Archive for June, 2010

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh People need to talk because we’re highly social organisms! Students should not be expected to sit silently and do their […]

An Annotation by Jeff Ayer This article, geared mostly for administrators and superintendents, makes a great argument for using Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom […]

An Annotation by Holly Waterman Collaborative and cooperative learning are labeled as “co-lts” in this chapter.  They are both learning techniques that incorporate students working […]

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author begins with a quote on brain research and education by Robert Sylwester, schools need to, “. . .focus […]

An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer McPherson focuses one the differences between wikis and blogs, the different types of wikis available (as of 2006), how reading […]

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Internal control psychology’s choice theory is the topic of this book.  The author has been an educator for over 30 […]

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors.  One recurring theme […]

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh According to this author, through the use of literature circles, students “become information literate by reading authentic literature, thinking about […]

An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Lankshear and Knobel elaborately outline: the history of blogging, the anatomy of a weblog, a detailed step-by-step process of how […]

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Divided into seven main chapters: student motivation, enhancing motivation and commitment to quality, making teaching easier, building knowledge and understanding, […]