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Will Richardson does a phenomenal job of laying out everything needed to both initiate and defend the use of blogs and wikis in the classroom. While I have already used a wiki within my classroom, this book provided the pedagogical reinforcement that I to some degree already could have used to [...]
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This article, geared mostly for administrators and superintendents, makes a great argument for using Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom and district webpage alike. Mills essentially works to convince on an admin level that it is time to get teachers on board with technologies that could become updated as they learn [...]
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McPherson focuses one the differences between wikis and blogs, the different types of wikis available (as of 2006), how reading levels of various wikis and electronic information should be considered by teachers, and inherent learning objectives involved when using wikis in the classroom.
First, McPherson clarifies that the overriding advantage of wikis [...]
An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer
This article really was by Emily Van Noy, the teacher who employed blogging in her classroom, and Kajder and Bull assisted in writing it. The focus was primarily on steps in setting up and using blogs in the classroom.
Van Noy states that journaling in class was dying, and she even gave [...]
Before I was introduced to wikis in April 2008, I never would have envisioned how much my teaching could use these new technologies. More importantly, my students could not be more ready to take their education to a new level that I sincerely hope will better connect them to the world and prepare them to participate in a digital world. The time is now, and while students have been hungry for this opportunity, the reinforcing research is thorough enough to justify using wikis,blogs, podcasts, Flickr, Moodle, and online writing technologies that I feel can significantly improve students’ writing, and perhaps more importantly, prepare them for digital citizenship. This series, based on action research I collected while studying for my M.Ed, explores the impact digital technology can have on how our students learn, and how we, as educators, can leverage that impact for the good of our students.
Gnatek, T. (2005, August 3). The grades that vanished, and some other threats to students’ data. The New York Times. Retrieved from http//:www.nytimes.com.
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This investigative article focuses almost wholly on the evils of the internet in schools, especially those that can in some way compromise the privacy of students, and not just [...]
Before I was introduced to wikis in April 2008, I never would have envisioned how much my teaching could use these new technologies. More importantly, my students could not be more ready to take their education to a new level that I sincerely hope will better connect them to the world and prepare them to participate in a digital world. The time is now, and while students have been hungry for this opportunity, the reinforcing research is thorough enough to justify using wikis,blogs, podcasts, Flickr, Moodle, and online writing technologies that I feel can significantly improve students’ writing, and perhaps more importantly, prepare them for digital citizenship. This series, based on action research I collected while studying for my M.Ed, explores the impact digital technology can have on how our students learn, and how we, as educators, can leverage that impact for the good of our students.
Fryer, W. (2006, October 6). Wiki, blog, or moodle? Retrieved June 9, 2008 from http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/10/wiki_blog_or_moodle.php.
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Fryer, in a blog posting, asks this important question: “Which Web 2.0 tool is appropriate for which educational task?” From there, the author breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of wikis, blogs, and Moodle, particularly [...]
Fontaine, D. ( 2008, May/June). Welcome to the age of the wikitext! MultiMedia & internet @ schools. Vol. 15, Iss. 3.
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Funds are difficult to acquire in districts these days, with budget cutting, economic downturn, and political strife all part of the equation. In this article, Fontaine [...]
I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.
