Archive for the ‘Tech Tips’ Category

Reboot with Twitter by Sean Banville

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Guest post by Sean Banville The very clever name of this blog inspired me to write a post for it. It’s one of the greatest discoveries I’ve made on Twitter – not least because of its selfless owner Shelly Terrell. ‘Reboot Camp’ is a fitting metaphor for what many of us ...

My Favourite Cool Sites by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Part of the Cool Sites weekly series! Web 2.0 tools I've used so far... Web 2.0 tools are great help to jazz up your classrooms, help students practice the language, motivate the digital natives with their own weapons and boost creativity. Nowadays the more I learn, the more motivated I become and ...

7 Tips for Student Engagement with E-portfolios

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Yesterday, I posted the #Edchat summary. The topic: What makes a digital portfolio effective? I received a comment from Ray Tolley, who let me repost this for you! I found the information really useful and I hope you do, too! Ray's Advice I was recently asked, “can anyone shed any light on ...

What Makes A Digital Portfolio Effective? #Edchat Summary

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

6pm CET/ 12pm EST Edchat Summary Every week, @rliberni or myself, @shellterrell, will be providing you with summaries of the 6pm CET/ 12pm EST Edchat discussions! This week's #edchat started with a buzz as educators, parents, and learners from around the world discussed what makes a digital portfolio effective. Overall, the ...

Equipping Schools with Tech: Interview with Eric Sheninger

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Given: In order to prepare students for their futures schools should teach students to effectively use technology? Problem: How do we equip our schools with technology? Technology is a part of our lives whether we have embraced it or not. However, one problem to integrating technology effectively into the curriculum is the ...