Web 2.0: It's All About the Products- February 19, 2008 Despite my best efforts, I just can't seem to get an out-of-class community going with my students. There just isn't enough interest. Between sports, music lessons, and other extracurricular activities, they just don't seem to want to get on the Internet late in the evening to complete anything extra for school. This is supposed to be the Net Generation, kids who grew up surrounded by digital media. For years I have read about how much time they spend on the Web consuming and creating...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/web-20-its-all-about-products.html More on Videophilia and Nature- February 10, 2008 Epistemic Games is another one of the blogs on my blogroll. They've also read the article about the decline in national park attendance and its correlation with a rise in videophilia. Here's their take on the study by the Nature Conservancy.Technorati Tags: education video games nature Epistemic Gameshttp://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-on-videophilia-and-nature.html Wired New: Teaching Teachers About Wind Power- February 9, 2008 If you read this blog, it should be obvious by now that I get quite a bit of good information from Wired News's blog. The particular blog that I read is updated so often (at least 20 times a day) and has such a vast audience that just about anybody can find something interesting to read from it.Lately I've been interested in teaching my kids about wind power. We have an electricity unit coming up and I thought that building a wind turbine that actually generates electricity would be an...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/wired-new-teaching-teachers-about-wind.html GPS and Geocaching- February 6, 2008 Yesterday I attended the eTech Ohio State Technology Conference. It was jam packed, the busiest I've ever seen it, and many of the sessions were standing-room only. As a result, I didn't get into a couple of sessions that I really wanted to check out. However, one session made the whole day worth it for me. I don't know much about GPS and Geocaching, but Jeff Good's presentation on the topic got me excited to learn more. Here are some of the important points from his presentation.There are.http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/gps-and-geocaching.html Wired News: Nature Giving Way to Virtual Reality- February 6, 2008 "As people spend more time communing with their televisions and computers, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.Camping, fishing and per capita visits to parks are all declining in a shift away from nature-based recreation, researchers report in Monday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."Wow...It seems that Richard Louv was...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/wired-news-nature-giving-way-to-virtual.html Teaching Measurement Check out This Resource- February 5, 2008 If you've never heard of Marilyn Burns or Math Solutions, then click this link and introduce yourself to one of the best math resources around. It'll take you to some tips on teaching measurement. I have to admit that I am guilty of the mistakes that you'll read about in the article, but after reading the tips I definitely feel more confident about teaching measurement.http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/teaching-measurement-check-out-this.html |