Monday, April 27, 2009

Technology Presentation April 09 Tech Contacts


You've heard the grumblings. Web 2.0 is declining, it's so last year....no wait, maybe Web 2.0 is just dead. But is it really? Or has it just become so ubiquitous that it no longer needs a special label anymore? Former Forrester analyst and Groundswell author Charlene Li predicted that social networking would become "like air" - that is, social networks would be everywhere. And now they are. So are blogs, wikis, video-sharing sites, and everything else that comprises "Web 2.0." But does that mean the era of Web 2.0 is over because it finally hit the mainstream? - from 4/21 post on the ReadWriteWeb blog

At MHS This Year
Collaborative Projects in Which Students Collaborate:


  • Satire Project - blog posts to comment to teacher and group project using multi-media - Google docs used to link students to documents. VoiceThread when no final movie project.(2nd Year)Learn NC and NCTIES


  • Mitosis MovieMaker - Group Project - Honors Biology

Static Projects - Turned in to Teacher or Shared in Class

VoiceThread:



PhotoStory or MovieMaker




  • 10th Grade English PSAs

More Traditional Technology Projects


  • Geography Travel Brochure - Word and Publisher
Other Projects using Technology:

  • SAS Writing Reviser - preliminary results from study with SAS - significant improvement for boys, girls remained consistent - http://sasinschools.com - log in - quick launch 1242


  • Trails-9.org - assessment with staff at early release
The Future - More Choices and More Differentiation

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Poetry Unit - NC Ties

Handout for documents, links, samples, etc. from the session presentation at NC Ties 2009: "Help Students Collaborate and Visualize using Mulit-Media Technology in the English Classroom"

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

Playing with Animation

GoAnimate.com: LibraryProblem


Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!