Feed Your Mind Flash Presentation
I created this presentation about blogs and RSS feed readers to present to the educational technologists from the Seattle Schools. You can view the movie here. The slideshow doesn’t show the full...
View ArticleProtecting Intellectual Property
Increasingly, students are becoming not just consumers of content but creators as well. This poses interesting challenges for teachers and librarians as we try to navigate the waters of intellectual...
View ArticleWhy Should I Blog With My Students?
Many teachers want to have a place where they can easily post materials for student use, showcase student projects and provide a forum for online discussion. Blogs provide this venue for teachers and...
View ArticleBlogging Poetry
Kristi Dahlstrom, Language Arts/Journalism teacher at Ingraham high school created a collaborative poetry project with one of her Language Arts 9 classes. Students have been writing and refining their...
View ArticleSeattle Schools Network on Ning
Ning is a social networking site that allows anyone to create an online network for almost any purpose. The Instructional Technology group has created a Seattle Schools social network on Ning to allow...
View ArticleWhitman Student Book Review Blog
Seventh grade students at Whitman Middle School have been blogging about their favorite reads lately. Librarian Chris Gustafson partnered with all 7th grade language arts teachers to enable school-wide...
View ArticleMcClure Librarian “Blogging” in Norway
The Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association selected McClure Middle School librarian, Kristan Gale, for a three-week residency in Bergen, Norway. The Bergen-Seattle teacher exchange, was created in...
View ArticleField Trip, Google Map and Class Wiki
Teacher Kent Daniels tapped the power of web 2.0 tools as he planned, tracked and documented a recent class field trip. He used Google maps to plot out the trip, including descriptions about the...
View ArticleWing Luke Autism Program Technology Request
Approximately 25%–61% of learners with autism present with little or no functional speech) and may be candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) approaches to replace or supplement...
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