One of the apps I have used with students in the past to create fake Facebook walls is My Fake Wall. Tonight, I went to the site to see how well it was working. The last time I tried it there were some issues. I guess I don’t have to worry about it any more [...]
Archive for February, 2012
My Fake Wall no longer functional
Posted in Online Tools on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t just sit around and watch; join in the conversation
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, education, learning, teaching on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The internet is supposed to make us more connected. For most people, it is definitely a tool to keep on top of what is happening. The email is checked several times a day, along with Facebook walls and twitter feeds. We (I am included in this) are great consumers. However, when was the last time [...]
Transforming education with the use of technology
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, education, teaching, web.20 on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Most teachers agree that it is time to start using technology in the classroom. However, using technology in the classroom looks quite different from teacher to teacher, and it’s possible that many are using in the wrong way. I was reading Scott McLeod’s blog, Dangerously Irrelevant, and his latest post features a list of actions [...]
Use a classroom blog to post links
Posted in Online Tools, tagged blogs, classroom, education on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There are lots of uses for blogs in the classroom. They are a great way to give students assignments, to show off student work, and to engage students in meaningful conversations that extend beyond the classroom. I have used my classroom blogs for all of these reasons. However, the way I use my class blog [...]
New TED page: TED Quotes
Posted in Online Tools, Random Stuff, tagged eduation, TED, web 2.0 on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Positive words can make positive change, but sometimes it’s hard to find the right words. Yesterday, TED launched a new page, TED Quotes, on their website dedicated to quotes taken from some of the 1,100 plus talks they host on the site. What I like about the page is that these are the best quotes [...]
Purist or successfully diverse?
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged education, mac, pc, web 2.0 on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite ways to spend a day outside of school is to go fly fishing. There is something deeply satisfying about tricking a fish into biting a fly that I tied myself. It’s fun and relaxing as well as a good challenge. However, as much as I like to fly fish, I also [...]
The forgotten tool: Telephones (or maybe communication)
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged education, learning, teaching on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Lurking in the corner of almost every classroom is a technological tool that often get overlooked by teachers: the telephone. I know. You don’t need to use the school phone because you have one in your pocket, or maybe you don’t talk on the phone much at all. Most people either text or send an [...]
Research is hard work
Posted in Research, Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, education, research on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Currently, I teach an 8th grade class that focuses solely on research, and my two Senior classes writing research papers. For the last several days, I have listened to students complain that they can’t find enough information for their papers. I have explained that there are books written on many of the topics they have [...]
Unpredictable
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, education, technology, web 2.0 on February 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Tonight, I was working on some fake Facebook resources and clicked on My Fake Wall, a resource that I have used in the past. The link took me to a page that said the site was offline. There was no indication of when it would be up and running again. There is a chance that [...]
The best source for video equipment in the classroom
Posted in Cell Phones, Movie/Video, tagged ed tech, education, web 2.0 on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Been thinking of doing a video project, but not sure where to get cameras for the students to use? I’d be willing to bet that you already have a bunch of cameras in the classroom. They are in the pockets of most students that walk through the doors of the school. More and more students [...]
