Turning Off Notifications in Tweetdeck

Things I learned on Twitter Today

1. Great resources for iPads in the classroom http://interactioneducation.com/ipadsineducation.html#.TinrXLrKzds.twitter


2.  Three Things All Teachers Need - Great article at http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/07/three-things-all-teachers-need.html


3.  Social Media Finds a Place in the Classroom - Article from USA Today at http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-07-24-schools-social-media_n.htm

Three Things I Learned on Twitter Last Night

1.  The Super Book of Web 2.0 at http://issuu.com/ktenkely/docs/webtools?mode=a_p

2.  A to Z Box of Tricks, web resources for educators at http://www.boxoftricks.net/internet-resouces-for-education/ 

3.  Clickable Book Mark with iPad apps that correlate with Blooms Taxonomy from Kathy Schrock at http://kathyschrock.net/ipadblooms/.

Getting Started in Tweetdeck

Here is a quick video to get you up and running on Tweetdeck (made the screencast using Quicktime on my Mac Book Pro)!!

Digital Citizenship

Social media has flattened the world.  People of all ages share pictures, videos, instant message, and create all kinds of information collaboratively using on-line cloud computing. These socializing and communication options can be fulfilling, yet they also come with risks.  

 Digital citizenship is more important today as students are using technology independently and interacting in both a physical and online world.  In the book, Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, nine elements that together comprise digital citizenship are outlined.   They are digital  access, commerce, communication, literacy, etiquette, law, rights and responsibilities, health and wellness, and security.   

Many times people (kids and adults both) forget that their online actions can have real world consequences because of the feeling of anonymity while online. Tweens and teens share thoughts and plans with the world.  This type of socializing can create a hurtful environment if words, photos, or videos are meant to damage a reputation  

Cyberbullying is an issue that is emerging and comes with a large audience.   Students can help stop cyberbulling by not responding and report the issue to the site where it happened. 

Free resources are available to public schools from the Federal Trade Commission at http://bulkorder.ftc.gov/.    The kit contains videos, handouts, and resources for students, parents, and teachers.  There is also great material at http://www.onguardonline.gov/. 

We offered a parent session on digtial citizenship held during conferences.  The details of the presentation is found at  http://techtools4teaching.wikispaces.com/Digital+Citizenship.

  

A Real Gem: Self Grading Quizzes with Google Forms and Flubaroo

Are you ready to take Google Forms to the next level? Use Google forms to create a multiple choice quiz or test and use Flubaroo to grade the quiz.  It is simple to use.  Check out this link to learn more!
http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide

If you want to try it out, create a quiz and answer key. You can make a sample and link it to your blog or just e-mail the link to any classmate, friend, or family member to take so you can see the results!

Blogging Easy as 1, 2, 3

     Have you always wanted to blog with your students and did not know where to start?  Well, here is the answer for you.  It comes in the way of www.kidblog.org 

     On this website teachers can sign up for a FREE account and add as many students as you want and build different classes for multiple sections if needed.  It is so easy to use and set up.  

     One thing I really like about it is there is NO advertising and the teacher has all the power in settings for privacy that is desired.  Before any comments or posts are made it must be approved by the teacher before it goes live on the web!   Students love seeing their name in a comment or when they make a post!  It is very powerful to them to be published!