Tools for the Classroom!

As teachers, are your students familiar with Web 2.0 tools such as Evoca, Elluminate, IM, Skype, Twitter, Wikis, Blogs, Meebo, Flickr, TeacherTube, Podcasts, Odeo, Slideshare, Bubbleshare, Photostory, MovieMaker, or Clustrmap?
Here is one way to get started with learning about these tools. View this slideshow by Vicki Davis and start updating yourself now on these tools.

Twitter

What an interesting week reading Tweets on Twitter! I have been learning about some wonderful things that I will be sharing in the upcoming weeks. For example, add Gadgets to your homepage with Google Gadgets at http://tinyurl.com/2qrfz3
In addition, here is an excellent article on Google Docs http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html

Social Networking

I sat here this morning reading Twitter messages and viewing the Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/educon-channel-1
and was amazed and excited about what I was learning through an educational conference called Educon 2.0
While multi-tasking during the morning by reading tweets at twitter, reading/watching a live chat and Ustream, and writing notes for this blog, I realized I [...]

Working out the Bugs!

Up early today working on my feeds for this blog. I wanted people to be able to subscribe to feeds such as feedburner. I was also spending time searching for a new look for my blog. Something with a cleaning, sharp, and refreshing look. This lead me to spending time putting in a picture [...]

Welcome Back to a New Year!

Here it is January 20. 2008 and I have not written for this blog. I am entering this New Year thinking about the persuasive power of blogs and wanting to contribute more to the world of technology. I am learning many things through using twitter connecting with other technology educators and elementary teachers. My user [...]

WordPress Blog

Today, I decided to create an educational blog using WordPress.
My purpose is to learn about WordPress and at the same time, use this blog to write my opinions, thoughts, and comments about what I have been reading on the Internet and doing in the classroom. For example, I love twitter and learn from what others [...]