Twitter for Education Technology
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/05/25/twitter-follow-education-technology/
The link above suggests 10 Twitter accounts to follow for education technology. I follow several of these and more including Fractus Learning.com which is where this link is from. Another is Lisa Nielsen, writer of The Innovative Educator blog, @InnovativeEdu The link following is about using Voki (Go to www.Voki.com and set up an account for free or an education account for $29.50/year.) to engage students in writing, speaking, and listening. http://innovativeedu.visibli.com/share/HrDXht
Twitter is great way to learn and share about education ideas!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
District Wide Information
Welcome back!
Welcome to new teachers in the Marshall Public School District! I hope this post finds you ready for the first day of school. I do not have the most current email distribution lists, so please share this with new teachers in the district. I like to focus on library media and technology topics. This week I have learned about Connected Educators Month. If you are interested, you may also be interested in Podstock by Kevin Honeycutt. (He has presented at the SW/WC Technology Conference.)
August is Connected Educators Month.
http://connectededucators.org/
The U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative has launched Connected Educator Month this month. Throughout August, there are coordinated opportunities to participate in events and activities in dozens of online locations to develop skills and enhance one’s personal learning network. One event is:
Connected Educators: Using Social Networks to Support Educators and Improve Teaching and Learning.
What I Learned at PodstockThis webinar occursThursday, August 30th - 1:30PM Eastern Time
What is Podstock?
It's a conference, started by Kevin Honeycutt. But it's more than a conference. It's conversation. It's family. It's inspirational educators getting together to share ideas about how to improve education. And using whatever it takes - technology, PBL, gaming, online tools... as long as it helps kids learn.
Podstock 2012 was in July in Kansas. Did you miss it? Here is a chance to hear about some of the new and creative ideas that came out of this year’s “unconference.” In true Podstock style, this webinar promises to be a good time. Be prepared to laugh and have fun as Kevin Honeycutt, Michael Campbell, and Jane Renner, share what they learned. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
“This was my second year attending PodStock. Podstock is the place to find like-minded educators who are really passionate about elevating learning, engaging children, and using technology effectively. I always leave this conference enthused about the future of education." –Michael Campbell
To Participate in the Live Session
- Login at
http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EB50D8888047
Kevin Honeycutt is the Technology Integration Specialist at ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas. Kevin brings his personal life experience and a sense of humor to the mission of helping prepare 21st century learners. He spent 13 years teaching art in public school and 17 years leading creative and adventure summer camps for kids of all ages. Kevin works with schools to develop innovative, engaging curriculum to better prepare learners for the world they will face when they graduate. He is passionate about meeting the needs of at-risk learners. Kevin travels the world speaking at conferences and working with educators at the grassroots level.
Jane Renner is Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Reeds Spring School District, Missouri. She began her career as a high school English teacher at a small rural district just south of Marshfield. She stayed in the classroom 15 years before moving into the position of Curriculum Director. Jane has a Masters Degree in English from Missouri State University in Springfield and a Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Michael Campbell is the Founder and Principal of Forward Thinking Educational Consulting. Michael has been actively involved in education marketing and sales positions spanning K-12 and higher education technology and publishing, and has held leadership positions at ETA hand2mind, Follett Software Company, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning, and McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Michael enjoys volunteering for his daughter's school PTO, and being an active member ASCD, ISTE, and SIIA.
This webinar is part of new series on edWeb.net, Inspiring Teachers - Changing Lives. http://edwebnet.blogspot.com/2012/05/inspiring-teachers-changing-lives.html
This series is dedicated to the power of one teacher - how just ONE teacher can change a life. We all wish every teacher had these powers to inspire and motivate our students and children. Their power comes from believing in their students as much as anything.
edWeb.net is a professional social network and learning community that makes it easy to connect with peers, share information and best practices, spread innovative ideas, and provide professional development.
- There is no pre-registration for this event.
- This webinar will be recorded and archived in this community for viewing at anytime.
Welcome to new teachers in the Marshall Public School District! I hope this post finds you ready for the first day of school. I do not have the most current email distribution lists, so please share this with new teachers in the district. I like to focus on library media and technology topics. This week I have learned about Connected Educators Month. If you are interested, you may also be interested in Podstock by Kevin Honeycutt. (He has presented at the SW/WC Technology Conference.)
August is Connected Educators Month.
http://connectededucators.org/
The U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative has launched Connected Educator Month this month. Throughout August, there are coordinated opportunities to participate in events and activities in dozens of online locations to develop skills and enhance one’s personal learning network. One event is:
Connected Educators: Using Social Networks to Support Educators and Improve Teaching and Learning.
What I Learned at PodstockThis webinar occursThursday, August 30th - 1:30PM Eastern Time
What is Podstock?
It's a conference, started by Kevin Honeycutt. But it's more than a conference. It's conversation. It's family. It's inspirational educators getting together to share ideas about how to improve education. And using whatever it takes - technology, PBL, gaming, online tools... as long as it helps kids learn.
Podstock 2012 was in July in Kansas. Did you miss it? Here is a chance to hear about some of the new and creative ideas that came out of this year’s “unconference.” In true Podstock style, this webinar promises to be a good time. Be prepared to laugh and have fun as Kevin Honeycutt, Michael Campbell, and Jane Renner, share what they learned. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
“This was my second year attending PodStock. Podstock is the place to find like-minded educators who are really passionate about elevating learning, engaging children, and using technology effectively. I always leave this conference enthused about the future of education." –Michael Campbell
To Participate in the Live Session
- Login at
http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EB50D8888047
Kevin Honeycutt is the Technology Integration Specialist at ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas. Kevin brings his personal life experience and a sense of humor to the mission of helping prepare 21st century learners. He spent 13 years teaching art in public school and 17 years leading creative and adventure summer camps for kids of all ages. Kevin works with schools to develop innovative, engaging curriculum to better prepare learners for the world they will face when they graduate. He is passionate about meeting the needs of at-risk learners. Kevin travels the world speaking at conferences and working with educators at the grassroots level.
Jane Renner is Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Reeds Spring School District, Missouri. She began her career as a high school English teacher at a small rural district just south of Marshfield. She stayed in the classroom 15 years before moving into the position of Curriculum Director. Jane has a Masters Degree in English from Missouri State University in Springfield and a Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Michael Campbell is the Founder and Principal of Forward Thinking Educational Consulting. Michael has been actively involved in education marketing and sales positions spanning K-12 and higher education technology and publishing, and has held leadership positions at ETA hand2mind, Follett Software Company, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning, and McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Michael enjoys volunteering for his daughter's school PTO, and being an active member ASCD, ISTE, and SIIA.
This webinar is part of new series on edWeb.net, Inspiring Teachers - Changing Lives. http://edwebnet.blogspot.com/2012/05/inspiring-teachers-changing-lives.html
This series is dedicated to the power of one teacher - how just ONE teacher can change a life. We all wish every teacher had these powers to inspire and motivate our students and children. Their power comes from believing in their students as much as anything.
edWeb.net is a professional social network and learning community that makes it easy to connect with peers, share information and best practices, spread innovative ideas, and provide professional development.
- There is no pre-registration for this event.
- This webinar will be recorded and archived in this community for viewing at anytime.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
District Wide Information
As we move forward with technology in our schools I found this graphic regarding The Digital Classroom. It focuses on textbooks vs eBooks, rental eBooks, a comparison of the iPad vs the KindleFire, reinventing the textbook, and how classrooms are changing.
The Digital Classroom - http://www.onlineuniversities.com/digital-classroom
This is the last post for this school year. Postings on the Media Info Bits Blog will resume in August. Enjoy the summer!
The Digital Classroom - http://www.onlineuniversities.com/digital-classroom
This is the last post for this school year. Postings on the Media Info Bits Blog will resume in August. Enjoy the summer!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
District Wide Information
How Tech will Transform the Traditional Classroom -
http://mashable.com/2012/03/22/tech-traditional-education/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29#
As teachers across the district submitted grant applications last Friday to make a paradigm shift in teaching in their classrooms, subject areas or across grade levels with the hopes of new technology, the article title and link above addresses several area where technology will transform the traditional classroom.
Fortunately, here in the Marshall Public School District, we have a supportive school board, superintendent, administrative team, and many teachers ready to move forward with the idea of transformation in student learning. This article is well presented, and provides new ideas as we move forward with technology in our schools and classrooms.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/22/tech-traditional-education/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29#
As teachers across the district submitted grant applications last Friday to make a paradigm shift in teaching in their classrooms, subject areas or across grade levels with the hopes of new technology, the article title and link above addresses several area where technology will transform the traditional classroom.
Fortunately, here in the Marshall Public School District, we have a supportive school board, superintendent, administrative team, and many teachers ready to move forward with the idea of transformation in student learning. This article is well presented, and provides new ideas as we move forward with technology in our schools and classrooms.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
District Wide Information
FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/index.cfm
FREE has more than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources from federal agencies. It was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President (President Clinton).
This site has animations, primary documents, photos, and videos. Animations includes 30 resources such as A Tour of the Cell, Seeing Math Interactives, and Invention at Play to name a few. There are a 134 Primary Documents. Among these documents is Using Primary Sources in the Classroom to offer suggestions as to how use photos, documents, and other artifacts to bring history alive in your classroom. Finally there are 80 photographic resources and 41 video resources available. The FREE resources can be access by subject. Check out this fabulously valuable resource!
http://free.ed.gov/index.cfm
FREE has more than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources from federal agencies. It was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President (President Clinton).
This site has animations, primary documents, photos, and videos. Animations includes 30 resources such as A Tour of the Cell, Seeing Math Interactives, and Invention at Play to name a few. There are a 134 Primary Documents. Among these documents is Using Primary Sources in the Classroom to offer suggestions as to how use photos, documents, and other artifacts to bring history alive in your classroom. Finally there are 80 photographic resources and 41 video resources available. The FREE resources can be access by subject. Check out this fabulously valuable resource!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
District Wide Information
History of Earth Day - http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day. It is the 42nd Anniversary for this environmental movement. The linked article speaks of the history of Earth Day. Both the Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.org/ and the United States Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/earthday/ has many fantastic and educational resources to include in your teaching. Check out Six Words for the Planet on the EPA website. This is a way for students to creatively think about and express Earth Day, protecting our planet, or any environmental topic of essence in six words.
Pottermore - http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/04/k-12/pottermore-opens-to-all/
Have you heard J.K. Rowling's website Pottermore is here! Pottermore is a free site where users can enter Hogwarts where you get sorted into one of the four houses and have a wand choose you! It is an online experience from J.K. Rowling based on the Harry Potter books.
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day. It is the 42nd Anniversary for this environmental movement. The linked article speaks of the history of Earth Day. Both the Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.org/ and the United States Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/earthday/ has many fantastic and educational resources to include in your teaching. Check out Six Words for the Planet on the EPA website. This is a way for students to creatively think about and express Earth Day, protecting our planet, or any environmental topic of essence in six words.
Pottermore - http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/04/k-12/pottermore-opens-to-all/
Have you heard J.K. Rowling's website Pottermore is here! Pottermore is a free site where users can enter Hogwarts where you get sorted into one of the four houses and have a wand choose you! It is an online experience from J.K. Rowling based on the Harry Potter books.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
District Wide Information
Encourage, Promote, and Persuade Summer Reading
The last few weeks I have been teaching students in grades K-8 about Award Winning books. I love to book talk books just enough to entice student interest in this year's Award Winning books. Below is a list of award winning books to encourage your students to read this summer.
Newbery Award: Dead in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Newbery Honor: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai and
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner: Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Pura Belpre Author Award Winner: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Books: The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred illustrated by Rafael López and Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina illustrated by Sara Palacios
For more ideas go to the American Library Associations book and media awards page at http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia
Books to promote to high school students include the following award winning books.
Printz Award: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Printz Honor: Why We Broke Up written by Daniel Handler; The Returning written by Christine Hinwood; Jasper Jones written by Craig Silvey; The Scorpio Races written by Maggie Stiefvater
Schneider Family Book Award: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
The last few weeks I have been teaching students in grades K-8 about Award Winning books. I love to book talk books just enough to entice student interest in this year's Award Winning books. Below is a list of award winning books to encourage your students to read this summer.
Newbery Award: Dead in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Newbery Honor: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai and
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner: Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Pura Belpre Author Award Winner: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Books: The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred illustrated by Rafael López and Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina illustrated by Sara Palacios
Caldecott Award: A Ball for Daisy written and illustrated by Chris Raschka
Caldecott Honor: Blackout written and illustrated by John Rocco; Grandpa Green written and illustrated by Lane Smith; and Me … Jane written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnellFor more ideas go to the American Library Associations book and media awards page at http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia
Books to promote to high school students include the following award winning books.
Printz Award: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Printz Honor: Why We Broke Up written by Daniel Handler; The Returning written by Christine Hinwood; Jasper Jones written by Craig Silvey; The Scorpio Races written by Maggie Stiefvater
Schneider Family Book Award: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
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