I’m having a hard time NOT thinking about the 2013-14 school year. I think its this class I’m finishing up on Information Literacy (IL) that has me thinking about how to incorporate more researching into my lessons, which naturally, will create a more student centered environment.…
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Loading...I must tell you something you don’t want to hear. Wikipedia is not a gift from Satan. It has its purpose in the universe and should be given a certain level of respect. Now that I’ve said that, let me explain.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...lovingly copied from Teach Thought How will you embed technology into your lessons this fall?
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I just discovered I am the worse internet researcher on the planet. This last application assignment has set my braincells on fire! Help. In my current masters level course, I’m learning about information literacy, the “science” of research. I’ve learned how the world of the internet has changed the way we research information. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Today was the last day of school! (this was a really long, hard year… are children “changing” or is it me?) ANYWHO… As promised in my last post, I have a few voice recordings from my students as they answered my question about “creating” life on Mars. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...So the Google Voice pilot went very well! I have just enough time left in the school year to do a live assignment and see how well the students do. My big issue now is, assessing high enough on the taxonomy scale to get a true picture of what they’ve learned.…
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So, the “Major Project” is completed. Students are currently doing the very last activity-writing a reflection blog post about what they learned – and I’ve read some very interesting thoughts on the matter. I gave them a list of questions as a guide as they write and the very last question was, “how can Mrs.…
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When I found this particular MOOC and considered joining it (knowing I was starting grad school and was about to begin the BIG class project about midway through it) I looked at it as an opportunity to connect what I was learning in grad school (I’m working on a Masters in Educational Technology) to what I want to do in my classroom.…
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Today is the last day of my annual spring break. It started anxiously, as I was scheduled for jury duty at my local courthouse. That, happily, fell through, so I spent the week pretending I wasn’t a teacher. Not as easy as that sounds, trust me.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...In addition to this lovely professional reflection blog, I have a personal blog and a classroom blog. I actually haven’t time for any of them, but because all the noise in my head needs to be sorted and put somewhere, one of the three places works for me.…
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