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Thinking and Learning about Technology in Education

Entries from March 2006

Web 2.0 Wiki

March 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

I first used my blog to write notes for my presentation at InfoTech in March 2006. It was a good place to start, but now I know that the better tool is a wiki. I’ve moved my notes about Web 2.0 in education to http://readwriteweb.wikispaces.com Please visit and add to the conversation.

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Tags: Web 2.0

Podcast Wiki

March 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve created a wiki on using podcasts in education so that participants in my workshops have resources and also a place to collaborate. Visit it at http://lausdpodcast.wikispaces.com.
The people at Wikispaces are so great to teachers! They offer ad-free, protected wikis for free to educators. Thank you, Wikispaces!

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Tags: Web 2.0

E-Pals in the Classroom

March 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment

E-Pals is a valuable service offered to all LAUSD employees and students. It offers e-mail and moderated forums, and has a wealth of resources for using these tools in the classroom.
Getting Started with E-Pals
When you first log in to E-Pals, you will find an online teacher’s guide and an interactive tutorial on the right side [...]

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Tags: Professional Development