ePals
There are times I wish I was still a classroom teacher. I had a chance to look around ePals and would love to use it. I used to teach overseas and I think this is a great resource to connect kids in different cultures together.
Looking for Ideas
I am currently putting together 2 courses for teachers in our district. One of the courses is called Differentiating Instruction with Technology. The purpose of this course is to help teachers focus on the needs of our ELL, Special Ed and Title 1 students, and to use the resources currently available to them to develop learning activities and resources that support these kids. Essentially we will look at what these kids need; clear expectations and objectives, opportunities for repetition, and…
A Little House Keeping
I am not sure what to call it, housekeeping, digital clean up, or web maintenance. But whatever it is, it has taken up quite a bit of time and I am not yet done. In my role as K12 Technology Integration Specialist, I feel it is part of my responsibility to experiment with many of the web tools that are available for teachers. I believe I need to play with the tools to know what will be useful in different…
New Blooms
Will Richardson‘s comment on the new look of Bloom’s Taxonomy and SEGA Tech‘s post on the periodic table of visualization methods could not have come at a better time. I am in the midst of planning a new course to help teachers focus on the needs of our ELL students. More precisely how they can use the resources and tools already at their disposal to provide learning supports for these students. These resources include materials (CDs, DVDs, Websites) provided by…
Special Education Blogs and Wikis
A large portion of the participants in our little blogging experiment are special education teachers, at the elementary level. I am looking for resources I can direct their way, specifically blogs and wikis. The links below are from Special Education Bloggers, please comment and let me know of others. I know there are some great resources out there. Mechelle DeCraene in an email offered to lend a helping hand to our participants. Karen Janowski is an assistive technology consultant and…
Resource Wiki
I am adding a resource wiki to Beth’s Thoughts. It is very much under construction. It contains links I frequently direct others to visit, there are also notes to myself on what I need to add. If you have any suggestions please share them in the comments.
Evaluating Blogs
We are just starting to get our administrators and teachers up and running in our blogging workshops. A few questions about what makes a good blog and blog post have come up in some email conversations with a few pre-bloggers. David Warlick made a timely post on this matter and offers the following suggestions. When reading a blog, ask: What did the author read in order to write this blog? What did he or she already know and where did…