Technology in the Education Arena

Today I held my first meeting with everyone who works in our district’s secondary schools in the Technology Labs.  It went very well.  We had some professional development — a little overview of Atomic Learning and went over www.picnik.com, a great site for teachers/students to use to edit photos and resize photos.  We shared tips [...]

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I’ve been keeping busy with the new year.  On top of working at a new job in a new school district, I have enrolled in a couple Masters courses and have taken on the task of working in Second Life as a Guide for the Discovery Educator Network. I’ve been trying to work prior to [...]

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Beth Knittle (SL: Beth Kohnke) and myself (SL: JuliaAnn Mills) presented last night at the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) on “Presenting in Second Life.”  It was a great experience; we had a great turnout; there were lots of great questions; and I met a lot of new educators.
If you are interested in the transcript of [...]

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Great Student Site for Photographs from National Geographic
 
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photogalleries?nav=TOPNAV
 
Categories such as Adventure & Exploration, Nature & Weather, Science & Space, Underwater, Animals, People & Culture, and Travel.
Most Popular Galleries Include: Snowflakes, Valleys, Northern Lights, Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo, Brain, Coastlines, Clouds, Lungs, and Jurassic Period.

 
Added benefits of the site: You can sign up for free newsletters where [...]

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Kathy Schrock has posted a reference to Second Life projects created by SDSU students while taking a class entitled “Exploratory Learning Through Simulation and Games.”  Great reading the assignment and seeing the ensuing projects.  Gets you thinking about the possibilities in Second Life.
While on the subject of Second Life, check out this wiki that lists many [...]

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