Week of July 18 - 24, 2009
EdTechTalk Newsletter
Blazing ahead, the Class of 4.1 is in session now and the participants are 'hot' to trot! If you have always wanted to learn how to webcast or stream live on the internet, there is still time to join the webcast academy (more of a rolling admission than in the past). Be sure to visit http://www.webcastacademy.net/book/basic-webcasting-program where you can get more information and find out how to join the academy. Enough with the lame 'hot' jokes - on with show!
Join the three of the facilitators of Youth Voices, Paul Allison, Susan Ettenheim, and Chris Sloan in a conversation with each other and five other teachers who have recently begun to used the site (or plan to soon):
- Carolyn Stanley, a tech integrator in Conneticut
- Sherry Edwards, an English teacher Washington
- Fred Haas, an English teacher in a school near Boston
- Jennifer Bahle (now Razor), an English teacher in Omaha
- Michael Dodes, a librarian in the Bronx
As we begin to plan for the coming fall semester, we talk about some of the things that went well, some of our common goals, some things we don't agree with, some new possibilities in our work together. Listen to this podcast to learn more about what we talk about when we talk about Youth Voices. You might want to have your students work on this school-based social network. This might be a good way to find out what our community of teachers and students are all about.
During today's Conversations, Lisa, Sheila and Maria shared their classroom horror stories - the things that you wished never happened. They were joined by Jan Smith from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The folks in the chat room had plenty of stories to share as well.Conversations about science and technology in education.
Disabling comments, ETT Redesign, Service vs. Community, & other stuff
Participants: Cathy Evanoff, Jennifer Wagner, Peggy George, Jamie, Lisa Parisi, Gary McFarlane, & Jeff Lebow
Topics: Role of librarians, NECC reflections, Next week's EdTechScienceSomething, the ETT newsletter, 'Big Names' in EdTech, Competence of the latest generation of student teachers and a few student teacher horror stories.
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