It is practically impossible to keep up with the ever-changing tools and resources available to educators. Not to mention all of the new vocabulary and jargon that comes along with it. The following posts from our own Sue Waters on TheEdublogger.com might be a great place to start: A Glossary to DEMYSTIFY the jargon of…
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Edublogs Weekly Review: Attack of the web browsers and RockMelt wins!
It all started on a typical Monday morning when my web browser of choice, Chrome, just stopped working for me. A quick google search lead nowhere – only that others experienced similar problems over the past year, but no help or advice. I deleted, reinstalled, upgraded, downgraded, and nothing – Chrome was not happy. So…
Edublogs Weekly Review – Goblins, ghosts, and Halloween swag for your blog
Are you as excited about the chocolate and costume filled weekend ahead as we are? We thought it might be fun to share a few of the Halloween resources we’ve come across which might make good additions to a weekend blog post or add a bit of holiday fun to your sidebar. So here goes:…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Top 5 sites to find images for student use
This week, Kathleen McGeady wrote an excellent post on student blogging and internet images. Her experience with grade 2 students and teaching appropriate copyright use is truly inspirational. This one sentence is an excellent reminder to educators and students about the importance of using images from sources that approve the use. Many students’ first instinct…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Student-centered learning and collaboration using technology
One of the most powerful and revolutionary aspects of many technologies being used in classrooms today revolve around the fact that they facilitate student-centered learning and collaboration. Perhaps summarized best in this week’s post from the Education Vision Leadership blog, the move to student initiated learning, while natural, is not an easy progression. Traditional methodologies, school systems,…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Connect with classrooms and experts around the world with Skype
You may have heard that Skype announced this week the new ability to video conference with up to 10 users at once. We’ve tested this out and find it to be really cool. And since many classrooms around the globe are using services like Skype, we thought we would share a bit more. Skype is…
