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Bob Reinhardt New Nutrition Guidelines

Looking for information/vendors/etc that would help out in being able to keep our student store open. Thought I would put this out there and see what happens. Continue

Posted by Bob Reinhardt on June 28, 2008 at 2:42pm — No Comments

MIke Seymour Looking for Instructor(s) to teach online course about using web 2.0 in teaching

Greetings: I direct The Heritage Institute, a program of continuing education for teachers. I would like to connect with an educator who knows about and has used with students various web 2.0 applications and who would be willing to develop for other educators an online course for university credit. Feel free to contact Mike Seymour (mike@hol.edu) or leave a message at our office 360-341-3020. Continue

Posted by MIke Seymour on June 24, 2008 at 4:10pm — No Comments

John Beckley Nº1 for Anti Virus Threats

We are ranking Nº1 for Anti Virus Threats on google.com Continue

Posted by John Beckley on June 23, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Joe Quinn eskimojoes08

Friday, June 20, 2008 Home Page Syndication I have an igoogle account and google reader set up. Eskimo Joe is my blogspot account but I don't know how to place the blog on igoogle'sor google reader's page. Any ideas about something that simple? Posted by eskimo joe at 7:00 PM 0 comments Joe Quinn--More social bookmarking I chose Wikia, nextgen teachers, ning educators, eduwonk, and wetpaint for resources on my service. While I was in wetpaint I explored math educators, which pulled up Youtube. O… Continue

Posted by Joe Quinn on June 21, 2008 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Linda Videoconferencing

Does anyone use H.323 videoconferencing? We are a K-5 school that videoconferences and would love to make contacts with other schools. Just created a ning videoconferencing group and would love feed back from any videoconferncing schools. Thanks! Continue

Posted by Linda on June 20, 2008 at 6:26am — 1 Comment

Dennis O'Connor Information Fluency At Necc 2008

21st century information fluency

Necc 2008

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Posted by Dennis O'Connor on June 13, 2008 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Andras Paszternak News from The International NanoScience Community

- 1...2...3 Start! Now we start our partnerpage in German deutsch.nanopaprika.eu - We change our philosophy and open from today all the pages of our network. Now you can add your "My page" link to your webpage, blog.... Now everybody can k… Continue

Posted by Andras Paszternak on June 5, 2008 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Or-Tal Kiriati Connecting students around the globe

I have a vision where students connect with their peers from around the world. Why? Because it's interesting. It's challenging to create global friendships, across cultures and across seas. And it's interesting to learn what other are studying. Even the very precise studies, like math, are not exact all over the world. Sometimes you need help figuring out a problem and someone from across the world, who studied it in a different way, will offer that different angle that opens your eyes. This is… Continue

Posted by Or-Tal Kiriati on June 3, 2008 at 12:12am — 2 Comments

Mark Cruthers WiZiQ Virtual Classroom Technology

Link to March 17 Demo Replay. http://www.wiziq.com/Replay_Session.aspx?key=t&id=73125 WiZiQ is an online teaching platform, which provides a free virtual classroom environment for teachers to interact online and teach students in real time. Teach… Continue

Posted by Mark Cruthers on May 3, 2008 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Tom Hitt Interesting article on the (reliability?) of Wikipedia

This article confirms my suspicions that when researching a topic, use multiple resources for confirmation of facts. This article outlines a frustrating give-and-take between a wiki editor and a contributor. Hope you find the article interesting... TH Wikipedia's zealots Continue

Posted by Tom Hitt on April 21, 2008 at 5:48am — No Comments

Tracy Please visit my blog

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Posted by Tracy on April 16, 2008 at 8:19am — No Comments

nstrehlow My Blog Link

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Posted by nstrehlow on April 14, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Chad Outten Future of Education

Traditionally, education has been an entity, a system, a learning process that students undergo, or all or a combination of these things. Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying: "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school". In modern terms, education today is about learning as a life-long experience, not simply a process that students endure for a period of their lives. Future learning requires deconstructing traditional views of education as an insti… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Chad Outten De-schooling Society

The 'mass production line' is a great analogy to describe the traditional school system. Students as the raw material and educators as the cogs in the machine working for a bureaucracy. For too long, many schools and universities have operated like this: farms and factories that produce clones of a pre-determined specification, fit for society. It is refreshing to consider an educational system that is not bound by four walls. Learning can happen by anyone about anything, anywhere and anytime.… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:16pm — 3 Comments

Chad Outten Social Networking in Education

According to a recent US study by the National Schools Board Association, 96% of students aged 9-17 years, who have internet access, use social networking tools. The study was comprised of 3 surveys, an online survey involving 1277 students, an online survey of 1039 parents, and phone interviews with 250 school district leaders who make internet policy decisions. The study identified that students spend on average 9 hours per week pos… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Chad Outten Google Generation: Myth?

'Google Generation' refers to a generation of people born since 1993, who have grown up in an Internet dominated world. According to Wikipedia, the phrase has entered common usage as a "...way of referring to a generation whose first port of call for knowledge is the internet and a search engine, Google being the most popular". The Online Computer Library Center recently conducted a global survey that indicates the Google Gen… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Chad Outten OLPC: $100 Laptop

I recently attended the Moodle Moot in New Zealand and an inspiring presentation by Martin Langhoff. Martin is a Moodle guru and works for New Zealand Moodle Partner, Catalyst IT. During his spare time, Martin is involved in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. I also had the rare privelege of test-driving an XO-1 prototype. For those not familiar with the project, the OLPC social welfare organisation developed XO-1, previously known as the $100 Laptop,… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:13pm — 1 Comment

Chad Outten Educating the Net Generation

Net Generation students were born into the age of information technology. Their attitudes, expectations, skills and learning styles reflect their environment - which contrasts to our own upbringing. From my personal experience as an educator, I've outlined what I believe are the 7 key traits of the Net Generation:
  1. Connected: Net Gen expect instant access to information. If they need to know something, they will Google it. They also need co
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Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:11pm — No Comments

Chad Outten Open Learning

Open learning advocates flexible education that can occur about anything, anywhere, anytime by anyone. This concept redefines the traditionally held view of education whereby students and teachers are bound to a strict bureaucratic system. My Learning Space has now made available a series of free Open Learning courses designed to promote the professional development of educators. Each course contains a sequence of activities, resources and referen… Continue

Posted by Chad Outten on April 13, 2008 at 10:10pm — 1 Comment

alam, kamran Google Earth maps refugee crises

GENEVA (AP) -- Internet search giant Google Inc. unveiled a new feature Tuesday for its popular mapping programs that shines a spotlight on the movement of refugees around the world. Users must have downloaded Google Earth, UNHCR maps to access refugee information. The maps will aid humanitarian operations as well as help inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of violence or hardship, according to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which is… Continue

Posted by alam, kamran on April 9, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

meri walker How to Make An Extra $25,000 a Year Teaching A Few Homeschoolers Online

WizIQ

Beginning in March, my internet radio show, "Teaching For A Living, Not Just A Paycheck" is now hosted on my blog at MAW'S TOOLBOX and on my profile page inside the WeAreTeachers Network… Continue

Posted by meri walker on April 7, 2008 at 5:47pm — No Comments

meri walker Goodbye bureaucracy. Hello curiosity!

Listening to Mark Cruthers talk about his experience teaching AP History online to a group of homeschoolers, what comes up for you? If you haven't yet heard this interview, see previous post to listen: "How to Make an Extra $25,000 A Year Teaching A Few Homeschoolers Onlin… Continue

Posted by meri walker on April 7, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Andras Paszternak From Hungarian NanoScience Network to The International NanoScience Community

I started with the Hungarian NanoScience Network in november 2007... After 4 months I can see that NING networks work withou borders... With 440 members it is now time to change the name of our community to THE INTERNATIONAL NANOSCIENCE COMMUNITY! http://www.nanopaprika.eu - Spicy world of NanoScience Continue

Posted by Andras Paszternak on April 5, 2008 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Tom Hitt A must-read article for educators and admin

"The world is flat" author is interviewed. Enjoy the article! TH http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetailtest.cfm?ItemNumber=9736 Continue

Posted by Tom Hitt on April 3, 2008 at 7:15am — No Comments

Alexis Building a Dress up Wardrobe and props.

Did you play dress up as a child? Ever play with your mom or grandma's old dresses and purses as a little girl? It was fun to dress up , and it doesn't have to be just for Halloween. Building up a dress up wardrobe can be really fun and a great way to engage your child. I have a boy so using his dad's old shirts, and Halloween wigs and props can make for great fun. Have an old briefcase? Fantastic use it to build a workstation for building symbolic play. In symbolic play children can express an… Continue

Posted by Alexis on April 2, 2008 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Alexis Imaginary Play: Brain Play,

Imaginary Play: Brain Play, Children make sense of their world and experiences through pretend play. Children who are engaged in imaginary play do better in general intellectual development and develop an ability to concentrate for longer periods of time. Most of us just think its just play, and ask" what exactly are they learning?". There is a big difference in the way adults learn and children learn. For instance if your curious about how a doctor does his profession, you ask questio… Continue

Posted by Alexis on April 2, 2008 at 7:19pm — No Comments

Alexis Why We made Ning FLoortime Repository

I like most of you struggle. Some days are good and some are filled with frustrations and tears. If I just cope then my son won't get better. I will be too busy trying to avoid the giant I am facing. If I just survive no one wins because I will do what I barely can and just go on… Continue

Posted by Alexis on April 2, 2008 at 7:16pm — No Comments

Alexis Helping our Children Dare to Dream

Talk about the future: Encourage them by getting intune with their interests. If they… Continue

Posted by Alexis on April 2, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Tom Hitt Functional, useful, quick, free - what's not to like?

I joked with a friend of mine yesterday that my real life was in danger of coming to a grinding halt at the hands of blogging. When I started my first blog about two years ago I never thought it would come to this state of addiction (but a healthy addiction). Of course my real life is really in no danger, but I do like the dynamic of meeting people from around the world and sharing ideas. If you are new to blogging and networking you probably feel like you just don't have that much to say... th… Continue

Posted by Tom Hitt on March 30, 2008 at 3:56am — No Comments

Connie Weber evolution of a homeroom class, ongoing. March 26, 2008

It's been a few months since my last entry; the entries used to be weekly, as I adjusted to a new kind of teaching. Now, here I am just a bit later and completely on the "other side." There's no going back. This year my students and I have experienced a fundamental “shift” in education. We are not only a strong classroom community (in real time, face to face, here and now), we are also a strong networked community online. Our network is private. It's a ning network, only it's composed primari… Continue

Posted by Connie Weber on March 29, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Jackie L Classroom 2.0 Tools

I've been reading several articles today and experimenting with a few things I've learned. I added a classroom page at http://chitch.at/ They listed "home economics" as a category. Most classroom 2.0 sites don't. I didn't find any other "home economics" classrooms to visit. It looks like there is lots there for FREE!!!!! Perhaps I should email them and tell them it's not called home economics anymore. ;-) ~JL~ Continue

Posted by Jackie L on March 22, 2008 at 7:39pm — 1 Comment

meri walker 25 Top Tools - Make That 26 - Jane Hart's Personal Faves and 1 of Mine

My research process these days has me following the trails of brave explorers, digging deeper when I find something that interests me, sharing it, and getting feedback. Not so surprising for a woman who has decided to park her wagon right close to the end of the Oregon Trail, I guess. I’ve been so busy that I haven’t posted here… and that’s got to stop today. So… Continue

Posted by meri walker on March 9, 2008 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments

Jessica Donaldson Technology in the hands of GREAT teachers

The primary focus of my job is professional development. Often times, though, I'm asked to troubleshoot something...which truly means figure out whether or not a teacher needs to submit a work order to my district Technology Department (the Real McCoy "ITs"). I am happy to report that today was different! One teacher in particular, a 3rd grade gifted & talented teacher at one of my schools, met with me. We collaborated on ways to use Photo Story in her classroom. I introduced her to it, and… Continue

Posted by Jessica Donaldson on March 4, 2008 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Neli Maria Mengalli 5to Simposium Iberoamericano en Educación, Cibernética e Informática: SIECI 2008

CONVOCATORIA 5to Simposium Iberoamericano en Educación, Cibernética e Informática: SIECI 2008 en el contexto de la Séptima Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernética e Informática: CISCI 2008 Del 29 de Junio al 2 de Julio de 2008, Orlando, Florida (EE.UU.) www.infocibernetica.org/sieci2008 Presidente Honorario: Freddy Malpica Presidentes: Andrés Tremante y Friedrich Welsch Presidentes Comité de Programa: Ángel Oropeza y José Vicente Carrasquero Presidente Comisión Organizadora: Belk… Continue

Posted by Neli Maria Mengalli on March 2, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

S Mann Top three components to build knowledge transfer

Knowledge transfer is accomplished with pedagogy. I think we’ll all agree that some degree of conceptual understanding is the goal of every lesson, and that in order to accurately measure the success of a lesson: 1) objectives must be clearly defined and presented beforehand and 2) at least one assessment is completed during the course of each lesson. It’s also worth mentioning the lesson map, no matter how well designed, to accomplish transfer of knowledge isn’t carved in stone and is best appr… Continue

Posted by S Mann on February 26, 2008 at 7:17pm — No Comments

Todd Finley Can You Integrate Pownce into Ning?

Makes me curious. Continue

Posted by Todd Finley on February 23, 2008 at 7:47pm — No Comments

S Mann Rich curriculum - got one?

Well, I could explain a rich curriculum, but then you and I'd probably both get bored and miss part of the details. Take seven minutes from a busy day, I promise it'll be fun and worthwhile as you thoughtfully watch this concise and well mastered video clip. Enjoy! http://educationreporting.blogspot.com/ Continue

Posted by S Mann on February 20, 2008 at 4:47pm — No Comments

S Mann What is progress for USA students?

The US Department of Education released a new report: Mapping America's Educational Progress 2008. I learned a few things reading it. My big question ... How come we settle for less when it comes to the results of educating our future leaders of the world? http://educationreporting.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-progress-for-usa-students.html Continue

Posted by S Mann on February 13, 2008 at 5:41pm — No Comments

S Mann Nominate Best Education Resources

An important part of reforming K-12 education is getting the word out about quality education resources. What is a quality K-12 education resource? To me this "quality education" resource fits within these parameters ....

http://www.educationreporting.com/nominationbested.aspx
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Posted by S Mann on February 11, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

S Mann Number Crunching K-12 Teachers & Schools in USA

The National Education Association (NEA) has produced the 2007 projections and estimates for K-12 schools in the USA. While the report is filled with excellent research, some digestion is required to absorb what the numbers are saying. Here are some highlights .....

http://educationreporting.blogspot.com/2008/02/number-crunching-k-12-teachers-schools.html
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Posted by S Mann on February 11, 2008 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Jason Schnee Ning and Wiki's

Working with my district administrators, I was able to get Ning working inside the district. Horrary! We will slowly start using it here at Excelencia with my students. I have created a wiki which the students and staff are going to be using. It's a coaching and teaching wiki for use by all and the district IT department is going to be sharing it out because of a training I'm doing with my co Technology coach… Continue

Posted by Jason Schnee on February 11, 2008 at 7:18am — 2 Comments

Jessica Donaldson This crazy thing called Ning!

Educators have a seemingly endless supply of tools, in regards to educational technology. In fact, I would venture to say that teachers have a plethora of resources at their finger tips. [Do you know what a plethora is? says El Guapo in The Three Amigos] Uh-oh, there it is: one of a number of random thoughts that make too many choices a stumbling block for those of us with ADHD. What in the world does that have to do with EdTech? That's right, smarty-pants... too many choices.…
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Posted by Jessica Donaldson on February 9, 2008 at 6:43am — No Comments

Jason Schnee Evaluating Technology Use

I was reading an article from a blog which I really felt was well worth my time. I teach first through eighth grade students in Central Phoenix, Arizona. I am the technology teacher, where it is my job to get them ready for the 21st century and using technology. I consider myself pretty proficient in using technology and also teaching it as well. I am constantly learning more by speaking with others, reading articles and attending conferences (though I haven't quite done a complete virtual confe… Continue

Posted by Jason Schnee on February 7, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

bettye Hi

Hello, I am looking forward to communicating with other elementary teachers. After all we are in a "world of our own". Continue

Posted by bettye on February 4, 2008 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Rick Glass Beginnings

February 3, 2008

After thirty years in business, I chose to change careers. I chose to become an elementary school teacher. I had worked with children as a storyteller/magician for most of those years and thought that teaching would be something I could do that would truly outlive me.

It took three years to earn my degree and teaching license. I was hired immediately after graduation and am now in my second year of teaching. Understanding the importance of technology to business…

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Posted by Rick Glass on February 3, 2008 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Yahoo! For Teachers Celebrating Educational Blogging

Celebrating Educational Blogging is a fantastic project created by edublogger Steve Hardagon. It's a mash-up using Blogger and VoiceThread.

Go check it out and get involved---add your audio, video or text story to the community VoiceThread and share with colleagues around the world how you incorporate edublogging into your classroom!

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Posted by Yahoo! For Teachers on January 31, 2008 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Yahoo! For Teachers Yahoo! For Teachers + Twitter: Who Let the Owl Out?

It appears that Earl, our Yahoo! For Teachers spokesowl, has discovered the joys of Twitter. And even though he would much rather “hoo” than “tweet“– he still thinks Twitter is pretty slick.

He’s agreed use Twitter as a way to keep everyone up-to-date with breaking community news, links to useful resources along a few random bits of information.

You can follow Earl by clicking here:…

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Posted by Yahoo! For Teachers on January 31, 2008 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Jim Stove So you think we have things tough

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Posted by Jim Stove on January 26, 2008 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Mary Hricko Social Networking in Education Apps

Still plugging away on my research project invovling social networking applications in education.

Next semester, I am planning to teach using NING instead of my courseware app to measure the differences etc. This past semester I taught my sections of my course in the courseware, a wiki, and Sakai. I decided to swutch over to the social networking tool for mext semester to see how it works with my students.

So far, I'm in the construction phase. It should be interesting to see ho…

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Posted by Mary Hricko on January 24, 2008 at 7:36am — 2 Comments

Rich White KindleLab opensource interactive whiteboard application

If you are using the Wiimote whiteboard and are need an opensource interactive whiteboard app here is something to try - http://kindlelab.com/software.html & a video of it being used is here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-75kPfF48

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Posted by Rich White on January 22, 2008 at 6:27am — No Comments

Jim Stove Using Google Docs

Barbara is going to have a try at using google docs a fantastic tool that allows kids to edit and write online

This comes very highly rated by the english education system

Here is the pedagodgy [pretty boring but very well thought out]

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dcw73rq6_0f7z5gfgs&hl=en

Here is the google docs home page.

Have alook at the video at least

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Posted by Jim Stove on January 20, 2008 at 11:21pm — No Comments

sherryn Tip #1


Lately I have been using a web 2.0 tool 'StumbleUpon' This allows you to surf the internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar to find great sites, videos, photos and more based on your interests. It automatically places a StumbleUpon Tab in your browser which you can hit on to continually tap into sites related to your area of interest. Whenever I come across something worthwhile I will post it onto my blog for all to share.
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Posted by sherryn on January 18, 2008 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Sharon Betts Debate on social networking and education

This Economist debate falls into our own conversations:
http://www.economist.com/debate/index.cfm?action=splash&debate_id=3

Sharon
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Posted by Sharon Betts on January 17, 2008 at 3:35am — No Comments

S Mann Greetings, I'm already focused on a blog I produce and you're welcome to visit and post. It's locate…

Greetings,

I'm already focused on a blog I produce and you're welcome to visit and post.

It's located at http://educationreporting.blogspot.com/.

Stop by when you get a chance.

cheers, steu
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Posted by S Mann on January 14, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Hong-My Basrai A Virtual Address

We were thrust into this "core parent group" and are willingly taking the challenge to live up the expectations to strengthen our ISP program. Namely, we are determined to return into the hands of the ISP kids an educational program that can promote their independent study experience with ongoing activities, field trips and other resources they are entitled to.

Let's step into the door of our virtual classroom. Here, we will gather 24/24 to discuss ideas and obtain informations as well… Continue

Posted by Hong-My Basrai on January 12, 2008 at 7:10pm — No Comments

Melanie Smith This crazy blog...

Ok, so we have to research and find out about blogs. What are blogs anyway? It seems that you are being very nosey about people and what they have to say. I can see how you could use this in a classroom, it's just I see lots of ways that it shouldn't be used.

It amazes me that there are so many people out there writing for the purpose of people finding their blog and reading it....some stuff posted seems so personal.

Ok, I've spent way too much time on the computer tonight, and…

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Posted by Melanie Smith on January 9, 2008 at 11:06pm — No Comments

Deirdre Bonnycastle Third Edition of the Active Learning Blog Carnival

The latest edition of the Active Learning Blog Carnival is up at http://activelearningcarnival.blogspot.com/. This months Big Question is "What motivates students to be actively involved in learning?". Continue

Posted by Deirdre Bonnycastle on January 7, 2008 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Kripscape Mind Mapping

I have been looking for a good mind mapping tool for some time now and recently came across Mindjet MindManager 7 (http://www.mindjet.com). I am having fun with it. It is simple enough and powerful, in that the hyperlinks work well. The interface is effective and embeds itself in other programs such as Internet Explorer and the entire Microsoft Offfice 2007 suite (I have upgraded

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Posted by Kripscape on January 5, 2008 at 6:13pm — 2 Comments

Andras Paszternak NanoScience in Highschool education

Dear Friends!

My name is Andras Paszternak, I am the editor of the NanoScience Network (Independent Hungarian Virtual Network of NanoScience) on Ning. I plane to make in our virtual community one group about the NanoScience education at Highschools. If you have interest, please visit our network http://www.nanopaprika.eu

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Posted by Andras Paszternak on January 5, 2008 at 6:20am — No Comments

Kelly Christopherson Constructivist Administration - lifelong learning

I just recently joined the Fireside Learning Ning which was started by Connie Weber. I haven’t spent a great deal of time there yet, but I can sense that it will be another great place for networking and learning. As an administrator, I’m always looking for ways to help the staff with whom I work improve their teaching. This stems from my work as a class

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Posted by Kelly Christopherson on December 23, 2007 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Antonio J. Delgado Hi, to new technologies

It is a some-words-thought to start my new relationship with ning. I hope it is going to be a unique experience in the ITC field. Let's see!

A. Juan

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Posted by Antonio J. Delgado on December 17, 2007 at 10:12am — No Comments

Greg Oz Global Connections

Yesterday I showed the students my personal ning page with the class videos section. I've made the videos 'just for pals' to ensure their security so only a few people can see them. They were so excited when they saw the few comments there especially knowing that they were from teachers in other parts of the world. Very big smiles all around.

On a different note, we also watched some interviews the students had shot the previous week at our Showcase (How to Catch Public Transport). I… Continue

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