Final Thoughts…

As you may notice there were quite a few entries posted the last few days… that is due to the realization that the course is coming to a close and there were still a number of rough draft postings hiding in my blog. Better late than never, I suppose.
I decided to submit my paper through my blog [...]

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DigiNatives

Almost all of the students in classrooms K-12, and a large percentage of students in colleges are ‘digital natives,’ or students who grew up with ubiquitous access to digital media. These are those who can’t remember a time without e-mail and the internet. So the question is: How do we get digital natives involved in classroom [...]

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presentations in the classroom

Jerry Seinfeld has a skit where he points out that studies show public speaking is a bigger fear than death. That means, he claims, that if you are going to a funeral you are better off in the casket than doing the eulogy. While there isn’t a lot you can do to melt away your [...]

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5 Ways to Use Video in the Classroom!

I lifted this article from Lifehack.org posted today in which they declared this year the year of the Internet Presidency (in light of all of the recent announcements from US candidates for president). They then went on to list five ways we could all take advantage of the internet video. Great article… highly recommend for [...]

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“Out of Line”

Assignment Title: Gender Stereotypes are “Out of Line”
 
Annotation: To make students aware of the dangers of gender stereotyping and the media’s role in perpetuating gender stereotypes. Students will work as a class to consider what it means to be “a man” and “a woman” and come up with stereotype statements. They will work individually to [...]

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TechnoKids!

Technokids is a UK based program that was launched in London in 1995, with ‘the aim of introducing children to the wonders of computers and multimedia by taking the latest multimedia laptops into nursery, prep and primary schools in order to teach children the skills they need to gain the maximum learning benefit from modern technology.’ These kinds of [...]

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Kids say the darndest things…

 
 
While on the hunt for ‘relevant images to embed into my blog’ I came across these cute little cartoons. It’s rediculous, but so true! It’s crazy to listen to children use all these technological terms so nonchalantly. At this rate parents, and teachers alike, someday are going to have to carry around a pocket-sized Internet Dictionary in order to hold any sort [...]

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Hello World!

I’m afraid that the actual setting up of this whole thing was a bit too easy for me… which immediately leads me to assume I’ve done something terribly wrong. Haha! So I’ll save the serious blogging for when I know I’ve set everything up correctly.

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