Archive for February, 2009

links for 2009-02-27

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Pro: Record any audio on Mac OS X
three simple words to explain Audio Hijack Pro. Record from applications like iTunes, Skype or DVD Player. Record from microphones, Radiosharks and other hardware. If you hear it, you can record it.
(tags: tools audio mp3 Recording)

Monster Milktruck!
(tags: google_earth games googlemaps)

Skype-Connection-Fest | Teaching Sagittarian
We’re [...]

links for 2009-02-26

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Kids' Poetry Page
(tags: smartboard poetry)

Flurogreen luvs U!! | Skyping with Collab Nation
we participated in a show and tell video conference on skype with Collaboration Nation
(tags: skype_in_classroom)

Pinky Dinky Doo Story Podcasts

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Kindergarten spent time on the Pinky Dinky Doo site. It is well worth exploring with your younger students. We directed students to go to Story Podcasts on the site.

and to choose “Create your Own”.

They are able to choose from 5 different story categories.

The story is divided into three segments, Beginning, Middle and End. The site [...]

links for 2009-02-25

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

EDUCACION 2.0: Conectando escuelas por el mundo!
Nuevamente tengo la oportunidad de contarles sobre un proyecto excelente, esas ideas, que como siempre digo en el blog, acercan el mundo a los chicos y deberían ser tomadas como modelos a seguir.
Conocí la experiencia a través de "Puentes al mundo", una academia de webcasting que ofrece una propuesta [...]

links for 2009-02-24

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

leonardolion » home
We are combining two collaboration based projects into one; "Follow Me" and "Around the World with 80 Schools." Both were designed to show students how they can work well and learn from others. They fit nicely together and my students are looking forward to building this project.
(tags: aroundtheworldwith80schools)

Connecting with Wilmington, North Carolina | [...]

links for 2009-02-23

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Five card flickr draw 3 of 5
(tags: digital_storytelling flickr)

Skype Proyectos Colaborativos – Con Silivia Tolisano Webcast | Puentes al Mundo
(tags: langwitches AroundTheWorldWith80Schools)

Jose R — Blogmeister
Have a listen as Room 35 connects with Mrs. Tolisano's tech club in Jasksonville Florida as part of the 80 Schools project
(tags: AroundTheWorldWith80Schools)

links for 2009-02-22

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

National Gallery of Art NGAkids BRUSHster
(tags: interactive art drawing)

Phillip Toledano – Days with My Father
(tags: storytelling photography)

Twitter / Brian Lockwood : The New Digital Divide is …
The New Digital Divide is a division lacking in the understanding of the power of Learning Networks
(tags: quotes quotable)

Sketch & Paint Online – Free paint software – OneMotion.com
(tags: smartboard [...]

Top Ten Elementary “Learn by Playing” Sites

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Here is my Top Ten “Learn by Playing Sites list for Elementary School age kids. No particularly order. They include links from categories, such as drawing, simulations, digital storytelling, programming and puzzle solving.

http://langwitches.glogster.com/LearnByPlaying/

Kerpoof
Linerider
Scratch
Fantastic Contraptions
Virtual Knee Surgery
Art Pad
Wildlife Film Maker
Tinker Ball
Glogster Edu
YOUR favorite “Learn by Playing” Site

As you may have noticed, Number 10 in this list [...]

A Mindset NOT a Skillset

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Every once in a while when you read or hear something… you can’t let it go. It might have not been a long article, blog post or speech… but rather a small quote that grips you and does not leave you… it resonates somewhere deep inside you…
It happened to me last week, when I [...]

Teaching Information/Research Skills in Elementary School

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

This post title is “Teaching Information/Research Skills in Elementary School”, but this post is as much for adults and older students.
Many adults are overwhelmed with the quantity and new kind of media that is available and accessible through technology. Older students in High School and College might not feel overwhelmed, but have never been taught [...]

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