Technology Tools to Get Teachers Started A mini-manual to Web readiness shows that immersion, with guidance, is key. Credit: iStock Photo The culture of learning is changing, and technology is playing a major role in the transformation. Educators and students are altering the very nature of the classroom experience by increasingly turning to technology as an integral component of learning. The result is that school is beginning to more closely resemble the real world, thereby becoming more valuable, relevant, and useful for everyone involved. Sounds good, doesn't it? So where do you start learning how to integrate technology into your classroom as well as how to use it for your ongoing professional development? One concept that all three say is essential is that your students' needs, and your own, motivate your use of new technology tools. He also counsels against trying to become proficient in everything at once. Web 2.0 What exactly is Web 2.0? It sounds easy, and it is. To learn more, go to Edutopia's RSS page. Listservs Twitter
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Free photos for education by Carolyn Keeney Grades: 9-12 Duration: Will vary Objective Students will learn about Edgar Allan Poe’s, The Raven, by illustrating different verses of the poem using an image editor. Materials Needed Images from Pics4Learning ImageBlender to create illustrations and manipulate images (slideshow)MediaBlender or PowerPoint to create the projectsThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeSample Raven ProjectProcess Show students a slideshow of images in ImageBlender to get them interested in learning more about Edgar Allen Poe and his most famous poem, The Raven.Discuss with students what else was happening in the world in 1845.
Classroom 2.0 OER Commons A Short Guide to Copyright for Educators Copyright and Creative Commons can be confusing topics. There are many variables that apply to every situation so it is hard to layout hard and fast rules that apply to every scenario. To help educators understand and navigate the landscape of Copyright and Creative Commons, I've put together a short list of helpful resources. Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation Copyright for Educators is the absolute best presentation I've seen on the topic. For my Canadian friends the rules of copyright are different than they are for me in the United States. The Copyright Foundation offers a thirteen page guide (link opens PDF) to Copyright for Educators. For helping students learn about Copyright Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright is a use resource produced by the Library of Congress. YouTube's Copyright School is a four minute video with a few multiple choice questions at the end.
Study Finds the Internet Makes Youth More Engaged Citizens Arguably, the upheaval, activism and revolutions in of the last two months may serve to counter what has been a longstanding stereotype: youth are largely apolitical. Moreover, those that do participate in politics and activism online do so in shallow ways, the so-called "slacktivism." But recent findings from a longitudinal study of high school-age students challenges these notions, suggesting that youth who pursue their interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues. The study surveyed over 2,500 youth from school districts within California, more than 400 of whom were followed for over three years. The study looked at, for example, how often students used social networking sites to share their perspectives on social and political issues; how often they used the Internet to get information about political or social issues; and how often they used email to communicate with others who are working on a political or social issue. Internet Encourages Engagement With Society