The Bureau of ABLE is refocusing PDC efforts and it looks like I have to make a choice about which regional activities need to stay to help achieve our goals and which activities need to go.
I've decided to end the CNEPDC Technology Blog. I've had a good opportunity to gain experience setting up and managing a blog and I hope all followers have learned at least one new thing about instructional technology.
This is my last post. However, it might not be the end of our blogging. A CNEPDC general blog may be useful in the future or we may have an opportunity to start a blog on a different topic such as instructional leadership.
I'm recommending folks begin, or continue, following Marian Thacher's technology blog. Marian is the Director of the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network for Adult Educators (OTAN). OTAN supports the use of instructional technology and distance learning by literacy and adult education providers in California. Marian's blog has a very "national" view of educational technology.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Book Discussions: A Place to Talk About Books and Ideas That Matter
Created by Steve Hargadon using the social networking tool Ning, Book Discussions is a site that allows members to start, or participate in, online group book discussions that focus on education.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Digital Storytelling Wiki
What is digital storytelling? Wikipedia defines it as “a grassroots movement that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people tell their own ‘true stories’ in a compelling and emotionally engaging form. These stories usually take the form of a relatively short story (less than 8 minutes) and can involve interactivity.”
Dr. Alec Couros, ICT Coordinator of the Faculty of Education, University of Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
His Digital Storytelling Wiki provides information about the process and links to many useful resources, including applications you can use to create and publish digital stories. He features links to student-created stories as well.
Why “do” digital storytelling? Of the many good reasons to help students develop and publish digital stories, Dr. Couros cites the following:
“Stories help us make sense of ourselves, our cultures and societies, in rich and meaningful ways.”
“Storytelling may give voice to individuals and groups who have been oppressed by a culture of literacy dominance.”
“Storytelling may give voice to individuals and groups who have been oppressed by a culture of literacy dominance.”
“Stories and the process of storytelling can be used as a rich means of assessment” and “an engaging alternative for many learners.”
Think about how digital storytelling can work with the language experience approach to teaching English, reading and writing, etc.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Advancing Learning Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Using Technology
Check out the National Center for Technology Innovation. This organization encourages innovation in technology to help individuals with disabilities learn. The purpose of the organization's Web site is to provide resources and assistance to interested individuals.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Educators Embrace iPods for Learning
An article from Education Week, April 1, 2010, By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo:
Roswell High School officials have changed their view of the iPOD, seeing them less as contraband and more as educational accessories . . .
Click here for more information.
Roswell High School officials have changed their view of the iPOD, seeing them less as contraband and more as educational accessories . . .
Click here for more information.
Solving Algebra on Smartphones
An article from Education Week, March 16, 2010, By Michelle R. Davis:
Research shows that a project to use the devices as teaching tools in some North Carolina districts has had a measurable impact on student achievement in math.
Click here for more information.
Research shows that a project to use the devices as teaching tools in some North Carolina districts has had a measurable impact on student achievement in math.
Click here for more information.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
"Interact" with the National Educational Technology Plan
Now that the draft version of the National Educational Technology Plan has been posted and promoted (view the video on the right to hear from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan), we can do several things to help us better understand the implications of the plan.
Go to the National Education Technology Plan 200 Web page on the U.S. Department of Education's site.
If you do not have time to review the entire plan (available in PDF on this site), you can review the Executive Summary (also in PDF).
Scroll down the page and post your comments about the plan. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback to the Department of Education.
Read what others have posted as well.
The plan comes with a collection of references and, if you want to dig a little deeper into particular topics, you can view these at www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010/references.
If you comment, let me know. Just post a comment to this blog entry.
Go to the National Education Technology Plan 200 Web page on the U.S. Department of Education's site.
If you do not have time to review the entire plan (available in PDF on this site), you can review the Executive Summary (also in PDF).
Scroll down the page and post your comments about the plan. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback to the Department of Education.
Read what others have posted as well.
The plan comes with a collection of references and, if you want to dig a little deeper into particular topics, you can view these at www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010/references.
If you comment, let me know. Just post a comment to this blog entry.
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