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November 30th, 2008

A Difference: 5 Minutes To Make A Difference

Darren Kuropatwa’s “5 Minutes to Make A Difference” presentation. Enjoy.

tags: inspiration, teaching
awakeningpossibilities wiki

Many innovative and influential educators from around the province of Manitoba, and around the world, are contributing their voices to this project in order to highlight some of the tools and techniques that we all have within our reach. This wiki features the voices of many great educators.

tags: inspiration, change
Mizuko Ito on Why Time Spent Online Is Important for Teen Development

“It might surprise parents to learn that it is not a waste of time for their teens to hang out online,” says Mizuko Ito, University of California, Irvine researcher and the lead author of the most extensive U.S. study to date on teens and their use of digital media.

tags: social networking, Internet

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November 2nd, 2008

Skills Continuum ~ Graphic Organisers

A chart that sets out appropriate visual tools for a variety of thinking skills.

tags: templates, graphic organisers
A Difference: When Social Bookmarking (Any Tool) Goes Bad …

Darren discusses the idea that students rarely act inappropriately when working with social media tools online in an education setting.

tags: bookmarking, students
Weblogg-ed » Mourning Old Media, Mourning Old Media Teachers

Will Richardson has written a nostalgic piece on print media, journalism and the relentless march of new media. He sees that educators have a role to play in preparing students for the world of new media.

tags: media, newspapers
The Bamboo Project Blog: Negative Online Behavior is a Product of Culture, Not Your Social Media Tools: What I’m Learning from the Work Literacy Course

Michele illustrated the quality of the discussions within the edublogosphere and that inappropriate remarks are a rare entity indeed. Michele points out how social media has seemingly brought out the best in educators.

tags: social media, blogging
The Bamboo Project Blog: What to Say the Next Time Someone Asks Why They Should Blog

Michele Martin blogs an excellent item on why we should blog with links to useful material from Seth Godin

tags: blogging, blog
David Muir :: Blog :: Fun on Friday #7: Maths, Grammar and YouTube

David Muir shares an interesting piece of mathematical reasoning and the importance of the comma via a little cinematic history.

tags: maths, muir
Being creative inside the box…

Alan Levine generates some creativity within the square. Why think outside the box when you can think just as well within?

tags: cogdogblog, creativity
Diigo the Web for Education – From TeleGatherer to TelePlanter with Diigo

An excellent and most informative post about Diigo. This is a great starting point for any educator starting out with social bookmarking and Diigo.

tags: diigo, social bookmarking
The Open Classroom: List of twitter resources uncovered during recent bout with research

Jo McLeay has compiled an informed list of Twitter articles and resources for teachers.

tags: twitter
The Open Classroom: Twitter as a community of practice for educators ~ microblogging explored

Jo McLeay has composed an excellent treatise on the value of microblogging for educators. The comments are valuable as well.

tags: no_tag
Ulearn08 – reflections « Turning the Supertanker

David reflects on Ulearn08 and illustrates that participants were all members of the same congregation ~ all were converts. he concludes that next year none should attend and that administrators and those that need their eyes opened should attend.

tags: change
What undergraduates are REALLY asking « Otterman speaks…

A witty take on the world of undergraduates and their lecturers.

tags: humour
iPod for Keynote, pdf and text « Otterman speaks…

Siva sets out some solutions for reviewing text and pdf files on an iPod

tags: ipod
The Power of Educational Technology: A Spreadsheet of Educators on Twitter

Liz Davis has created an online spreadsheet listing of educators that use Twitter to connect. Add your own name to the list.

tags: no_tag
Why Web 2.0 Will Not be an Integral Part of K-12 Education: A Reply to Steve Hargadon | Britannica Blog

Daniel Willingham responds to Steve Hargadon’s argument that Web 2.0 will be a significant part of the future of education. Daniel contests Steve’s position.

tags: Web 2.0, teaching, learning
Moving Toward Web 2.0 in K-12 Education | Britannica Blog

Steve Hargadon sets out how “Web 2.0 will be a significant part of the future of learning, and that in the best case scenario it will become an important part of our formal educational institutions”.

tags: web 2.0, teaching, learning, k-12
Steve Hargadon: The Web Is a Becoming a Conversation

One of the best blog posts I have read in a long time. Steve Hargadon uses a special moment with his family and a pod of dolphins to illuminate how people can connect.

tags: connecting, conversations

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October 12th, 2008

My Quick Start Tips for New Twitters | Mobile Technology in TAFE
EdHouse » OzNZ Educators contact details and meeting topics

Australian and New Zealand educators that are blogging and using twitter.

tags: Twitter, education
Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter

An extensive list of educators that use Twitter.

tags: Twitter, education
- - it contains some other related professionals as well as,
    at the bottom, some product and service feeds;
  - it is displayed in alphabetical order by twitter username; and
  - since 5/10, dates (in UK date format) have been included when new
    names added to assist those re-visiting the list.
cogdoghouse » TwitterCycle

Alan Levine set up this excellent wiki which lists educators that use Twitter. There is also a brief history of their usage of teh tool.

tags: Twitter, Technology, education