Comments for Technology in the Education Arena

Comment on Great Beginning of School Year Project by John Blackburn

John Blackburn — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:02:22 +0000

I have been looking for a unique “ice-breaker” activity that involved the use of technology. This is it! My new, first, and easy assignment of the year will be for my students to create a Wordle that uniquely describes them and have them introduce themselves using the Wordle. Awesome!

Comment on Top 100 YouTube Videos for Teachers by nocstudent

nocstudent — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:42:21 +0000

That is a great idea! I never thought of YouTube as a possible educational tool.

Comment on Great Beginning of School Year Project by jzcolby

jzcolby — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:05:47 +0000

Great idea Elaine about the Constitution. Yes, it is 9/17. Let me know if you do it — be interested to hear how it goes.

Comment on Great Beginning of School Year Project by Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:33:39 +0000

Quintura Kids is a kids’ search engine that uses these word clouds. http://kids.quintura.com/ or the adult version at http://quintura.com/

Comment on Great Beginning of School Year Project by Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:18:57 +0000

One idea I had when I saw this was to enter the Preamble to the Constitution, for Constitution Day, which I believe is September 17.

Comment on The Thrill of Presentations by David Jakes

David Jakes — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:58:24 +0000

Thanks for the review, the wiki page (not yet completed) is here. Appreciated your thoughts. David

http://jakes.editme.com/onehourppt

Comment on Presenting in Second Life by Adrian Bruce

Adrian Bruce — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:47:46 +0000

Hey Julia,

Sorry i missed your session in SL on Photostory.

Thought you might like to see a photostory of a place where Math, Art and ICT collide done by Yr5/6 kids – http://www.adrianbruce.com/computers/math/fractal_photo_story.wmv

cheers

Adrian

Comment on Downloading YouTube Videos by diniwee

diniwee — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:13:57 +0000

I use http://www.pqdvd.com/download-youtube-videos-tool.html to download youtube videos on my iPod,very easy.

Comment on Julia Zangl Colby by EDin08

EDin08 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:00:31 +0000

Hi Julia

I just wanted to make sure that you were invited to our education “Blogger Summit”. We hope you can make it and feel free to share this invitation with any other bloggers in the area that might be interested. The invitation is attached below.

Alex
ED In ‘08 Blogger Summit

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Strong American Schools is excited to announce the ED in ‘08 Blogger Summit. Conference details are as follows:

May 14th – 15th
Palomar Hotel, Washington DC
Registration is Free!

An opening reception is scheduled on the evening of Wednesday, May 14th. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served before the screening of a new documentary film on education, Two Million Minutes. A Q&A session with the filmmakers is set to follow.

Then join us for an all-day conference on May 15th. Nowhere else will you have an opportunity to meet and network with fellow education bloggers, participate in panels, attend workshops, and help tackle some tough questions on the state of education in America.

Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP today!

Comment on Wikis in Color by MJ Keenan

MJ Keenan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:32:04 +0000

Hi Julia,

Thank you so much for sharing this new Wiki feature! I have printed your info out and am going to try it. I updated my Wiki and blog today, so I am now ready to attempt this new color option on my wiki. I will be adding more to my wiki and blog throughout vacation, so stay tuned. It is all because of you!
Your blog and wiki look fabulous! I hadn’t visited them for a while – I was amazed at all the terrific new info. As always, you are my primary source of inspiration and support!