The Weekly Update: January 3 -9
Why Teachers Should Blog, Shelly Blake-Plock How to Save Money by Migrating to Cloud Computing, Klint Finley When Passion Drives Instruction No Child Is Left Behind, The Innovative Educator Thoughts on Teaching, 2001, Larry Cuban Google Apps Gives Schools a Better “Walled Garden” for Student E-mail,...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: December 14-20
Blackboard, Desire2Learn End Dispute– David Nagel, THE Journal Blogging Improves Young People’s Confidence in Their Writing and Reading– Ewan McIntosh The State of E-Learning 2009– Tony Bates, E-Learning and Distance Education Engaging Students with Engaging Tools– Ed Webb, EQ Using Technology to Improve Collaboration– James Manyika, Kara Sprague, & Lareina Yee, What Matters 25 Sites for Free Educational Videos– refseek Failing to Learn from Failure– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class Homework in the Responsive Classroom– Elizabeth Rich,...
Read MoreUsing Facebook to Improve School Communication
Facebook has become an essential tool for young adults to stay in contact with friends and family and to create a sense of community with their peers. For school administrators, then, utilizing Facebook to improve communication and to create an interactive experience for their school community only makes sense. While many secondary schools continue to utilize basic Web 1.0 website technology to communicate with parents, students, and the broader community, most of the people schools are trying to reach, particularly the students and parents, rely on Web 2.0 technology like Facebook to share...
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