Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Check out my RSS Feeds on the right hand section of the blog. As I mentioned in class...I am a Bob Sprankle cyber-stalker!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Interesting article in eschoolnews called 'On the way: Nation's first tech-literacy exam' http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=55483
K12 Online conference...We Like Our Blogging Buddies
I watched a more detailed K12 session in the Prove It category....
“We Like Our Blogging Buddies: The Write Stuff with Blogging Mentors”
This is exactly the way I was hoping to use blogging. I am interested in having 5th grade students write in a blog. I would love to hook up with a high school English teacher and have their students comment on the 5th graders work.
The teachers in this session teach 1st grade and at the university. The university students are learning to be elementary teachers. Reading the 1st graders blogs helped them understand invented spelling and helped them come up with positive comments and constructive criticism. The first graders were given an authentic audience for their writing and a wealth of feedback.
“We Like Our Blogging Buddies: The Write Stuff with Blogging Mentors”
This is exactly the way I was hoping to use blogging. I am interested in having 5th grade students write in a blog. I would love to hook up with a high school English teacher and have their students comment on the 5th graders work.
The teachers in this session teach 1st grade and at the university. The university students are learning to be elementary teachers. Reading the 1st graders blogs helped them understand invented spelling and helped them come up with positive comments and constructive criticism. The first graders were given an authentic audience for their writing and a wealth of feedback.
K12 Online Conference...Never Too Young
I enjoyed watching “Never Too Young” by Sharon Betts of Maine who highlighted the uses of Voicethread, Dipity and Blogging in the early grades. On the downside, the session did not instruct a user on how to use an application (I was hoping to pick up some VoiceThread tips), but it did a good job explaining the practical uses of Voicethread (cool ap that combines audio-video-text-etc to allow teachers and students to deliver a message), Dipity (online timeliner tool) and blogging in the elementary classroom. I was glad to see that Maria Knee's blog was used as an example of how elementary teachers can integrate technology into the classroom. I was priviledged to have met Maria Knee at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference last year. She co-taught a hands-on workshop on using an ipod and recorder in education that I attended. She also was awarded the 2007 Technology Award. She is seasoned teacher who is currently teaching Kindergarten in NH!
The session is worth a look if you work in elementary education.
The session is worth a look if you work in elementary education.
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