Still, he touched on many of the same themes he spoke about in this address made to the TED Conference in 2006 . TED = Technology, Entertainment, Design . He is a wonderfully entertaining speaker with an important message. Now – if only the purveyors of standardized testing would hear his message.
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I own his book personally. Just let me know if you would like to borrow it.
My favorite tools are: (To get to the sites, use google or go to the link above)
QuietTube– strips out all the comments from YouTube videos, so you can show it in class without all those R-rated comments. So – if we ever get YouTube unblocked…….
FURLY - Have lots of web addresses you want your students to use? Go to Furly and paste them in the boxes. When you are finished, you will have ONE short url that will allow your students to go from one site to the next all from one page.
NEWSTIMELINE – search for news around the world. You can choose by day, by month or by year. You can narrow it to specific publications and have your students compare the coverage of the same news item from one publication to another.
GOOGLE SQUARED - You can set up a comparative grid for topics you would like you students to learn about. Better yet, assign them to design a grid themselves.
WIKISPACES – Create your own collaborative space.
WEBSPIRATION – A free online version of Inspiration
TRIPIT.COM - All your travel info in one place. You set it us so all your flight and hotel emails are automaticaly sent to the site, which thent builds an itinerary with maps etc..
ETHERPAD – Students can create a collaborative document which can be viewed as a class an exported in al sorts of formats
Filed under: NYSCATE 2009 — Jacquie Henry @ 9:07 pm
Tired of the same old PowerPoints? There ARE other options. Challenge you kids to get out of their comfort zone and do something DIFFERENT.
I attended this workshop and learned about a number of options. If you have questions – please don’t hesitate to contact me. Meanwhile – here is the information from the NYSCATE Wiki:
How do you connect to a 21st century student? Engage them by utilizing the tools available. This presentation will show a variety of student produced projects from elementary through high school. From digital storybooks and animated cartoons to short documentaries the students of Springville-Griffith are connecting with the world.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SECOND HALF OF THIS PRESENTATION AS WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU OUR STRATOSPHERE BALLOON PROJECT. Take a look at our webpage dedicated to the project: http://www.springvillegi.org/webpages/sballoon/
Filed under: NYSCATE 2009 — Jacquie Henry @ 8:45 pm
Presented by New Hartford Central Schools Employees
Covered the option of a school district using google apps as solutions for a whole district. New Hartford is in the process of migrating the whole district to Gmail and Google Docs. For more details, you can either contact me, or go directly to the workshop page on the NYSCATE 2009 Conference wiki. If you get to a blank page, it is possible that the information has not yet been posted on the wiki.
