Cyberbullying: Using Virtual Scenarios to Educate and Raise Awareness\n[Research Paper: Discussion]\nVivian Wright, The University of Alabama with Joy Burnham, Chris Inman and Heather Ogorchock\nMonday, 6/29/2009, 8:30am-9:30am WWCC 159, Table: 1\n\nThis session will teach educators how to use student feedback and reactions to scenarios created in Second Life to educate and raise awareness on cyberbullying prevention techniques.
These screencasts will walk you through the entire process that we go through today. I've made these available to you so when you do begin employing podcasts with your students, coworkers or faculty this fall you'll be able to quickly remember all the steps involved. Please feel free to share the screencasts with others.
Wonderful World of Wikis: Practical Classroom Wikis\n[Formal Session : Open Source Lab]\nVicki A. Davis, Westwood Schools, Technology A with Sarah Cove and Adam Frey
In the first two projects of Technology Literacy, students research complex topics, write narrative essays, collect and analyze data to think critically about their topics and produce publications.
Checklists can help you keep track of your work. Use the following checklist to make sure you complete the task for each activity. If you have access to a printer, you may want to print the checklist for reference as you work through the activities. Ask your teacher for help if you have any questions about the checklist.
Make movies and pictures with Kerpoof. Potential for literacy integration.
Edmodo is a private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students for use in the classroom. Recommended by Kathy Schrock at NECC09.
Welcome to the NECC Ning Network, designed to help you connect to like-minded NECC attendees and extend the conversations.
BackChanneling: Live chat that accompanies a live presentation. Chatzy Tutorial on Back Channel Basics developed by Vickie Davis.
Attention is a skill that must be learned, shaped, practiced; this skill must evolve if we are to evolve. The technological extension of our minds and brains by chips and nets has granted great power to billions of people, but even in the early years of always-on, it is clear to even technology enthusiasts like me that this power will certainly mislead, mesmerize and distract those who haven't learned - were never taught - how to exert some degree of mental control over our use of laptop, handheld, earbudded media.
Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc.
Support site for Kathy Schrock's presentation at NECC.
* Gapfillers is an E-learning site for advanced learners of English to learn English online.\n * Get English language practice through podcasts, Youtube, video news and interactive English grammar quizzes.\n * New material is posted on site each day and a new word arrives by email or sms.
DIIGO- BYOL Session at NECC with Maggie Tsai, Anne Bubnic and Vickie Davis.