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Saturday, June 28th, 2008Spending morning in Moodle and More workshop. Presenter’s Carmalita Bieniek and Jeanne Myers from NYC are modeling embedding video in Moodle to make the course more appealing to visual learners. One of the course topics was called A Vision. Here is the YouTube video they used to begin that course topic/forum/chat in the Moodle course.
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Solar System Models
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007NASA Journey Through The Universe scientist using a basketball and baseball to create a model showing the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
If the Sun was the size of a standard basketball the Earth would be the size of a pinhead.
All the stars we see in the sky are in the Milky Way. Every [...]
Interwrite Learning Video Contest
Thursday, November 1st, 2007I have really enjoyed the Interwrite Video Contest submissions. A Burke County, North Carolina school made it into the finals!
It’s time to vote for your favorite video in the Interwrite Makeover™ contest.
You and your colleagues and class will enjoy seeing these 15 amazing examples of creativity, collaboration and technology in the classroom.
Watch them today at [...]
K12 Online Conference 2007
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 Email I sent out to teachers and administrators in McDowell…
Dear MCPS Staff Member,
There will be no Tuesday Tech Tip this week or next week. Instead, I would like to invite you to take part in a world-wide professional learning experience designed for teachers by teachers. The K12 Online Conference focuses on teachers helping teachers understand [...]
Benefits of Our LCD Projector Initiative
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007This paper summarizes our LCD Projector Initiative… (Note: We have since added Interwrite Schoolpads in roughly 50% of our classrooms.)
Projecting A Brighter Future
Multimedia Projectors, Visual Literacy and the Information Processing Model
June 24, 2006
Abstract
This paper outlines the potential for gains in student achievement when a teacher, armed with a multimedia projector, discovers a deeper understanding of [...]
Using Zamzar & Vixy.net
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007I have had several questions about using YouTube (and others video sharing sites like Google Video, Metacafe, etc.) videos in the classroom. We block these due to the explicit nature of some of the channels offered on these video sharing sites, including the “Most Popular” and/or “Most Viewed” channels, which typically expose visitors to the [...]
Brains at Play
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Reading David Warlick’s August 15, 2007 post, in which he asks, “How can (we) encourage brains at play in our classrooms?, reminds me of the old adage I’ve heard before from golf coaches and chess club sponsors that goes something like this…
“Any kid who deeply learns to play golf/chess will never ever think of himself or herself as not smart.” [...]
Interactive Slate vs. Interactive Whiteboard
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Boards are great tools, but I think the mobility and cost (3 to 1) benefits of wireless slates have made interactive whiteboards unnecessary and too expensive for most situations.
Basic Computer Troubleshooting - A+ Customer Service
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007This TeacherTube video is part of an ongoing course in Computer Maintenance (A+ Certification).
Snap Shots & Talkr Visitor Enhancements
Sunday, July 8th, 2007I use a tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.
Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, [...]