Cyberbullying
Just saw on Twitter- http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
It’s not just about safety with unknown people! It could be a neighbor or classmate that we need to be concerned with.
March 19, 2008
March 16, 2008
A fun search engine to try
This lady has some fun actions while she waits for your questions!
March 13, 2008
Podcasting
I videod my granddaughter read a couple of books and posted them to youtube. Then when I saw her kindergarten teacher from three years ago, I could show her how successful her teaching was!
Today she came into my lab and I was excited to share the videos with her. It was during one of my fifth grade classes and they were FASCINATED that I had actually put stuff up on you tube. All of a sudden, I think they thought that (1) I wasn’t as dumb as they thought, and (2) that it was pretty cool stuff that I did!
Then the kids started asking each other how you did such a thing. They began to offer not so good ways that you post such things. I said I would show them. I took out my Flip camera and started to video kids from the neck down. That started to seem lame so I said whoever can get their parents’ permission can be on the video. Two kids went to the office and obtained said permission. I videoed them and showed them how the Flip is inserted into the USB port and then uploaded to youtube. They were amazed!
Now they know one of the ways to do it. I hope I did a good thing…
March 11, 2008
Scratch MIT and November Conferences- Boston, MA July 2008
I will be talking to many people with whom I tweet all day long. How cool is that!! July 14th to July 18th is the November conference and then the MIT conference with Scratch from the 24th to the 26th. I will get to know Boston fairly well!
March 9, 2008
March 5, 2008
Kerpoof! Where ya been all my life?
I think the greatest tool to come along in recent months is Kerpoof! It is so versatile! I tried it out yesterday with my first graders to see how it would be. The non readers had a little trouble but once I showed how the words repeated in every scene they were able to feel more successful. Some completed silly movies in a half hour span of time. Now THAT’S success! I am going to try it out with second graders this afternoon. I bet it will be even easier for them. I think I will get their log in accounts ready now!
March 4, 2008
wow…another neat online cool application…
This one is a collaborative online whiteboard. It’s too cool for school! Check it out here!
March 3, 2008
Using Flip video and voicethread…
http://voicethread.com/share/72354/
My new friends, Twitter and Papi!
March 2, 2008
Want to join up with friends to look at your flickr pics?
This is the place for you to do this! http://www.photophlow.com/invitation_requests/new
Once you respond to your invitation, you will be shown several video tutorials to help you use this cool tool to its fullest.
Enjoy!
