Twitter

Micro blogging is just like traditional blogging but messages  are limited to a certain amount of characters. It is similar to texting on a cell phone. Here is a video clip that helps explain how Twitter works and  how useful it can be. Common Craft videos on YouTube have great mini tutorials on many technology tools, just search for the name of the tool "in plain English". This one is "Twitter in plain English."

Blogging and Microblogging

Many of the classes in our school are communicating and collaborating through blogs this year. What a great way to share ideas!
We use Blogger but there are many other tools that also work well. In addition to having students contribute to and create their own blogs on Blogger, many classes are also microblogging with Twitter. Here is a quick video explaining what a blog is "in plain English"

Animoto Tutorial

Here is a video tutorial I created to show you how to create your own Animoto.

Livebinders for Education

Here are two Livebinders I created. One is a collection of educational tools and resources and the other is a digital collection of information about educational standards and assessment.

               

   

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Technology Tools for Education

Technology Tools for Education

Great Site for Video Clips

I just found a great site for video clips to be used in multi media projects. It is keyword searchable and copyright friendly. I have written to the developers to make sure that as Fair Use  it can be used in school and to see  if clips can be posted on a wiki. Here is the URL. http://movieclips.com/browse/

Infographic

I just added Daily Infographic to my RSS feed. Each weekday the site  posts what they consider to be the best graphic representation of data found on the web. The AP English classes also added it to their blog and use it as a prompt for class discussions.  It provides a unique way for students to gather information and shows them how that information can be visualized in a creative way. It is a wonderful tool to inspire creative thinking. I think that it would compliment lessons that involve using Glogster. Students could find some great examples there.