it’s iNavis… the teacher technologist

Incorporating iPods and Handheld Devices
* How are iPods and other handheld learning devices energizing teaching and learning?
* What are some examples of effective integration of mobile learning tools?
* Where can educators find high-quality podcasts to use with students?
Handheld Devices Make Inroads in the Classroom
http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles
The Glencoe/McGraw-Hill staff describes the advantages, benefits and uses of personal [...]

Which new tech tools show the greatest potential to enrich teaching and learning in 2007?
Six Ed-Tech Trends to Watch in 2007
http://learningismessy.com/blog/?p=171
The Learning is Messy blog presents a summary of eSchool News editor Gregg W. Downey’s six educational technology trends to watch in 2007. Click to view Downey ’s entire article (requires free registration) http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6781.
Cutting [...]

Helping Students Make Sense of Data
* How can we help our students organize and interpret textual and numerical information?
* What role can technology play in facilitating students’ effective and authentic use of data?
InspireData from Inspiration
http://www.ldresources.org/?p=1269
Brian S. Friedlander describes how the new InspireData software developed by Inspiration software helps students question and manipulate data in [...]

* What is Macromedia Flash, and how can it be used to create engaging Web-based games and simulations?
* What are some examples of effective educational uses of Flash?
AIM Your Projects With Flash
http://eduscapes.com/flash/explore.htm
Annette Lamb has created an outstanding list of “must see” educational Web sites incorporating Macromedia Flash. For evaluative criteria for Flash projects, [...]

Many Ways to Reach Parents
Linda Shalaway provides concise descriptions of the best methods of parent communication. Her class newsletter content suggestions are applicable for both written and electronic formats.
Parents and Teachers Working Together
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/ifc051011.html
Linda Starr shares strategies for using technology to increase parent involvement; including Web sites, email, and voice mail.
Parents Expect E-Mail Accessibility
Nora Carr takes [...]

Rubric for a Research Project
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/resrub.html
Joyce Kasman Valenza provides an effective assessment rubric for student research projects.Why Isn’t Information Literacy Catching On?
Debra Lau Whelan explores why information literacy skills are not effectively understood or assessed in most U.S. schools.
Information Literacy: An Overview of Design, Process and Outcome
Debbie Abilock’s table provides a concise description of information literacy, [...]

Community Focus
http://geocities.com/david_navis/CoFo/cofois.htm
Community Focus is a group project that you will research and implement in order to address a certain community problem in our area. It is not an awareness campaign. You will actually be doing something in the community.
Service Learning Primer
http://www.goodcharacter.com/SERVICE/primer-1.html
David Elkind and Diana Flasher provide a thorough, step-by-step [...]

New Online Magazine for Teaching Information Literacy
http://www.sosspotlight.org/?t=14
Syracuse University has launched a new online magazine,
“Educators’ Spotlight Digest,” dedicated to providing ideas on teaching information literacy skills. The first issue contains:
– News about information literacy projects and activities
– Tips on copyright issues
– Successful teaching strategies submitted by library media specialists; and more
FETC Theme: Schools Must Change
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6220
Speakers at [...]

Eek! Environmental Education for Kids
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presents an electronic magazine for grades 4 -8 about environmental issues. Check out the Teacher Pages for lesson plans and activities.Kids F.A.C.E. (For a Clean Environment)
http://www.kidsface.org/
Students in grades 3 -6 can choose one of three environmental “missions” to join: recycle, build or plant.
NRDC’s Green Squad
http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/
Students [...]

Although audiobooks have been around for a long time in cassette and CD formats, the popularity of the iPod and other MP3 players has vastly expanded the availability and appeal of using audio to enhance instruction and improve literacy.Audio Book Options Have Grown
http://tinyurl.com/z7w8p
Joyce Kasman Valenza describes the benefits of using audiobooks in the
classroom. Included are [...]