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http://youtu.be/2w9CnaeaiAE 12/12/11 This was a great video on how a teacher in LA used twitter in the classroom to facilitate discussion. It enables students to really express themselves in another format. Todd Hayes

12/12/11 media type="youtube" key="RXybDZybEqY" height="315" width="420"During presentations for my practicum course the other night, a classmate did her project over something called Edmodo. Her school uses this exclusively to communicate with parents. It's really cool. Check it out. Jennifer Marotto

12/08/2011 - Been waiting for CNN to post the whole program they broadcast last month by Fareed Zakaria on education. Still can't find it online. However, I was able to find Zakara's "take" on education and upward mobility which includes so background from the education program on student success in Finland.

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So that was one solution to fixing education. On the other extreme, Zakaria looked at the success and rigidity in Seoul, South Korea.

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I think Finland offers more working solutions for the U.S. than South Korea.

Todd H.



That is a very emotional video. I did not know that there was that type of technology available. The parents were very supportive to Kelsy's (sp?) needs. Michael Cole

Here is a video about a little girl who is using a "Gotalk" as a communication device. I just started using this same device last week with one of my students. It is so rewarding to finally give the student a "voice"! It is really neat for me to see the parents working with their daughter...what a blessing! - Lainie A.

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Ha! Ha! this is so true. I wonder when the proverbial dust will settle. Michael C. Cole

Here is a comic strip that I found...thought yall might like it! - Happy Thanksgiving! - Lainie A. media type="youtube" key="PRwusEf61Wc" height="315" width="560"
 * Here is a video I found when doing Module Four. It was on the TEA website under Educational Technology Planning. In addition to this video there were other districts that were featured as well. It is really neat to me how they are using technology. One thing that stood out to me was the way in which they set up the room and desk arrangement in the classrooms. Notice that with each group of desks, there is desk with a computer on it....for the group of students to use....all the time! Instead of the computers being along the wall for individual use or working in pairs, it is set up for group use! - Lainie A. **

**FLIPPED MATH:** **My 7th grader came home from school last week saying that his math homework was going to be watching something on youtube - that his teacher was doing a "flip classroom." I thought it was perfect timing, since that's what we have talked about in this class. I wanted to post it, because I had told some colleagues that are in this class (along with the curriculum class on Wednesdays) about it. He said it was under "DMS Flipped Math" on youtube. - Kathy R.** media type="youtube" key="2hsgBuTEzEA" height="315" width="560"

Great four minute video on ways to bring technology into your classroom. The author also suggests what websites will help you accomplish these great feats of instruction. My 14-year-old was watching this with me and said, "I'd love it if my teachers did some of this." Out of the mouth of babes. . . . media type="youtube" key="xiisteObuhk" height="315" width="420" I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! : ) It was funny because as I was watching this video, I was doing a mental check list of what I am doing and need to do! Since I teach Spanish, it hit home with me! Thanks! D. Soto

I've used blogs a couple of times in the past year (with decent success) but I appreciate the thoughts in this youtube video about taking it to another level - ning. Increase student engagement even more - create your own small social network where students can make their own profile and work collaboratively throughout the year.

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Enjoy :)

Zach S. ___

As a teacher, I often difficult to find pieces of curriculum that match with the lesson and add to it. As this technology class is guiding us to a new classroom model, curriculum is important. So.. this post in praise of Brainpop! media type="youtube" key="IAmZDHNZgw0" height="315" width="420" This is not a great embedded video, but it is short and provides screenshots which illustrate the breadth of content (to a techno beat). If you use it at school, you know how helpful it is. If you don't, I recommend that you check out the website ([|www.brainpop.com]) to get a better idea. Here's what I like about it - students can access it on their own and not have to be overly managed to get something out of it. The videos are simply animated and provide great support for Science.

Our Language Arts department actually purchased our school's access, but all departments at the school benefit. The videos are closed-captioned for ESL and deaf students, and there is supplementary material that students can follow up on at their own pace, including activities and quizzes.

All my students are engaged by the videos (even if they complain about it sometimes at the junior high level), and there are often questions they have that we can discuss as a class (we had an interesting discussion about the prefixes //hetero-// and //homo-// a few weeks ago).

I have no idea how our Math or Language Arts departments use brainpop, but I find it to be invaluable curriculum for our Science discussion. The fact that we can use the material in short bursts is also very helpful when working within a busy schedule. It also helps me plan and has given me some ideas for test questions.


 * Todd H.**



This is a video about appropriate use of technology. Jesse Hood  Grace Harris http://youtu.be/C80M5DKyQwg
 * //Inproving student engagement through technology//**
 * //This use of technology in science is still hands on and meets the needs of the learners.//**

(tried posting this weekend, but I don't see it... sorry if this is posted twice)

//**APPS FOR AUTISM (IPADS)**//

60 Minutes' focus the other night was on Steve Jobs. Jobs' biography and quirks were insightful, but I found the second story more interesting - "Apps for Autism." There is a lot of video here of students with autism using IPads to learn and communicate. But there are other interesting things in this piece, including an illustration of how the brain pathways for speech are dramatically different for people with Asperger's than they are for "normal" brains.

This report presents one of the best demonstrations of how people learn differently and how they can be engaged (an extreme example I'll grant you, but telling nonetheless). Can't seem to embed the video so click on this link: [|60 Minutes' Apps for Autism]

Perfect example of nonconsumers!!! Dr.B

Todd (Todd - Great Minds think alike....I posted the same link below....a few strands! I enjoyed the clip as well!)

So sorry for the repeat and for overlooking your post! I just watched the episode last night on the DVR. Sorry - Todd No Worries Todd! I am glad that you got to see it! I actually had a parent of a student that I teach send me the link...her son has autism and wanted me to watch it! I am currently in the process of writing a grant to get an Ipad for my students with special needs. I hope it will get funded!



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I teach 8th grade Science and the clickers are very useful to quickly engage students with embarrassing the sensitive middle school psyche. We mostly use them for quizzes but I find they can be helpful for fast learn questions as well so that I can understand where there is missing comprehension (or where I may have blown a lesson). This video is not specifically focused on the system we use, but it does provide some good suggestions for use in a college setting. The practices they demonstrate can easily be used in a elementary or secondary classroom. I have used many of them - every now and then I will throw in a silly question to keep their attention and show off my junior high intelligence. Todd Haney

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This video is titled "The 3 R's - Using the ipad in Reading." This teacher defines the 3 R's as reread, record, and reflect. This ipad and itouches are used daily to help increase the reading fluency of these 2nd graders. A fellow teammate and myself are writing a grant for using the ipad and ipod touches in the 4th grade classroom - we want to include skyping, research, and presentation tools as additional benefits of these tools. Kathy Radenbaugh media type="youtube" key="oDb5rsyOHr8" height="315" width="560" Here is a video that I found that shows a clip of the Smart Board being used in a preschool classroom. I have noticed that the students are learning more than just academics. The students in my classroom are learning about taking turns, developing fine and gross motor skills as well as fine tuning the skill that the activity is addressing. I feel that the technology helps ALL students have access to the curriculum. - Lainie A. Great video Lanie - D. Soto : )

media type="youtube" key="xiisteObuhk" height="315" width="420" This video shows a list of top ways technology can be integrated in the classroom.- Bo Kiser _

I found this cool video showing how you can you your Ipad in the classroom and it shares good apps you can use as well. - Tommy Chamakala [|Ipads and Smartboards]

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I teach a variety of technology at the high school and this year middle school. I teach a robotics section at Arbor Creek MS and we use NXT LEGOS. Here is an example of what NXT is capable of. Michael C. Cole media type="youtube" key="q9ZONn3p1LI" height="315" width="420"

I also teach AutoCAD to students at THe Colony HS. This technology is one of the mainstays of industry. There are many varieties of CAD (Computer Aided Drafting or Design). Here is an example of a 3D version called AutoCAD Plant 3D. Designers and engineers can use this to assist in plant design, restructure or during a maintenance turn around. I did this type of work inbetween teaching assignments. Michael C. Cole

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Here is a web link to an article about cyberbullying. It is on Education Week. [] It talks about how students can/should have the opportunity to opt out of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube if those environments became threatening because of cyberbullying. I believe this is a growing concern. Look at the number of school aged children who have committed suicide because of on-line bullying. Parents need to be aware of these sites. Michael C. Cole

I also found an interesting article on SmartBrief about a school in Massachusetts that converted its entire library into an electronic library. They converted all texts into electronic resources. The school had 40,000 volumes. This made the library a 24/7 library so all could access it. This has to be such an excellent resource for students. [] Michael C. Cole

Here is an AWESOME link to a video. This video is from 60 min (October 23, 2011 episode). The video is about how children with autism are communicating with the use of the ipad. So interesting to see how they use the technology and the research behind why their brain can use the device and not use the verbal speech in some cases. Enjoy! [] media type="youtube" key="x1kopyZ3X48" height="315" width="560" This a video I found interesting becuase I teach a foreign language (Spanish) and it reminded me of another video we watched earlier in the semester. Fascinating material : ) - D. Soto

Take a look at this interesting video I came across on internet safety. Internet bullying is a problem throughout schools. This video has an interesting take on what can happen. Sonya Westfall @http://whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com/internet-safety/Home.do media type="custom" key="11060184"media type="custom" key="11094294"media type="custom" key="11094318"

This video is right in-line with what we are trying to learn. Integrating technology. Michael C. Cole media type="youtube" key="9cxyH1qgKZQ" height="315" width="420"

I found this interesting because it speaks about technology and how teachers should be included the most because they are so often overlooked when technology is implemented. Michael C. Cole media type="youtube" key="4oEgxwLhvV8" height="315" width="420"

I thought this was an interesting video on Evaluating Integrated Technology. Michael C. Cole media type="youtube" key="x71hjtTgQ0E" height="315" width="420"