Monthly Archives: June 2011

ISTE Convention in Philadelphia and Personal Learning Networks

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Hi everyone!   I’m going to blame the ISTE conference in Philadelphia as the reason I am late in posting my blogical discussion.  I attended only one day of the 2011 conference; however, it is not the first and will not … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons Licensing for the Classroom

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Most teachers and all students are relatively unaware of their digital responsibilities regarding the use of pictures, video, and music from the web.   I teach technology to 6-8th graders and they are ALWAYS surprised when we talk about copyright law … Continue reading →

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The World of Wikis

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Wikis represent the best way for students to collaborate with each other online. The idea of everyone sharing knowledge via collaborative work on the internet using wikis or any source of social media is a radical departure from the educational … Continue reading →

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Kinds of web 2.0 tools

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Top  Web 2.0 tools used in Education: google docs wikis blogs social bookmarking RSS feed voicethread See Social Media Wiki for Educators for further details.

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Pageflakes

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Pageflakes is a web 2.0 tool that lets you group many different web elements together on one page.   It’s like one stop shopping for all the video, RSS feeds, websites, and blogs you subscribe to.   Netvibes is another alternative to … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Student Blogging

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

I’m taking a web 2.0 course and have been learning about student blogging.  While we currently use Moodle with our students and use “Forum” discussions to get them talking online with each other about a given topic, I’ve always felt … Continue reading →

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Social Bookmarking Plan

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

I chose Option B:  Outline a plan for using social bookmarking as a professional tool yourself, either for your own continuing professional development or to collaborate with colleagues. My plan:  I have reworked this blog to be used for the … Continue reading →

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Learning via RSS

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

   I love the chapter, “RSS: The New Killer App for Educators”, in the book by Will Richardson entitled Blogs, Wikis,Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. I have long struggled to stay abreast of all the information bombarding … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Student Blogging

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

I’m taking a web 2.0 course and have been learning about student blogging.  While we currently use Moodle with our students and use “Forum” discussions to get them talking online with each other about a given topic, I’ve always felt … Continue reading →

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Hello K-12 Teachers!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Mrs. Grasso

Summer Vacation is almost here but a teachers work is never done! This site is going to be used by the curriculum committee charged with rewriting the Computer Applications curriculum K-12.   I intend to use this blog to highlight the … Continue reading →

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