You ought to be in pictures….
We know that most of our learners are visual learners and in the 20th century PowerPoint enabled us to migrate static overhead/chalkboard images to much more sophisticated and visually stimulating presentations. Today teachers have an incredible plethoria of on-line easy and quick visual tools available to them. There is a growing body of research that is confirming [...]
Students measure real radioactive matierial via the Internet2
“It finally is happening!” This is was my feeling as I watched Dr. Jones from Northwestern University demonstrating ilabscentral.org where by students were accessing a real Geiger-counter to measure radioactive material located in a science lab at the University of Queensland, Australia. Finally, an easy web based interface for students to access remote scientific devices [...]
Cloud tools to help teaching and learning…
I was searching for a comprehensive list of Web 2.0 tools to share with our staff and students when I happened upon a matrix organized by Jane Hart. This matrix presents a nicely organized array of tools that can be used by anyone with Internet access. I am sharing this with the TVT group also [...]
WBER + Capital Project=Lots of 21st century learning tools
Dr. Brigid Barron and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University, in an article from the 2008 book Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching For Understanding, they compile research arguing of the positive impact of authentic real-world learning scenarios and projects upon student learning. They contend that authentic learning is an essential ingredient in order [...]
TVT 2009-10 has successful kickoff
We had a great kickoff with the 2009-2010 Technology Vision Team (TVT). This year the team is taking on web broadcasting, peer 2 peer video conferencing, eReaders, and more Web 2.0 tools. They are looking at which tools will fall within the technology framework created by this group over the past three years.
The day was [...]
Foreign language utilizing Web 2.0
On Tuesday I had the privilege of watching a presentation made by foreign language teachers on web 2.0 technologies. I was very impressed by their demonstration of delicious, polleverywhere and glogster. This is exactly what our technology vision work is calling for and capital projects are enabling.
I also learned about possible limitations [...]