ICTmagic - home. Apps. iPads. Typing Keyboarding. Introducing School-Wide Digital Citizenship Practices with iPads. An elementary school in our district recently got 30 iPads and asked for some advice implementing them with students and teachers.
In addition to suggesting some starter apps, I recommended that we have conversations with kids around the appropriate use of these devices. While almost every child has used an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone, the exciting learning opportunities these mobile, Internet-connected, media creation devices create also open the door to new challenges. Cyberbullying or inappropriate web publishing happens more through the camera than regular computer use does; the mobility of the device combined with the reality that multiple users are using the device with no personalized, password-protected, network-tracked accounts makes it more challenging to keep track of who is doing what with the device or that the device itself is safe.
Rather than tell the students how they should and should not use iPads, I felt compelled to involve the students in the conversation. Tech Skills for Teachers. Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. Dtmoviemaker / FrontPage. 7 Tips From Effective Teachers Who Use Technology. The Current State Of Technology In K-12 2.52K Views 0 Likes What is the next device most students will soon purchase? How many schools have a digital strategy? Find out in the current state of technology in K-12. How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years 9.73K Views 0 Likes We all know that education, specifically online education, has come a long way in the last few years. The Importance Of The Evolution Of Education 7.30K Views 0 Likes Over the past century, the modes of both imparting and receiving education have undergone a paradigm shift. For iPad. MediaSmarts. Is your school’s “digital citizenship” practice a pass or fail?
A physical place for virtual education. A Parent's Guide to Twitter and Education. As an educator, there are tons of great hashtags available to find the resources I'm looking for.
Hashtags are usually found at the end of a 140 character tweet. I think of them like television channels, only there are many more to choose from and you can even create your own for your organization or team. Today, the most widely used educational hashtag on Twitter is called #edchat. Interesting Ways. What You Wanted To KNOW About Student Blogging. Richard Byrne and I co-hosted an ISTE Unplugged session on blogging at ISTE 2010 in Denver.
Evenfromhere. With a nod to the ever-brilliant-and-willing-to-share Kim Cofino, here is the rubric I’ve lately begun to use in my classroom for grading student blog posts.
This is an experiment in action and depending on how this tool works, it is very likely that it will come under some revision. If anyone has any comments and suggestions, I would be happy to hear them. Blogging Rubric. The ultimate guide to getting started with blogging! -Edublogs ? education blogs for teachers, students and schools. In case you missed it, we just wrapped up our first Teacher Challenge series – 30 days to kick start your blogging!
Hundreds of educators from around the globe participated in 8 challenges over the course of four weeks. Together with mentors, bloggers of all experience levels had the opportunity to really step up their game. And if you missed out, it is never too late to work through the challenges at your own pace! Here are the beginner and advanced challenges in their entirety: Activity 1 – Getting StartedBeginner – Advanced – Discussion Question Activity 2 – Writing Effective PostsBeginner – Advanced – Discussion Question. How (And Why) Teachers Should Blog. Microsoft Mouse Mischief Microsoft Mouse Mischief. Download Microsoft Mouse Mischief (Thai) Before you may install or use the software you must accept the license terms below. If you do not accept the license terms, installations will not proceed. You may print the license terms by clicking the "Print" button below. After installation, the license terms are available by returning to this page. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A 60 Seconds Guide to The Use of Blogging in Education.
Recent Mobile Learning Findings. Interesting Ways. Blogging for Learning. Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom. Free Technology for Teachers. Tips and Topics for Student Bloggers. Posted by Mrs Kathleen Morris on Thursday, August 2nd 2012 Recently, I wrote two posts about quality student blogs.
Muzy Offers a Neat Way to Blog With Pictures. Muzy is a neat blogging service that offers a neat way to blog with pictures and text.
Muzy offers more than two dozen apps for manipulating and displaying your pictures. If you don't have pictures that you want to share you can use the integrated image search to find images to write about and share. Beyond the picture apps Muzy offers text apps that you can use for writing short blog entries. Everything that you create becomes a part of your Muzy blog. Additionally, you can share all of your Muzy creations on Twitter and Facebook. Free Technology for Teachers. 5 Presentation Tools To Captivate Every Student. Creating a presentation that keeps a captive audience engaged is tough.
Creating a presentation that keeps distracted students engaged is a much harder task again. Whether your are demonstrating to a class or presenting at a conference, keeping an audience focused on your content is more challenging than it used to be. Children and adult audience members alike, now have glowing distractions in their pockets and are expecting the instant gratification that comes from the Internet generation. Text on slides no longer has the appeal and will easily lose the attention battle to a Facebook update or a new cow on FarmVille. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Top Web Tools for Teachers in 2012. iPod. It’s hard to describe to people all of the magic that happens at Anastasis on a daily basis.
It really does feel like something special, a magical quality of falling down the rabbit hole into another world where school is fun and challenging and wonderful.