One Voice Among Many http://slowsunset.edublogs.org Teaching, Technology & Other Random Thoughts Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:35:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Classroom Blogging Workshop http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/classroom-blogging-workshop/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/classroom-blogging-workshop/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:22:49 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/?p=18 Welcome!

The goals for this workshop are to:

  1. Define “blog” and identify its characteristics
  2. Provide some ideas for using blogs in your classroom
  3. Start your own sample blog using Edublogs.org
The Common Craft Show is a great resource for learning about Web 2.0 applications. Click the “play” button to see a video that provides a good overview of “blogs.”

Other useful resources:

Definition of Blogs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Excellent explanation of blogs.

Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/
Online service for searching, subscribing, creating, and sharing blogs.

Difference between a Wiki and a Blog
http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgi-bin/blogsandwiki.pl?WikiAndBlog
Compares Wikis and blog

Educational Weblogs
http://educational.blogs.com/
Disruptive Technology Resource for Educators using Weblogs, Blogware, Collaborative tools, RSS & Podcasting, web services and digital tools at home, school, university and community.

The Year of the Blog: Weblogs in the Writing Classroom
http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/barrios/blogs/
The history of blogs and tips on how to use blogs in the classroom

To Blog or Not to Blog…That’s a Good Question
http://www.clickz.com/experts/em_mkt/b2b_em_mkt/article.php/870481
This articles talks a little bit about what a blog is and focuses on the usefulness of blogs in the marketing world.

Weblogg-ed
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
Number One Resource for Educators!

]]> http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/classroom-blogging-workshop/feed/ 0 Creating a Video Blog http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/creating-a-video-blog/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/creating-a-video-blog/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:43 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/?p=17 Ergonomics for the Video Blogger

]]> http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/creating-a-video-blog/feed/ 0 Welcome to “The Human Network” http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/27/welcome-to-the-human-network/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/27/welcome-to-the-human-network/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:55:01 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/27/welcome-to-the-human-network/ In the past six or seven years the web has evolved from a read only medium to a read, write, plublish and collaborative medium.  What impact does this technology have on our lives? On our businesses? On our global society? What are the ethical questions that we must address?

]]> http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/27/welcome-to-the-human-network/feed/ 1 What is Web 2.0?? http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/12/what-is-web-20/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/12/what-is-web-20/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:18:11 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/12/what-is-web-20/ So many buzz words! However, we need buzz words to help us organize our thoughts and give us a container in which to put new learning. At least I do!  The video link below is a good introduction to the concept of Web 2.0.

Watch the video: Web 2.0


 

]]> http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/02/12/what-is-web-20/feed/ 0 What A Concept! http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/01/16/what-a-concept/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/01/16/what-a-concept/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:43:10 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/01/16/what-a-concept/
Creative Commons, the brainchild of Laurence Lessig, is a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing others creative work and providing several copyright licenses, known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses, allow the authors the flexibility to restrict only certain rights, or none at all. You can find music, images, video and written works at http://www. creativecommons.org. Once you get to the site, click FIND cc Licensed Work at the top of the page. At the next page, choose your search engine to look for your perferred media.

 Get Creative!

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What can I say? I just happen to love this video. I was looking for something catchy to include in my “Information Overload”  power point presentation last week and I came across this music video. It’s fun and I just can’t help being a kid at heart! Enjoy….

]]> http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2007/01/14/just-a-kid-at-heart/feed/ 0 Person Of The Year http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2006/12/20/person-of-the-year/ http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2006/12/20/person-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:00:55 +0000 slowsunset http://slowsunset.edublogs.org/2006/12/20/person-of-the-year/ TIME Magazine 2006

This month’s issue of Time Magazine’s: Person of the Year, couldn’t have come at a more perfect time! I’ve begun a blog journey with my students in an effort to help them understand the power of Web 2.0 tools.   This is full of interesting stories about “You.” You, the content creator. You, the citizen journalist.  For some way to compare Time’s view of “Person of the Year,” go to their archive site where you can find every “person” that has graced the cover of Time from 1927 -2005.  It’s rather interesting!

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Our school’s orchestra director approached me last week to ask if I could assist her in showing a video to her class. Apparently, she had been sent the video from a friend of hers who knew that she had taken her students to perform at a nearby school for severely disabled children. The video is a tribute to Rick and Dick Hoyt, done by someone after viewing the television broadcast. The individual created this movie, set it to music, and posted it on YouTube. The orchestra class of about thirty middle school children assembled in my lab to watch it. It was an amazing experience for me. I looked out at these young faces, so focused, so touched and silent as they watched the video. When it was over, no one spoke.

Could anyone have ever imagined that an individual otherwise imprisoned by his physical limitations, could share his heart and soul with his father and together they could inspire so many?

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