Entries Tagged as 'K-12'

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Thing 10 – Creative Commons

The laws of copyright are in tune with today’s society.  We must protect our work, this is why it’s important for our work to have this copyright the minute the work is complete.  
Creative commons gives us the opportunity to share that work, or have someone build upon that work.  
I am excited to learn [...]

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Thing 8

1.  Thousand and One Flat World Tales Project wiki – I really enjoyed this wiki.  I loved seeing students who have never met and from 2 different countries interact.  This wiki was very organized and well thought out, a true learning environment.
2. Grazing for Digital Narratives - This was also an excellent idea for a wiki.  A [...]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Thing 5

RSS Feed!!
I’m a technology teacher busy and stressed most of the time.  Why have I not taken the time to figure out what RSS feed was??  WOW  this is incredible.  I spend so much time trying to visit all the sites to soak up as much knowledge as I can in a few minutes I [...]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Thing 4

What do you notice about the genre of blog writing in general?

I’ve been a blogger since almost day one.  I honestly believe that blogs are going to be how we are going to be able to get our children to write more therefore think more!  I love to blog and to me, it’s like brushing my teeth, [...]

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Thing 2 – Web 2.0

Students spend a good portion of the day on the internet.  If we integrate technology into their everyday learning, I believe, they will learn and retain more.  Students love technology and teachers who use technology on a daily basis probably will have much more success with their students.   Technology is like habit 7 1/2 [...]

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

My Journey Through k-12 Learning 2.0

Thing 1
Which habit(s) may be most challenging for me to employ as part of your K12 Learning 2.0 experience? 7 1/2 is going to be my biggest challenge. I always have to many things on my plate with teaching, technology, family..etc. I need to find time to play and learn and let a [...]