Imagine this!
Michelle | July 3, 2009
Vision for technology in K-12 Education
Technology and the Teacher
Michelle | July 1, 2009
We have all heard that we need to use technology in the classroom to enhance learning, but the newest buzz seems to be about whether teachers and brick and mortar schools are even needed in the 21st century.
In “Are Schools Irrelevant?” by Deven Black he poses this very question. This is something that I [...]
Digital Dossier: The footprints we leave behind
Michelle | June 30, 2009
This video gives us a look into how our digital footprints are formed. It was created by Digital Natives, an interdisciplinary collaboration of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen.
We are beginning to see more and more news [...]
3 Steps for 21st Century Learning
Michelle | June 29, 2009
This is a short video by Jackie Halaw on how to begin converting your classroom to a 21st century class.
3 Steps for 21st Century Learning
Seth Godin on the tribes we lead
Michelle | June 21, 2009
I have been following Seth Godin for a while now and have found him to have many interesting ideas. His recent one being the idea of tribes and how they are effective in the 21st century. In this video he describes his idea of tribes and how they are being used in society today.
Seth [...]
Facebook Manners Video
Michelle | June 20, 2009
This video was shared on Twitter by Pat recently. I think it is a great video because it is amusing but makes some good points at the same time. I will be using this in my class next year to open up the conversation with students on how to be responsible on the internet. [...]
Game-based high-school history course
Michelle | June 19, 2009
How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live – TIME
Michelle | June 15, 2009
This is an article by Steven Johnson about Twitter and the impact and changes it is making in our lives. In this article he points out that the “the key development with Twitter is how we’ve jury-rigged the system to do things that its creators never dreamed of” (TIME). That is the great [...]
Holocaust Project
Michelle | May 22, 2009
This year I gave students in my class the opportunity to earn extra credit by researching the Holocaust and designing a project for the St. Louis Holocaust Museum Art & Writing Contest.
27 Teens Win 2009 Holocaust Museum Art & Writing Contest via kwout
My students learned a lot about the Holocaust during their research and designed [...]