Posted in cool, digital literacy, images, media literacy, social networks, technology integration on July 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I had the chance to work with a small group of middle school teachers the last two days as they developed teaching activities in geography and history. One of the questions that came up as we were creating placemark descriptions in Google Earth was
Where can I find good images that are copyright free?
It’s a common [...]
Posted in google, google docs, google tools, lesson plans, technology integration on July 17, 2008 | No Comments »
In an earlier post I suggested that Google Earth was like the Swiss Army knife of 21st century tools. If GE is the Swiss Army knife, Google Docs has to be at least a screwdriver.
It’s always been a handy gadget and Google has always worked to improve the product.
And now the Google Docs people have [...]
Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, cool, geography, google, google docs, google tools, history, literature, technology integration on July 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m in love with Google Earth.
There . . . I said it.
It can add so much to a teacher’s instruction, it’s hard for me to see how anyone could go a whole school year without using it. It is one of those essential 21st century tools we’re always talking about. And yes, Skype and Twitter [...]
Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, TIE, education, learning, teaching, technology integration on June 27, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve had the chance to present twice at the TIE conference here in Colorado. I know all the buzz is about NECC, its big names and huge number of sessions. But the TIE conference is an incredible place to be! It is perhaps the most teacher-friendly event I have ever attended. They really work to [...]
Posted in cool, media literacy, technology integration, video games on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Was over at Andy Carvin’s Learning Now page and read about a group working to create a MMOLG - a Massively Multiplayer Online Learning Game. MMOGs have been around for awhile . . . but I can’t think of any that focus on “learning” things we teach in school.
The research seems pretty clear that playing [...]
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