Hm. Delicious in education.
I feel like I need to delve a bit deeper in and really try it out more to understand it and be able to use it to its full capability. There is something about it, though, that just doesn't seem that interesting. I am glad to hear it's going well for others, though.
Maybe I'll get over this delicious funk soon. :)
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
A Reason for Us to Learn: Schools of the Future
I'm watching Barack Obama's speech from Ohio about education... and right about minute 24 he talks about bringing our schools into the 21st century. He mentions things like a laptop for every student; allowing them to create webpages and powerpoints instead of pencil and paper book reports.
"By fostering innovation, we can help make sure every school in America is a school of the future... we will help schools integrate technology into their currriculum so we can make sure public school students are fluent in the digital language of the 21st century economy."
He goes on to say, "None of it will make much difference if we don't also recruit, prepare and retain outstanding teachers."
You are that outstanding teacher... the one willing to learn and share that learning with your peers and with your students for their future.
Keep moving forward!
Thing 4: Life really simple
I had, until now, used the RSS Feed feature in Outlook. I like RSS feeds because it's easy. It's easy to set up. It's easy to use and it makes life SO much easier when trying to follow multiple sources.
Google Reader itself is not anything spectacular in my book. I might try out the Bloglines or netvibes or something. I really like technology (hardware and software) that offer "the most bang for your buck". So, for me, I like that when I open outlook, it is just one step. I can read e-mail, check my calendar, check my tasks and check for any new blog posts all at once. I understand that this is also true for people who use Gmail... I enjoy Outlook because it "pushes" to my phone as well.
For use in education, I can think of a couple easy applications:
Teachers: an easy, practical way to keep up with any student blogs that you have set into place as well as a way to keep informed and educated about anything from current news to leaders in education.
Students: a great way for them to keep up with other students' blogs as well as an easy/efficient way for them to keep up with the news and other ways to educate themselves.
Google Reader itself is not anything spectacular in my book. I might try out the Bloglines or netvibes or something. I really like technology (hardware and software) that offer "the most bang for your buck". So, for me, I like that when I open outlook, it is just one step. I can read e-mail, check my calendar, check my tasks and check for any new blog posts all at once. I understand that this is also true for people who use Gmail... I enjoy Outlook because it "pushes" to my phone as well.
For use in education, I can think of a couple easy applications:
Teachers: an easy, practical way to keep up with any student blogs that you have set into place as well as a way to keep informed and educated about anything from current news to leaders in education.
Students: a great way for them to keep up with other students' blogs as well as an easy/efficient way for them to keep up with the news and other ways to educate themselves.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thinking about blogging...
Blogging:
I could really see this as a huge opportunitiy for almost any class.
Here are some ideas...
Teacher:
I could really see this as a huge opportunitiy for almost any class.
Here are some ideas...
Teacher:
- blog class updates for students and parents alike to "keep up" with the class
- blog notes (copy/paste) and assignments (upload/embed) for students to be able to keep up/catch up
Students:
- blog assignments: this allows for a lack of "lost papers" as well as easily accessible information for all kinds of things: peer assessment and help, teacher grading, portfolio creation.
- blog reflections on class/school: metacognition is so important and students learn much more through this process. Teachers and peers could also keep up with this information... or the student could set it as private.
- create a flat classroom sort of project where students from different schools (perhaps even in different cities/states/countries) can help each other learn.
I'm just thinking that the networking/support network that we are building here as we learn about things that, for some of us, might be a bit scary is so beneficial... shouldn't students be able to have the same?
What ideas do you have for blogs in the classroom/education?
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Thing 3: Registering my blog
Hm. These Things have seemed pretty easy so far... maybe I'll have to take a look at some of the challenges.
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Back for an edit...
I added the Sitemeter thing for my blog (from the challenge below). It seems cool (although since I just added it, I don't really have any visitors to see). I can see where people are from when they visit my page as well as know how many people are coming to my site.
I see some great possibility for information here. And what is that saying about the most important thing is being armed with information... but what you choose to do with it is up to you?
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Back for an edit...
I added the Sitemeter thing for my blog (from the challenge below). It seems cool (although since I just added it, I don't really have any visitors to see). I can see where people are from when they visit my page as well as know how many people are coming to my site.
I see some great possibility for information here. And what is that saying about the most important thing is being armed with information... but what you choose to do with it is up to you?
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