The Electric Educator
JANUARY 30, 2009
'Z. Stewart MacLean , a fellow ed. tech. blogger, recommended an article titled " The Future of Education " by Thomas Frey, executive director and senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute. I read this somewhat lengthy article which predicts drastic changes in the educational culture as we know it today, and was struck by the plausibility of Frey''s ideas.
Connecting 2 the World
JANUARY 7, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar Connecting 2 the World Connecting ideas, cultures, and disciplines Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Learning Theories: In support of Connectivism I was first introduced to the idea of Connectivism through an online conference hosted by George Sieman s group at the University of Manitoba. Over the last 2 years, my thoughts have changed, (as have Georges and others)as the theory evolves.
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The Electric Educator
JANUARY 24, 2009
'This year I have been using a student response system (SRS) to give quizzes to my students each Friday. The SRS set that I have is made by einstruction. I have been fairly pleased with the performance of the system. The hardware works great. The software is a bit quirky. The SRS software loads into MS PowerPoint where I create multiple choice quizzes.
The Electric Educator
JANUARY 19, 2009
'I accidently got five days off this week because of a "bad traffic day" (Thur.), a "cold day" (Fri.) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon.). With all of my extra free time I was able to look for some helpful teach tech resources. I found and became a member of three discussion boards/social networks: Teacher 2.0 View my page on Classroom 2.0 MACUL Space View my page on MACUL Space Wiimote Project Thanks for subscribing to my blog.
This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.
The Electric Educator
JANUARY 17, 2009
' I love podcasts. They''re free. They''re educational. They''re entertaining. Podcasts themselves aren''t exactly an earth shattering idea. Essentially they are simply on-demand radio broadcasts. What makes them so cool, however is the organization and portability that Apple has brought to them through the introduction of the iPod and iTunes. Although you don''t need an iPod or iTunes to enjoy podcasts, these two innovations brought about an explosion of podcasts.
The Electric Educator
JANUARY 14, 2009
'Just down the road from me, the Ann Arbor public schools obtained one of the 11 waivers granted by the Michigan Department of Education that allows the students of the selected district to take some or all of their classes in an on-line format. The trend in education continues toward customizable, on-line delivery. Check out the full story on mlive.com.
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The Electric Educator
JANUARY 7, 2009
'I am honored that my speaking proposal for the 2009 MACUL educators conference in Detroit was accepted! My presentation is called "Wiiboard: making a smartboard for less than $100." This blog is a snapshot of my presentation. Southfield Christian will be well represented at the 2009 MACUL conference. Two other teachers, Andrea Townsend and Karen Bosch, will also be presenting.
The Electric Educator
JANUARY 3, 2009
'Once again, Apple is changing the way that things are done. First, there was the iPod. Then there was iTunes. Then there were podcasts. Then there was iTunesU. Enter iTunesU K-12. Apple has provided a platform for K-12 teachers to offer podcasts and enhanced podcasts (podcasts with photos and video) to students. The Michigan Department of Education and MACUL have teamed together to create a channel on iTunesU K-12 called Mi Learning.
The Electric Educator
JANUARY 3, 2009
'In a previous post , I created a list of the components that are required for a functioning wiiboard. I will now briefly describe how to connect everything together. The video below will describe how to connect your computer and wiimote. Written instructions can be found below the video. 1. Enable bluetooth For some, this may mean enabling the blue tooth signal on your PC, for others, it may mean physically plugging in your bluetooth dongle. 2.
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