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What is Connected Learning | Connected Learning
The video below should change your thinking....what do you think?
What is Connected Learning | Connected Learning
What is Connected Learning | Connected Learning
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Using Blogger as a Webpage
Hey it's got to be easier, more user friendly than school center and it's relevant. Plus it is part of something the county is already providing.
Why would I want to use a blog for my classroom website? Again it's about how can you best post content on the web. You the classroom teacher are your own web content manager. Here is how it works. You create a blog using your jcsnc domain (your JCS gmail address).
Advantages to using Blogger as your class webpage
1. Easy to use (Bet you have not heard that one before :))
2. Easy to post messages for your students (even via cell phone or smartphone)
3. Easy for your students to follow your announcements
4. You don't have to remember another username or password (your jcsnc domain password will get you in)
5. Communication with students will be easy and clear.
Why would I want to use a blog for my classroom website? Again it's about how can you best post content on the web. You the classroom teacher are your own web content manager. Here is how it works. You create a blog using your jcsnc domain (your JCS gmail address).
Advantages to using Blogger as your class webpage
1. Easy to use (Bet you have not heard that one before :))
2. Easy to post messages for your students (even via cell phone or smartphone)
3. Easy for your students to follow your announcements
4. You don't have to remember another username or password (your jcsnc domain password will get you in)
5. Communication with students will be easy and clear.
Monday, February 27, 2012
The New Internet is the Old Internet, hardly so...
Do you still use bookmarks to go to a designated website that you like. Not as in Facebook "like" but rather enjoy. If you do, you are about 5 years behind. Yep, the UGLY truth is so are most school systems and government agencies lacking in communication and in most education circles.
Why? Well in short this "ain't your mamma's" internet anymore. Nope, people don't go to websites, the website or at least the content comes to you. This is a fundamental change that has been happening over the last 4 years. Now don't go blaming it all on Facebook, MySpace or even Twitter. It is a part of our changing society. Yes the same society that labels us and our students to fail if we don't score well on a test. In fact, if we are not using these tools to communicate with our students we are the one's doomed to fail.
All kidding aside, let's lead instead of following. We have to step up for our students and find ways to engage them. More on this later......
Why? Well in short this "ain't your mamma's" internet anymore. Nope, people don't go to websites, the website or at least the content comes to you. This is a fundamental change that has been happening over the last 4 years. Now don't go blaming it all on Facebook, MySpace or even Twitter. It is a part of our changing society. Yes the same society that labels us and our students to fail if we don't score well on a test. In fact, if we are not using these tools to communicate with our students we are the one's doomed to fail.
All kidding aside, let's lead instead of following. We have to step up for our students and find ways to engage them. More on this later......
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Who uses Twitter?
I started using twitter at some point during the fall semester. I have an account for my basketball team "@ladyrambball" and I also have a twitter account that I post for school announcements "theramheard".
Does anyone tweet with their students?
Does anyone tweet with their students?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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