I got this video from my colleague Brent Catlett (@catlett1) who found it from a Twitter friend @epaopao who use this video as part of his keynote address at a technology conference in Kearney. Interesting message!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Things I Learned on Twitter Today
1. Recap of great articles to read http://summify.com/rkiker/2011/10/15/1/?utm_campaign=viral&utm_medium=web&utm_source=short
2. 25 Free Apps for Lifelong Learners http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/06/lifelong-learner-free-resources/
3. Pearson and Google Join to Provide Free Learning System: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/pearson-and-google-jump-into-learning-management-systems/33636
2. 25 Free Apps for Lifelong Learners http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/06/lifelong-learner-free-resources/
3. Pearson and Google Join to Provide Free Learning System: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/pearson-and-google-jump-into-learning-management-systems/33636
Friday, October 14, 2011
Things I Learned on Twitter Today
1. Photos of the decade http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTXRYG2
2. PBS Free Games http://pbskids.org/lab/games/
3. Discovery Education Web 2.0 Links - http://web2011.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm
2. PBS Free Games http://pbskids.org/lab/games/
3. Discovery Education Web 2.0 Links - http://web2011.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm
Monday, October 10, 2011
Welcome to Our Class Blog
Welcome to our class blog!
This blog will be a quick way for you to access your peer's blogs and view blogs from previously classes too!
You will use your blogs as a way to share your curriculum projects, links, and videos with one another and ultimately with your students. Here is an example of an excellent blog that is being used for instruction by Mr. Brent Myers at Mission Middle School in Bellevue, http://thunderamericanhistory.blogspot.com/.
Bookmark this page and come back often. You will notice that the most currently updated blogs will appear at the top of the blog list. It is very easy to see when updates are made! :-)
This blog will be a quick way for you to access your peer's blogs and view blogs from previously classes too!
You will use your blogs as a way to share your curriculum projects, links, and videos with one another and ultimately with your students. Here is an example of an excellent blog that is being used for instruction by Mr. Brent Myers at Mission Middle School in Bellevue, http://thunderamericanhistory.blogspot.com/.
Bookmark this page and come back often. You will notice that the most currently updated blogs will appear at the top of the blog list. It is very easy to see when updates are made! :-)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Connect with Students via Text Using ClassParrot
ClassParrot was my Twitter gem for the day! ClassParrot allows you to text all of your students at once for FREE! Set up is simple and you will be up and running in minutes.
To get started, here is what you need to do. First, create an account and set up a class. Then, have kids text to join the class with the code ClassParrot provides. The dashboard in ClassParrot makes it simple to send your 145 character message to your class of students. I created my account and have given it a try. I LOVE it!
I see the communication potential as being HUGE using this tool. Most kids prefer a text to an e-mail, so this is the perfect way to get a message and reminders your students who are connected to their phone like fingers are their hands. The fun part is that the cell phone numbers are organized into classes by ClassParrot AUTOMATICALLY. This is the first tool for organizing and sending multiple messages via text that I have found to be so user friendly. ClassParrot is to text messaging what groups are to e-mail addresses!
In addition, you can pre-load your texts to be delivered at a certain time and date. You can sit down and put in all the reminders at one time and kick back while the system does the work for you!
Check it out at http://classparrot.com and see what you think!
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