Shift Happens -Kids present

Tina has found another, newer variation of the info in Shift Happens/Now You Know videos. This one uses students in the presentation and is only about four minutes. You might want to take a look at it if you are considering using the info. Find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

Now You Know - 2009

An updated version of Shift Happens (titled Now You Know-2009) is available on UTube. This program has current statistics, but is not as related to schools as the original. It's still worth viewing.
Now You Know -2009

Bugscope

Tina passed on some information from her son (U of Illinois) that might interest some of you. The University is providing the opportunity for some schools to use their scanning electron microscope to enhance school studies of bugs. Check out their website if interested.
http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/
I enjoyed our time in class and hope that you came away with at least one technique or bit of information that you can use in class. Happy rest of the summer. Mary

We were HOT!

Still recovering from the heat this morning, and I'm sure all of you are also--especially Sarah, whose comment said simply "85 degrees". Thanks for your blog comments. Next class will take us into new territory -Web 2.0. It promotes collaboration and sharing, and has a number of new and different applications including blogs, wikis, RSS feed readers, and social bookmarking sites. Several of these are used to create and store information, and others are used to keep track of that info. This is my favorite lesson, and I hope that you find it just as interesting as I do. I look forward to seeing your lessons.

Internet Issues

The Internet provides access to information, expertise, tools, and world-wide communication that was unheard of even five years ago. It also provides unprecedented challenges to teachers and schools. We'll look at some of the concerns that accompany the use of the Internet with students, in particular, safety, plagiarism and copyright issues. The Internet is an increasingly important part of students lives. It is the school's job to provide the information and techniques to enable students to use it safely and productively.

Summer 2010

Welcome to class! Thanks for sharing some of your summer with me. We'll spend some time looking at sites, examining issues such as safety and copyright, and then, exploring some of the Web 2.0 applications such as blogs, feed readers, and wikis.
Technology has changed how people play, work and interact, and our students are experiencing one of THE most rapidly changing eras. Studying these technology changes is both fascinating and challenging, and also necessary if we are to use it effectively with our students.
Students in this class bring very different tech backgrounds and interests. I look forward to sharing our expertise.