Category Archives: Education
Ten Free Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom
- guest post by Karen Schweitzer Where to Find Free Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom Teachers who want to put web 2.0 technologies to work for them can find many different free options online. There are tools for creating … Continue reading
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20 Online Tools to Make Learning Fun
by Karen Schweitzer Looking for a great way to engage and stimulate students in even the most tedious subjects? There are many online tools, games, activities, learning aids, and even web apps designed to make learning fun. Here is a … Continue reading
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21st Century Students need 21st Century Teachers
I’m recycling a couple of videos that I have posted in the past, mostly because I believe that they’re worth watching again. These videos – the original higher ed version of “A Vision of Students Today” by Mike Wesch, the … Continue reading
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A Teacher’s Guide to Twitter
Twitter is apart of my life almost every day because: - It’s a great source of news. - There are rich conversations among educators and edtech people. - People post entertaining, interesting, and very useful links. - I enjoy the … Continue reading
Filed under Apps, Education 3.0, Instruction, Technology, Web 2.0
Using Weebly to build your Classroom Website
Here’s a follow-up to an earlier Weebly post: There have been increasing numbers of educators who find that a classroom website is a good way to stay organized. Here are some basic, very useful functions: Announcements Class Calendar Homework Assignments … Continue reading
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Bloom’s Taxonomy 2.0
Over the few months that I’ve been blogging, my post on Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy has been the biggest hit. And, what interests my readers interests me. Here’s more on the subject: Probably every classroom teacher in this country has at … Continue reading
Filed under Classroom, Curriculum, Education, Education 3.0, Instruction, K-12 Curriculum, Technology, Web 2.0
Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education – only time will tell
With only 3 days left before our country celebrates the beginning of Obama’s presidency, different groups of people are thinking really hard about what changes will take place. We all know that the majority of us liked what Obama was … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Personal Learning Networks
If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve already begun building your personal learning network. Here is a clever video called The Networked Student about how students are doing it these days, and how this new approach to learning will … Continue reading
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Bloom’s Taxonomy for the Digital Age – Integrating Technology
Integrating technology into curriculum has been a popular topic in the blogosphere for some time now. I’m starting to find more and more concrete, applicable ideas that have the potential to be easily integrated – thank goodness for collaboration. I … Continue reading
Filed under Curriculum, Education, Education 3.0, Instruction, K-12 Curriculum, Technology, Web 2.0
Web 2.0 and Education 3.0 links
I’ve gotten to that point where my list of “interesting links” is so huge, I’d better start picking out my favorites to focus on. Here are some of them: A Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter – Jane Hart first … Continue reading
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