30
Nov
Not Going Away?
Filed under: Blogs, Reflections, Resources

Doug Johnson, author of The Blue Skunk Blog, posted his list of educational technology resources that are not going to go away. He calls it his “short list” but there are more than a dozen items in his list such as cellphones / smartphones, gaming in education, online classes / schools, and open source software. [...]

25
Nov

I attended a session Microsoft presentation recently and this is a list of education resources that was shared. I am sure you can find something here that will work for you!
 

Google provides the tools for creating nice looking charts to be included in documents or web pages. There are a couple of parameters that need to be included but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy to do. For example, here is a basic pie chart:

23
Nov
Student Weekly Reflective Report
Filed under: Resources, Tips & Tricks

Consider having your students construct a weekly learning report. A colleague shared this idea for a reflective exercise that can also work as a course study guide for the students in the end.
To begin, ask the students to respond to these three prompts weekly:

20
Nov
Did You Know 4.0
Filed under: Reflections, Video

Okay, so I am a little late to the party. This video was posted on YouTube.com on September 14, 2009.
Still worth watching even though I am two months behind…