Richard Byrne has created a Google for Teachers Guide and it’s available as a free download. It’s full of practical ideas for searching, using Google Books, widgets, using Google Docs and Maps and creating quizzes. Great stuff!
You may be surprised to see how many books are available online, free these days.
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Global Connections
For those of you who have watched Silvia Tolisano’s k12 Online presentation “Around the World with Skype“, she has just launched the Around the World in 80 Schools Ning. For anyone wanting to connect globally, to engage students outside the walls of their classroom this is a wonderful introduction.
A ning is an online community where [...]
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Conference Opportunity
Today is the last opportunity to register for the free, online CRSTE Conference. Running from Feb. 21 through Mar. 5 and offering a wide range of technology related sessions this conference will be conducted entirely online through the use of Elluminate. Read more from blogger Kim Caise by clicking on CRSTE Conference above. This is [...]
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Online Learning from Learn Central
Each week Learn Central offers a robust line-up of educators presenting on a variety of topics. Up this week will be:
Tuesday, February 9th, 2pm Pacific Time (US) / 10pm GMT/UTC (international times): Rochelle Rodrigo discusses “Alternate Search Engines & Media Repositories: Can You Digg It? Web Applications for Research.” Do your students start any [...]
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Using Kidspiration with the Very Young
Blogger Ann Oro has offered some suggestions for using Kidspiration with kindergarten and Gr. 1 students. Don’t forget to look at Kidspiration’s samples, tips and tutorials online.
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Spend the weekend in Philadelphia
One of the best learning and professional development opportunities of the year is happening this weekend at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia — and you can enjoy it all from the comfort of your own living room.
EduCon 2.2 bills it itself as both a conversation and a conference, and you can participate in the [...]
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How will you upgrade?
This interesting post outlines 20 ways to explore new ways of using technology in the classroom Time for upgrade: 20 ways to become Teacher 2.0.
See something there that intrigues you? Let us know how we can help you explore, adapt and adopt technology in your own classroom.
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Social Media Counts
Still think social media and Web 2.0 is a fad? Consider these numbers:
The embedded counter above is courtesy of Garys Social Media Count. Visit his site to discover the sources and methodology of the data presented.
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Vote for the The WebFooted Book Lady!
North Vancouver’s own Lesley Edwards has been nominated for a 2009 Edublog Award for Best Librarian blog!
Here is what some have had to say about Lesley and her blog, The WebFooted Book Lady:
I feel Lesley Edwards is MY librarian. If I am looking for something, she and her six beejillian Delicious links are where [...]
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Are learners changing? Are teachers changing?
You may have heard about the new 21st century skills in the news. But is the way we teach really changing? Is the way students learn changing? Last year the district embarked on an ambitious program to bring technology ideas to teachers in the form of LAN parties. In those six sessions teachers were invited [...]
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