I’m often asked by teachers for examples of where medium’s such as Podcasting are being used in the classroom, so I’m always on the look out. Here’s one example. Be sure to click on the ‘Examples’ category over there on the right to view more. Keep reading to view another.
Posted on February 19, 2009 by Brad .
After sharing Word documents on Floppy discs (!), Sharon Grimes has enabled 103,643 students and 8,850 classroom teachers to collaborate online using PB Wiki.
” The collaborative environment allows students to not only learn from one another, but also to have “grand conversations,” rich discussions about literature that extend beyond …
Posted on December 2, 2008 by Beyond Chalk Blog .
Of course it can! But that problem is certainly not unique to delicious or the web or … anything! Regular readers of the Beyond Chalk blog will be aware of my (and recently Callie’s) enthusiasm for delicious, the Social Bookmarking tool.
Here’s a post I read this morning from the …
Posted on November 25, 2008 by Brad .
I’ve recently had the pleasure of corresponding with teacher, entrepreneur and blogger, Vicki A. Davis (aka: Cool Cat Teacher) from the U.S. Vicki is co-author of the Flat Classroom Project, Digiteen Project and Horizon Project. Needless to say she’s been very pro-active in exploring future possibilities in education.
I asked her …
Posted on November 20, 2008 by Phill .
What do you get when you mash up Garageband, a group of excited students and some creative time? Well you’ll just have to keep reading to find out. Without a shadow of a doubt, the coolest thing that I have ever seen any students do with a Mac, the built …
Posted on October 7, 2008 by Brad .
A New Way to Teach: Begin with the End
A found this among my RSS feeds this morning. It was posted by Roberta Furger and Marian Shaffner on Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation. 3 teachers from The Marin School of Arts and Technology are trialing a new style of teaching. …
Posted on September 18, 2008 by Brad .
Have you heard of Sketchup? It’s Google’s free 3-D modeling program although they now have a Pro version which you can pay for. It’s gaining popularity as a tool to create & teach environmentally friendly design and architecture… and a whole lot more.
Posted on August 13, 2008 by Callie .
We love to be inspired by samples of what other teachers are doing, yet we never have enough time in our presentations to show you all the wonderful podcasts teachers are already creating with (and for) their students. Follow the links to these great examples of podcasts (some with video) …