There will be a “live” Face to Face event to accompany Discovery’s SCICon2012. The 2012 SCICon is a mini-conference (with an online twist) focused on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the meaningful and effective integration of digital media content. This event will be held at [...]
Maybe you missed Emily’s comment on the last post, but it was all about your LC’s latest venture to share the classroom expertise in Arizona. Using our AzTEA connection, we’ll be able to connect to you on January 30th. Read all about it – download the handout and pass it around! In other news, Alison [...]
I’m copy/pasting notes from our fearless leader Emily. Maybe you missed this meeting, too? A big thanks to Lillian, Laura, and Alison for thinking of using AzTEA access for our local webinars! These recent months have been rather adrift as we tried to figure our our role, but we are back and ready to bond. [...]
Oh yeah, I’m summarizing another blog. I just read so many, and discover so many great tools, that I have little time to originally explore and expound. (And yes, my second life, the garden, is thriving this year) Animaps is a marker tool for students and teachers to use for illustrating lit trips or historical [...]
I’ve read several articles about improving questioning strategies lately, and this blog from LOC shouldn’t be overlooked when we’re addressing “questioning” and critical thinking skills. What do we teach our students about observation, looking at small details, comparing versions of a reading or a painting and just generally asking “what do I notice?” Stephen Wesson [...]
In a recent Mashable post, I was attracted to this article because Embedly seems to work well with WordPress. I’ll be installing the Embedly plug-in this week and see if I can practice in this space. For you, the Mashable blog is here and you’re invited to try Embedly out and tell us how you [...]
One hot summer, one cool opportunity! The Navajo County Educational Services Agency (ESA) has arranged for a 30 passenger wi-fi bus to tour Northern AZ for four days. Educator/passengers will will stop at sites from Kayenta to Whiteriver for PD presentations based on content targeting AZ Social Studies standards. During the ride, prepared educational videos [...]
Alas, the news media has been drowning us with news of character traits that probably shouldn’t be discussed with children. Most of us have been in teaching long enough to remember character building programs that we were asked to implement in our classrooms and playgrounds. High stakes testing has all but eliminated these programs from [...]
Oh my! This tool came to me this morning on my Diigo bookmarks list. Extremely intuitive, allows the artist to save and send. So easy to use, I can hardly wait to share it with my nieces and nephews. Please try it and tell us how you could use it. Create bookcovers – illustrate scientific [...]
Arizona hosted three f2f groups for DEN Spring Virtual. A big thanks to Deena Jorgenson for taking photos and maintaining a running list of URL’s mentioned in each session and from the chat. April Weston wrote on the walls – large colorful bands of paper to record comments and hot topics related to each session. [...]
This morning, I had an energetic conversation about the hows, whys, and wherefores of allowing students to bring their own technology devices (BYOD) to school with a local colleague. We were both preachin’ to the choir, but this conversation has to begin somewhere. As budgets are cut and technology improves, it only makes sense that [...]
The DEN Virtual Conferences are among my favorite activities of the year. Of course you may participate on your own at home, but the camaraderie among the attending group has encouraged new friendships, mentoring, and the blossoming of new shared ideas from audience members. You are encouraged to attend with the groups below where food [...]
Constructivism for educators? This might take an hour of your conference day to (un)organize, but I think it has the potential to meet the learning we need at the moment in regards to technology. A preview and the link to another intriguing blog are below: My own thinking about professional learning—I don’t like to call [...]
Tiki-Toki.com lets you open a free account to create interactive timelines that include video and image galleries. Use your media from Flickr, Youtube and Vimeo, customize and embed the result. Product uses javascript rather than Flash. Give it a try @ http://tiki-toki.com
WHO: K-12 Teachers and STEM educators with an interest in application of GPS technology with the study of science, math, history, and/or geography. WHAT: Geocaching with the Stars – 3rd Annual Discovery Education Event WHEN: March 21st, 4:30 – 7:00 PM Where: Behind Maynard’s Market, 400 East Toole Ave. Coordinates are N 32d 13.427m, W [...]
Good sunny morning, I’ve rarely got time for original writing, possibly because I’m reading in my spare time instead. The blog linked below caught my attention, and I was happy to see she addresses two well known IWB in Arizona classrooms. “If you’re new to Interactive Whiteboards, chances are you’ve had a couple of training [...]
Wouldn’t it be great if an Arizona educator won this opportunity? We are very pleased to announce the 2011 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica, which will take place Nov. 19 through Dec. 3, 2011. Full-time classroom teachers of all subjects and librarians, grades 7 – 12, are now invited to apply online. Please visit [...]
Join IDEAL at MEC 2011! Be immersed in three days of learning and collaboration created especially to meet the needs of Arizona educators. Interact with the IDEAL team, network and explore what’s new in educational technology. Join this collaborative effort while gaining valuable professional development hours. Bring your whole team to MEC2011! Register Now > [...]
There was just too much great information to summarize in this article about learning continuity with iPod Touch. The accompanying table details 210 apps! Keep students connected to your curriculum from home and back. If you use iPod Touches in your classroom and students have access to either an iPod Touch or an iPhone, here [...]
It is not too late to get up to $10,000 for your classroom! Do you have a great project based lesson idea you would love to present to your students? Are you in need of funding to make it happen? Then apply to the AZ Technology in Education Association (AzTEA) for the AzTEA/Qwest Grant. You [...]
Note: The IDEAL site for Arizona’s educators hosts Verizon Thinkfinity in the Curriculum Resources menu. Verizon Thinkfinity partners with The Electric Company® to connect with today’s kids, parents and educators. The Electric Company is an Emmy® Award-winning multi-media literacy experience designed to bridge the literacy gap among 6-to-9-year old struggling readers. Jump into The Electric [...]
Where? Vail’s Empire High School, take the Houghton Road exit from I-10 south of Tucson When? January 29th, 2011 Time? 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Registration starts at 8:00. Cost? AzTEA member price $25.00, Non-member price $45, or $60 with membership. Includes lunch. Register? http://www.aztea.org/2011-teaching-and-technology-conference Highlights: Tony Vincent Keynote on innovative teaching practices with technology. [...]
From the “Free Technology for Teachers” blog written by Richard Byrne, check out his assembled 140 of the most popular postings of the year in a google slide presentation. Are you familiar with these tools? Tell us about some of them you have tried in your classroom OR let us know about how you can [...]
The DEN Virtual Conference last April inspired many teachers to integrate technology in their classroom lessons. The IDEAL Learning Environment* offered teacher participants an opportunity to earn ten PD hours credit after the event by creating a lesson plan to share using the tools from the conference. Laurel, who is a second grade teacher, sent [...]
I’ve re-visited a few great sites (not necessarily new) this summer. I guess I just didn’t have an occasion for which to use them, but WOW, once I got started, they were really useful to me. During the DE Symposium, we ran “groups” in the Edmodo.com site. It was very much like having a back [...]
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