Visual Journal Entry #1
Posted in Multimedia on Sep 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Karen Casselman Visual Journal #1
Archive for the 'Multimedia' Category
ALEX – Alabama Learning Exchange
Posted in General Chalk Talk, Interactive Sites, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on Jun 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
During my workshop on Thirteen Ed Online last week, we got sidetracked as you often do when surfing the net. I was introduced to a site from Dr. Ferguson’s presentation on “Lesson Plans with Technology Integration“. There exists a wonderful collaborative site called ALEX, Alabama Learning Exchange, that incorporates lesson plans from illuminations, edsitement, readwritethink, thinkfinity, artsedge, [...]
Thirteen Ed Online
Posted in General Chalk Talk, Interactive Sites, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I attended a workshop called “ThirteenEdOnline” yesterday and what a fabulous resource! Dr. Carol Ferguson presented this at the Northfield Community School computer lab. Her webpage about the site really guides you through all of the best features of Thirteen Ed. This site was developed by the PBS affiliate from New York and includes lesson plans, video resources, [...]
ETTC From My Classroom to Yours
Posted in Instructional Design, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on May 14th, 2008 No Comments »
I was so excited to attend Stockton and ETTC’s From My Classroom to Yours this year. Last year, I had the pleasure of being able to present and it was great fun to attend the workshops to see how technology is being used by my peers. It was a bit rough after an extremely late [...]
“Silencing Cyberbullies”
Posted in Articles, Blogs, Multimedia, Wikis on May 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
So now I completely save the NEA Today and the NJEA Review for blog fodder and I am finding some very interesting articles. There was a great article in the May 2008 edition of the NEA Today titled, “Silencing Cyberbullies” by Cindy Long. Cyberbullying is defined as the use of electronic technology to deliberately harass [...]
Contests = Ew…However…
Posted in Interactive Sites, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on May 1st, 2008 No Comments »
I can’t stand to get an email asking me to push a contest on my students. As if I have more than enough time to cover the curriculum and time to spare. However, Samsung’s Hope for Education is an excellent opportunity for students to win some great prizes for their school and a concert! The winning [...]
Best Practices of Technology Integration
Posted in Interactive Sites, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on Apr 24th, 2008 No Comments »
State Testing Week is quickly approaching and besides wandering the room checking for flowers, squares and stars, I have a bit of time to “surf”. I stumbled upon this excellent site from Michigan. The Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan website is a great resource for all grade levels and all subject areas. There are [...]
Tech Lesson of the Week
Posted in Interactive Sites, Multimedia, Technology Based Solution on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
I am sure that most of us (if not all of us) have used Education World at one point or another. I was poking around on the site the other day and noticed an entire section devoted to Technology Integration. This section has five top links to exciting pages. Sites to See includes previewed websites that are [...]
Great Quotes & Great Leaders
Posted in Multimedia on Feb 14th, 2008 3 Comments »
Having many Social Studies and Language Arts colleagues and friends, I understand how a great quote can spark an engaging classroom discussion. This multimedia approach to presenting these sentiments is engaging for both students and adults.
http://www.greatquotesmovie.com/
As Peggy Anderson says, “Words of great leaders have inspired, comforted, persuaded and motivated us.” I [...]
