2006- Week In The Classroom
Getting Started
“Free Tools for Universal Design for Learning in Literacy”
This presentation will describe ways that you can support literacy using free tools found on the internet. Types of technology supports for literacy will be discussed as well as the some of the free tools that are available on the Internet today. The last part of the session will deal with what Universal Design for Learning calls for and how the types of tools discussed can assist educators in achieving Universal Design for Learning in your classroom.
Week in the Classroom
“Globally Literate”
Clarence Fisher
Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Blog: http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/
Presentation Title
“Globally Literate”
Bio
Clarence has been a classroom teacher from grades 1 – 8 for the past 13 years. He has been involved with the creation of technology curriculum documents and wrote his master’s thesis regarding the evaluation of these documents. Clarence has won several awards, including being named a Manitoba [...]
Week in the classroom
“Hardy’s Wessex:
video editing and learning online”
Kevin Burden
Hull, UK
Blog: http://digitalalchemy.typepad.co.uk/digital_alchemy/
Presentation Title
“Hardy’s Wessex: video editing and learning online”
Bio
Kevin Burden is a lecturer and researcher in educational technology based at the University of Hull. He is the director of a unit called Cascade which specialises in the professional development of teachers and educationalists in the use of new technologies. They have run [...]
Week in the Classroom
“Listening to the voices: student empowerment
through collaborative learning projects beyond the school walls”
Sharon Peters
Montreal, QC, Canada
Blog: http://www.mtl-peters.net/blog
Presentation Title
“Listening to the voices: student empowerment through collaborative learning projects beyond the school walls”
Bio
Sharon Peters is a secondary English teacher and an educational technology consultant. She recently completed an M.A. in educational technology while working full-time at Lower Canada College in Montreal. Her thesis work was an action research study [...]
Week in the Classroom
“iPods- iSpeak- iSing- iListen- iLearn”
Silvia Tolisano
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Blog: http://www.langwitches.org/
Presentation Title
“iPods- iSpeak- iSing- iListen- iLearn”
Bio
Born in Germany, raised in Argentina and living in the USA, Silvia graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and a Master’s in Instructional Technology. Currently in her 5th year of teaching at a private elementary school, she serves as Spanish teacher and Instructional Technology Facilitator. [...]
Week in the Classroom
“Two-Way Teaching: An Overview of
the Read/Write Web in Education”
Mark Wagner
Irvine, CA, USA
Blog: http://www.edtechlife.com/
Presentation Title
“Two-Way Teaching: An Overview of the Read/Write Web in Education”
Bio
A former high school English teacher, Mark has since served as an educational technology coordinator at Estancia High School, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, and the Orange County Department of Education. He now serves as the president of the Educational Technology [...]
Week in the Classroom
“Second Nature-
Extending dialogue in the blogosphere”
Lani Ritter Hall
Chardon, Ohio, USA
Blog: http://possibilitiesabound.blogspot.com/
Presentation Title
“Second Nature-Extending dialogue in the blogosphere”
Bio
Lani currently contracts as an instructional designer for online professional development for Ohio teachers with eTech Ohio. She is a National Board Certified Teacher who served in many capacities during her 35 years as a classroom and resource teacher in Ohio and Canada.
Description
It’s second [...]
Week in the Classroom
“Who’s Teaching Who?: Are We Ready”
Chris Kaminski
Fairview Park, Ohio, USA
Blog: http://nlcommunities.com/communities/ckaminski/default.aspx
Presentation Title
“Who’s Teaching Who?: Are We Ready”
Bio
Chris is in his tenth year of teaching and finishing up his Masters in Educational Administration. He currently teaches High School Graphic Arts, Photography, and Web Design at Fairview High School in Fairview Park, OH. Chris is also the district webmaster. He currently uses Blogging, a Mac OSX podcasting server, [...]
Week in the Classroom
“Using Web 2.0 Tools in a Grade One Classroom”
Kathy Cassidy
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Blog: http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337
Presentation Title
“Using Web 2.0 Tools in a Grade One Classroom“
Bio
Kathy is a grade one teacher who is very interested in the ways in which technology can support student learning. She began building her website several years ago and was able to do some unique things applicable to her grade level [...]
WEEK IN THE CLASSROOM KEYNOTE
“Journey through the Week as I Journey Up (or Down) the Road”
Bud Hunt
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Blog: http://budtheteacher.com/
Presentation Title
“Journey through the Week as I Journey Up (or Down) the Road”
Bio
Bud Hunt teaches high school language arts and journalism at Olde Columbine High School in Longmont, Colorado.
Presentation
http://k12online.wm.edu/a_journey.mp3
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