"Did You Know?/Shift Happens" (Version 6, 2012)

Getting back in the Tech/Learning Game!

It has been quite a while since my last post. I left this blog as my teaching responsibilities changed and directed my focus more on curriculum and instructional resource. At last, I'm back and re-energized on learning more about emerging technologies for education. Check out some of my latest finds on Delicious.

Welcome to Blogs and Wiki's in the Classroom!

Take a minute to listen to my Voki - my avatar that I've created to help welcome you to this workshop. You will begin learning about 2 tools that are a part of the Web 2.0 movement. Web 2.0 sites are designed to be highly interactive for participants. They promote the sharing of ideas and communications.

Through this workshop you will learn about resources for creating free Blogs and Wikis for your own classroom. Please take a minute to blog (if you have never blogged before.) What have your experiences with blogs and or wiki's been prior to this workshop? What do you hope to learn?

GEHS June Workshop

Take a minute to blog your reflections of the first day. What thoughts do you have on possible technology connections to either your teaching or for your students? What project ideas do you want to tackle for either yourself or students?

Movie Maker Tutorials

There are tons of sites available on the web to support the use of Movie Maker. If you are a visual "show me" type of learner, check out Atomic Learning at http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/moviemaker2 to learn specific elements of working with this software.

If you want a more step-by-step approach, these sites might be better for you:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/nisa/moviemaker.htm

Differentiating Instruction with Technology Tools

How might you begin to utilize technology in your own instruction to help support differentiation for student learning?

WMS Tech Ready Workshop Needs

Please take a few minutes to blog what you want/need to learn more about on Day 2 of our time together. Topics might include:
Blogs/Wikis
Publisher
PowerPoint
Excel
PhotoStory
MovieMaker
Inspiration
Other???

Happy Blogging!
z