Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Wikis

Hawaiian for fast

Multiple author website

Blogs

Weblogs < blogs

Online personal journals where others can comment

Podcasting

Broadcast + iPod = Podcasting

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

We are educators in the 21st Century!

Are we up for the challenge of teaching the way they learn?


Monday, June 15, 2009

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

From Karl Fisch blog entry excerpt Sept 11, 2007

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-okay-to-be-technologically.html


If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write.

Extreme? Maybe. Your thoughts?

Friday, February 20, 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

Learning Management System and Blogging in Thompson

A learning or content management system like Moodle or Blackboard can be a beneficial instructional tool extending classrooms and the district into an online classroom. A blog environment connecting all Thompson's blogs can increase collaboration and communication opportunities.

LHS and TVHS have pilot Moodle systems running. Many teachers utilize websites, wikis, blogs, and other web 2.0 tools to extend their classroom environments. How can we offer this approach to all students? What are your thoughts about how Thompson should move forward as a district in these arenas?

Friday, January 16, 2009

Differentiating with Web 2.0 Tools

Toni Theisen shared this information with LHS staff.

Handouts can be found on http://tonitheisen.wikispaces.com/

Wordle: Making word clouds: http://www.wordle.net/

Toondoo: Making cartoons: http://www.toondoo.com/

Videos for class: http://teachertube.com/ or http://www.schooltube.com/

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

PowerPoint Gallery Information Walk

How can we enlist students to teach one another through a collaborative process? Here's one idea shared from a health class at Berthoud High.

Students create synthesized information presentations for their peers. The peers watch and ask for clarification from the information they have gained. Students are responsible for accessing all information through an online (ie: wikispace) source for their future reference.

For the lesson outline, see the Instructional Technology Conference in FirstClass under the first section, productivity tools, or secondary health.