Is a quiet classroom the best environment for learning?
Over the past two years I've worked on transforming my classroom into a much more student-centered environment. I've always believed strongly in a constructivist approach to teaching and learning, but...
View ArticleUsing Web 2.0 Tools with Young Learners
In 2004, when I temporarily left teaching to stay at home with my new daughter, I hadn't yet heard of wikis, blogs, digital storybooks, or podcasts. I'm sure that they were around but they weren't yet...
View ArticleiChatting with Third Graders
This past week I decided to take literature circle discussions and book clubs to a new level. My students typically lead their own discussions in a face-to-face format. This week, I decided to try...
View ArticleThe Idea of Implementing a Distance Education Component To a Face-to-Face...
How might a teacher begin the process of implementing a distance education component to a face-to-face elementary school as an alternative to paper-based homework? What might need to be considered...
View ArticleiPhone application idea
I am constantly amazed at my two and four-year olds' abilities to navigate through various apps on my iPhone. Not only can they find and choose games, but they can select the options that they desire...
View ArticleUsing Wikis to Strengthen the Connection Between Home and School
(copied from notes made during November of 2009)Problem: Strengthening the home/school connection to provide support for student learnersQuestion: Can wikis be used to strengthen the connection between...
View ArticleStudent Web Sites As Digital Portfolios
Using Google Sites or another child-friendly, safe, online web publishing tool, student portfolios can be created in the form of a personalized web site. The beauty of this tool is that it can...
View ArticleUsing VoiceThread to Empower Learning: Cross-Country Collaboration with...
2010 ISTE Poster Presentation 11:00-1:00 Lobby A-Table P10View the links to the Voice Threads that were made between fourth graders and expert collaborators during our animal inquiry project this...
View ArticleINNOVATIVE USES OF PODCASTING TO ACHIEVE THE NETS
On October 7th, this article in Innovative Learning will be linked within the blog. View the Fall 2010 issue, page 12. Please share your ideas for podcasting in the classroom via the comment tool....
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