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Thinking and Learning about Technology in Education

Entries from July 2008

Awesome Professional Development in LAUSD!

July 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just got back from my second week at the Teach the Teachers Collaborative in Ojai, California. As I finally get a chance for quiet time and reflection, I can’t help but pause in amazement at all we did these past few weeks. I’ve been so in the moment, that trying to post any of [...]

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Tags: Professional Development

Users Contribute the Content

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This week, all 150 participants are invited to contribute media about our week at the Teach the Teachers Collaborative in Ojai. Teachers in grades 4-8, from all over LAUSD, have come to learn how to integrate technology into their science curriculum, mostly using podcasting. In the past, one person was designated as the one to [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Learning

Dan Schmit, Keynote at Teach the Teachers

July 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This evening, our group of science educators will be attending the keynote presentation by Dan Schmit, which will kick off our week of engaged learning. Here’s the Coveritlive live blog with attached uStream Video. Please join us at 7:00 p.m. PST on Sunday, July 20, 2008

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Tags: 21st Century Learning

The Embed Tag

July 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’m currently developing a course for content developers on using Web 2.0 tools in Moodle. It’s important to not get too engrossed in the tools, but rather concentrate on the learning. But the tools make learning interactive and add such a rich environment to the online learning environment. Here are some of the tools I [...]

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Tags: Web 2.0