Thursday, March 11, 2010

25 INCREDIBLE Online Educational Game Sites

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Tangled In The Web


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Social Networking in Plain English

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Technology Tools for Teachers Website Slideshow

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Video Sites like Youtube - List of Video Sharing Websites

Video Sites like Youtube - List of Video Sharing Websites & Services - ReelSEO

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Voicethread conversation on Pranav Mistry's 6th Sense Device



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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Making Social Network Sites Work for You

Most people, by now, have a social networking account. Whether it’s Myspace, Twitter, Ning, or Facebook we are all out there “connecting” in the virtual world. Social network sites (SNSs) are a great way to stay in touch with family, friends, colleagues and business associates. No longer are SNSs only for staying abreast of the latest happenings in our social lives. More and more people are turning to SNSs for professional purposes.

Visit almost any SNS and you will find the opportunity to join groups, “follow” users, or become a fan of everything from your alma mater to finding a cure for cancer to watching people’s lives fall apart via their Facebook status updates. The options are limitless. And if you do happen to find a niche into which no one has tapped, you can even create your own group to fill that void.

You might ask, “What’s the point of all this? Isn’t it just a huge waste of time when we could be doing something constructive in the real world?” It’s true many people use SNSs as a way to just pass the time, but there are many ways that you can make social network sites work for you.

One great example is Diigo. If Delicious and Ning had a baby, it would look a lot like Diigo. Diigo describes itself as, “... a powerful research tool and knowledge-sharing community” (www.Diigo.com). Aside from all the nifty researching tools such as bookmarking, highlighting text, taking snapshots, adding notes and saving PDF or Flash information for any website, this site is an excellent way to stay connected to the latest and greatest news and information within your field.



So, let’s say your in the field of education and you want to find ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Simply type “classroom technology” into the search bar and before you press enter, you will see the following prompts:



Now you have the option to choose to search your library of bookmarks, search the community library, find individual users who match the keywords, search google or find groups that are interested in your topic. By choosing to find groups interested in classroom technology, you can now choose from the 476 groups that match the keywords such as:



Here’s where the social networking comes in. Once you gain access to your desired group, you can begin sharing ideas, websites, begin a topic, comment on posts and even conduct research surveys.




For a more personal touch, Diigo also allows you to follow other users which builds your network, find and add friends or personalize your profile with interests, personal websites or blogs and a photo.




As a future educator, I understand that there is rarely enough time during the school day to connect with colleagues. Diigo enables us to share resources, research areas of interest, organize what we find and brainstorm and problem solve with others in the field of education and beyond.
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IEP iPhone/iPod app!

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Monday, February 8, 2010

Authentic-Based Learning Environments

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

To Infinity & Beyond!

To Infinity & Beyond is a sample website created with iWeb that illustrates how to improve parent involvement and awareness for your students' parents. This website was a component of a textbook unit assessment and analysis for the ED 489: Evaluations course with Dr. Sablan.
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all hands on TECH

My latest creation with iWeb: all hands on TECH is a blog that showcases the various technology tools I have encountered during the course of ED 451 with Dr. Cyrus at the University of Guam.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

From Myth to Movie!, Lesson Plan Reflection

From Myth to Movie!

This multimedia lesson plan was by far the most interesting, exciting and time-consuming project of the semester. From planning to completion, I spent 3 weeks laboring over every little detail. Honestly, I brought the stress on myself by choosing to build an entire website on which to display my lesson plan. But in the end, it was all worth it. I have a product that I am truly proud of and have gained skills and knowledge I did not possess prior to this endeavor.

Although building the website took quite a bit of time and energy, the elements I struggled with the most were the objectives and the rubric I used as the evaluation tool. I assume that had I taken at least one methods course prior to this assignment, I may not have struggled so much with the objectives. Also, I am currently taking the ED 489 Evaluations course but have not received much instruction on rubric building. Objectives and rubrics aside, the rest of the lesson plan assignment was pretty much downhill.

I cannot stress enough how much I enjoyed this assignment. I like that we were able to choose our content area and subject matter. I chose to incorporate the oral tradition of storytelling while making the assignment culturally relevant by limiting the stories to those unique to Guam. I also included multiple technology tools for presenting and accessing the lesson. These various elements were brought together through the artistic perspective of film.

The only thing that I would change about this assignment would be to have more time. The end of the semester always seems to be packed with labor-intensive assignments and finals. Having so much work to get done in my other classes kept me from really concentrating on this assignment and developing it to the level that I would have preferred.
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Reflections: Technology Tools

iWeb * * *

http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb/
http://web.me.com/s.celes/From_Myth_to_Movie!/From_Myth_to_Movie!.html

Although I found this technology tool on my own, I was introduced to the wonderful world of Macs while in ED 451. I know it sounds dramatic but I believe that Macs have changed the way I think about and use technology. I have literally convinced 3 different people to purchase Macbooks in place of their original intentions.

iWeb holds true to the many superior qualities I have come to love in Apple products. iWeb allows users to create professional looking websites with ease.

I struggled for more than a week looking for free online website creators and then struggled further while trying to navigate the controls and weed through the many “bugs.”

Although you have to purchase a mobil-me subscription in order to use the iWeb program, it is well worth the money.

Online Educational Games * * * *
http://www.de.mingoville.com/content/view/13/29/lang,en/

Online educational games are great for supporting and reinforcing classroom instruction in a fun and student-centered way. There are so many different games on the internet for educational purposes that you can use them in virtually any content area.

The only con to using online educational games in the classroom is that there are not enough computers and internet connections in the GPSS classrooms for all students.

However, this should never stop an educator from including this type of activity in the classroom. Students can participate by taking turns or competing two at a time.

Slideshare * * *
http://www.slideshare.net/

Slideshare is a really interesting concept. I had never heard of this site before ED 451 but have found it very useful since. I like seeing other people’s presentations. It’s a good place to find ideas to incorporate into your own presentations.

Slideshare also allows you to embed your uploaded presentations on to your blog or webpage with ease.

Blog * * * *
http://elementechblog.blogspot.com/

I’m sure it would be very difficult to encounter anyone under the age of 60 in any of the developed nations that has never heard of a blog. However, much like myself, I’m sure that most people have no idea of the capabilities that a blog can offer. I had no idea that I could upload videos, slideshows, presentations, audio, etc. to a blog.

After I was introduced to the world of blogging, I have used my blog in other classes for various different assignments. This tool has proven very useful and I will definitely use it in my classroom in the future.
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