http://curranb.edublogs.org Integrating technology with the classics Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:20:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This has been an extremely valuable experience.  I am looking forward to reviewing all of the new tools and applying them with my students.  It would be really beneficial to meet with other BEST members at our school to have conversations about some strategies for implementing these tools in the classroom.  ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/11/thing-23-the-end/ Classroom 2.0 presented a variety of interesting ideas on how to implement 2.0 tools in the classroom.  I was very intrigued by a few teachers who were discussing the idea of using cell phones in their classrooms.  Although the logistics were not completed yet, I thought about how much we ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/09/thing-22-ning/ In David Warlick’s post Where’s the Line? from his blog entitled 2 cents worth, he talks about how it is getting harder and harder to prevent students from cheating given the technology today.  He gives the example of the student who wrote a partial article for Wikipedia and waited for ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/09/thing-7c-google-reader-david-warlicks-2-cents/ This tool is incredible!  I had so much fun creating my own Pageflakes’ page that I even created one for my husband.  Usually, both of us spend the first fifteen minutes of our mornings perusing our favorite Internet sites (local news, sports’ scores, weather, etc.).  Now, all we have to ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/09/thing-21pageflakes/ This tool seems really easy to use.  I uploaded a few Word documents and a PowerPoint Jeopardy review and created a document as well.  This would be a great way for teachers to collaborate on particular units of study without the hassle of emailing each document and waiting to make ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/08/thing-20-google-docs/ SAT Vocabulary Builder    (Note:  Video would not embed.  I could not find the "code" button on dashboard as indicated in directions)   When visiting YouTube, I first typed in the word “Shakespeare,” and several interesting videos appeared.  A comical and clever “Who’s on first” sketch seemed to playfully expose Shakespeare’s intriguing language.  ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/08/thing-19-youtube-and-teachertube/ I really enjoyed this activity and thought it was extremely easy once the account was established. Students could really have fun creating their own podcasts. How can we make this easily accessible in the classroom in light of the fact that it costs money to use Evoca (I think it said ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/08/thing-18-evoca-podcast/ I Listened to the podcast The Poetic Voice by Houghton Mifflin.  I chose to hear about American poet Galway Kinnell (I actually recently met him at a writing conference in NYC).  The ease and accessibility of listening to this podcast was pretty cool (for lack of a better word).  These ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/04/thing-17-podcasts/ LibraryThing is an excellent tool to promote reading to students.  I especially like the 50 Book Challenge because it connects readers to readers as they collectively share their fifty book yearly goal.  Colleagues and students could utilize this site.  Students could be directed to use it for personal uses or ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/03/thing-16-librarything/ Investigating  del.icio.us   I have accumulated an innumerable amount of English and teaching related websites and I am always on the look out for more.    It is especially easy to get lost on Google.  Typing in the word “Shakespeare” will bring up thousands of websites and it seems daunting to locate the ... http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/03/thing-15-delicious/