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The internet and specifically social software has made it alot easier to connect with the outside world.  What I am most impressed with is the amount of sharing that goes on between educators who are passionate about using this technologies in the classroom to enhance student learning.
There are two that I would love to share [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2008 - 10:54 pm - Number of Comments » 1

This is a podcast of an interview with Lindy McKeown and Joy Kay from the EdNA site discussing the use of 3-D virtural worlds and by using these worlds in the classroom can make learning more engaging and interactive.
I would never have thought of using this sort of environment in the classroom for several reasons [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2008 - 3:43 pm - Number of Comments » 0

On several blogs and websites I have noticed Twitter mentioned.  Although we glazed over it in class I wanted to find out more about it.  A social networking tool where you can put any question out there and have a group of people answering it. It seems to be a great tool to sharing [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2008 - 10:56 am - Number of Comments » 2

After trawling through the internet for days I still feel there is so much to learn about new technology and how these technologies can be used in the classroom.
Although there are some very innovative teachers and access to these teachers is easy because of the web and their willingness to share, on reflection, the majority [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2008 - 10:30 am - Number of Comments » 1