P-12 Educational Technologies for Teachers
This is a blog where we share educational technology resources and strategies for using technology in P-12 classroom/school settings.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
8 Great Free Web Resources Focused on Using the iPad in Education
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Flight From Conversation
The Flight From Conversation:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=general&src=me
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad:
Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad:
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/02/08/02mobile.h05.html?tkn=MRQFj6s%2FqS3jEwFARswxove0gI6cwIm%2B5BkX&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1Monday, February 13, 2012
Mooresville's Shining Example (It's Not Just About the Laptops)
Mooresville's Shining Example (It's Not Just About the Laptops):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/education/mooresville-school-district-a-laptop-success-story.html?_r=2
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/education/mooresville-school-district-a-laptop-success-story.html?_r=2
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Lego Mindstorms NXT Blog
Lego Mindstorms NXT Blog: http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/
PBS Teachers:Technology Integration
Technology Integration: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/librarymedia/tech-integration/
Friday, January 20, 2012
Interactive iPad textbooks open new doors for Apple
http://www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/winter_2005/http://www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/winter_2005/
Teaching Channel
Videos pertaining to technology integration: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=technology&commit=Search
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Frontier of Classroom Technology
The Frontier of Classroom Technology:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/03/the-frontier-of-classroom-technology
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/03/the-frontier-of-classroom-technology
Monday, December 5, 2011
Online Learning, Personalized
Online Learning, Personalized:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/technology/khan-academy-blends-its-youtube-approach-with-classrooms.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/technology/khan-academy-blends-its-youtube-approach-with-classrooms.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
10 ways to change the minds of tech-reluctant staff
- 10 ways to change the minds of tech-reluctant staff:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/18/10-ways-to-change-the-minds-of-tech-reluctant-staff/
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Kid apps explode on smartphones and tablets. But are they good for your children?
- Kid apps explode on smartphones and tablets. But are they good for your children?: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/kid-apps-explode-on-smartphones-and-tablets-but-are-they-good-for-your-children/2011/11/07/gIQAq2enVN_story.html
Friday, November 11, 2011
District-created app improves the home-school connection
District-created app improves the home-school connection:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/11/district-created-app-improves-the-home-school-connection/Wednesday, November 9, 2011
How to teach young children in the digital age:
- How to teach young children in the digital age: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/09/how-to-teach-young-children-in-the-digital-age/
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
iPads in the Classroom
Watch how iPads are being used in public schools in Chicago:
http://www.govtech.com/education/iPads-In-The-Classroom.html
http://www.govtech.com/education/iPads-In-The-Classroom.html
Friday, October 28, 2011
NY Times Articles Pertaining to iPhones/iPads and Children
- Screen Time Higher Than Ever for Children: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/us/screen-time-higher-than-ever-for-children-study-finds.html?emc=eta1
- A Parent’s Struggle With a Child’s iPad Addiction: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/a-parents-struggle-with-a-childs-ipad-addiction/?scp=1&sq=%22A%20Parent%27s%20Struggle%20With%20a%20Child%27s%20iPad%20Addiction%22&st=cse
- Helping Parents Snoop on Kids’ iPhone Habits: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/helping-parents-snoop-on-kids-iphone-habits/?scp=1&sq=iphone%20and%20children&st=Search
- Devoting Attention to a Child and a Phone, All at Once: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/technology/personaltech/28smart.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=iphone%20and%20children&st=Search
- Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The iPhone: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/fashion/17TODDLERS.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Zunal WebQuest Maker
Zunal WebQuest Maker - FREE : http://zunal.com/
This program allows you to create your own WebQuest very easily.
This program allows you to create your own WebQuest very easily.
A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute:
A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general
What do you think?
What do you think?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Education Week: Building the Digital District
Building the Digital District
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/10/19/01conversion.h05.html?intc=mvs
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/10/19/01conversion.h05.html?intc=mvs
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
How to download YouTube videos
This website (http://www.zamzar.com/url/)
will allow you to download YouTube video files, so that you can play
them on your laptop/computer without having an Internet connection.
Step 1: Type the web address of the YouTube video.
e.g.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doki1tOgbiE
Step 2: Choose "mpg."
Step 3: Type your email address
Step 4: Click on the "Convert" button.
Step 5: Check your inbox for an email message from Zamzar, so that you can download your movie file from your attachments. It may take some time, so be patient.
(Note: If you insert this video clip into your PowerPoint, please make sure to include the source)
Step 1: Type the web address of the YouTube video.
e.g.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doki1tOgbiE
Step 2: Choose "mpg."
Step 3: Type your email address
Step 4: Click on the "Convert" button.
Step 5: Check your inbox for an email message from Zamzar, so that you can download your movie file from your attachments. It may take some time, so be patient.
(Note: If you insert this video clip into your PowerPoint, please make sure to include the source)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A Math Dictionary for Kids
Interactive Visual Dictionary:
A Math Dictionary for Kids: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
Friday, September 30, 2011
Voki for Education
Voki (the free Web-based tool that allows you to create speaking avatars for blogs and other websites) recently launched its site for education: http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php
Search Voki lesson plans: http://www.voki.com/lesson_plans.php
Sunday, September 25, 2011
New Program: LiveBinders
LiveBinders allows you to organize web-based resources very easily:http://livebinders.com:
Saturday, September 24, 2011
TPACK: Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
The framework needed for teachers in order to effectively incorporate technology in teaching and learning settings:
(Graphic from http://tpack.org)
"Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). See Figure above. As must be clear, the TPACK framework builds on Shulman’s idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge." (Koehler, 2011).
(Graphic from http://tpack.org)
"Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). See Figure above. As must be clear, the TPACK framework builds on Shulman’s idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge." (Koehler, 2011).
- Please click here to learn more about TPACK
- Matching activity types, content, and technologies: http://activitytypes.wmwikis.net/
- Applying TPACK Principles To Learning Projects: http://newlitinstitute2010.wikispaces.com/GotTPACK+2010
Article: Using YouTube videos?
Video-sharing websites: Tools for developing pattern languages in children. Young Children, 65(5), 20-25.
An article I co-authored with a colleague (Dr. Holly Seplocha): This article describes ways to use web-based video clips (such as YouTube) to enhance children's pattern knowledge development.
Link: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201009/AnOnline0910.pdf
Any comments are welcome.
An article I co-authored with a colleague (Dr. Holly Seplocha): This article describes ways to use web-based video clips (such as YouTube) to enhance children's pattern knowledge development.
Link: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201009/AnOnline0910.pdf
Any comments are welcome.
The 2nd WPU Educational Technology Conference
With the overarching theme of "effectively incorporating technology into K-12 subject matter," the 2011 WPU Educational Technology Conference will be held on December 9, 2011, on the Valley Road Campus of William Paterson University of New Jersey.
- The website for this conference can be found at: http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/2011edtechconference/
- The detailed program can be found at: http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/2011edtechconference/Conference_Program/
- Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yrek6s50DM&feature=youtu.be
New program: ZooBurst
I recently found a new amazing program called "ZooBurst": http://www.zooburst.com
Here are the examples that my 5 year old son created.
- http://www.zooburst.com/book/zb0_4db21ca382dfe
- http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb0_4db22a55374c6
Try it out in your class and leave your reflections, thoughts, and opinions here.
Here are the examples that my 5 year old son created.
- http://www.zooburst.com/book/zb0_4db21ca382dfe
- http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb0_4db22a55374c6
Try it out in your class and leave your reflections, thoughts, and opinions here.
Educational Technology Standards in the US
* A position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): Technology and Young Children (Ages 3 through 8): http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSTECH98.PDF
** New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Technology: https://www13.state.nj.us/NJCCCS/ContentAreaTableView_Technology.aspx
** The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S): http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx
** The National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T):: http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx
** New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Technology: https://www13.state.nj.us/NJCCCS/ContentAreaTableView_Technology.aspx
** The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S): http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx
** The National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T):: http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx
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