This is an article by Audrey Watters for Edutopia. It is a great overview & guide for teachers on the fence about using wikis with their students. Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia Wiki is a Hawai’ian word meaning “fast” or “quick.” As a technology platform, Ward Cunningham installed the very first wiki on the [...]
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Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Web2.0
Facebook Safety for Educators
April 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
Whether you love it, hate it, or just don’t get it, Facebook is a major social channel in the U.S. Facebook is easy to use and has a huge user base (40 million). It is growing rapidly. Facebook has many positive features and applications. The ability to communicate & share with numerous people, from your [...]
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Measuring 21st-century skills Articles – ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
A good, eye-opening read. Measuring 21st-century skills Articles – ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fmeasuring-21st-century-skills-articles-iste-unveils-new-tech-standards-for-teachers%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Measuring+21st-century+skills+Articles+%26%238211%3B+ISTE+unveils+new+tech+standards+for+teachers’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Web Safety Review
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
Chicago can seem like a big scary city. There are a lot of great and fun things to do, but it is also easy to get off the beaten path and find trouble. The Internet is a lot like that. It can be an amazing resource for knowledge, creativity, research, and fun, but you can [...]
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10 YouTube URL Tricks You Should Know About
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogging, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Videocasting, Web2.0
From MakeUseOf.com comes this list of handy YouTube URL tricks. Probably of most use to educators are the ability to post directly to a specific section of a video, hiding the search box, and disabling related videos. They’re all pretty cool, & hopefully some make your life easier. 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know [...]
iPod Educators
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Websites
This Ning site is a great resource for using iPods in class. iPod Educators – Educational podcasters reaching the iPod generation tags: podcasting, ipod, podcasters, ning, education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F06%2Fipod-educators%2F’; addthis_title = ‘iPod+Educators’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Google Tips
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
Google Tips Creating temporary or fake emails for students Embedding Google Calendars in your web space Using Google docs as webspace tags: google, gmail, googletricks, googlehacks Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fgoogle-tips%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Google+Tips’; addthis_pub = ”;
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March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Collaboration, Digital Disconnect, Digital Literacy, Free, Tools, Uncategorized, Web2.0
Even on vacation I’m able to keep up with what some of the leading tech educators are thinking and doing – via Twitter. The video above, from the always great CommonCraft, is a great explanation of a difficult topic. (And if you follow back to ‘Twitter in Plain English’ on the CommonCraft site you’ll see [...]
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Google Earth Goes Under… Water!
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Free, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
With the release of Google Earth 5 beta Google is giving us a heaping helping of watery goodness. The oceans get the same treatment that land has gotten in this update. And why not, since more that 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. Download Google Earth 5 & check it out. Also, [...]
Apple IT & Learning
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tools, Uncategorized
This session is about Apple IT & Learning. Technology as an environment not a tool. Makes a good point & one that I commonly reiterate; teachers want to use technology, but they don’t necessarily how the technology is working. Business Productivity Model – 21st Century Monetary or Revenue Driven – Knowledge Creation & Dissemination Cost [...]
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