Thanks to Kristen Wideen and her willingness to share what she does in her class on her blog, I attempted QR codes and Padlet (an electronic chart paper for sticky notes) with my Grade Ones today. Creating a QR code was really quite easy.…
Self-Directed Learning: The Core of Successful MOOC Participation
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have gained extreme momentum since they appeared in higher education. Although many universities, vendors, and students have joined the MOOC bandwagon, we remain in the early stages of MOOCs; we’re ……
Tanzanian dancing to Swazi dancing
The Kingdom of Swaziland, approximately the size of Wales, has been inhabited since prehistory by one ethnic group, the Swazi, which makes the nation one of the unique countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Swaziland has beautifully varied geography from the mountainous west to the lowland plains in the east and is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique.…
a linguagem corporal
Research in a World of Constant Connection – #AERA13
Research plays an integral part in the archetype of a college professor. At state and select private universities (often known as Research I schools), a professor’s research record is as important as their teaching and service records, often more so. At mid-major and liberal arts colleges, research may not be as integral but it is still important and relevant. …
Digitize Your Sticky Notes with Lino
Our path to the paperless world still includes hard copy sticky notes—the colorful, cross-functional notes we rely on have avoided the digital conversion. But a web-based service called lino has captured what we adore about our sticky ……
Animoto vs YouTube: Free Photo Slideshow Comparison
As an instructional technology specialist, educator, and avid technology user, I am always on the look out for free applications to use. I have been specifically interested in finding FREE online ways to create and share slideshows and video. One of the activities we were asked to do as a final “summary of learning” was to create a reflection artifact of our #etmooc learning experience.…
Ainda sobre os gestos
Em algumas postagens anteriores, um amigo Mooc questionou sobre possibilidades de laboratório utilizando grandes músculos, o meu interesse está na utilização dos pequenos músculos e o tablet.
Creio que a minha resposta não agradou, mas nada posso fazer e o que aqui escrevo são observações baseadas em crianças com games.…
Another Great Evening in SD36…
Flat Stanley
This year I read “Flat Stanley”written by Jeff Brown to my Grade One class. In the past 7 years, I have done a Flat Stanley project with 2 of my other classes, but nothing like the project it became this year.…