Creating a tech planning team demands ownership of many individuals. A strong team today starts with including faculty across the divisions into the planning team in the first place. Just as we develop horizontal and vertical curriculum teams in various disciplines, the technology team needs to hear from all the stakeholders as well.
Old school [...]
I recently attended a presentation by Mark Treadwell on the future of libraries. His presentation took us through the paradigms of education … book based > internet based > 2020AD.
The history of the book paradigm for learning began in the late 1400’s with the start of the printing press. Suddenly books became the fountain of [...]
“Cutting -edge technology is as perishable as a truckload of ripe bananas;
it’s worth a fortune today, but if not used quickly, it becomes worthless.”
William Knoke, Bold New World (1996)
It seems that the theme of faculty training is the key of the positive technology experience … for faculty and students. A major goal of technology needs [...]
I read the following Wall Street Journal blog quite interesting. As a dual platform person who travels a lot around the world, access is a problem. Sometimes I’m on my PC and other times I’m on the Mac. Sometimes at home, sometimes at work, and sometimes on the road. SugarSync.com could be a viable option. [...]
As part of my research for when NOT to use technology, I have come across a report titled “Teens and Social Media”. Here are some of the highlights from the Dec 19, 2007, report.
Content creation by teenagers continues to grow, with 64% of online teenagers ages 12 to 17 engaging in at least one [...]
Dreaming is an adventure I find myself constantly on. I will now be trying to pull some of my colleagues along the digital road. Coming in the next month I will be starting a podcast and/or vodcast called iEd_U_Tek … iNnovative Educators Using Technology. My goal is to feature educators and the way they use [...]
Top 100 Tools for Learning
In July 2007 Jane Hart, head of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, in Somerset, England asked 64 e-learning experts to list their top 10 productivity and teaching tools. A free PDF download version lists the tools by type and gives key information about each one.
The top ten most [...]
VoiceThread is a highly-praised Web-based tool which enables students and teachers to add text and audio commentary to digital images and create unique interactive presentations. Educators can apply for a free VoiceThread Pro account by signing in, clicking the Create tab – ‘Go Pro’ – ‘K-12 classroom educators’.
What’s a VoiceThread, Anyway?
VoiceThread founders Ben Papell [...]
Students of all ages make connections with prior knowledge and build literacy skills with visual scaffolding/organizing tools such as Inspiration® and Kidspiration software. Here are some of the best teacher-created examples to serve as starting points for developing visually-based literacy lessons:
Make Children’s Books Come Alive With Technology
Mindy Ramon and Debbie Blake of the Cobb County [...]
VoiceThread is a highly-praised Web-based tool which enables students and teachers to add text and audio commentary to digital images and create unique interactive presentations. Educators can apply for a free VoiceThread Pro account by signing in, clicking the Create tab – ‘Go Pro’ – ‘K-12 classroom educators’.
What’s a VoiceThread, Anyway?
VoiceThread founders Ben Papell [...]
