I think it's one of the best examples I've seen of blended use of Web 2.0 tools and desktop applications to deliver daily classroom communications and reflections.
She uses blog technology, web notebooks, RSS feeds and her web presence to provide 24x7 access to learning and exploration.
I think the subjects discussed on Betsy Sky-McIlvain's blog are both thought-provoking and insightful.
Worth subscribing to the blog feed if you're a middle school teacher or interested in one teacher's daily use of laptops and technology in the classroom. The expression "walking the talk" fits in this case.
Wow, someone noticed my little side project down here in Portland.
For all you techies, our system is tied into our LDAP server to control accounts and privileges. This has come a long way since it's start 1 year ago. My serve ris currently hosting over 400 staff and student blogs. We are currently working on a project where students will use blogs as a medium for their digital portfolios.
Jim,
ReplyDeleteI just can't say enough good things about this Maine teacher's blog as I've mentioned here before:
http://web.mac.com/leasttern/Lit8/Literacy_8/Literacy_8.html
I think it's one of the best examples I've seen of blended use of Web 2.0 tools and desktop applications to deliver daily classroom communications and reflections.
She uses blog technology, web notebooks, RSS feeds and her web presence to provide 24x7 access to learning and exploration.
I think the subjects discussed on Betsy Sky-McIlvain's blog are both thought-provoking and insightful.
Worth subscribing to the blog feed if you're a middle school teacher or interested in one teacher's daily use of laptops and technology in the classroom. The expression "walking the talk" fits in this case.
Scott Love
Palo Alto, CA
I agree with you, Scott. Thanks again.
ReplyDeletejim
Thank you, Sarah! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, someone noticed my little side project down here in Portland.
ReplyDeleteFor all you techies, our system is tied into our LDAP server to control accounts and privileges. This has come a long way since it's start 1 year ago. My serve ris currently hosting over 400 staff and student blogs. We are currently working on a project where students will use blogs as a medium for their digital portfolios.