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Collaborating with Online Word Processing

August 5th, 2008 | No Comments

We’re in the second and final day teaching our professional development workshops with the Power Center Academy. This is a new charter school that will open its doors to students for the very first time next week. Take a look at PCA’s mission and consider ways that you can contribute to their worthy efforts.

We’re going to be looking at collaborating with online productivity tools this afternoon. I’m briefly going to highlight a few strategies and examples for using Google Docs and leading a quick collaborative activity. I went ahead and put together a self-guided module to which the teachers can refer for additional resources, video examples, and a more in depth look at integrating online word processing with teaching and learning. I invite you to share your related ideas and resources at the bottom of the wiki page.

Diigo Notes for 08/05/2008

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Diigo Notes for 07/31/2008

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Diigo Notes for 07/29/2008

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Google Docs Templates

Nicecast: Broadcast any audio on Mac OS X

  • Nicecast is the easiest way to broadcast music from OS X. Broadcast to the world, or just across your house. Nicecast can help you create your own internet radio station or allow you to listen to your iTunes Music Library from anywhere in the world!
  • tags: Audio, Telecommunication, Mac, Music

More Good Words

July 28th, 2008 | 4 Comments

I’ve noted additional words that I enjoy since my recent post. Review these and let me know what you think.

Here are some words that you left in the comments section of the original post that I especially enjoyed. Thanks for reminding me of these good words.

Diigo Notes for 07/26/2008

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Be an Extraordinary Teacher

July 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s the time of year when we teachers begin preparing for the start of a new school year. I though it would be a good time to share this resource about extraordinary teachers. Reflect on this simple activity as a mini-professional development opportunity.

Thanks for teaching. You make a difference.

The Extraordinary Teacher Quiz
By Diana Loomans

There are 12 important qualities that separate good teachers from extraordinary teachers. How do you rate yourself? Are you the kind of teacher that inspires your students to achieve the extraordinary in their lives? Take this simple test to find out.

–from Diana Loomans.com

Copyright in Education

July 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

Kristin Hokanson is helping our class learn more about Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons, and more. She shared one of her recent presentations, The Cost of Copyright Confusion, with us. We welcome your participation.

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Diigo Notes for 07/22/2008

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It’s Good to Be Back

July 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Kannapolis City SchoolsI’m excited to be working with Kannapolis City Schools again (Previous Posts: 1, 2). I’m helping provide professional development for part of their grant funded technology integration initiative called IMPACT. I’ve been asked to facilitate the following workshops:

Please share any resources, information, cases, scenarios, etc. that you think will help teachers learn more about these topics by clicking on the session titles above and adding your contribution to the Notes and Resources from My PLN section at the bottom of each wiki. Rest assured that I welcome your input in this endeavor!

Diigo Notes for 07/21/2008

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Diigo Notes for 07/18/2008

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Greetings from Selmer, TN

July 17th, 2008 | No Comments

I’m spending today and tomorrow with teachers in McNairy County Schools. I’m looking forward to them discovering Andrew Churches’ revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and related resources. We’ll also explore ways to effectively integrate a wide variety of digital technologies and Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Watch for us as we venture out into the network. We’ll be using the following tag for everything related to this professional development workshop: mcnairypd (and #mcnairypd on Twitter).

Diigo Notes for 07/15/2008

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