Archive for the 'Blogs and Opinions' Category

Shared Activities for different curriculum Areas

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

http://www.quia.com/

Essay Writing

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

http://www.eduhound.com/cttarchives/111909ctt.cfm

National Educational Technology Standards

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf

Technology How To Guide

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

http://www.larkin.net.au/020_technology_howtos.html

..John Larkin, an Australian educator and technology trainer, has
collected all of his useful handouts on a single page. They cover
everything from cables and connectors, storyboarding, how to set up a
Flickr account and everything in-between! Take the time to learn
something new this week with his practical material.

Siemens we can change the world science challenge

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

http://wecanchange.com/

21st Century Skill Guidlines

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

http://21stcenturyskills.org/documents/MILE_Guide_091101.pdf

What if you took away technology?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

A thought provoking article by Scott McCleod
http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/09/if_you_took_awa.html

A link to a guide on improving PowerPoint presentations

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/CUOnline/FacultyResources/Handbook/Documents/2009/Chapter_12.pdf

Literacy funding from Larry Ferlazzo

Monday, November 9th, 2009

You may have heard about the bill that was just introduced by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state, into the U.S. Congress that would provide $2.35 billion in funding for literacy programs in K-12 schools. You can read more about it at the Education Week piece titledU.S. Sen. Murray Introduces K-12 Literacy [...]

Two Links to Educational Resources and a Thought Provoking Video

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

The following links are interesting blogs that feature resources for teachers.
http://langwitches.org/blog/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Big Thinkers: James Paul Gee On Video Games  http://www.edutopia.org/james-gee-games-learning-video