Captain Captivate. Read. The Clever Sheep. Because Every Country Is The Best At Something. 2¢ Worth. Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day.
Sadly, I missed the second day of the conference. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. You do a fabulous job of offering dynamic learning experiences for teachers who are new to teaching or new to utilizing contemporary information and communication technologies in their classrooms. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other. “No software. The Innovative Educator. The perfect marriage of technology and education. Bit by bit » bob sprankle. Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes… Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written on this Blog.
I’m dusting off the old server to officially announce some changes. As some of you know, due to health reasons, I haven’t been able to be in the classroom since November 2014. Over the past years, my health condition has made it increasingly more difficult to carry out my very best instruction in the career that has brought me such joy. Teaching has been my calling for decades and it is with a heavy heart that I have finally made the difficult decision to leave the classroom. When one door closes, another one surely opens. Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org. Learning with 'e's.
Doug – off the record. Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom. TeachTheCloud. The History Lab. History Tech. Free Technology for Teachers. THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education. Could The Key to Teacher Effectiveness Mean Dropping Certification Requirements? The History Teacher's Attic. What's the Purpose of School in the 21st Century? - Education. Consider some of the basic symbols of education in the United States: the textbook, the chalkboard, and the apple.
Thanks to technological innovations and cultural forces, we’ve seen textbooks supplanted by videos and e-books, SMART Boards replace chalkboards, and the apple on the teacher’s desk pushed aside by the latest gadgets from, well, Apple. Just as our classrooms have changed significantly since the 1800s, so have our ideas about the purpose of schools. Our views on education were defined by John Dewey's theory, which states—and I'm simplifying—that the general purpose of school is to transfer knowledge and prepare young people to participate in America’s democratic society. But today's students live in a modern, global society that is interconnected as never before. As a result, Dewey's explanation of the purpose of schools now seems insular and inadequate. I propose that the purpose of schools must be preparing children to compete in the global environment. Yet, there is hope. Webtools4U2Use. Note: This article has been translated to the Serbo-Croatian language by Anja Skrba from The purpose of this website is to provide a place forK-12 school library media specialiststo learn a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them.
Hundreds of free and inexpensive web tools are available for school library media specialists to use that can make us more productive, valued, and, perhaps, more competitive. This wiki was created for school library media specialists by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Where are you on this social media ladder? Social Studies (6-8) Nate Kogan's musings on teaching, history, research, and a litany of other stupefying topics. Historical Facebook - Facebook for Dead People. Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers. ThingLink: Engaging Students in Learning and Discovery.
“I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people.
I wanted to empower them to have a voice through creating, collaborating, and connecting,” writes Shannon Miller, a librarian, teacher, and technology specialist in her blog, Van Meter Library Voice. ThingLink turns images into a platform for rich media. Educators and students can take any photo and add video and audio clips that play inside the image. You can also add Wikipedia links, Flickr images, annotations, and include social touch points like Twitter and Facebook. Images now become a platform for creating, collaborating and connecting, because ThingLink images are far more engaging than static jpgs with viewers clicking through to content as high as 50% of the time.
Lets take an example from one of the key moments, or maybe The Key Moment in American history; The Declaration of Independence. A large quantity of historical imagery is available for educational use without charge. Social Studies and History Teacher's Blog.