Posted on June 25th, 2009 by mssigman
Today I am thinking about how I feel in long meetings that don’t really relate to what I want to know. I’m thinking about that “glazed-over” look that comes to my eyes and brain. I see this reflected often in my students. They get that same “glazed-over” look. They are not interested in long presentations. [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Science, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0, pdmeme09
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by mssigman
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Summer can be a great time for professional development. It is an opportunity to learn more about a topic, read a particular work or the works of a particular author, beef up an existing unit of instruction, advance one’s technical skills, work on that advanced degree or certification, pick up a new hobby, and finish [...]
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Filed under: Technology Literacy, Web 2.0, pdmeme09
Posted on April 7th, 2009 by mssigman
I am taking an online class in instructing the English Language (a continuing certification requirement in Arizona) and it has gotten me thinking. 21st century learners will need to communicate and to communicate well if they want their ideas to be heard and used. In this environment then teaching correct use of language…any language becomes [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Web 2.0
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by mssigman
Having taken classes online and in the classroom and taught in the classroom both with computers and without computers I have learned a few things.
1. 21st century skills include CREATIVITY, collaboration, time management, problem solving…and a few others I can not name off the top of my head. Students need to have a very different [...]
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Filed under: Technology Literacy, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, WiFi, internet access
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by mssigman
I was researching the 21st century learner idea and found a website for the Center for Educational Learning Leadership and Technology (CELLT). Here is an excerpt from their home page describing the goals of the curriculum they have created and posted online.
The 21st Century Skills Curriculum and ePortfolio is a series of lessons and assessment [...]
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Filed under: Web 2.0
Posted on June 4th, 2007 by mssigman
This week I am beginning to write lessons and tutorials for my next year students in Web 2.0. In searching for a beginning point I am thinking about students who may or may not already have a web presence. My next year students will be in 7th or 8th grade, old enough to [...]
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Filed under: Safety, Web 2.0
Posted on June 4th, 2007 by mssigman
So sorry about not posting for a while…just in case anyone actually reads this. I have been playing with a new internet application. Google will, for ten dollars a year, allow you to set up your own internet domain with 200 gmail accounts hosted at your domain. You can customize the start [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Web 2.0
Posted on May 8th, 2007 by mssigman
The two YouTube videos below are a part of a debate on the efficacy of interactive boards (read SMART boards) in the classroom. The speakers are policy makers for school districts as well as a representative from SMART technologies. They make many salient points.
My experience in this area would seem to bear [...]
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Filed under: SMART, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by mssigman
I was reading the blog Cosmic Variance and came across this post called Absorbed in which the author apologizes for not posting recently due to her utter absorption in her current work. Below I am including a quote from the blog which I found illuminating:
This IS what science is like! When you get so caught [...]
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Filed under: Science, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0
Posted on May 4th, 2007 by mssigman
Today I have been reading several blogs by teachers, consultants and other techno-residents of the blog-o-sphere. I am constantly impressed and amazed by what students and teachers are able to achieve using this technology. Here are a few student blogs that are excellent examples of what students can do given the freedom, environment [...]
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Filed under: Web 2.0
