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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘web 2.0’
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 »
Use the projector in your classroom
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, education, web 2.0 on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Projectors are becoming the norm in classrooms. Costing anywhere from $500-$1000 apiece, they are a pricy investment in the classroom. Occasionally, a teacher will fire it up to show a movie or maybe to have students copy notes but from what I have seen, many of them sit dormant in classrooms. Now don’t get me [...]
Teaching with technology
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged education, Educational technology, web 2.0 on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Notice, the title says, “teaching with technology,” not “teaching technology.” This is an important distinction to make when planning a lesson. There are times when the teacher is going to have to teach the technology, but face it. The majority of the students in any given class probably have a better handle on the technology [...]
Never enough technology
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged classroom 2.0, education, technology, web 2.0 on January 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My dream classroom would include the following: Class set of laptops (preferably Mac Book Pro’s) Class set of iPod Touches complete with a charging station A Smart Board (even if they aren’t quite as nifty as they seem) Document Camera Clickers (probably SMART since I have the board) Surround sound speaker system (Bose would be [...]
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 [...]
How to start a technology project in the classroom
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged edtech, Educational technology, web 2.0 on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I know a lot of teachers who want to use technology in their own classroom. Many of them know that it will benefit the students. They are sure that the students will have fun and learn at the same time. They even know that this is the future of education, but that is as far [...]
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 [...]
Simple digital camera a valuable tool in the classroom
Posted in Why Tech?, tagged edtech, education, Educational technology, learning, teaching, web 2.0 on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I just wanted to remind teachers that usingtechnology in the classroom doesn’t have to be expensive. Though it is nice to have Smartboards, doc cameras, a nd brand new computers, most teachers, no matter how dire the circumstances, can still infuse the use of technology in a class. One of the best and cheapest ways [...]
