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Waterlife: A game that’s fun to play and teach science and conservation concepts

This time, I'd like to highlight a great podcast from NOAA National Ocean Service about the WaterLife game and in general, gaming and education. This is an inter… Continue

Added by Marina Kraus on November 2, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Educators Should Lead The Way

Last summer I worked for a high tech company on a project to setup a social network. The company was using these to educate their immense staff on their medical and dental insurance and travel medical insurance policies. They created videos, documents, discussion threads, and even posted forms for employees to comple… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 24, 2009 at 12:48am — No Comments

Encourage is the key!

Motivating children is challenge faced by most teachers today. Each class has a wide set of children who vary in their learning style and have different interests. It is the teachers ability to figure out individual learning styles and interests of students; thus making learning more fun and meaningful all at the same time.Being a teacher i think its my responsibility to come up with creative ideas to make curriculum more interesting. It has been a proven fact that visual factor plays a very imp… Continue

Added by Nicole Huett on October 6, 2009 at 3:23am — No Comments

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing by E-Teachers Academy

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Added by Mark Cruthers on August 28, 2009 at 10:48pm — No Comments

Technology in teaching

As education evolves, technology increasingly becomes a channel for innovative teaching and learning practices. In addition, technology can be used to motivate students. Each class has a wide set of children who vary in their learning style and have different interests. It is the teachers ability to figure out individual learning styles and interests of students; thus making learning more fun and meaningful at the same time.Being a teacher I think its my responsibility to come up with creative i… Continue

Added by Nicole Huett on August 28, 2009 at 2:27am — No Comments

Take a Break and Help The Earth the Write Way!

Some Freelance writing friends of mine and I have decided to write about the environment everyday in an attempt to keep ecology issues in the forefront, even during the big Medical insurance debates. We'll write about anything from new energy saving Toasters, cold Sample storage, the latest hybrid car to the little things each of us can do to help the environment. W… Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on August 17, 2009 at 11:34pm — No Comments

Be careful of too much technology

This is becoming a big issue for teachers and parents. our children are getting addicted to surfing the net, blogging, and chat rooms instead of playing on Swing sets to the point it is becoming a health concern among kids and college age adults. This is leading to an increase in Bariatric surgery and even Heart surgery… Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on August 10, 2009 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Looking for fellow Kindergarten teachers

Bringing tech to Kindergarten is fun. These little tech geeks in the making are always interested in anything I put on the Smart board or that they can scan. We have access to a computer lab and are now getting a web cam. YEH!!!!! Any ideas to use that are successful in your classes are much appreciated. Also, I would love to build a community of kindergarten Skype pals. Looking forward to reading your posts. :-) Continue

Added by Janet Van Brunt on July 29, 2009 at 9:19am — 3 Comments

By the way...

I'm Janine and I am new to the site. If anyone is interested in sharing information or ideas about teaching 3rd grade let me know! I am also looking for classes to do pen pal writing or possible skyping! Thanks! Enjoy the rest of your time off!!! :) Janine Continue

Added by Janine Friscia on July 29, 2009 at 9:04am — 1 Comment

Word 2.0

I am AMAZED at what is on the internet! Google is truly heading towards world domination. It's so cool to see what we can do not only with our class, but with other teachers. Each year I learn a new way of teaching. This class has definetly added to that! I will be using the tools that we learned this week with the upcoming year! Thank you Don and Sarah! Continue

Added by Janine Friscia on July 29, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

3rd International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention

The Malaysian Educational Technology Association (META) is in its 23rd year of existence and has been organising an Annual Educational Technology Convention since its inception. Established under the auspices of the Educational Technology Division of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia, META is the only platform to bring together educational technologist from the schools, teacher institutes, polytechnics and institutions of higher learning in Malaysia. The 20th Malaysian Educational Technol… Continue

Added by Rozhan M. Idrus on July 13, 2009 at 11:37pm — No Comments

Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom

Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom by Mark Cruthers

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Added by Mark Cruthers on July 13, 2009 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Job Hunting

I am currently looking for a position in phys ed and health. With the way the US economy has gone and having only three years in my teaching position my position was eliminated. Continue

Added by Michael E Michaud on July 10, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Blabberize

www.blabberize.com is a great site to use in your classroom! I am a 4th grade teacher and use Blabberize to teach my vocabulary words each week. Blabberize has endless opportunities for the classroom. Does anyone else use this site for teaching? Continue

Added by Andrea Schriner on July 3, 2009 at 4:19pm — 2 Comments

Technology & Cooperative Learning

I would like to know if you are using any social networking websites or any form of technology when you're incorporating cooperative learning in your classroom. Thanks, Rashawn Harvey Continue

Added by Rashawn Harvey on June 25, 2009 at 8:33pm — 1 Comment

Using cooperative learning techniques

I would like to hear back from anyone that has any successful cooperative learning strategies that they use on a consistent basis. Also, could you include how your students respond to your strategies. Continue

Added by Rashawn Harvey on June 21, 2009 at 10:38am — 1 Comment

It's About Connection

As a middle school teacher, if I have learned anything about being an effective teacher, I have learned it's all about connection. Not connection with 'the class' because there's no such thing as 'the class'. The connection(s) you must cultivate are those between you and each and every student. Students will largely forget what you say to them but they will never forget how you made them feel. Connection offers the opportunity for you to build trust in s… Continue

Added by atg on June 10, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments

Students Seeking Relevance In Education

Ben Grey raises one of the most fundamental q… Continue

Added by atg on June 5, 2009 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Learning in a Virtual Classroom

Learning in Virtual Classroom by Nellie Deutsch

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Added by Mark Cruthers on May 18, 2009 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Calling All Cars! Calling All Cars! I Need Some Advice From My Posse!

I need advice from my posse and I need it right away! I've been asked to speak to a group of college profs in about 10 days. They want to hear about no more than FIVE emerging technologies that support online learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to make an impact… Continue

Added by meri walker on May 4, 2009 at 9:13pm — 5 Comments