NETS Implementation - home Web 2.0 Science Tools By Laura Turner The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new ‘tools’ or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today’s Internet. Web 2.0 can also be described as the second round of new technology development and adoption. EcoKids This award-winning EcoKids web site is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world. Experience Math and Science with Gizmos (3-12) www.explorelearning.com This site features 450 interactive simulations for math and science. Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu This site was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Google Google SketchUp Create, modify, and share 3-d models! St.
Webinars A collection of free virtual broadcasts, including upcoming and on-demand webinars. Browse our premium webinars here. All webinars are accessible for a limited time after the original live streaming date. Participation certificates are not provided, but live viewers receive a post-event confirmation email. How to Effectively Use Technology for Classroom Instruction Content provided by Istation. This webinar takes place on Sept. 19, 2017 @ 2 p.m. ‘‘Technology’’ is a broad and often vague term in education. In this webinar, instructional leaders and district administrators will learn how to bridge the gap between wide-ranging research and classroom applications. • The levels of technology integration. • Common mistakes of technology integration. • The reasons teachers often don’t use research on technology to inform their practices. • How to facilitate teachers’ use of educational research and make it more accessible. • The latest research on the Istation integrated learning system. —Dr.
Free Webinars For Teachers | Free Educational Webinars | Free Workshops For Teachers Personal Learning Networks: The Future of Learning Presenter: Will Richardson Learning is social, we've all known that. Now, the Internet has made it globally social. To flourish as learners in a connected world, we need a network that we can trust – and one that we can turn to when we need answers, inspiration, or direction. While we've always crafted these Personal Learning Networks in our face-to-face spaces, achieving the same online is quite a bit more nuanced and complex. Learn how to begin to construct PLNs using various Web tools Understand the implications for our students, schools, and professional practice Look at how diversity, balance, and safety enter into the learning equation online He is a former public school educator for 22 years, and is a co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice (plpnetwork.com), a unique professional development program that has mentored over 5,000 teachers worldwide in the last five years. Presenter: Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Presenter: Dr. Dr. Dr.
Current Webinars - PDE Webinars 7 Habits Of Highly-Effective Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology 7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post has been updated with an updated visual from Sylvia Duckworth, who took our graphic from alwaysprepped.com (now getalma) post and created the above visual. It is also sporting a new title, as the “habits of” is a trademarked term. In most ways, teachers that use technology in the classroom aren’t much different than those that don’t. Any teacher worth their salt assesses, and then revises planned instruction based on data from those assessments. They manage their classroom in a way that works for them, create a positive learning environment, and (great teachers especially) collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to make sure every humanly possible attempt is made to meet all students need. They care about learning more than tools, people more than curriculum, and questions more than answers. 7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Edutech for Teachers » Tech Tip of the Week Gooru: Science & Math Resources February7 Resource: Gooru is new service whose mission is to provide teachers and students with a variety of multimedia resources – videos, diagrams, interactive displays, documents and quizzes – related to 5th–12th grade science and math topics. By creating a Gooru account, one has access to over 50,000 resources categorized into a variety of subject areas: earth science, biology, chemistry, geometry, and algebra to name a few. Once a topic is selected, Gooru provides the user with a list of materials according to media type (digital text, interactive games, images, video, etc.) that can be integrated into lessons, activities and/or projects. In addition to being able to search the Gooru resources by keyword, users can browse the Resource Library or check out Gooru favorites in the “Featured Resources” section as well. Tech Tip of the Week Archives February3 Oolone: Visual Search Engine February2 Example of King Tut Search Results via Oolone:
5 Free EdTech Webinars For Connected Educator Month Looking to start Connected Educator Month in style? (It’s the month of October). There’s a slew of useful events happening that you should know about. The Free Webinars From learning about launching a 1:1 classroom to how technology can benefit school leaders, there’s something for just about everyone involved in education. This October, EdTechTeacher will lead a FREE, live webinar series to coincide with the events of Connected Educator’s Month. October 1st, 7:00pm EST: Connecting & Collaborating in Elementary Classrooms hosted by Samantha MorraOctober 8th, 7:00pm EST: Creating a Connected Classroom hosted by Greg KulowiecOctober 15th, 7:00pm EST: Digital Citizenship in the Connected Classroom hosted by Holly ClarkOctober 22nd, 7:00pm EST: The 1:1 Connected Classroom hosted by Carl HookerOctober 29th, 7:00pm EST: Connected Administrators hosted by Tom Daccord You can register for any (or all!) What Do Connected Educators Do? Wondering what it means to actually be a connected educator?
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Google Sites for Teachers 2012 Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End If you're reading this story, it means the world didn't end on Dec. 21, 2012. Despite reports of an ancient Maya prophecy, a mysterious planet on a collision course with Earth, or a reverse in Earth's rotation, we're still here. The Mayan connection "was a misconception from the very beginning," says Dr. John Carlson, director of the Center for Archaeoastronomy. "The Maya calendar did not end on Dec. 21, 2012, and there were no Maya prophecies foretelling the end of the world on that date." › Read More About the Mayans Video: Why The World Didn't End Yesterday For years leading up to the supposed apocalypse, NASA scientists worked to dispel the myths and answer questions on a host of 2012 topics: Question (Q): Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Answer (A):The world will not end in 2012. Q: What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in 2012? Q: Does the Mayan calendar end in December 2012? A: Absolutely not.