Saturday, September 29, 2007

MySpace

Since we talked about Web 2.0 last week and the value of creating a collaborative world wide community, I thought I'd share another perspective.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Assignment: Grossman Podcast

Instructions for this week's blog/podcast





Read the 15 digital citizen profiles here.

Sign up for Gabcast and follow their instructions on creating a podcast and sharing it through your blog.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

GPS and Geocaching

Here's a little video to introduce you into the world of GPS and Geocaching. If you'd like more information go to the geocaching website: www.geocaching.com

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Teacher Preview Night II

Thanks to so many of you for coming to the event. I hope it gave you a chance to meet some of the wonderful teachers we have across Utah and to learn about all the great programs that we have access to through public television. Overall, I thought the evening was pretty interesting. We saw a few too many videos, but then a lot of you got some free loot - who could ask for more. For those of you who attended the preview, I'm curious what some of your favorite programs were. Share your ideas in your blog. Here were a couple of my favs:

The War
- I can't wait for this mini-series to come out. I am a big Ken Burns fan and this looks to be one of his best series yet.



Frontline - I don't know how many of you have ever watched Frontline, but I think it is one of the best news programs on TV. They tell you the real story, not just what a TV network wants you to see. To watch a preview of this year on Frontline, click here.

WordGirl - I thought this one looks great for the kids. I loved the humor in the clip as the villian and WordGirl struck a pose.



So, which programs did you like?

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Teacher Preview Night


Don't forget that in lieu of class tonight you're welcome to join us at UEN's Teacher Preview Night - 7pm, SL Public Library. This is a great chance to find out what the newest educational video resources are from KUED and UEN. There's plenty to see and learn, plus there are a bunch of FREEBIES! Come check it out!

Monday, September 10, 2007

Assignment: Kauchak Post


Read the Kauchak article and post a response to one of the following issues in your blog.

#1 According to Kauchak (1998) what are three functions of teacher questions? What role does technology play with accomplishing these functions?

#2 Kauchak (1998) lists five Essential Questioning Strategies. Select one of the strategies for a focused observation. Observe a colleague teaching or an administrator leading a meeting. Did they use the strategy effectively? How? If not, why not? What did you learn from this experiment?

New Course Look in WebCT

I know, I know. After sharing the 7 deadly sins in Multimedia with you last week, I realized that my WebCT website broke the first rule. Font color should contrast with the background and be easy to read. That being said, I hope you like the new look for the course in WebCT.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Powerpoint No-No's

Here's some things to think about while you're building your powerpoints this week.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Wikis in the Classroom

If you've heard of a wiki, but didn't really know what they are or how they can be used in the classroom watch this video. I think wikis are a great collaborative software that is only going to get more and more usage over the coming years.

IM Abbreviations

I'm not one to use a lot of IM abbreviations (LOL, BTW, etc.) but I loved this week's article by David Pogue, the technology writer for the NY Times. If you're someone who loves to text and IM friends try a few of these new abbreviations on for size:

* IIOYT -- is it on YouTube?

* DYFH -- did you Facebook him/her?

* BIOI -- buy it on iTunes

* CMOS -- call me on Skype

* GGNUDP -- gotta go, no unlimited data plan

* WLF -- with the lady friend

* JUOC -- jacked up on caffeine