Monthly Archives: February 2008

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  Fablevision: SmartMoves

  Posted on February 29, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  Do you have students who like to move? Everywhere? All the time? Fablevision has come out with a new DVD called SmartMoves™.http://www.fablevision.com/smartmoves/ This deceptively simple combination of movements and music can change the way we learn and remember. SmartMoves, a DVD, designed for students in grades 3-12, leads students through a series of increasingly complicated [...]

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  Google Account FYI

  Posted on February 28, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  Maybe some of you knew this but when I created my Google account many moons ago there was not the option of using your “real” email address. So I tried to create a name that would be worthy of my esu10 employment. However, it seems that now when anyone invites me to their docs and [...]

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• Info Literacy Workshop

  Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  Here are the tools and links we worked on and talked about in our Information Literacy workshop today. Links to resources from first presentation: http://urltea.com/2nux Links to Workshop Outline done in Google Notebook: http://urltea.com/2qmx Dueling ToolsThis is a sharing time for participants to share a tech tool with others. It is time well spent sharing [...]

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• We need to work more like recipies!

  Posted on February 25, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  I ran across this and I really like the analogy of our work being a recipe. We need lots of good ingredients but not only that, they need to mix together and cook just right for it to taste right in the end. So I would argue that Google really does have a better product [...]

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• Apple Announcments

  Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  Recent Apple Announcements and their Impact on Educators. 60 Second Macworld Review MacBook AirOn top of the list: the new MacBook Air. What does this new notebook computer mean for teachers? Well I think it will be a big hit for those wanting a small, light computer to take with them to do their daily [...]

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  New Tool – PicLens

  Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  PicLens is a new tool I found that I think will really help educators. It is a tool that will save time and give visual learners a boost too. The software is a Firefox plugin that works with many image sites and creates a visual catalog of information. PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a [...]

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• Tech Showdown

  Posted on February 12, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  We have recently started using a fun, after lunch, workshop activity. It is a Tech Showdown and everyone participates. The basic idea is that everyone in the workshop has to give a “Show and Tell” of a technology innovation they like and use. It can be ANYTHING! Then, we pair off and each person has [...]

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