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Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
URLS according to Dewey Decimal System
Just discovered this site this evening, thanks to Telstar Music Teacher, Tom Coolidge.
A Research Guide for Students by I. Lee.
Virtual Library of Useful URLS Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification:
A Research Guide for Students by I. Lee.
Virtual Library of Useful URLS Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification:
Blogs in Portland Schools
For an example of school use of blogs, check out the Portland Public School Department Blog Server.
What makes blogging desirable for schools? See Joe Makley's post here.
Who else has some examples to share of blog use in Maine schools?
What makes blogging desirable for schools? See Joe Makley's post here.
Who else has some examples to share of blog use in Maine schools?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Maine Science Teachers
Wow . . . just discovered MSTA Web Online Home of the Maine Science Teacher's Association. It is full of excellent links and resources. Good stuff!
WDL: Episode 41 ACTEM MainEducation 08 Debrief
From the Ground Round in Augusta, a post-conference debrief of the ACTEM MainEd Conference by Jeff, Dan, and esteemed guests of Wicked Decent Learning. Show notes have some excellent links to happenings at the conference.Link
Friday, October 17, 2008
"CoverItLive" of MainEducation 2008 Conference
Deborah White's Live Blogs
Sarah Sutter's Live Blogging of Round Table Discussion and Building Your Network.
Mark Spahr's Live Blogging of Jim's Best of the Web 2008, Digital Toolkit for Creating Digital Learners, Keynote with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, and The Web and You (Collectively).
Any others?
Sarah Sutter's Live Blogging of Round Table Discussion and Building Your Network.
Mark Spahr's Live Blogging of Jim's Best of the Web 2008, Digital Toolkit for Creating Digital Learners, Keynote with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, and The Web and You (Collectively).
Any others?
MainEducation 2008
Miss the ACTEM MainEducation 2008 Conference at the August Civic Center? I did . . . as I was presenting at the the Maine Adult Education Conference at Sunday River and thoroughly enjoying it, gaining a much better understanding of the issues of adult learners. . . but . . . thanks to the great work of Michael Richards and many others who put their work online and recorded many of the sessions through blogs, wikis, live blogs, photos, etc., I am now able to attend asynchronously though missing the face-to-face contact that is always welcomed.
Check out Michael's compilation here at ACTEM's Web 2.0 One Stop Shopping. There is an incredible wealth of information to help stay in the loop. Thank you, everyone!
Check out Michael's compilation here at ACTEM's Web 2.0 One Stop Shopping. There is an incredible wealth of information to help stay in the loop. Thank you, everyone!
FREE Conference Calls with Skype
As the need to be fiscally responsible becomes more important than ever, I'd like to share Skype's tutorial regarding how to conference call. Up to 24 people (or computers, really) can be involved in a conference call. I have personally "attended" Jim Burke's Blogging Workshop in Norway from the comfort of my own kitchen using Skype. It worked beautifully. Take a look at this tutorial and give it a try!
http://www.skype.com/help/guides/makeconferencecall_windows/index.html
Blasting Away with Blogs
MAEA Conference, Friday, October 17, 7:30 - 10:15, Simonds
“One of the reasons we fear these technologies is because we as teachers don’t yet understand them or use them. But the reality is that our students already do. It’s imperative that we be able to teach our kids how to use the tools effectively and appropriately because right now they have no models to follow.”~ Will Richardson
Essential Question: How can classroom communication and collaboration be enhanced with the use of blogs?
Connectivity and Warming Up
Blog Definition/Description
Why Blog?- Blogs in Education at LIM Resources Wiki
- eMINTS eTHEMES: Using Online Journals and Blogs
- Using Weblogs to Promote Literacy in the Classroom
- Support Blogging Listing of School Bloggers
- Margie's Maine
- International Edubloggers Directory
- Bloggers in Maine (Please add Maine education blogs that you are aware of . . .)
- Jason Long in China
- Reflective Practice in Adult and Community Literacy
- Shawn's Journal
- Richard Byrne Blog on Free Technology for Teachers
- Maine Ideas in Education
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wondering about WebQuests
We are "Wondering about WebQuests" at the MAEA Conference at Sunday River today.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Blog Action Day 2008
by Joe Makley
Today, October 15, 2008, is a day that bloggers around the world have been asked to speak on poverty, (to "shake the web," actually.) In this forum, we often hear reference to the flattening and equalizing effects of technology access in education, and I can say I have seen it first hand, in Maine, where more than one low income MLTI student has blossomed after receiving his/her 1-1 device. The OLPC program, even in its reduced form, is making great headway, especially in parts of South America. Sites like Kiva really show the muscle of the read-write web for social change. Is anyone currently operating a classroom project using Kiva?
Today, October 15, 2008, is a day that bloggers around the world have been asked to speak on poverty, (to "shake the web," actually.) In this forum, we often hear reference to the flattening and equalizing effects of technology access in education, and I can say I have seen it first hand, in Maine, where more than one low income MLTI student has blossomed after receiving his/her 1-1 device. The OLPC program, even in its reduced form, is making great headway, especially in parts of South America. Sites like Kiva really show the muscle of the read-write web for social change. Is anyone currently operating a classroom project using Kiva?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Understanding Sarcasm
Answers: Definition of Sarcasm
BBC: The Rules of Sarcasm
Is Sarcasm the Lowest Form of Wit?
APA - The Neuroanatomical Basis of Understanding Sarcasm and Its Relationship to Social Cognition
Sarcasm Society
Encyclopedia Dramatica: Sarcasm
BBC How To: Being Sarcastic
How Stuff Works: "How Sarcasm Works" "Understanding and Learning Sarcasm" "Sarcasm in Literature"
Personal Perspective: The Security of Being Sarcastic
Getting Sarcastic with Kids
Essential Question: How do you feel about the use of sarcasm in our culture and classrooms? Is it harmless humor or a means for some people to put down others?
Monday, October 13, 2008
Handy Free Word Processors for OS X
1. OpenOffice 3 for Mac (just off the presses . . . word processing and much, much more)2. AbiWord
3. Bean
4. Google Docs (online)
5. ZOHO Writer (online)
Any others to suggest?
6. Buzzword (online) I've added this neat online word processor at the suggestion of Richard Byrne. See Richard's review at Free Technology for Teachers.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Wicked Decent Learning Episode 40
Jeff & Dan discuss the upcoming ACTEM MaineEducation 2008 Conference . . . Direct Link.WDL Podcast
WDL Blog
ACTEM
Augusta Civic Center
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Does Choice Improve Life?
JibJab: "What We Call the News!"
Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
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Neil Postman: "Informing Ourselves to Death"
Jason Ohler: "Twenty-five Questions to Ask about Technology"
Pleasantville
Have options created from technology enriched our culture?
Which is more serious, more balanced, more reliable, more authoritative - Wikipedia or TV news?
Do we control our technology or does it control us?
Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
>
Neil Postman: "Informing Ourselves to Death"
Jason Ohler: "Twenty-five Questions to Ask about Technology"
Pleasantville
Have options created from technology enriched our culture?
Which is more serious, more balanced, more reliable, more authoritative - Wikipedia or TV news?
Do we control our technology or does it control us?
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