Sites that Caught My Eye Today 07/09/2008

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Langwitches » Digital Storytelling- Part VII Mixbook

I really enjoy this information from Silvia tolisano about Mixbook — it is part 7 of an amazing digital storytelling series.

tags: education, edu_newapp, technology, techintegrator, all_teachers
Working on k12 keynote expanding boundaries. How do you think ed should expand its boundari – Plurk.com

Talking about expanding boundaries and what we need to do.

tags: plurk, education
Technology in the Middle » Blog Archive » Are You the Obstacle or the Answer?

I adore this post about being the obstacle or the answer from a participant in the workshop on Monday. These insights are excellent and this school MICDS has some of the most visionary, progressive teachers and administrators! It is refreshing to be here. Elizabeth Helfant, their IT director, is unbelievably sharp! Totally amazing woman with the energy of the Energizer bunny. Wow!

tags: education, learning, administrator
larad » Science

Here is a page that has an embedded science report that se used docstoc for. This is a great example. From Julie Lindsay's class.

tags: wiki, education, edu_trends, bestpractices
larad » home

Amazing wiki portfolio from one of Julie Lindsay's students. wow!
Look at the science report that she used docstoc to upload.

tags: education, wiki, techintegrator, all_teachers
Researchers for Web 2.0 – Flat Classrooms

A classmate in our workshop has created a group for researchers who want to research web 2 — if you want to join a group, Craig has just retired from the Navy and has a LOT of energy!

tags: researcher_thoughtleader, education, edu_trends
Preparing for the new school year – Flat Classrooms

Leigh Newton director of IT at a school in Baku, Azerbaijan wants to talk about linking his grade 5 classes of about 30 students to others in the world. There is also a PYP (Primary years program) on the flat classroom ning about this. Some interesting conversations are emerging. If you're interested, join and join the conversation.

tags: education, technology, elementary_teacher, all_teachers
The original plurknovela — look at it.

Join in the plurknovela. So cool. This is the original one.

tags: plurk, education, newapp, edu_newapp, edu_news, literature, language
21CT: Plurknovelas – Fictional digital storytelling with a plurk!twist | The 21st Century Teacher

Plurk novellas are emerging — this is very cool. This could be used in writing. You can see how threaded microblogging is DIFFERENT from twitter. I think there is room for both.

tags: education, plurk, edu_newapp, edu_trends, literature, twitter
WeberTube – Never Lecture in Class Again

This is the video on the “flipped” class structure. Wow!

tags: education, podcasting, edu_trends, all_teachers, bestpractices
Educational Vodcasting – Home

Some cool science teachers at necc who have “flipped the classroom” — they record their lectures and make them available on itunes to download. Then, they do “homework” in class w/ the teachers. Listening to the podcast of class is their assignment — the homework is what they do in class. This flipped method had some people talking today in our workshop. So so cool!

This makes so much sense — take the one to many work delivery and make it the assignment — take the work where you need many to many to help one another and have that in the classroom. Can you see class evolving? wow! This makes so much sense.

tags: education, science, podcast, edu_trends, all_teachers

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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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3 comments

21CT: Franks' Blog July 9, 2008 - 4:04 pm

Vicki, thanks for the Plurknovela link, lots of fun! Been enjoying your St. Louis workshop last 2 days.

Thanks
Frank

Valerie July 9, 2008 - 6:27 pm

Thank you so much for writing such an informative blog Vicki! I am still a relatively new teacher and trying to learn more about emerging technologies. Your blog has been a wonderful resource. The Mixbook site looks awesome! I can think of a lot of great ways to use that with my students. Thanks again for sharing!

brooke622 July 10, 2008 - 1:46 pm

The Mixbook site that you linked is great! I think that my elementary students will love it. Is this the best book making site that you have come across in your research? Do you know of any others that are easy to use with elementary school students?

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