Mrs.V.'s Lessons

Mrs.V.'s Lessons

Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy

The following activities focus learners on the process skills recommended

by the American Association of School Librarians, the International Society of Technology Educators, and
the American Association of College and Research Libraries

EPN The Education Podcast Network

The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century.

The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century.

Techlearning > > Banning Student "Containers" > June 15, 2007

Techlearning > > Banning Student "Containers" > June 15, 2007

Techlearning > > The Web 2.0 Visual Glossary > June 15, 2007

Techlearning > > The Web 2.0 Visual Glossary > June 15, 2007

Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory

Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory

The best learning theory digest around:

• Talk to the brain first, mind second.
Even if a learner is personally motivated to learn a topic, if the learning content itself isn't motivating, the learner's brain will do everything possible to look for something more interesting. This applies to both getting and keeping attention, as well as memory. Remember, you can't do anything until you get past the brain's crap filter! And to the brain, a dry, dull, academic explanation is definitely CRAP (regardless of how much your mind cares about the topic).

Google Librarian Central - Tools

Google Librarian Central - Tools

Schools to install digital whiteboards - Technology - theage.com.au

Schools to install digital whiteboards - Technology - theage.com.au

On-Line Technology Tutorials From Around the World Wide Web

On-Line Technology Tutorials From Around the World Wide Web

SMART Board as a video podcast studio

Just found this on Google Edu blog Infinite Thinking Machine

"Creating a video podcast for math class can help your students correct misconceptions, learn the language of math, and clarify thinking about mathematical concepts. ... Although these students created each episodes using the “record” feature of a Smartboard, you can also use a variety of Screen Capture software such as the free version of Camstudio. "


It's good option for some maths classes and not a bad way to save your regular SMART Board work for revision.

Here is the TEC presentation that has had a lot of hits lately. Some of our teachers were slightly offended when we watched it on our last PD meeting. Conclusions are very much based on North American data, but it certainly has some weight for us Down Under too. What do you think? Does it reflect our reality in Central Australia?
This link is embedded from TeacherTube. Let's hope it can get through our Firewalls.