Teaching+in+the+21st+Century


 * Rater || Sarah Anderson ||
 * Rating || [[image:one_thumb_up.jpg width="64" height="53"]] ||
 * Title || Technology in the 21st Century ||
 * || http://eledblog.com/content/teaching-21st-century ||
 * Author/Owner/Publisher || renga's blog ||
 * Date || December 7 2008 ||
 * Description/Purpose of Site || Video describing where students are as far as technology and how teachers are engaging these students in order to acquire necessary skills ||
 * Brief description of the types or resources found on the site || Technology is transforming children's lives. It is replacing things of the past and enhancing the future. Students are consumed by the latest advances in technology. Teachers fall short of being knowledgeable in the areas of blogging, podcasts, and wikis. This prevents teachers from reaching students who have far surpassed what their teachers can do. It challenges teachers to better prepare themselves so that their students are prepared to compete when they reach the business world. ||
 * Brief evaluation of its utility || This is an inspirational video taht challenges teachers to look within themselves to see if they are preparing their students for the future. ||

The above was originally published January 25, 2009 at http://stmbtech.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/exploring-activsoftware-inspire-edition/ Just recently I mentioned that //Promethean// had released the beta version of their IWB software, //Activsoftware Inspire Edition.// Like others, I’ve started to have a play around ([|Chris Betcher seems to be putting the software through its paces]). Here’s just a few things I’ve noticed that I like the look of: Did someone give you a SMART Notebook file to view or use? Whereas you had to previously resort to the SMART Notebook viewer, you can now import the notebook into a flipchart. Some very common flipchart activities are now available as a quick menu selection, saving you finding the resources in the library to put them together. Being a Year 1 teacher, I use the hundred chart fairly regularly in Mathematics lessons. Once I choose “100 chart” from the menu, this dialog box appears for me to make my selection. Finally, something I have been hanging out for. Previously I’ve been frustrated, wondering why I can’t simply insert images, etc. in a similar way to //Office// documents (after all, it is pretty easy and straightforward). Well now you can, with the Insert Media option. Not only images, but sound, video and more. Now it is really quick and easy to insert media files directly into a flipchart page. I’m sure (in fact I know) there are many new features, but there were the first to grab my attention. I look forward to using it some more.

January 19, 2009 ||
 * || Rater Veronika Bacova ||
 * Rating [[image:thumb_down.jpg width="96" height="87"]] ||
 * Title Anthrosite Teaching Blog ||
 * Author/Owner/Publisher Alex Steenhuyse ||
 * Date
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 * Description/Purpose of Site a blog on various issues, the approach towards past is featured ||
 * Brief description of the types or resources found on the site this blog goes back in time ||
 * Brief evaluation of its utility just for fun, no currently appropriate sources

= = || =Teaching the Civil War with Technology= ||
 * Rater Veronika Bacova ||
 * Rating [[image:one_thumb_up.jpg width="102" height="88"]] ||
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 * Author/Owner/Publisher Jim Beeghley ||
 * Date
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November 10, 2008
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 * Description/Purpose of Site Interesting description of how technology can be involved in lesson that aims at making students acquainted wit the issue of Civil War ||
 * Brief description of the types or resources found on the site most dealing with the Civil War and related issues ||
 * Brief evaluation of its utility good ideas, innovative || ||

Authored by [|Robert Barden]. Hosted by [|Edublogs].