As promised, we will begin to focus on one particular topic in each issue of the blog carnival starting with the next edition. The goal is to bring the educational blogging community together, to explore themes from a wide variety of starting points, and to respond to one another and refine our ideas. Our theme for next time is "Access." It is purposely a broad topic, so that we can include a wide variety of potential submissions. If you don't already have a blog post on that topic to submit, why not create one especially for the carnival? The third edition is due out on Monday, October 29, and only posts relevant to the theme will be included.
And now, on with the second edition!
best practices
Matthew Needleman describes how to use Comic Life to take your students to higher-level thinking.
TeacherTech urges teachers to replace their boring class webpages with wikis created by the students themselves.
Cory Plough describes how to share Google Docs with other people. Forgive me Cory, but every time I think of your name I think of a Simpsons episode.
Ms-teacher tells us about her first blog assignment for her 6th grade class.
emerging technology
Ian Hancock reviews VoiceThread and bubbl.us.
Glenn Moses tells about a student using Yahoo! Answers to...gasp...find information on his own!
A swiftly tilting planet compares the benefits and cost of interactive whiteboards and tablet PCs.
Carl Anderson takes a look at interactive webcam games, and their use in a multi-sensory classroom. Cool idea!
Alan Hodson submitted a post, but I'm also going to link you to his blog. It is chock full of practical advice about open source software.
Danogo tells us how to get around those pesky Internet filters.
philosophy
Tracy Rosen reflects on how some teachers view technology...as merely a toy.
Larry Ferlazzo explains how a Luddite ended up using technology in some of his classes. It's not often you meet a regular blogger who still loves overhead projectors!
Is the glass half full or half empty? Cory Plough works to convince himself, and us, that maybe having 10% of kids passing all the courses in his distance education program isn't as horrible as it sounds.
Scott McLeod explores the relationship between teacher retention and fulfilling work environments.
David Robb questions what multiple-choice tests prove about student learning, anyway.
research
Raj Sheelvant points to a disturbing study that says the US will not likely remain the world's major hotspot for employable talent.
That's it for this edition of the Ed Tech Blog Carnival. Thanks for stopping by, and spread the word about next edition's "Access" issue! Click here to submit a post.
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4 comments:
This is great - thanks for collecting these posts in one spot. I think this idea has fabulous potential for collaboration and community!
Great collection.
I forgive you for thinking of a Simpons episode when you see my name. Every once in awhile my students will bring up that episode too, I mark it as a sign of intelligence.
Thank you so much for including my post in the Carnival.
I appreciate being included in this collection of thought-provoking posts.
Thanks!
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