Goals for the Future Part 3- March 27, 2008 Use Ustream. As with Sketchcast, I'm not yet sure of all the ways I could incorporate this site. Check out my silly first video.http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/goals-for-future-part-3.html Goals for the Future Part 2- March 27, 2008 Use Sketchcast to help my students outside of the classroom. Check out my first sketch below; it's nothing pretty and I actually teach three subjects, not just math (I'm not sure why science and social studies didn't show up).http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/goals-for-future-part-2.html Goals for the Future Part 1- March 23, 2008 Use Google Maps more...I mean...just use Google Maps with my class. A cool idea comes from We Tell Stories, a digital writing project from Penguin UK. Six authors have been challenged to create new forms of story - designed specifically for the Internet and that "...take full advantage of the immediacy, connectivity and interactivity that is now possible." The first story is told by following the story through Google Maps as it unfolds. Obviously, there are numerous ways to do this same...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/goals-for-future-part-1.html Comments: A Great Way to Test Ideas- March 15, 2008 Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed blog has to be the most widely read educator (or former educator) blog in the blogosphere. So when he rants on a topic, you can pretty much guarantee that after clicking the comment link, the discussion you see will be rich.I've taken an interest in 21st Century learning this year so his recent post on 21st Century skills for educators sparked my interest. As usual, the content of his post was thought-provoking, but the comments of the folks around the world who...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/comments-great-way-to-test-ideas.html The Ask an Expert Blog- March 11, 2008 I've really been looking for ways the past few years to take advantage of the connective capabilities of the Blogosphere. My efforts have lead me to create projects and assignments that require my students to comment on each other's work, inside and outside of school. My hope is that they will begin connecting through their blogs outside of school, thus taking learning beyond the classroom.A more recent (as in the past few days) effort has been the development of the Wyoming Ask An Expert...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/ask-expert-blog.html How the Smartboard Has Changed My Teaching- March 5, 2008 This has been one of the busiest years in my career. It's odd that this is the case considering it's my eighth year--shouldn't things be getting easier! Teaching three subjects is enough to keep anyone busy with all the planning and grading. The grading is bad, but it's the planning that has overwhelmed me this year and the blame for that goes right to my new Smartboard! This technology has pervaded my teaching. Almost every lesson I teach now includes the Smartboard in some way. As a...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-smartboard-has-changed-my-teaching.html |