Since I was unable to attend ISTE this year, I was excited to see a link to some webcasts and keynotes on Richard Byrne’s blog “Free Technology for Teachers.” I am looking forward to checking out some of the great things I missed and thought you might want to as well. ISTE Resources
Social media .. think about connecting with today’s students by using a medium they are well familiar with – social networks. But rather than using an actual social media environment that may not be a) appropriate in your school, or b) something you want to take on, think about creating a fake “Facebook” page as [...]
Each year students leave with their summer reading lists and are expected to do a report or summary type project upon their return to school. Why not give them the option to create a book summary in Photo Story or create a Glog. Students love to be creative and given the opportunity to express themselves. [...]
After the deluge of rain and tornadoes in the New England area this spring, on June 2, the Massachusetts DEN LC had a beautiful spring day for their visit to the South Shore Natural Science Center (SSNSC) in Norwell, MA. We had 20 educators, LC members and future STARS share a guided tour of the [...]
June 1 Workshop Join us for an afternoon and evening of 21st Century Classroom Ideas! Education Leader of Iditarod Education, Diane Johnson will conduct two workshops for teachers who would like to participate in creative lessons to engage their students in many curriculum levels. Iditarod – a 21st Century Teaching Tool for the Classroom Embassy [...]
A hearty congratulations to two of our very own DEN STAR/LC members who achieved recognition last evening at the annual DENny Awards webinar! Robin Talkowski was recognized (again!) for her creative, informative and thought provoking personal blog, as well as her oversight of the Massachusetts DEN Blog in her capacity as Blog Chairperson! Way to [...]
Join the DEN MA LC for a special free event… South Shore Natural Science Center 48 Jacobs Lane Norwell, MA Thursday, June 2, 2011 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Come see what’s hot and new in natural science educational programs at the Science Center. • Experience a springtime tour of the facility with one of [...]
Edutopia, which is sponsored by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, has an engaging new teacher guide that can help teachers design and assess project-based learning. The Top 10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning is a colorful PDF you download at the site. The tips are organized to follow the progression of a project. First comes the planning, then the [...]
Inspiring, Energizing, and Practical! Have you been looking for ways to keep up with the rapidly changing environment of teaching in the 21st century? Are you searching for ways to engage your tech savvy students, motivating them by incorporating technology resources into your lessons and curriculum? You are already a forward thinking educator by being [...]
Did you know the U.S Department of Education has a website that links to free teaching and learning resources compiled from dozens and dozens of federal agencies? From photos, primary sources, animations, videos and more, FREE lets you browse by topic, grade level, time frame, media type and other criteria. You can even sign up [...]
Scratch Educator Meetup Open to All Boston-Area Educators Saturday, April 16 10AM – 1PM MIT Media Lab Create and Share Your Own Interactive Stories, Games, Music and Art Come learn about Scratch, a free programming environment created by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. With Scratch, young people can create interactive stories, [...]
“Engage, Enrich, and Instruct using Technology in the Middle School Classroom” was the topic presented by Massachusetts DEN Stars, Rachel Leblanc and Robin Talkowski, along with their colleague Alison Breaux at the recent Massachusetts Reading Association Conference, “Setting Sail for New Horizons in Literacy.” Storybird, Glogster, TweenTribune, Flocabulary, and Voki along with the AFI Curriculum [...]
Spring has Arrived!! Let’s talk about some Web 2.0 Tools that will inspire Creative and Colorful Projects to pop up in your Classroom Students love to learn new ways of expressing themselves and finding new creative outlets. We have heard of some of the popular Web 2.0 tools that are classroom friendly like Wordle, Voicethread, [...]
Let’s talk about some Web 2.0 Tools that will inspire Creative and Colorful Projects to pop up in your Classroom! Students love to learn new ways of expressing themselves and finding new creative outlets. We have heard of some of the popular Web 2.0 tools that are classroom friendly like Wordle, Voicethread, and Animoto. Prezi [...]
There are not enough exceptional adjectives to describe these terrific days of learning and networking provided by Discovery Education. This past Saturday in Brockton, MA was no exception. The four (plus) hour drive was well worth it, despite the few side bars while going to and from the new, refreshing and colorful, Mary E. Baker school. [...]
HUGE Success! The New England Day of Discovery, held this past Saturday (March 26th) at the Mary E. Baker School in Brockton, MA, was a huge success. More than three hundred educators from Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and more, came out on this bright, brisk Saturday to further their curiosity about technology and [...]
Last week, I took advantage of the opportunity to join the webinar, Web 2.0 Tools for School with Brad Fountain. This was a great webinar that refreshed my memory of tools I had once found useful and forgotten about, and presented me with many great “new to me” web 2.0 tools that are surely classroom [...]
As an urban educator, I often find myself repeating the same motivational speech to my students “Don’t give up on yourself! You can do this! You have what it takes to succeed but you have to want it! Put forth your best effort!” No matter which way you say it, your message is the same [...]
A “Word Cloud” is a visual depiction or graphical representation of word frequency. Some Word Cloud tools (Wordle, for example) will look for the most frequently used words (or tags) and display them as a random pattern, with the more common words or tags appearing larger in the cloud. Some word cloud apps let you [...]
Over 270 educators from MA, ME, CT, VT, NH, RI, and NY have already registered for the New England Day of Discovery on March 26th in Brockton, MA and there are only a few spots left! Don’t miss out on this FREE conference style day of professional development that will highlight creative ways to engage students [...]
Registration is now open for the EdCamp Boston unconference scheduled for May 7 at Microsoft NERD. It is designed to provide a forum for participants to explore and share k-12 issues and ideas. They have posted the following on their website. Registration open! Posted by dancallahan on March 8th, 2011 It’s two months until the [...]
The New England Day of Discovery is a FREE conference style day of professional development that will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate curriculum with the latest 21st century tools and instructional strategies. Our keynote, Dan Riskin, host of Animal Planet’s popular show Monsters Inside Me will be sharing a little bit about [...]
TED Talks recently posted this on Facebook. Check out the link. Announced at TED2011: The launch of an online forum, the TED-Ed Brain Trust. We’re seeking the expertise of educators, students, organizations, filmmakers & other creative professionals to guide, galvanize & ultimately lead this initiative. To express your interest in joining the TED-ED Brain Trust, [...]
Discovery Education and Brockton Public Schools are pleased to present the 2011 New England Day of Discovery at the Mary E. Baker School in Brockton, MA on March 26th. Designed specifically for New England educators, this interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate your curriculum using the latest [...]
… Cause this book is going to be a good book … The Ocoee Middle School really knows how to “rock with a book.” These students inspire literacy in a really big way. Enjoy and share their creativity.
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