http://skipz.edublogs.org Integrating Technology in Teaching and Learning Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:46:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three Offerings from ISTE ISTE has timed a good number of books for that magic time, Summer, when I can read 'til my heart's content. I don't have the the NET-T in my hot little hands yet, but anyone who's interested has seem the megaphoned from NECC last week. No, the ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/07/06/does-loving-books-mean-i-speak-technology-with-an-accent/ Mike Richards is the author of  Notes From Millie D , and a technology teacher/integrator in Arundel Maine. He is one of seven or eight techno-geek-education types in the USA who aren't in San Antonio this week for NECC. I only know him through blogging, tweeting, and plurking, but his ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/technology-skill-set-mine-yours-and-ours/ Errol Morris is an innovative documentary filmmaker from the United States. I have  had an 'Errol Morris Festival' in my Film Lit class. His newest release, in theaters right now is 'Standard Operating Procedure' about the scandalous policy and behavior in the Abu Ghraib Prison: His ground-breaking "Thin Blue Line" is ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/errol-morris-film-documentarian-extraordinaire/ http://www.lynnreedy.com - "This site has been designed to provide technology resources to educators. Its focus is to assist teachers in the integration of technology across the curriculum." http://www.community.teqsmart.org/download.php - Tequipment's Educator Resource Center http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/ - Smart Technologies' Educators' Resources and Classroom Solutions http://exchange.smarttech.com/ - "We’re turning this passion into the SMART Exchange, ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/smartboard-iwb-resources/ I have found a great deal of informative, dedicated educators in the last couple of months. Two of the most enjoyable and creative are Dan and Jeff from Wicked Decent Learning. Click their license plate to take a look- If you can't take the time to listen right now, here's a tip: ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/how-about-student-reading-in-the-summer/ My Twitter and blog compatriot Clif has challenged me to do a round of PD and to challenge others - I'll let him tell us: I’m a big fan of goal setting. It can provide a road map for the short or long-term and can be an effective motivational strategy. I ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/professional-development-meme/ Three Books For Professional Development A few weeks ago, when I wrote about the latest ISTE books to be published, one of my readers commented and followed up in an e-mail exchange about that post. This person was glad to see the reviews, however she had already picked three books to ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/books-for-professional-development/ Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ - Larry has average almost three posts per day over the last month. I'm sure that this has gone on for ages. He started with "The Best of..." series that continues on, and he has an awesome English Website. Silvia Tolisano http://langwitches.org/blog/ - Silvia posts so many high quality, informative ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/05/26/do-you-read-every-entry-from-any-of-these-blogs/ I just discovered Teacher Portal this morning. Suzie Vesper, a teacher from New Zealand is the central nervous system of this wiki. It is a deep, rich resource for elementary school teachers and parents. Lee Speers, an educator from Pennsylvania, published a powerful post today: 'Thirty Things Good Teachers Do' in ... http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/05/18/important-discoveries-this-week/ 1. Yudu Freedom Publishing at http://www.yudufreedom.com/ 2. Proppian fairy tale generator - http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/gen.html 3. Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/ http://skipz.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/web-tools/