just want to take another look. Some may have duplicate entries.
NECC Video on Demand
NECC Webcasts
School 2.0: Progressive Pedagogy and 21st Century Tools
Women of Web 2.0 live from NECC08
Here are links to some of the recorded sessions in case you weren't there, couldn't get in, or just want to take another look. Some may have duplicate entries.
NECC Video on Demand
NECC Webcasts
School 2.0: Progressive Pedagogy and 21st Century Tools
Women of Web 2.0 live from NECC08
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