Technology
Digital Storytelling
During an in-service this coming Wednesday afternoon, I will present the idea and how-tos of digital storytelling to a group of middle school teachers. Photo Story3 will be the software of choice for the session. It makes it very easy to create a self-narrated slide show set to music, allowing students to make projects in [...]
An Introduction to Internet Vocabulary
This afternoon I’ll be introducing teachers to basic Internet vocabulary and a little bit about Delicious, too. Feel free to use these resources when teaching similar material to people you know who need to know a little bit more about the difference between search engines and Web browsers or what that URL/HTML thing means. Pass [...]
Edmodo is the Key to Online Forum Discussions in Schools
MassCUE opened my eyes to many new ideas and technologies but the tool that seemed like a sure and easy go-to application was the amazingly simple but effective Edmodo.com – a forum-like platform for students to communicate in varied groups and for teachers to manage without stress or confusion.
When I returned to school after the [...]
My Annotated List of 7 to 10 Things
After hating technology’s existence for the majority of last week and this, I have to donate some blog space to technologies I have to admit I wouldn’t want to live without.
As a shout-out to a brilliant English teacher friend, here’s an annotated list of 7 to 10 of those items, in no particular order, mind [...]
Making the Impossible, Possible
Technology is driving me crazy. Sometimes I have to have a pep-talk with my librarian self and remind her that she became a librarian because of literature and as far as anyone can tell, literature is not going anywhere any time soon. However, sometimes I wish that broken SmartBoards and DVD players and VCRs (I [...]
Google: I love you! Except…
I am a huge Google fan. I morphed from dabbling in Google Docs from time to time to having my Calendar, Several Docs, and Reader open on my desktop at work each morning before I even brave the sometimes insurmountable inbox that is my school email. I also used Google accounts last year with students [...]
