Teachers: Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration

As it says it is.Enjoy! Jude

web 2.0: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Too Afraid to Ask

This is a good primer on what the web 2.0 has to offer. Many thanks to Bill Carruzi and Dr. Cathy Higgins for this presentation. See the links on the last slide. Jude

Aussie Smartboard Resources

The privileged ones among us who are using a Smartboard are already familiar with the teaching resources provided with the Notebook software. Our neighbors down under have come up with a pretty neat site that adds a lot of quality teaching and training resources: Interactive Whiteboards http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/ Jude

Intel Online Thinking Tools

Intel has put together a remarkable series of online (and free) tools promoting higher order of thinking among students, as well as collaborative learning and assessement tools which are being applied by teachers throughout all areas of the K-12 curriculum: The tools ..."support collaborative student-centered learning. Online thinking tools are active learning places where students engage in robust discussions, pursue investigations, analyze complex information, and solve problems." Just think of the possibilities using them with a Smartboard!

Visual Ranking Tool ›
Identify and refine criteria for assigning ranking to a list; and then debate differences, reach consensus, and organize ideas.
Seeing Reason Tool ›
Investigate relationships in complex systems, creating maps that communicate understanding.
Showing Evidence Tool ›
Construct well-reasoned arguments that are supported by evidence, using a visual framework.
Assessing Projects ›
Develop strategies for student-centered assessment and create your own from an Assessment library.

Jude

Doug Johnson's wikispace

Doug Johnson is one of the national stars in the field of School Library. His wikispace has a lot of practical informations for media specialists. Jude

Best Educational Technology Blogs

I am starting a new category of links, Best Ed. Tech. Blogs. I would not have the time to do the incredible work of compilation that others are already doing. However, thanks to their willingness to share, we can all benefit from their findings. Kudos to these people. Blogs should be check out often or,even better, you can subscribe to their updates via RSS. Funding, best practices, lesson plans, newest tech tools, it's all there as it happens. Jude

Four very rich websites

Four web sites chock full of the newest ideas in education and other fields which are coming in video and mp3 formats. Remember that curiosity about ideas and creations in unfamiliar fields is one of the proven keys to success in one own's field:

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

Try this video of Richard Pyle about finding new species on the coral reef.

PopTech is a network of remarkable people, extraordinary conferences, powerful ideas, and innovative projects that are changing the world. Pop!Tech’s community is eclectic – intellectually, creatively, politically and culturally. But its folks share some common values. The folks who both produce and participate in Pop!Tech passionately believe:
That individuals and small groups have the power to shape the future
That all of us together are smarter than any of us alone
That good ideas should trump ideologies – whether on the Left or Right
That robust debate is the sign of a community’s health
That tomorrow will be more surprising than today
That progress is possible.

Try this video of Thomas Friedman about going green and the energy crisis


Entitled Opinions is like NPR on steroids. Produced by Stanford University, it features downloadable weekly interviews of artists, thinkers, advocates of worthy causes, scholars, writers, scientists, and other people of Nobel caliber. The interviewer, Robert Harrison, makes smart connections from one weekly topic to the other ones, never dumbs down an issue while asking the right questions allowing a general public to follow the interviewee, and makes you feel part of this community of world-class creative people.

Try the interview of Vinton Cerf, co-founder of Google (look it up under Nov 11, 2008).

Edutopia is the magazine, Web site, and video documentaries published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). Founded in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas, the Foundation documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help spread these practices nationwide.

See Ben Johnson’s blog on Differenciated Instruction and student success

Jude