Daily Spotlight on Education 09/09/2009

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MixedInk – Free Collaborative Writing Tool

New site that lets you write collaboratively – they say they are using it quite a bit with schools.

tags: education, wiki, edu_newapp
Eduset – Online Classroom Communication

Another website for sharing information and making class pages.

tags: education, edu_newapp
New Grants for High School Students | Planet Connect

Planet connect grants for students with ideas for how to fix environmental problems in their school or local community. A great way to promote action. (Hat tip to my friend Salim Al-Busaidi)

tags: education, environment, edu_trends, science
parentella

New website for keeping up with parents and kids – this has just been initially launched and doesn't have a lot of integration with other sites, but could be a great standalone for teachers who cannot access the tools that are out there and don't have an SIS. Try this.

tags: education, tool
reQall

The replacement for Jott (since they began charging) this is a good entry-level cell phone tool to share in workshops so people can decide if they “get it” before they “get it.” Will be using with my students this week.

tags: education, cellphone, edu_newapp
ALEX Lesson Plan: Cell Phones: Immoral, Illegal, or Just Plain Rude?

Cell phone lesson plan from Beth Glasgow in Shelby County Alabama (courtesy of my new friend Dr. Frank Buck)

tags: education, cellphone, mobile, wireless_connectivity
“Share your tips” — and win BIG! | The Edublogger

Another blogging challenge which lets you win 12 months free edublogs supporter subscription. Just blog and share your tips.

tags: education, blogging, bestpractices, edublogger
It’s about to start – the student blogging challenge | Technology in our classroom

So, want to join in the challenge – looks like a lot of fun!

tags: education, blogging
Kids in the Mid

Students in Tasmania that are blogging on edublogs. We are using Edublogs and I'm really enjoying it for our classroom.

tags: education, blogging
Tessellation Creator

tags: education, math, elementary, tessellation, middle school, Semiregular Tessellations, Regular Tessellations

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Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis is a full-time classroom teacher and IT Director in Georgia, USA. She is Mom of three, wife of one, and loves talking about the wise, transformational use of technology for teaching and doing good in the world. She hosts the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast which interviews teachers around the world about remarkable classroom practices to inspire and help teachers. Vicki focuses on what unites us -- a quest for truly remarkable life-changing teaching and learning. The goal of her work is to provide actionable, encouraging, relevant ideas for teachers that are grounded in the truth and shared with love. Vicki has been teaching since 2002 and blogging since 2005. Vicki has spoken around the world to inspire and help teachers reach their students. She is passionate about helping every child find purpose, passion, and meaning in life with a lifelong commitment to the joy and responsibility of learning. If you talk to Vicki for very long, she will encourage you to "Relate to Educate" or "innovate like a turtle" or to be "a remarkable teacher." She loves to talk to teachers who love their students and are trying to do their best. Twitter is her favorite place to share and she loves to make homemade sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls and enjoys running half marathons with her sisters. You can usually find her laughing with her students or digging into a book.

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1 comment

Aparna Vashisht September 9, 2009 - 11:33 pm

Thanks for the post Vicki! We are discussing how we can implement your feedback. I will keep you posted.

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