Browsing all posts in December, 2009.
It’s Xtranormal to Blabberize & GoAnimate! Part 1
Marketing is not a dirty word. Sometimes we do great things in our school, classroom, or media center but we forget that people just might not know about it. The community loves to hear what schools are doing and it’s great that we can reach out with a cool message to the community and to [...]
Can Virtual Teachers Respond to Real Emotion?
Carl Jung, a German psychologist and philosopher, wrote of the teaching profession “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the [...]
Google Earth and NORAD Follow Santa’s Christmas Journey
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa’s annual Christmas expedition since 1955, when a Colorado newspaper misprinted a phone number that was supposed to be a direct line to St. Nick. Instead, the number went to the Commander-in-Chief of NORAD and, not wanting to disappoint his young callers, then operations directory [...]
Early Education Math Program, Building Blocks, Seeks Field Testers
A New York Times article published early this week shows how research on brain development done by cognitive neuroscientists is changing the way some educators are teaching young children basic mathematical concepts.
According to the article, Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them, traditional ways to teach numbers to early learners is too abstract for [...]
ISTE Members are Leaders
Do you have what it takes to help us transform education? Here’s your opportunity to help lead ISTE! The ISTE Board Nominations Committee is seeking outstanding educational technology leaders to serve on the ISTE Board of Directors. ISTE members can nominate visionary leaders — including themselves — beginning January 5, 2010.
Nominations will be accepted through [...]
What’s On Your Ed Tech Wish List?
The holiday season is a magical time full of good cheer and plenty of high hopes for the coming year. Just for a moment, we’d like you to suspend reality and tell us what kind of educational technology gift you’d most like to receive for your classroom.
Whether it’s an iPhone for every student, a stocking [...]
Listen to me! Students value their own ideas for school improvement
Everyday somewhere in America a meeting is being held to talk about how to improve education. Research studies are consulted, test scores are analyzed, the merits of new programs are debated, and budgets are scrutinized. The participants around the table usually include administrators, teachers, higher education faculty, consultants, researchers, and maybe even a parent or [...]
Strap on Your Google Goggles for Visual Web Searching
Are you tired of all that cumbersome keyboard work? Well, Goggle has the cell phone ap for you.
Google launched a new visual search tool last week called Google Goggles. Just snap a picture and your phone will provide search results based on that image. For example, a shot of Mount Rushmore would bring up a [...]
ISTE Casts – Interviews with ISTE Authors
I’ve always felt that there is more to a book than just the book itself. What inspired the author to write their book? What expertise do they have? How does the content of the book apply to me? Why is this subject matter so important?
For these reasons ISTE produces ISTE Casts. We conduct interviews with [...]
New Media, Old Medium
I love my laptop. I do. But I have one hard and fast rule about laptop usage. I don’t take my computer to bed with me. There is just something about slipping under the covers with a good book that helps me unwind after staring at a screen all day.
That isn’t to say that I [...]
