Posts
Brenda's Blog
Have You Tried YouTube? (Part 1)
I vividly remember the 1995 school staff meeting when it was announced that our long awaited Internet hooked-up would be installed that week. Those of us who had little interest in technology barely looked up from the meeting agenda, but the remaining teachers (those who worked with computers) sat on the edge of their seats in rapt anticipation. A few even cheered.
About Brenda Dyck
Brenda Dyck is a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). In addition to teaching preservice teachers, Brenda is the moderator of MiddleTalk, a listserve sponsored by the National Middle School Association (NMSA). Her "HotLinks" column is a regular feature in NMSA's magazine, Middle Ground. Brenda also is a teacher-editor for MidLink magazine. Coming next: Using YouTube in the Classroom
Learn how teachers and students are using YouTube and other video-sharing Web sites.
Related link
$3 software suite aims to bridge digital divide. Microsoft will sell its new Student Innovation Suite for $3 to governments that subsidize student computers
Governments that subsidize a certain percentage of the cost of computers for students to use both at home and at school might be eligible to purchase a new Student Innovation Suite of software from Microsoft Corp. for $3 per license, provided they have subsidized at least 10,000 PCs for students' personal use. The offer, which aims to help close the digital divide, includes Microsoft Windows XP, Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Math 3.0, and other programs--and U.S. states could be eligible.Source: eSchool News
Jabber creator signs on to Wikia search project by Michael Kanellos
Jabber founder Jeremie Miller has signed on to help develop Wikia's open-source search engine project, the organization announced.
The Wikia project aims to develop a search engine, crawlers and other indexing tools through a collaborative, open-source process.
Source:CNET
Online learning is changing
New, more powerful, yet easy-to-use tools are making it possible for anyone to create rich, effective learning content.
Look at these New 2007 Edition!
21st-century school represents 'the will to change'
How one district turned an ordinary building into an extraordinary
opportunity for students by Corey Murray, Senior Editor, eSchool News
At the end of a dimly lit corridor in the heart of the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE), a 450-student public high school in Stamford, Conn., a student stares into a camera lens. The wall behind him is plastered with dull green paper ripped from a giant spool in a nearby art classroom.Two feet away, one of his classmates stoops behind a tripod, barking orders. He fusses with a small handheld camcorder, as a third student stands on a chair in a futile attempt to optimize the overhead lighting.
Source: eSchool News
