Today....

Post on bachannels in elementary
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/two-examples-of-backchannels-in.html
http://todaysmeet.com/
http://backchan.nl/

ELL
http://www.mingoville.com/en.html

Video
http://concretekax.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-waves-videos.html

http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/

http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/creative-commons-a-shared-culture/

Today's links

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heytell/id352791835?mt=8
The connected principal blog
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hourstracker-lite-timesheet/id336456412?mt=8#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9DLxDtPtc

Interesting Post from Dangerously Irrelevant

This was posted on the Abilene, Kansas High School Dialogue Buzz website (via Jon Pederson):

I Will as a Student: 

• Let’s have a little competition at school and get ready for the future. I will [as a student] use a laptop and you will use paper and pencil. Are you ready…?I will access up-to-date information - you have a textbook that is 5 years old.
• I will immediately know when I misspell a word – you have to wait until it’s graded.
• I will learn how to care for technology by using it – you will read about it.
• I will see math problems in 3D – you will do the odd problems.
• I will create artwork and poetry and share it with the world – you will share yours with the class.
• I will have 24/7 access – you have the entire class period.
• I will access the most dynamic information – yours will be printed and photocopied.
• I will communicate with leaders and experts using email – you will wait for Friday’s speaker.
• I will select my learning style – you will use the teacher’s favorite learning style.
• I will collaborate with my peers from around the world – you will collaborate with peers in your classroom.
• I will take my learning as far as I want – you must wait for the rest of the class.

The cost of a laptop per year? - $250
The cost of teacher and student training? – Expensive
The cost of well educated US citizens and workforce? - Priceless
Could a teacher offer the same challenge?

I Will as a Teacher
Let’s have a little competition at school and get ready for the future. I will use a laptop and you will use paper and pencil. Are you ready…?

Links today

http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/
Http://appsafari.com
http://www.tagxedo.com/
http://blog.core-ed.org/greg/2011/01/brilliant-2.html
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teachpaperless/~3/PnTtpW93ZCE/example-of-paperless-final-exam.html
http://www.explania.com/en/animations/detail/what-is-flu
https://kindlepublishing.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in/182-3949956-8353069?ie=UTF8&originatingURI=%2Fgp%2Fvendor%2Fmembers%2Fkindle-blogs%2Fdashboard
http://www.storybird.com/
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/geography/usa-surnames-interactive

Links I found today

Anyone used any of these resources I've gleaned from the blogs I read?

http://imendi.com
http://snipsnip.it
http://futureme.org
http://howtosmile.org
http://visualizing.com
http://forvo.com
http://wordsteps.com
http://lingus.tv
http://eskeletons.org

Google ebookstore or the Stickershop App?