Where education meets technology and they become good friends
Spelling lists are boring! … But not with Spell with Flickr, a simple and quick application that allows you to grab typographic images from Flickr’s public site.
I used Spell with Flickr to make my banner (which one of my tactful friends said resembles a ransom note), and made the following video tutorial to share this [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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The 1909 postcard above is from my paternal grandmother’s collection, and in case you can’t read the caption, it reads “Toot ‘N’ Be Darned.” It shows a grumbly old-world buggy driver blocking the road so that a newfangled car can’t pass.
I’ve compiled a few excuses reasons educators give for avoiding the use of technology in [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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Need a handy way for students to read from a script without staring down at their notes?
Stage fright is crippling, and if you’ve watched a student freeze in front of a video camera, you know the embarrassment and frustration he or she experiences. I’m not talking about fun home movies where Frankie and his buddies [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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It’s Friday night and it’s time to unwind after a long week. Try out a little creative cooking!
I can use this video as an alluring hook and inspiration for students before my next claymation activity!
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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Education needs a twist. Or maybe it needs a kick in the pants. When naming this site edutwist, I considered all the various definitions of the word “twist,” applying them to the rising push to infuse more interactive technology into the classroom vs. the opposing, resistant pull away from it by many traditional educators. Just [...]
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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