Educational Technology – Smartboard: Basics
This short, entertaining, and educational video will help you master some of the basics of your Smartboard. Here are some of the topics covered in this first episode:
Connectivity – hooking up the cables
Screen settings – how to change display settings (single, clone, extended screen)
Focusing and aligning the screen image on the Smartboard
Basics of using the Smartboard in a classroom setting
Basics of the Smartboard Notebook software
Duration : 0:9:40
The Magical Classroom™
A short film by SMART Technologies showcasing the magic of their touch screen interactive whiteboards. Visit http://www.smartloveoflearning.com/
Duration : 0:2:52
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? (short version 8 min)
This video is an exploration of the definition of literacy: more specifically, of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st Century. Both producers are reflective practitioners who have strong literacy backgrounds. As practising teachers they have a vested interest in this subject. The producers realize that new media in a technological world is shaping the lives of youth and that as a result, redefining the literacy skills that will be necessary for youth to be able to function successfully in the world they are growing up in. The latter implies, by necessity, that the how, what and why of teaching literacy must also change. As a result of having the supposed static, print-centric notion of literacy upturned, the producers became interested in finding out if other educators at their worksites were experiencing this shift and in exploring how these educators were grappling with the notion of what it means to be a literate person and the corresponding implications in terms of their own teaching practise. Were they indeed rethinking what it means to be literate in an information and communication technological world, or upholding the traditional print-centric, paper and pencil viewpoint?
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? is an important and relevant issue that invites dialogue from all practising educators who work with youth. The world is changing and schools are required to make those changes necessary to help youth become fully competent, critical, and thoughtful citizens in the world they live in.
Duration : 0:8:3
Turning Around a School, Inspirational Leadership (Preview of Principal Conversations Issue 1)
Preview of Principal Conversations Issue 1 DVD featuring Brian Rogers, Principal, Maribyrnong College. Principal Conversations is an advanced professional development series for School Principals and their Leadership Teams.
www.principalconversations.edu.au
Duration : 0:5:55
Watch how Pay Attention
Since most of today’s students can appropriately be labeled as “Digital Learners”, why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?
This presentation was created in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching.
Please see http://t4.jordandistrict.org/payattention to learn how you can become a better teacher.
Duration : 0:7:42
iPad for the Classroom?
Let’s say your school offered a Kindle where you can have all of your textbooks on, and you can take it home. The other choice is an iPad with the same feature, but it stayed in class. Which would you choose and why?
Referenced Article Link: http://schooltechconsulting.com/the-apple-ipad-might-be-good-for-schools/
This video will be embedded in my Lockergnome blog later today: http://lockergnome.com/schooltech/
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Music:
Intro by Charlie Puth: http://www.youtube.com/CharliesVlogs
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Monster Promenade Kevin Macleod (Incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″
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Duration : 0:2:56
Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time
http://www.ted.com Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India’s slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Duration : 0:16:54
AF Bushwick Elementary
Every year all of the AF staff throughout Brooklyn and Connecticut come together for a professional development day. It’s like a family reunion full of familiar faces and inspiring moments. The rigorous and engaging professional development sessions are sandwiched between the chants and cheers put together by the staff at each AF school. On this PD day only Brooklyn schools got to represent.
Recorded on March 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Duration : 0:4:53
Recovery: Education Credits – Parents – June 09
Parents paying for college or college-related expenses for their children may be able to benefit from these expenses at tax time. This video provides more information on the American Opportunity Credit and tax relief related to computer expenses.
Duration : 0:0:56