http://techchicktips.net Thu, 10 May 2012 13:37:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2009 digimom@techchicktips.net (Two Tech Chicks) digimom@techchicktips.net (Two Tech Chicks) Educational Technology 1440 http://techchicktips.net/podcasts/techchicksh_144.jpg http://techchicktips.net 144 144 Tips and tricks for educating 21st century learners with 21st century skills! The podcast is geared specifically to educators interested in integrating technology into their curriculum. Companion blog, forums and resources at: http://techchicktips.[...] Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle mac, apple, tips, teacher, education, web2.0, digital, integration Two Tech Chicks Two Tech Chicks digimom@techchicktips.net no no http://techchicktips.net/2007/09/01/episode-30/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/09/01/episode-30/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:48:28 +0000 Helen http://techchicktips.net/2007/09/01/episode-30/ http://techchicktips.net/2007/09/01/episode-30/feed/ 0 0:38:09 Woo-hoo! We’re ba–aa-ck! It’s been a hectic start of school for both of us, but we think we might be ready to get back on track. Here’s our latest episode notes–at the same time as our episode is posted no less! Episo[...] Woo-hoo! We’re ba–aa-ck! It’s been a hectic start of school for both of us, but we think we might be ready to get back on track. Here’s our latest episode notes–at the same time as our episode is posted no less! Episode 30 Resources EarthCache http://www.geosociety.org/earthcache/ http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gczp2n (for the definition) An EarthCache is an educational form of a virtual cache. The reward for these caches is learning more about the planet on which we live – its landscapes, its geology or the minerals and fossils that are found there. Very cool for authentic earth science topics. This would have been great in our supplemental podcast, but we missed it. Also check out our friend Silvia’s blog for more on travel bugs and some great ideas to geocache with elementary students. Google Sky http://earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html The latest version of Google Earth 4.2 now features Google Sky which shows the celestial bodies that we see in the sky–think constellations, planets, galaxies, etc., including images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Mahalo http://www.mahalo.com/ Mahalo is a human-powered search engine that creates organized, comprehensive, and spam free search results for the most popular search terms. Our search results only include great links. Pre-done searches, but you can get Google results. Can do a side-by-side with Google using Mahalo Follow (free download). Archive.org http://www.archive.org The Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Provide free access to text, audio, video, and more, including university lectures, famous speeches, and public domain books. Probably more of a teacher resource, as there are lots of resources, some of which may not be appropriate for kids. Preezo http://preezo.com/ An Ajax web application that gives you the power to create and share professional quality presentations over the web without software or plugins. Simple, but lots of potential. iLife ’08 http://www.apple.com/ilife/ http://www.apple.com/ilife/whatsnew.html All new updates, extended features, and major changes. We’ll be featuring more in the coming months as we play more with the new software. Integration Ideas: Using photos of kids for job charts, pictographs, pre-readers, etc. Disposable cameras for students Keeping parents updated via podcasts Classroom image gallery/wiki/moodle/blog, etc Discussion False sense of security from school filters Original post by Steve Dembo and then comment by high school student– http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/08/false_sense_of_security_from_s.php Internet Safety Cyber Smart–http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/ NetSmartz Kids–http://www.netsmartzkids.org/ (online safety and more) Internet Safety Activity Cards–http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/activitycards.htm Netiquette–http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html Thanks for listening–please don’t forget that you can register on the forums and post questions, comments, responses, etc. We’d love to hear from you! links, podcast Two Tech Chicks no no