Unpacking the mind…

My Educon 2.0 (and SLA) takeaway thoughts…not fully processed…but I’m trying!

For all the talk of global communication, it is just as important to build a sense of community within the school. Teacher to teacher, teacher to student, student to student – these types of relationships and sense of “we’re in it together” will make the [...]

links for 2008-01-28

MrLutz.com
Where students come to learn and collaborate

KnowledgeWorks Foundation – Empowering Communities to Improve Education
(tags: reform)

Frameworks for Meaningful Student Involvement
(tags: pd reform)

Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
(tags: reform)

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links for 2008-01-27

Wired Science . Education | PBS
Make a short video exploring a cool scientific principle.
(tags: cff contests science)

Interactive Whiteboard Lessons
Scholastic teams with SMART
(tags: cff iwb contests)

Welcome to Math Playground
Action packed site for elementary and middle school students.

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links for 2008-01-26

Motorola Philanthropy – Apply for an Innovation Generation Grant – Motorola Foundation – Funding – Education – Children – United States
(tags: cff contests)

CDW•G Classroom Site for CFF
(tags: cff pc)

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links for 2008-01-25

Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Activities
(tags: cff guidance sociology diversity)

Quizlet › The End of Flashcards
(tags: cff assessment web2.0 vocab)

Celestia: Free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
All platforms
(tags: cff space science)

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links for 2008-01-23

http://www.GoogleLitTrips.com
A different way to read great literature!
(tags: cff english googleearth literature)

Toonlet: web-comic blogging in minutes
Online comic strip builder
(tags: cff comic web2.0)

Your Own Online Virtual Office
Create and manage your own private intranet.
(tags: cff web collaboration)

The Best Companion Tools for YouTube and other Web Videos
(tags: cff youtube tools)

Viygo — Timeline — It’s about time
(tags: cff timeline web2.0)

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Reflecting on Reasons

Like Kristin Hokanson over at Connected Classroom, I too read the Vicki Davis post – Why I Blog and the Perils of Perfection. After reading that post and Kristin’s Stuck in a Rut post, I spent a fair amount of time thinking about my purposes for joining the blogosphere. I discovered some interesting things [...]

links for 2008-01-22

Pageflakes – Get it Together
(tags: cff science pageflakes rss)

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F2F Opportunity

EduCon 2.0 is coming up next weekend. I’m excited to make some face to face connections with folks that I usually only communicate with online. Check it out!

Come to EduCon 2.0
Technorati Tags: educon20, pd, education, technology

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links for 2008-01-19

Scientific animation: animated graphics (movies) of science technology engineering optics & math subjects. Russell Kightley Media
(tags: cff science animations)

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