I had the luxury of attending the TCEA conference in Austin and came away with some good ideas for my fellow educators who are striving to find Web 2.0 tools for their instruction as well as potential technology based products for students.
Here are a few ideas:
Mixbook.com - similary to animoto
Prezi - nonlinear powerpoint presentation tool
Elluminate - share webinars (fees associated)
Twiddla - an online whiteboard
There's plenty more and as I play with some of the other ideas, I will be sure to share!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
February - WE WROTE A GRANT
This has been an exciting and a busy month! The sixth grade team has submitted a proposal for a $42,500.00 grant for the sixth graders to have a "one to one" ratio of iPod Touches! We find out tomorrow if we got it (I'm pretty certain we have!). This will be a great endeavour for our kiddos especially since many of them lack the tools at home for accessing missed assignments or missed class lessons (students can access screencasts or webinars!). As with many other school districts accessibility to computer labs or mobile carts hinder the teacher's ability to actively integrate technology into our student's "products." We might use technology within our direct teach or shared learning but budget constraints prevent student utilization and implementation. So! Hopefully the iPod Touches will help us with that situation. I know Mansfield ISD has implemented iPod Touches in their PK and up classrooms (http://www.mansfieldisd.org/index.htm). I will keep you posted on our progress!
