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Devine 6th Grade Backchanneling – a set on Flickr
(tags: backchannel images)

Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English – Common Craft – Our Product is Explanation
Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English
Aimed at young or inexperienced Web users, this video explains the long term risks of sharing inappropriate information online.
(tags: video internet_safety)

Five Platforms for a Classroom Back-channel Chat
Chatzy
TodaysMeet
Edmodo
Present.ly
Google Wave
(tags: backchannel)

Around the World with Skype (English Version)

Alrededor del Mundo con Skype (Spanish Version)
Here are links mentioned in my presentation “Around the World with Skype” (English Version) and “Alrededor del Mundo con Skype” (Spanish Version) and further tips & resources for teacher who are looking to integrate Skype into their classroom.
Skype
http://www.skype.com
Skype connections mentioned:

Author and illustrator [...]

National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009 – The Big Picture – Boston.com
(tags: photography nationalgeographic inspiration)

apophenia: spectacle at Web2.0 Expo… from my perspective
backchannel experience gone bad
(tags: backchannel presentation etiquette)

WatchKnow – Videos for kids to learn from. Organized.
(tags: videos instructional education)

Challenging the Presentation Paradigm (in 6 minutes, 40 seconds): Pecha Kucha
At about the same time, the presentation [...]

Chatrooms have acquired a bad reputation. Children are being warned that entering a chatroom will get them kidnapped, abused and possibly killed.
As with everything, if you use scare tactics and simply tell children “not to do it” , they will automatically been drawn to whatever you are trying to keep them away from.
My philosophy, instead [...]

Deer Creek (Oklahoma) Students and Teachers Using Skype » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Saturday’s article in the Daily Oklahoman by Jesse Olivarez, “Internet connection broadens horizons in Deer Creek school,” is one of the first I’ve seen highlighting the instructional use of Skype for classroom to classroom collaborations in central Oklahoma.
(tags: skype_in_classroom)

Learning On The [...]

Teachers Love SMART Boards: SMART Boards and Music to my Ears
Interactive websites related to Music that work great on your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard.
(tags: smartboard resources music)

Free Award Certificate Templates – MyAwardMaker.com
(tags: resources templates awards)

Storyboarding
A storyboard looks a bit like a picture story or comic strip. It's something that film makers and animators use to [...]

10 Reasons to try Backchannel Chat | Tip of the Iceberg
(tags: chat_classroom)

Experiments in Technology: Taught Versus Learn, A Distinguishing Factor
the idea of waiting to be taught versus being willing to learn
(tags: learning quotes)

Plagiarism WebQuest
A Hotlist & Lesson Plan for 8 – 12 th Grade (Interdisciplinary Library Skills/
English/Social Studies)
(tags: copyright Webquest information_literacy)

Blocking Chat In Our Schools « Utilizing Blogs In The Classroom
(tags: chat_classroom)

Numberline.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
Interactive number line
(tags: swf smartboard)

Backchanneling in Middle School Social Studies
This was an awesome first experience with backchanneling in our middle school. In the past, when teachers used a long video (more than a few minutes in length) with students, one could easily [...]

While in Bangkok visiting Kim Cofino from Always Learning and Chrissy Hellyer from Teaching Sagittarian, I attended a session of CoTaIL (Certificate of Technology and Information Literacy) that is being taught at their school (International School of Bangkok). Jeff Utecht, from The Thingking Stick and co-teacher of the course,  had asked me to share with [...]