Technology in the Education Arena

Now that we know a way to download the YouTube videos and play them, here is a listing of Top 100 YouTube Videos for Teachers.  The list is sorted into area such as History, Science, Language, Arts, Inspiration, Classroom Management, How Tos and Guides, Technology and Humor.  Enjoy!
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-best-youtube-videos-for-teachers/
 
 

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I was just doing some work on embedding video into an Edublog post when I happened to find this wonderful wiki by Miguel Guhlin on downloading videos from YouTube (which is what most of us have to do because YouTube is blocked at our schools).
I was looking into this about a week ago but didn’t [...]

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As part of the training I am giving to teachers in our district, I am pointing out how easy it is to embed a video hosted on TeacherTube into my blog.  You find the video you are interested in, copy the Edublogs embed code located on the right-hand side of the video. Create a [...]

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Cyberbullying
Here is an excellent video on Cyberbullying — it is under one minute but gets the point across.  Great to show students.

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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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Sitting here watching the Harry Potter movie we got for Christmas and since I have spent the last 3 days sick in bed, I have been thinking about the past year, the future year, things I am thankful for, and things I want to change.Many things happened this past year. 
The year started off very badly in [...]

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Last week was TV Turn-Off Week or some are now calling it “Screen Turn-Off Week.”  Sorry to say — I didn’t participate.  I did, however, keep very busy last week around the home (we had school vacation) and didn’t get to watch too much TV anyway or work too much on the computer (compared to what I [...]

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Warning: Bloglines has a feature marked as “New” entitled Image Wall.  Of course, when you click on it you get a disclaimer to agree to.  I agreed — I thought how bad could it be?  Well, word of warning — don’t use it in school.  As soon as it opened up, it was very inappropriate.  [...]

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I miss blogging but will get back soon.  But before I start blogging again, it won’t feel right unless I blog an entry for my Mom who passed away on January 28.

 Your Mother Is Always With You
Your mother is always with you…
She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street.
She’s [...]

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Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
Contains Data, Information, Concept, Strategy, Metaphor, and Compound Visualizations
Tech Savvy Educator points us to a site that allows us to view an African watering hole.  The site streams live video and audio, allowing you to hear the birds, insects, and animals.  I have been peeking in for the last several days [...]

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