Dr. Neuage integrating technology grades K - 12 updated 21 - December 2010 @ 7.02 PM in Melboune continuing with Notes from presentation at Adelaide's Tabor College THIS SAME INFORMATION IN A FRAME FORMAT
Go beyond Google Docs Typewith.me is a great tool for collaboration http://typewith.me/
Digress.it Building Communities Around Text: TEACH > Imagine a different kind of writing assignment: have your students use digress.it to co-author their own critical edition of an essay or story, inside that essay or story ANNOTATE > People have been scribbling on the side of pages for centuries. digress.it makes this private space public, allowing communities of readers to turn documents into conversations. CRITIQUE > They say sunlight is the best disinfectant. Use digress.it to collectively dissect public documents like political speeches, corporate contracts or government transcripts.
DoudouLinux: A Fun Linux Distro For Kids "Linux is really a versatile piece of software. You can use it as your daily working OS, a server that runs most of the website in the world, as a multimedia center or even as a way to promote your religion. A more creative use of Linux is to turn it into an educational piece of software for kids..."
Featured learning software - Timeliner from Tom Snyder Productions though it has a fee and is not free as Time Toast's Animated Timelines it is a great and easy way for students to make interactive timelines.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has embraced gaming to help teach children civics. iCivics.com is a Web site free to all schools and students. STORY
10 Global Trends in ICT and Education A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education (really a blog to follow) A quick glance @ what others are doing on a global scale will help within the individual classroom.
Reviewed international educational blogs: ICT in Education, UNESCO, Keris (Korea), Gesci (UN ICT) > Education for Global Development
Other useful links
Go beyond Google Docs Typewith.me is a great tool for collaboration http://typewith.me/
Digress.it Building Communities Around Text: TEACH > Imagine a different kind of writing assignment: have your students use digress.it to co-author their own critical edition of an essay or story, inside that essay or story ANNOTATE > People have been scribbling on the side of pages for centuries. digress.it makes this private space public, allowing communities of readers to turn documents into conversations. CRITIQUE > They say sunlight is the best disinfectant. Use digress.it to collectively dissect public documents like political speeches, corporate contracts or government transcripts.
DoudouLinux: A Fun Linux Distro For Kids "Linux is really a versatile piece of software. You can use it as your daily working OS, a server that runs most of the website in the world, as a multimedia center or even as a way to promote your religion. A more creative use of Linux is to turn it into an educational piece of software for kids..."
Featured learning software - Timeliner from Tom Snyder Productions though it has a fee and is not free as Time Toast's Animated Timelines it is a great and easy way for students to make interactive timelines.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has embraced gaming to help teach children civics. iCivics.com is a Web site free to all schools and students. STORY
10 Global Trends in ICT and Education A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education (really a blog to follow) A quick glance @ what others are doing on a global scale will help within the individual classroom.
Other international educational blogs: ICT in Education, UNESCO, Keris (Korea), Gesci (UN ICT), Education for Global Development
