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Teaching 2.0 — College of Education and Human Services
"Teaching 2.0: Emerging Technology Meets Progressive Pedagogy"
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"The 4th edition of the “ICT for Language Learning” conference has the aim to promote and share good practice and transnational cooperation in the field of the application of ICT to language learning and training.
The conference is also an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current language learning projects funded by the European Commission and by other sources.
Florence, Italy
10 - 11 November 2011" -
Future of Education Conference 2011
The International Conference “The Future of Education” will take place in Florence on 16 - 17 June 2011.
The aim of the Future of Education Conference is to promote the sharing of good practice and transnational cooperation in the field of the application of innovative education and training strategies, methodologies and solutions.
The Future of Education conference will also be an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current projects and innovative initiatives in the field of education.
The Future of Education conference focuses on the following topics:
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methodologies
- Education and New Technologies
- Media Literacy Education
- E-learning
- Distance Education
- Human Computer Interaction
- Learning Games
- Art Education
- Music Education
The Call for Papers, in the Future of Education Conference’s framework, is addressed to teachers and experts as well as to coordinators of projects and initiatives in the field of education and training.
Teachers and experts in the field of education and trainers are invited to submit an abstract of a paper to be presented during the Future of Education Conference. The abstract should be written in English (300 – 500 words) and sent via e-mail to edu_future@pixel-online.net no later than 14 February 2011.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Acoss My Desk (weekly)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Acoss My Desk (weekly)
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Flickr: Flat Classroom Conference Group
Come and join Flat Classroom Conference Group on Flickr!
This group supports the Flat Classroom Conference and Live Events Inc. organisation. It provides a place for participants, both real and virtual, to share media from the conferences and workshops and other live events that take place around the world.
Supporting websites:
Flat Classroom Conference: http://flatclassroomconference.com
Flat Classroom Conference network: http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com
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Flat Classroom Flickr photostream
Bookmark this growing resource of pics from Flat Classroom
tags: acrossmydesk flickr flatclassroom
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Beijing's essential expat family resource | beijing-kids.com
A partner of the Flat Classroom Conference -
Twitter Grader | Get Your Twitter Ranking
tags: Twitter acrossmydesk
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Acoss My Desk (weekly)
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Glogster's 3rd anniversary video
tags: glogster acrossmydesk
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How to Teach With Google Earth
Google Earth can be used:
* to support hands-on inquiry by students in computer classrooms.
* as a basis for homework assignments.
* for dynamic presentations during class lectures.
* for inquiry during class presentations.
* to create imagery and maps for PowerPoint, Word, and other presentation tools.
* as a data discovery, organization, and distribution tool for research projects.
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For the iPad, 10 Favorite Apps
- App Smart - NYTimes.com
tags: acrossmydesk ipad apps
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12 Ways to Create Videos Without a Camera or Software
Free Technology for Teachers:
tags: acrossmydesk video online web2.0 multimedia
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QR codes in the Classroom | Teaching News
Very accessible article about using QR codes in the classroom.
tags: qrcodes acrossmydesk
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Acoss My Desk (weekly)
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Tech Teams – Students Changing the School Culture
I love what Joe (fellow ADE) in Korea is doing with his student tech team!
"Our student written mission is to lead and serve a modern GSIS community by integrating technology into our learning and environment inside and outside of the classroom, connecting to each other and the world.
Throughout the short time that the high school SWAT team (Students Working to Advance Technology) has been operating, I can already see its influence on the school culture. I am looking forward to seeing that continue and thrive this year. "tags: student techteam acrossmydesk
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Seeking ‘experts’ for IB ITGS students to interview
Colleague, Madeleine Brookes from WAB in Beijing is looking for experts to connect with her ITGS senior students. Can you help out?
Contact http://twitter.com/madeleinebrookestags: acrossmydesk itgs insideitgs
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BUY THIS SATELLITE - Connect Everyone.
Crowd sourcing funds to purchase a satellite to provide Internet access to the world.....I like it!
tags: itgsarticle socialmedia crowdsourcing acrossmydesk 3.3_networks 3.4_internet
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http://simplebooklet.com/index.php
Create dynamic presentations, product promotions, brochures, or photo stories and share them by email, on websites, and across social networks.
tags: web2.0 book publishing online acrossmydesk
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Pixelpipe - Liberate your media! post, upload and share almost anywhere
"Upload photos, video, and audio files once through the Pixelpipe Media Gateway and distribute your content across over 100+ social networks, photo/video sites, blogs, and other online services."
tags: socialmedia media online web2.0 acrossmydesk video education
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Create Great-Looking Interactive Quizzes (in minutes) -
embed in any website / blog!
tags: Web 2.0 quiz acrossmydesk
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Animoto - Happy Holidays from Animoto
tags: animoto acrossmydesk
Elementary School Classrooms embrace 'A Week in the Life...."
Press Release: December 5, 2010
Co-founders of the Flat Classroom™ Project, Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay are excited to announce the first ever Elementary School Flat Classroom Project. As a pilot project, eight schools and 9 classrooms from five countries have joined about 170 students together to develop an appropriate global collaborative experience within a curriculum framework for students in Grades 3-5 of ages 8-11.
"It is something we have been wanting to implement for a while as flattening the classroom walls is not defined by an age group or school section.", states Julie, "We have a team of excellent educators working furiously together to make this the best global experience possible, using Flat Classroom and other accepted methodologies."
The project is called "A Week in the Life....." and centers around sharing what life is like for students in their respective schools and countries. It encourages students to connect and communicate to build an online learning community and to collaborate on a common set of guiding questions and objectives. For this project we are using the tool Edmodo which provides flexibility for group creation and file uploading. It also supports development of multimedia collecting and sharing skills, and awareness of collaborative learning environments through the practical application of the project wiki. Topics for the project include School Time, Languages and Clothing, Housing and Transportation, Leisure Time, and Food and Celebrations.
We encourage interested teachers and supporters of global collaborative projects to review the developing wiki material at http://aweekinthelife.flatclassroomproject.org/ This project will run until the end of January, but which time students will have created celebration material based on their collected multimedia.
Applications of interest are being taken now for future projects. We plan to run the next project, after review of the current pilot, starting in late February 2011. See details at http://tinyurl.com/fcpesapplication
Flat Classroom Projects are award winning projects that have been running for the past four years for middle and high schools students. The original project, The Flat Classroom Project, is based on the concepts found in Tom Friedman's book, 'The World is Flat', and subsequently has been included in the reprint of the book in 2007. Other projects include Digiteen Project (raising awareness of digital citizenship) and NetGenEd Project, run in conjunction with Don Tapscott (looks at emerging technologies and netgen norms of behavior). We encourage all educators and global collaborative project supporters to join our Flat Classrooms network to receive further updates on all Flat Classroom Projects. http://flatclassrooms.ning.com More information about Flat Classroom Projects can be found on the website http://flatclassroomproject.net
Participating Schools in 'A Week in the Life...." 2010
American School of Bombay, Mumbai, India - Waciuma Wanjohi and Erica Barclay (supported by Kevin Crouch)
Denton Avenue School, New Hyde Park, New York, USA - Lisa Parisi and Lauryn Tiedemann
The Falcons School for Girls, London, UK - Nick Hitchen
International School of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic - Nancy von Wahlde
Mill Creek School, Geneva, Illinois, USA - Donna Roman
The Phoenix School, Salem, Massachusetts, USA - Betsye Sargent
Yarmouth Elementary School, Yarmouth Maine, USA - Cathy Wolinsky and Rosie Lenehan
Yew Chung International School, Beijing, China - Heather Davis