With the addition of document cameras and ceiling mounted projectors in the classroom, the challenge is learning to use this new technology to it’s fullest. This is the first in a series to offer teachers ideas: Idea #1: Teach Students How to Read the Textbook Students do not automatically know how to read any [...]
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I started to title this blog post – A New Way to Brainstorm – but then I realized that Wall Wisher offers so much more than that. Wallwisher is a free internet application that allows you to build a wall that then you or you and others can post notes on. To build a [...]
It’s almost Super Bowl time! Appointment television at it’s best with the thrill of the game and the fun of the commercials! Why not use this important social event in American culture to pull students into learning? What has caught my attention the most right now is the use of commercials in the classroom. Several websites [...]
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There is something powerful about having first hand knowledge. My daughter and I were reading an animal book recently that asks you to match up the pictures with different features, like feet, fur, colors, etc. Usually we struggle through this book and she can’t quite seem to see all the connections. This time however she [...]
Google Earth is a great resource for engaging students in learning by using real world places and great visuals. This is the first in a series of tutorial videos in using Google Earth in the classroom. The ruler tool allows teachers/students to measure distances of real world objects without leaving their classroom. You can measure [...]
Several years ago I attended training at the University of Texas on Telecollaboration. Most of the ideas presented in the training seemed so labor intensive that there was no way as a teacher or now as a Instructional Technology Specialist that they could be implemented. Or I felt like I needed to know professors from [...]