Top 10 tools list

A list is being compiled for the top ten learning tools for 2009.
I added my top ten for 2009. I did this very quickly via twitter and just tried to concentrate on the tools I use and find useful on a regular basis. If you look at the list, my contribution is number 117. It [...]

Mathcasts make sense!

As we get towards the end of the year, so many teachers are acutely aware of how many chapters they have yet to cover. Although it might be a little late this year, screencasting, used regularly throughout the year can help with this time crunch.
I regularly attend the Saturday webinars hosted by classroom2.0 and always learn [...]

Who can resist change?

From Introduction to science, a textbook stamped with Malden High School, Mass copyright 1929, 1930.
Some perspective on change, and how to embrace it…
1. Lab Safety-put your goggles on!

2. Schools are often low on funds and equipment is old, but your extinguisher should be red.

3. Household problems extend beyond the laundry.

4. The pressure to confirm to [...]

“Learning in a participatory culture” at MIT

At MIT Saturday for the Project New Media Literacies “Learning in a Participatory Culture” Conference.
Goals of the conference were to

Launch the New Media Literacies learning library

“the learning library is a flexible online-learning environment that incorporates an expanding collection of multimedia elements and challenges and offers users the opportunity to design and contribute their own related marterials.” Threshold Spring 09 [...]