Day: January 10, 2007
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The MegaVCR: Media and More in Your Pocket
Hall Davidson Director, Discovery Educator Network discoveryeducatornetwork.com Handouts from today: http://www.halldavidson.org/ How many of you have video iPods? – how many wrote them off as instructional devices – these things are SO GOOD as instructional devices you will all want to In the old times if you were an AV person, you had a gigantic…
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Simple Podcasting on a Global Scale
Simple Podcasting on a Global Scale by Carol Anne McGuire A preso at MacWorld 2007 (THESE ARE MY NOTES FROM THE SESSION) www.rockourworld.org email: rockourworld [at] mac [dot] com Carol is: – vision specialist, OUSD – Apple Distinguished Educator – Top On-line Educator – Discovery Network Educator – Disney Teacher Podcasting is broadcasting from your…
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Engaging Brains Through Games and Simulations by Bernie Dodge
These are my notes from Dr. Dodge’s presentation at MacWorld 2007 http://webquest.org/workshops/macworld07/ Outline – games v learning – an equation for learning power – five useful environments (things you can use to create a gamey/simulation) Brendal Laurel – Dec 2004 – 360kid.com – often the games we see kids engaged in don’t really challenge them…
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Building A Better Mousetrap: How Technology Will Improve Achievement
A MacWorld 2007 presentation by Dr Monica Beglau of the University of Missouri (I AM RECORDING THIS SESSION WITH DR. BEGLAU’S PERMISSION, AND WILL POST THIS SUBSEQUENTLY AS A PODCAST) I think NCLB and a few other little requirements from state DOEs have made us feel like the mouse in this graphic: Who moved my…
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Perspectives on classroom blogging video (final)
I’ve updated the draft version of the video I originally titled “safe classroom blogging.” The final title is “perspectives on classroom blogging.” Thanks very much to everyone who provided feedback and suggestions. I’ll be showing this video in about two hours in my presentation on “Safe Classroom Blogging” for the MacWorld 2007 K-12 education day…
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Worthwhile thoughts from Gary Stager
Attending an event like MacWorld is a tremendous opportunity not only because of the excitement of keynotes and the expo hall, but primarily because of the opportunity it affords to meet with people face to face and have great conversations. It was a great thrill and an intellectual stimulating opportunity to meet Gary Stager today…
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Tech conference coverage from PodTech
Well, MacWorld is certainly not the only technology-related superconference going on right now. CES is in Las Vegas, and in terms of size it dwarfs MacWorld. PodTech has a nice lineup of video podcasts covering the action. This interview with Bill Gates is really something. New media publication, bypassing traditional media channels. A lot more…