LATEST LINKS! » Technology

Will computers make us stupid?

Jacquie Henry — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:37:59 +0000

Some fascinating ideas in this article:

This blew me away:

In fact, it’s not inconceivable that a microchip could be implanted in the brain that would be used to make external copies of memory, said Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging and co-author of the book “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”

On the plus side, this would help patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have begun to forget key elements of their existence, he said. Presenting them their own memories could add “another 10 years of cognitive life,” he said.

Google Building Maker

Jacquie Henry — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:12:44 +0000

Create a 3-D building and store it on Google Building Maker

Documentaries – Online resources

Jacquie Henry — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:35:52 +0000

If you have aspiring student documentarists (is there such a word?) – here are some resources. A documentary film might be a welcome break from the ubiquitous PowerPoint.

FreeDocumentaries.org

Is Technology A Distraction?

Jacquie Henry — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:10 +0000

What happens if cell phones and ipods are no longer forbidden at all times in school? What if they are encouraged if they can be useful for classroom activities? What should classroom management look like when ltops/netbooks/cell phones etc. are part of the classroom scene.

Some thoughts from a first grade teacher….

iSchool Worries…Is Technology A Distraction?

Protected: New – Google Search Options

Jacquie Henry — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:03:20 +0000

Podcasts for science teachers

Jacquie Henry — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:30 +0000

Forwarded from Scout: Exploratorium: Teacher Institute: Podcasts [iTunes]

Created by science teachers for science teachers, the Teacher Institute Podcasts are five-minute podcasts that give educators science facts, science history, and pedagogy tips for new teachers. The podcasts are hosted by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and support for the project comes from the National Science Foundation, The Noyce Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and others.

Visitors can browse through the podcast series, and they will find thoughtful and fun suggestions on how to make a straw oboe, how to better manage the classroom, and how to build a Brazilian instrument called the cuica. Also, visitors can read up on the Teacher’s Institute’s summer institute program for science educators and also sign up to receive new podcasts via iTunes or RSS. [KMG]

To find this resource and more high-quality online resources in math and science visit Scout’s sister site – AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Educational Repository.

Freebies are good.

Jacquie Henry — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:59:29 +0000

We have a free trial right now from Gale – a company that produces very high quality databases. College professors will require students to use scholarly resources from databases, and not depend so heavily on websites from the free web. If you want to know more about scholarly resources, check out this video.

I am not sure how long the trial lasts – but it will be at least a month.

This particular trial covers several subject areas.

ENGLISH – LITERARY RESEARCH

For Students Online

Literature Resource Center

Literature eBooks

OTHER SUBJECT AREAS – BOOK CENTRAL

Arts

Biography

Business

Dorling Kindersley Collections

Video in the classroom? Not just for Social Studies anymore.

Jacquie Henry — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:11:44 +0000

Video in the classroom is WAY more than showing DVDs or streaming video. What about student-created videos as a learning tool?

Digital Storytelling Carnival #5

Many of the videos linked here depend on YouTube. Yes I know – you can’t watch them from your computers. But, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Student created videos can be uploaded to Teacher Tube or School Tube which is not filtered. Yes – I know. White box computers. But that can’t last forever – and we have the computer labs to solve that problem. For otger ideas – check out this link I posted a few days ago. Educational Alternatives to YouTube

There are some amazing ideas and tools here. Well worth the look. Don’t miss this powerful video:

Split screen inspired by Radiohead by Dan Meyer. Contrasts a typical day in the life of a child in a western nation with the life of a typical child in a third-world country using a split-screen video.

Educational Alternatives to YouTube

Jacquie Henry — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:13:46 +0000

Teacher Tube

School Tube

Video Online from Shambles.net
A extensive list of video sources. Some might be blocked by BESS

Video Library – Research Channel
Some great free sites – comes in Spanish also

The Open Video Project
A digital video archive sponsored by the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Teachers’ Domain

TED:Ideas Worth Spreading – Technology, Entertainment, Design
Video talks by such famous people as Jane Goodall, Isabel Allende and Al Gore. “This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.”

UChannel
Participating universities contribute video and audio recordings of lectures, seminars, panels and interviews to a virtual pool of academic content.

VIMEO (Probably blocked by BESS)
Free and can be password protected so you can choose who views your videos.

Technology – Under Construction

Jacquie Henry — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:28:10 +0000