Carla Prater posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open Content...
Open content Challenge: Your principal knows you are enrolled in a Technology in Education master’s program, and has asked you to evaluate Open Content by integrating Curriki and/or other Open Content...
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I am a creature of habit and am sure that, because I have used a PC my whole life, that is why I prefer it. Dumb, i know! I have only used a MAC a handful of times. I\’m sure that if i gave it a real...
View ArticleCameron Piggott posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Students'...
I created a wiki for the volcanoes unit, for my students. In the next couple of weeks I am going to have my students go into the wiki and add, create, and edit the wiki. This will be a homework...
View ArticleCameron Piggott posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open...
Open Content challenge: By implementing open content resources using web2.0 techniques, students and teachers will have a much more authentic, collaborative, and higher level thinking education. Take...
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http://ratesofchange.wetpaint.com The foundation of calculus is based on the study of rates of change. At the beginning of the course I extend what students learn about rates of change (slope) in...
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October is Fire Prevention Month. My class has been reviewing the correct safety procedures for fires and emergencies. I will have them review the \’Is it an Emergency section\’ on this wiki. Then they...
View ArticleAnn-Margaret McClary posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open...
Open Content As a math teacher, there is a tug of war between teaching students the skill of being a mathematician and the importance of learning math. If students don’t see a need for learning...
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Good luck on your decision making process. My mother in law is thinking of replacing her lap-top with an ipad. I didn\’t know the best advice for her either. I will be interested in reading the other...
View ArticleLauren Neville posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open...
Open content challenge: I think that this would be a challenge to a certain degree because it means that we have to once again change everything we have been doing. In a way I don’t think it would be a...
View ArticleJean J Campbell posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open...
Curriki and Open Content Anything that is new is always a challenge to me. I look forward to the virtual, paperless classrooms of the 21st century. Curriki would definitely change the way that I teach....
View ArticleJanell posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Students' Wikis:...
https://poly-what.wikispaces.com/ This wiki is for a Polynomial Unit that my students will be completing this week. Students will be able to edit, add to or delete information about what a Polynomial...
View ArticleHeidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Students'...
My wiki is designed for all my students to be able to go home or to the library and have link they practice on. I know that lots of teachers do this, but I very seldom see SPED teachers have a links...
View ArticleHeidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion Required Week 6: Open...
I believe the majority of teachers’ I work with already know about all these things, but they don’t use them to the fullest as they don’t have any time. I believe I could go into a school and teach a...
View ArticleJean J Campbell posted an update in the discussion Laptops vs. IPAD: I was...
I was initially taken in by all the hype surrounding the iPad. I immediately purchased one and was highly disappointed. First off, iPads are over priced. And they have limited features. I liked the...
View ArticleHeidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion Laptops vs. IPAD: I am a...
I am a huge PC fan! I read an article last year about college kids and what parents should send with them, iPad or Laptop. The article mentioned some key points on how a laptop, now very thin and light...
View ArticleHeidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion Laptops vs. IPAD: Just...
Just checking in…not that you’ve had time, but have you decided yet?
View ArticleCameron Piggott posted an update in the discussion Laptops vs. IPAD: You...
You should check out the Mac Book Air. Those are super nice. expensive though. It all matters what you want to use it for I guess. You can buy portable Bluetooth keyboard that will work with tablets if...
View ArticleCameron Piggott posted an update in the discussion EXTRA CREDIT: Tweets...
I just created my twitter account. Actually I already had one that I created many years ago but I forgot all my log in information. My twitter account is @campigg. I think twitter is funny. So many...
View ArticleCameron Piggott posted an update in the discussion Social Networking...
I used facebook for awhile and got rid of it. I also tried google’s version. I actually thought it had some good features but it was not mainstream so not as many people were on it.
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Yeah I was creeped out too with piniterest at first. It is kinda cool though having computers think and organize data for you. In reply to - Peggy posted an update in the discussion Social Networking...
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I think with all the great tools we used, the VT might be easiest for my students with special needs. I could set it up like Lynne did, they could write up what they want to say (script) and then...
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After following Lauren’s blog I have decided that my family needs an isomething…I loved the preschool items for the kids (we do use leapfrogs). I am also contemplating buying the Mac air book, I just...
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Heidi A Kazimer posted a new activity comment
I love the droid market, but I can contemplating buying an iphone this year, since I currently use an old Razor with a crack and tape on it. I see so many more moving toward it, I really wonder what...
View ArticleHeidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion EXTRA CREDIT: Tweets...
So I didn’t have time to join this discussion, actually I need a “Tweeting for dummies book”! However, I wanted to know if someone could tell me what the “#” means when tweeting?
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My understanding is it is a way to group the tweets of other users together by topic or subject. In reply to - Heidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion EXTRA CREDIT: Tweets discussion/a So I...
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thanks In reply to - Heidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion EXTRA CREDIT: Tweets discussion/a So I didn’t have time to join this discussion, actually I need a “Tweeting for dummies book”!...
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It’s referred to as a hashtag. Cameron’s right. It kind of works the same way as a tag. In reply to - Heidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion EXTRA CREDIT: Tweets discussion/a So I didn’t...
View ArticleCarla Prater posted an update: @drherr/a It is 8:33 pacific time and I do not...
@drherr It is 8:33 pacific time and I do not see the slide on voice thread to post the closing statement. Did I miss it or am I supposed to post it on the discussion slide? I do not want my team mates...
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Susan Jones posted a new activity comment
Haha. Not yet. I’m pretty sure I need a laptop, but I still want both! In reply to - Heidi A Kazimer posted an update in the discussion Laptops vs. IPAD Just checking in…not that you’ve had time, but...
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Lynne McKnight Herr posted a new activity comment
I’m glad you gave it a try. When my kids were younger we enjoyed geocaching as a family activity. There are all levels of caches available to find, and it’s great to get outside and moving around. Even...
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