http://isc.blog.fairport.org Reflections, discussions, and resources for educators interested in technology at Fairport Central Schools Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:16:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you want to travel the world with your students to show them the Coliseum in Rome, the pyramids in Egypt, or simply all of the Erie Canal. Obviously trips like that would not fit into the field trip budget, but what if you could use an alternative to show ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/03/09/travel-the-world/ Using video as a classroom resource can be a powerful tool, but can sometimes be risky if you are looking at a YouTube video. YouTube videos can be dangerous because you never know what offensive comments might be featured below the video or what related videos might be suggested to ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/02/25/youtube-video/ Today our team was examining the new SONY E.Reader and we were discussing all the logistical issues related to bringing such devices into schools....for example, how to legally purchase and manage content.....how to determine if the content can be on a host server and made available on-demand.....and so on. [caption id="attachment_785" ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/02/19/e-books-and-the-student-mind-aristotle-vs-socrates/ With the winter Olympics going on, I'm sure that many of you have mentioned the events in your class. But why not take it a step further and use Olympic resources in your class? Why not look at the Google medal map for the total medal count while secretly learning ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/02/18/winter-olympics/ I was catching up on my reading this week and in the ISTE publication Learning & Leading with Technology Nov. 2009 issue I was drawn to the section on new multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs). I have long felt very strongly that these settings held enormous potential for advancing student ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/02/09/world-of-warcraft-promotes-learning/ Have you heard of the Doodle 4 Google contest? The contest is for K-12 students to redesign the Google logo. Each school can submit up to six entries for this year's theme "If I could do anything, I Would . . ." How could you work this contest in ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/02/05/doodle-4-google-2/ It is hard enough for teachers to be absent from their classroom when they are sick or have a family emergency, let alone leave the classroom for a conference. But conferences are great way to network, collect ideas for your own classroom, and most imporantly learn. But how do you ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/01/27/educon/ Yesterday I had the great pleasure to meet with the IB teachers of Fairport.  I really enjoyed this meeting and the great questions posed by the group.   The theme of the presentation was providing real time access to real world resources 24/7. The presentation slides above contain links to some of ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/01/22/international-baccalaureate-and-technology/ I know many of you have seen the emails your administrators have passed on requesting proposals for the 2010 TLT (Teaching, Learning, and Technology) Conference at Nazareth College, but many of you are probably wondering what the TLT conference actually is. The TLT conference is  three days filled with sessions ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2010/01/13/tlt-conference/ Imagine having your students watching a video on the Amazon River, from the perspective of being on a boat on the Amazon. They explore the diverse geological and cultural surroundings as the camera moves down the river...yet in this video format the students can move their view 360 degrees ... http://isc.blog.fairport.org/2009/12/17/students-watching-360-degree-videos-over-the-internet/