NCTE's Annual Convention in Philadelphia in next week. I'm delighted to be chairing a session for some educators from California entitled "Integrating Blogs, Podcasting, and Digital Videos into 4th and 5th Grade Language Arts Classes." Here's the description of the session from the Convention Program: The presenters will discuss (1) how blogs were integrated into… Continue reading Integrating Blogs, Podcasting, and Digital Videos
Category: Web 2.0
Professional Talk: Shared Writing 2.0
I recently received a review copy of Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change, and Assessment in the 21st-Century Classroom, which is edited by Anne Herrington, Kevin Hodgson, and Charles Moran. The text is comprised of short texts by a variety of teacher-authors who have mastered the art of using technology in their writing classrooms. The… Continue reading Professional Talk: Shared Writing 2.0
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Tech Tools You Should Know About Too
I met with one of my colleagues after school yesterday to talk-tech with her. We did some URL swapping as well. Here are some of the amazing sites she informed me about, which I wanted to pass on to you. Common Craft is a small company that makes easy-to-understand videos about various aspects of the… Continue reading Tech Tools You Should Know About Too
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Online Brainstorming Tool
The newest Web 2.0 Tool I learned about yesterday at NCTE is called bubbl.us. It's a brainstorming tool, which I briefly demonstrated, while Ruth taped me using a digital camera, in the video we recorded yesterday (below). In the video, you'll see me creating a personal word web, which was mentioned in a session led… Continue reading Online Brainstorming Tool
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Netvibes
Every now and then I try out a new technology and really like it. This morning that new technology is NETVIBES. In an instant it allowed me to create a personalized page with news, technology, travel, and style widgets. In fact, I liked it so much, that I'm considering making it my new landing page… Continue reading Netvibes
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del.icio.us is now delicious
Delicious, the social bookmarking website, recently went through a major overhaul, making it even more user-friendly. In case you're unfamiliar with it, you can learn more by clicking here. I've been using Delicious ever since I heard Kylene Beers speak about it several times last summer. At first I thought it would be a good… Continue reading del.icio.us is now delicious
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Discovering New Technology You Can Use in Your Classroom or on Your Blog
Dabbleboard is like an online white board. If one has an LCD Projector, then I can see this being a quick way to illustrate a concept that you want to preserve (instead of being forced to erase the marker from the classroom white board.) Hyplet provides you with online business cards and flyers. You can… Continue reading Discovering New Technology You Can Use in Your Classroom or on Your Blog
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Tim Russert… White Boards… Respect for Low-Tech Teaching…
Most Sunday mornings, I can be found watching "Meet the Press." This Sunday morning I watched "Meet the Press," but not really, since Russert's chair was empty. As I'm sure you know by now, Tim Russert, the host of "Meet the Press" died of a heart attack this past Friday afternoon. The world of politics,… Continue reading Tim Russert… White Boards… Respect for Low-Tech Teaching…
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Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day #20
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21st Century Literacies (NCTE’s Nov. 2007 Council Chronicle)
If you blog, then you know that websites are no longer the sole way to get information out into the world. We're living in a Web 2.0 World. Today we have blogs, wikis, podcasts, and many other tools that allow us to not only communicate, but to collaborate with others around the globe. Ruth and… Continue reading 21st Century Literacies (NCTE’s Nov. 2007 Council Chronicle)
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Seven signed up (so far)
Seven of the ten girls I invited to take part in the new book accepted the invitation. Of that amount, four of their moms said that they could e-collaborate using a wikispace, which I set up over at Wikispaces.com. (It's a private wiki, so I won't be linking to it.) Hence, four of them got… Continue reading Seven signed up (so far)
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PBWiki
Ruth and I have both set up Wikis. Her's is for teachers and mine is for my students' families. However, I just found out that there's an educator wiki at PBWiki.com. Be sure to check it out if you'd like to jump on the Wiki Bandwagon! (Not sure what a wiki is? Just click here… Continue reading PBWiki
