Clif’s Notes

Newsletter on Educational Technology

Throughout the years many of the preservice and in-service teachers in my classes, workshops, and presentations have requested that I start an email newsletter. They indicate that in addition to this blog they would like to receive occasional emails sharing rich resources related to technology integration. I’m excited to announce that I have answered these requests.

Clif’s Newsletter on Educational Technology focuses on the effective integration of technology with teaching and learning. Subscribers of this free service will receive occasional emails providing valuable resources and information about lesson plans, activities, technologies, research, etc., related to educational technology.

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1 Thing

I’ve added a new feature to Clif’s Notes called 1 Thing. This special section is an area where guest bloggers can communicate “1 thing” they would like to share, suggest, say, demonstrate, etc. about a particular topic. This section will forever be a work in progress, so feel free to suggest guest bloggers and topics anytime. You can easily access this section by clicking on the 1 Thing link in the main menu.

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Suggested Reading

I’ve found the following to be interesting reading material. I’d like to write a full post regarding each but I just don’t have the time. Instead, I’ll just mention them and suggest that you take a look at them.

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss.

Designing Interactions

Top 10 Ed-Tech Stories Still Resonate in 2008 - from eSchool News

Taking the One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop to the Preschool Classroom - Anne provides several strategies that she has used with preschool children.

Carl Dickerson gives the gift of literacy to low-income children - We need more people like this.

What I’d Teach the Teachers - An interesting perspective on effective teaching.

Is Plagiarism a Problem for eLearning?

Take a free course from MIT.

What Do They Need to Know?

Interactive Periodic Table

Does Testing Crush Creativity?

Teacher Dropouts: Why?

NETS-S: First or Second Edition?

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Clif’s Blogroll

• A Day in the Life
• Among the Wildflowers
• And Yet It Moves
• Around the Corner
• AT Cubed: Assistive Technology Tools, Tricks, and Tips
• Be a Techie - Using Music and Technology Together In Education
• Beth’s Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom
• Bit by Bit
• The Blue Skunk Blog
• Changing High Schools
• Classroom 2.0
• Classroom Blogging
• Cloudy Tag Thoughts
• Common Craft
• The Connected Classroom
• Daddy Brain
• Dangerously Irrelevant
• Designed to Inspire
• dy/dan
• edtech VISION
• EdTech Workshop
• EdTechRoundUp
• EduTechie
• Effective Design.org
• The Elementary Teacher
• The Fischbowl
• The Four Eyed Technologist
• From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Schools
• Geek of the Week: Tools for Teachers
• Have a Good Life
• H I T
• ICT in My Classroom
• Ideas and Thoughts
• Infinite Thinking Machine
• Injenuity
• Innovative Educator 2.0
• International Edubloggers Directory
• John Connell
• KidCast
• Learning Is Change
• Learning Is Messy
• Light in the Woods
• Moving at the Speed of Creativity
• Moving Forward
• My State of Flux
• The Open Classroom
• Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy
• Opening Doors to Digital Learning
• Parents As Partners
• The Playground
• Random Ramblings
• Rick West
• Spotlight Blog
• Stephen’s Untold Stories
• Steve Hargadon
• The Strength of Weak Ties
• Successful Teaching
• Teach42
• TeacherJay
• Teachers Teaching Teachers
• TechChickTips
• Tech Learning
• Virtual High School Meanderings
• Weblogg-ed

OLPC Extends “Give One, Get One” Program

I recently mentioned that OLPC had kicked-off a fund-raising drive that allowed consumers in the U.S. and Canada to acquire an XO laptop of their own. It was announced today that the deadline to participate in this opportunity was extended until December 31, 2007. Here’s the announcement from the OLPC website.

Since November 12th, OLPC has been offering a limited-time Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. During Give One Get One, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. Thanks to a growing interest in the program, we are extending Give One Get One until the end of the year. You also may donate laptops via our Simply Give and Give Many options. Though the increasing public interest in OLPC, we hope to give many more children the opportunity to grow, explore, learn and express themselves.

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More about OLPC

This video nicely overviews the One Laptop Per Child initiative. Watch it and consider making a donation or purchase.

Several more good videos about OLPC are available from the BBC.

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OLPC Facing Corporate Competition

The non-profit One Laptop Per Child organization is encountering stiff competition from major corporations like Intel and Microsoft. I’ve always heard that competition in the marketplace is a good thing. It’s going to be interesting to see if this old adage holds true.

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OLPC: Give One, Get One

From the One Laptop Per Child site…

“The mission of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child. In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help make education for the world’s children a priority, not a privilege. Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. During this time, you can donate the revolutionary XO laptop to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution.”

WAIT, that’s not all. You also get one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot access for FREE.

Order you laptops, now.

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UPDATE: $100 Laptop Goes into Mass Production

“The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation has announced that its ruggedised laptop, the XO, is going into mass production.” In addition, OLPC will sell XO’s this Christmas.

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