Tips for Integrity – Student Edition December 18, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Fair Use.add a comment
Joyce Valenza recently posted a terrific set of points for students to help them understand why integrity in education is so important. If you’ve ever wanted a way to start the discussion in your classroom about cheating and why it is wrong, please read the linked article below. I had a difficult time selecting just one quote to whet your appetite:
Integrity matters in our community. When you cheat intentionally, you lose the respect of people who care about you and want to see you succeed. You may also lose the respect of your peers. We set in place a policy to define all of our responsibilities in creating a culture based on integrity.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1500018150.html?nid=3714
It’s a Twitter World December 17, 2007
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If you’ve ever wondered just how small the world is getting these days, check out this short post from Will Richardson about a middle school twitter project that ended up with coverage from NPR.
http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/twitterstories/
Google Me December 16, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Data.add a comment
TechCrunch published an excerpt from a Pew/Internet survey about attitudes toward online information. Seems almost half of the people interviewed said they had googled themselves. If you don’t know what that means, go to Google and type your own name in the search field. Check the results to see if your information is available when others google you!Here’s what you find if you google me:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Matthew+Woolums&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/16/do-you-use-google-for-vanity-searching-youre-not-alone/
Twitter Mobile December 14, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Net Neutrality.add a comment
Okay, I’m not a T-Mobile customer, nor do I Twitter (or would that be tweet?) but I do recognize another attempt by a service provider to restrict access on the part of its customers. If you needed another example of why Net Neutrality is important, read this TechCrunch article:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/14/t-mobile-turns-off-twitter/
CyberSmart® video series December 14, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos.add a comment
I found a video series on Internet related issues that all come under the CyberSmart® label. In the video below, Joyce Valenza and Gary Price discuss the importance of, and proper ways to, conduct research on the Internet.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-9173729117236267695&q=joyce+valenza&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Interactive Wiiteboard December 13, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Opinion, Tools.add a comment
I saw this posted the other day, but couldn’t see the video because it is on YouTube and we block that site in my district. If you haven’t seen these videos yet, go home and try the link below. What will you see? For less the cost of a Wiimote, and an infrared light pen, you can convert any surface into an interactive whiteboard. Imagine in the very near future that any projector comes with this interaction built in, or for less than $100, a peripheral for your computer that turns the screen or any surface into an input device. The future is going to be so cool!
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
Jakesonline December 13, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Conference Sessions, Link Collections.add a comment
I was listening to a Bit by Bit podcast by Bob Sprankle (episode 58) and wanted to share a collection of tools mentioned by Hall Davidson. In the podcast, Hall Davidson runs through a number of terrific digital storytelling tips, including a reference to Jakesonline, from David Jakes, where you can find video screencasts to use Photo Story 3. This site also includes tons of other resources, articles, presentations, and tutorials for the 21st Century Classroom.
Edublog Awards for 2007 December 12, 2007
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The 2007 Edublogs Awards have been announced. Awards like this are a great way to find the best of the best if you are looking to jump in some place. From the looks of the list of award winners, I have a bit of jumping in to do too.
