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Simple Tech Integration

Here is a resource that some might find helpful in thinking about meaningful integration of technology into your curriculum for next year. This site also provides an opportunity for you to see how others have integrated technology into their curriculum at various age levels in disciplines.

100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators

Where do I find the resources?

Where are these conversations happening?

How do I know where to look for blogs to read that my help me with technology integration?

Where are people talking about the 'netgen' and how they respond to various educational methodologies differently?

How do I adjust my curriculum so that is engaging for my netgen students?

Where do I start?

Here. 

Start here with the 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators.


Online University Reviews : 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators

100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators

Where do I find the resources?

Where are these conversations happening?

How do I know where to look for blogs to read that my help me with technology integration?

Where are people talking about the 'netgen' and how they respond to various educational methodologies differently?

How do I adjust my curriculum so that is engaging for my netgen students?

Where do I start?

Here. 

Start here with the 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators.


Online University Reviews : 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators

Games: Not Just For KIDS, anymore!

NYU's Game Center is hosting it's First Lecture Series - Open to the Public!

The NYU Game Center, an independent multi-school center at New York University for the research, design, and development of digital games, established in fall 2008, has announced its first series of guest lecturers. The lecturers represent scholars, creators, and thinkers in the field of games. The talks will take the format of a discussion and audiences are encouraged to join the conversation.

The lectures are as follows:

• Thursday, April 2, 6 - 8 pm Jonathan Blow, creator of the creatively ambitious, highly acclaimed game Braid.
• Thursday, April 16, 6 - 8 pm Warren Spector, influential game designer who is presently working with Disney Interactive.
• Thursday, April 23, 6 - 8 pm Marc “Mahk” LeBlanc, creator of the MDA framework, a powerful conceptual approach to game design.
• Thursday, April 30, 6:30 - 8 pm Eric Zimmerman & Katie Salen, co-authors of the groundbreaking book on game design, Rules of Play.
• Friday, May 8, 6 - 8 pm Clint Hocking, pioneering game designer whose work explores new directions for blending narrative and gameplay.

The series will be held at the Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, Room 006, lower level. Refreshments will be served. The talks are free and open to the public; advance reservation is required. Please RSVP: gamecenter@nyu.edu

EdTechTeacher

Visit this website for ideas, tutorial and a waelth of resources about meaningful technology integration.

This site also has a list of tutorials that you may helpful such as 'iGoogle & Building a Personal Learning Network' and 'Google Tools for Teachers.'

EdTechTeacher

Horizon Project

Are you interested in the power of the network and/or group collaboration online? Would you like to create an online learning opportunity that involves collaboration with students from all over the world?

Take a look a the website for the Horizon Project:

horizonproject2008 » home

Flat Classroom Project

Are you looking for an idea for meaningful technology integration for next year? Why not consider a project that connects your classroom with students in another country?

Take a look at this website for the Flat Classroom project for inspiration-


flatclassroomproject » home

Several BFS Teachers will be Presenting Best Tech Practices at Packer!

NYSAIS Education and Information Technology (NEIT) presents Teaching with Technology: Best Practices from Classroom Teachers. This day-long conference will let you attend teacher-led sessions that show you how to use technology in your classroom. There will be groups organized around a variety of subject matter, by grade levels, and by teacher comfort with technology (from beginner to advanced).

The conference is designed to let teachers who use technology well share it with the greater teaching community. There will also be designated time for teachers to meet with others in similar positions from different schools to exchange information on how they're utilizing technology.

Date: Friday - May 01, 2009

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Packer Collegiate Institute

Click here for more information:
New York State Association of Independent Schools: Conferences and Workshops

Fwd: [Forum] Summercore 2009 (2 sessions July 2009) ** our 25th anniversary year

Summercore- Summer Professionl Development in Technology

This year we are offering one week of Summercore in the NYC area at Horace
Mann School July 13-17 and one week at Shorecrest Preparatory School in
St. Petersburg FL July 27-31. Summercore is a unique computer training
workshop for K-12 teachers of all ages and all stages: from novices to
administrators to skilled users to computer coordinators. As Steve Taffee,
Director of Technology writes "arguably the best faculty inservice program
we've had at Castilleja since I joined in 2002."

-- Summercore 2.009 meets Web 2.0. Do you want your faculty excited about
blogs, wikis, Google docs and RSS? How about creating links in Delicious?
Or working on digital storytelling with bubbleshare, flickr, and jumpcut?
Or using Voicethread for a classroom project? What about creating a
journey in Google Earth or acquiring strategies for incorporating YouTube
into the curriculum?

-- Summercore 2.009 will include all these Web 2.0 skills, plus strategies
for using the Smartboard and the notebook software, laptops in the
classroom, and searching for the best web sites available. The key theme
for Summercore 2.009 is how to create a Classroom 2.0. Our focus will be
on revolutionizing the dynamics of the use of technology. There is nothing
more exciting than integrating the world of Web 2.0 into every grade level.

-- Summercore 2.009 is a unique 5 day marathon journey through hardware,
software and humanware. It is different from virtually any other computer
workshop you have ever attended. The only way to get a sense of this is to
read quotes from those who have come or even better talk directly to any
of the over 2600 Independent School teachers and administrators who have
attended Summercore since we began in 1985, exactly 25 years ago.

Please tell your faculty--all grade levels and all skill levels--about
Summercore 2009. All details are posted on our http://www.summercore.com
Web site. Thanks in advance for sharing this e-mail with your faculty and
administrators.

Steve Bergen (sbergen@cstorefront.org)
co-Director of The Original Teaching Company

Fwd: iSummit scholarship link enclosed

Dear Heads and Technology contacts:

Below find info about a summer technology conference and scholarship opportunity.
The application deadline is April 17, and funds are awarded on a first come/first served basis.
Thanks.

Sarah
~~~~~~~~~
Sarah Sweeney-Denham
Associate Director
Friends Council on Education
www.friendscouncil.org <http://www.friendscouncil.org
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Dear Irene,

During our sharing time at the CAPE board meeting, I mentioned that each organization had received an invitation for their schools to apply for scholarships to iSummit '09. This is a 3-day conference tailored for private school personnel who want to learn more about integrating technology into learning through 1:1 programs.
The conference provides strands of participation for faculty, technology staff, and administration / leadership

The iSummit scholarship covers:
• 3 nights hotel stay
• 7 meals
• 1 ticket to the Memphis Redbirds Baseball game on Thursday night

Complete information about iSummit '09 can be found on the web at:

http://www.lighthouseschools.com/isummitscholarship.html

I hope you will pass this information on to your schools. It is a great professional development opportunity for private schools. The application deadline is April 17, 2009.

All the best,
Martha
*******************
Martha Rolley, Ed.D
Director, K-12 Marketing ?
Apple Inc.

Gaming Festival April 24th & 25th

Keynote Speaker - Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford, the noted computer game designer and writer, developed a number of important games since the 1980s, founded The Journal of Computer Game Design, organized the Computer Game Developers’ Conference, wrote De Re Atari and The Art of Computer Design, and, most recently, developed the authoring tool Storytron and its beta development system Swat.

Click the link below to read more about the Gaming Festival:

2009 Game Festival & Symposium - GSAS Program at Rensselaer

Fwd: [Forum] June Smart Board Conference

Hi,

You are invited to join fellow educators for a Smart Board one-day
conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 hosted by Rye Country Day School. We
have planned an information-sharing day focusing on the use of interactive
white boards.

Following a continental breakfast, the morning will be comprised of lesson
sharing sessions organized by either grade level (for lower school) or
subject, and the afternoon will be arranged by topic using an unconference
format. Our vendor, Colortone, will be present to demo a Smart Table, the
Senteo Interactive Response System, and the Smart Document Camera. And of
course, lunch will be provided.

We are asking for a modest fee of $25 per attendee, the total proceeds
which will go to funding the folks who facilitate the day's sessions. Each
subject session will have a faculty facilitator who will share some of
their lessons, encourage you to share your lessons, and facilitate
discussion on lesson planning. Afternoon sessions will be organized based
upon your feedback on the registration form.

We are hoping for a strong turnout but, knowing we should be careful what
we wish for, we reserve the right to limit registration so that the
numbers are manageable and people get the most from the sessions.

We encourage you to bring at least one of your Notebook lessons to share
with others. To that end, please bring your laptop or, at the very least,
a Flash memory pen. If you do not have a laptop, a limited number will be
available to borrow during the conference. Also, if you are interested in
facilitating a session, please note that on the registration form.

Looking forward to seeing you!

SCHEDULE
8:30-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:10 Welcome
9:15-11:30 Subject Sessions (with breaks as needed)
11:45-12:45 Lunch
1:00-2:45 Unconference Sessions

If you have any questions, please contact me via phone or email:
Laurie Bartels – 914-925-4562 or [ mailto:laurie_bartels@ryecountryday.org
]laurie_bartels@ryecountryday.org

REGISTRATION
Registration consists of two parts.
(1) Please visit this link to submit your registration:
[
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHVpamJkRnVaTTJacnFlQkk0NGxJZHc6MA
]http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHVpamJkRnVaTTJacnFlQkk0NGxJZHc6MA..

(2) Please send a check for $25 payable to Rye Country Day School, to:
Laurie Bartels
Rye Country Day School
Cedar Street
Rye, NY 10580

If multiple faculty attend from the same school, it is fine to lump each
person's fee into one check.

For directions to RCDS please see our school site at:
[ http://www.ryecountryday.org/page.cfm?p=21
]http://www.ryecountryday.org/page.cfm?p=21

iPods Can Be Wonderful for Education!

Click the image below for great ideas:

Apple Classroom of Tomorrow

Wondering what people are talking about when someone says "21st Century Skills" or "classrooms of tomorrow"-? 

Here is faculty friendly introduction to the concept of the networked student, the networked teacher and classrooms of tomorrow from Apple.com.  The project is called Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow- Today.

On this site you can see six design principles of the 21st Century High School as well as an explanation of the 21st Century Skills and Outcomes.

Take a look around.

What can you do differently in your own classroom?

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