Bit By Bit » k12Online Conference Reflection 06A Podcast by teachers, for teachers, talking and reflecting about the use of technology in instruction, and the changing classroom environment in the 21st century.Reflection on: Moodling Around: A Virtual Tour (k12Online Conf.)- February 24, 2007 Reflection on: Moodling Around: A Virtual Tour (Basic) by Karen Richardson What a fantastic presentation from Karen Richardson! I really feel like I got under the Moodle Hood and can see that I can really learn this tool! I am a visual learner, so this screencast is invaluable to me. I can immediately see how Moodle will serve my ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=141 Reflection on: RSS- A Four Part Series (BasicAdvanced) (k12Online Conf.)- February 24, 2007 Reflection on: RSS- A Four Part Series (BasicAdvanced) by James Gates Kurt Paccio I watched this presentation to get ideas on how to teach teachers about RSS (Cheryl and I are getting ready for some workshops with our staff). And heres the idea that I got: why reinvent the wheel Im just going to have them watch the presentations from ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=140 Reflection on: Personal Professional Development Keynote (k12Online Conf.)- February 23, 2007 Refection on: Personal Professional Development Keynote by Ewan McIntosh This presentation really hit home with me. I thoroughly enjoyed it and came away with my head spinning, knowing that I will have to go back and listen to this many times (its so chock-full). Ewan talks a lot about fear and I really appreciate his honesty about some ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=139 Reflection on: Planning the 21st Century School (k12Online Conf.)- February 23, 2007 Reflection on: Personal Professional Development Planning the 21st Century School by Chris Lehmann Marcie Hull _______________ What a great presentation! More fuel for the fire, and has me thinking about so many things. My favorite quote is, Whats at the core of School 2.0 is CHANGE. The film points out that the push is not about the technology but about a recognition ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=138 Reflection on: Its a Small World After All! (k12Online Conf.)- February 22, 2007 Reflection on: Personal Professional Development Its a Small World After All! by Judy OConnell I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Judys Web 2.0 story. It illustrates the power of Web 2.0 and how we do indeed have a small world in the making. Every educator that I know who Blogs or Podcasts feels similarly to what Judy is talking about. I know ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=137 Reflection on: Internet Access with Minimal Filtering (k12Online Conf.)- February 22, 2007 Reflection on: Overcoming Obstacles Internet Access with Minimal Filtering by Shawn Nutting This was a great presentation and very timely and useful for me. Cheryl and I are both working on our final presentation for the k12 Online Conference class, which is centered on communityparent involvement. We are in the beginning stages in working with parents and the workshops ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=136 Reflection on: Social Bookmarking, Using Del.icio.us (k12Online Conf.)- February 22, 2007 Reflection on: Personal Professional Development Social Bookmarking, Using Del.icio.us by Jeff Utecht I was drawn to this workshop for two main reasons. One, I am always trying to find a way to better use Del.icio.us (I fear my bookmarkstags are quite a mess), and Two, Cheryl and I were just talking about how Del.icio.us would be a great way ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=135 Reflection on: No Teacher Left Behind - The Urgency Of Web 2.0 (k12Online Conf.)- February 22, 2007 Reflection on: Overcoming Obstacles No Teacher Left Behind - The Urgency Of Web 2.0 Graham Wegner I really enjoyed this workshop because it hits upon my inner-panic of urgency that Ive felt for a while with whats happening with technology and its inclusion (or lack of) into education. Several things really struck me from the presenters. The question that ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=134 Reflection on: Globally Literate (k12Online Conf.)- February 21, 2007 Reflection on: Globally Literate&8221; By Clarene Fisher This workshop really brings home the idea that Literacy has changed drastically due to the Web. Literacy has been evolving since the beginning of time, but there are new skills that have to be explicitly taught. Students can no longer be treated as only consumers of information, but as evaluators and ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=133 Reflection on: Its Elementary Kids, Working Web 2.0 With Grade 3-4 (k12Online Conf.)- February 21, 2007 Reflection on John Pearce&8217;s &8220;It&8217;s Elementary Kids, Working Web 2.0 With Grade 3-4&8243; I really enjoyed John Pearces description of his journey into Web 2.0. It is especially timely for me, as Ive spent the week assessing lessons taught this year in the lab, and reexamining tools that we use. The tools themselves are constantly evolving. New ...http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=132 |