http://currentedtech.com Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been discussing the possibility of moving our school to Google Apps instead of Firstclass for some time now. The benefits are a no brainer for the IT side of things. No server work, lots of space (6 gigs), and it's free. There are also plenty of benefits ... http://currentedtech.com/2008/03/10/change-and-google-apps-creating-ambassadors/ I was extremely happy to see students blog discussions continue after the class is over and grades finished. Watching my students blog activity really reinforced the fact that students need an outlet for discussing current events. Learning is a life long activity that we as teachers should try to facilitate ... http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/29/class-is-over-the-discussion-isnt/ Talking to Jeff Lebow of World Bridges at dinner on Thursday sparked a great discussion on how to get students discussing current events. The Internet is an obvious great resource for an Inquiry based process of students form questions for research, evaluate online sources, create content, discuss and taking action ... http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/17/reflections-and-inspirations-from-neit2007/ A common topic that has come up in every session I've attended is copyright issues. I myself am guilty myself of letting students get away with too much in regards to using images that students googled. While the students do cite the sources, they do not always have permission to ... http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/15/creative-commons-and-fair-use/ Email was the tipping point for technology. It was the golden child that brought asynchronous discussion to the masses. Email became wildly popular, and was even romanticized with You've Got Mail. People began talking about it's "instant" communication ability. A decade later, it no longer seems like the freeing application ... http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/15/communication-and-email/ Notes from this session can be found at: http://neit.wikispaces.com/digital_citizenship http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/14/session-1-podcast-digital-citizens/ I can't wait to get up to Mohonk for the unconference. I just started my blog, so this is a great opportunity to get some content up! Below is a picture of me leaving school until next monday! http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/13/getting-ready-for-neit2007/ Technology changes fast. "Current" changes from year to year. Patterns do emerge and as a result change the playing field. Although, I always ask myself what is appropriate for education and what is going to help the educational process? If you find something to be complicating a lesson to the ... http://currentedtech.com/2007/11/12/hello-world/