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 [...]
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Use a classroom blog to post links
Posted in Online Tools, tagged blogs, classroom, education on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Student make up work for video projects
Posted in Online Tools, tagged animation, education, Educational technology, web 2.0 on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the dilemma: the students in your class work for a week creating a video, and as luck would have it, one or two students miss the entire week due to illness. Not only do these student miss out on all of the collaboration that takes place in the project, they also do not [...]
Technology projects vs. hands on projects
Posted in Online Tools, Random Stuff, Why Tech? on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is a good question. Both projects have their advantages and disadvantages. However, after some serious thought and discussion, I think that teachers should incorporate both into the classroom. Last night’s #edchat discussion on Twitter was on this topic, and it made me think. Recently, I have done several tech projects with students, and on [...]
Student perspective on Fakebook assignment
Posted in Online Tools on January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I just had to share this comment from Laxi on the blog post 5 Facebook templates and page for student projects yesterday. “I’m a Junior in High School and we have to make a fake Facebook for a past event in history, or person. It has to have 50 comments and statuses total. I think [...]
Teach students good Google search tips
Posted in Online Tools, tagged classroom, google search, learning, student, web 2.0 on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across this info-graphic this morning, and I will be using it with all of my students in the near future. One of the struggles that students have in doing any type of search on the internet is knowing how to phrase words so they get relevant results. Just yesterday, I was working with [...]
Access the Librivox audio library for differentiated instruction in the classroom
Posted in Online Tools, tagged audio books, e books, education, instruction, learning, reading, web 2.0 on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Face it, many students need a little extra help when it comes to reading, especially when reading the language found in older books. One effective strategy to help students better understand a text is to have them follow along in a book while listening to a recording. This gives them reading practice, but will also [...]
Solve technology problems in the classroom with Google
Posted in Online Tools on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Inevitably, working with a classroom full of students on computer projects is going to cause some headaches. Things rarely work smoothly. I can attest to this after a week of projects and computer issues that tested my knowledge and patience to its limit. However, the good thing is that I don’t have to rely on [...]
