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Looking for:

Rich, authentic dialog (not just “Hi, how are you…fine”)

Difficulties & Concerns

projects seem to die out
language barrier
equipment

Ideas:

SJEDS China Blog
Travel to China with your students virtually
air different grade level up. Older ones can handle more the technology side of it. (ex. dog sledding)
Create a Travel Blog for students to show off where they [...]

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New Technologies that are Changing Education with David Warlick, Dan Schmitt and Ginger Jewell.
David Warlick:
Blogs: motivating students to write. It is about communication, not necessarily about technology
Ginger Jewell:
Siegmund’s English Blog
Dan Schmitt:
Shift to mass producers. Power and Responsibility. Democratization of Media.
Podcasting:

putting audio and video uploaded as subscribable feed
Curriculum support
professional development
bringing in new [...]

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Conference Presentation Handouts
We (Paige M. and I) are sitting at the Keynote Presentation by David Warlick at the Tech Forum: Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders.

Telling the New Story
Wiki of Workshop

We learn from each other in the 21st century. We are learning in collaboration. Changing the way how we [...]

ISTE | ISTE Second Life
Second LifeTM, a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), is fast becoming a favorite venue for online learning, collaborating, and networking. ISTE recently built its Second Life headquarters on the newly formed EduIsland, joining 18 other educational orga
(tags: second_life education professional_development)

Next Vista for Learning
An online library of free videos for learners everywhere - find resources to help you learn just about anything, meet people who make a difference in their communities, and even discover new parts of the world. And Next Vista for Learning wants to post yo
(tags: videos web2.0 Education creativecommons)

So far the students of our school have been “Going to Computers” as a resource for many years.
In an attempt to shift technology from being taught in isolation to integrating it as a tool to complement the existing subject area curriculum, there is a need to move away from having the students being dropped off [...]

Another video presentation worth downloading to keep in a safe place for further reference. “Pay Attention?” is a video by jsdt4 .
According to the author:
Since most of today’s students can appropriately be labeled as “Digital Learners”, why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?
The purpose of creating this [...]

Spresent.com - Presentations for New Web
Spresent is free Web-based presentations application built with Flash. Create and edit high-quality Flash presentations online. You can send presentations via e-mail or publish on your web site or blog.
(tags: presentation web2.0 free tools education productivity)

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages
(tags: education tools comics cartoon DigitalStorytelling)

A Difference: It’s Elementary: Web 2.0 in the elementary classroom
(tags: web2.0 presentation elementary_school)

Kindergarten Projects, Blog and Ideas
(tags: kindergarten blog elementary_school classroom education)

Kindergarten Counting Book
(tags: kindergarten technologyprojects wikis lesson_ideas)

I received the following e-mail today:
Dear Langwitches editor,
I am an author whose books are used in many school programs to encourage children to express themselves through writing. I have just launched a free new web site — http://www.makebeliefscomix.com — where students can create their own comic strips. The site [...]