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March 2009 Blog Posts (6)

iSummit 2009 - Registration Open!

iSummit 2009 is the premiere conference for educators using Apple laptops in a 1:1 program in independent schools and charter schools. This conference is sponsored by Apple and the Coalition of Lighthouse Schools.

iSummit 2009 is being held in Memphis, TN from July 8 to July 10 at St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic… Continue

Added by Julene on March 23, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Laptop Institute 2009 - Registration Open!

The 2009 Laptop Institute in Memphis, TN will be held from July 19-21 this year. This conference is a leading one-to-one conference for educators involved in or planning to implement laptop programs in their schools.



Come to Memphis to network with others who are involved in creatively integrating laptops into their education programs. Learn, share, and create at this year's… Continue

Added by Julene on March 23, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Favorite Web 2.0 Tools

For Me: Google Docs, Google Alerts, Facebook

For Students Diigo, Shelfari, Google Docs

Added by Mitzi Comeaux on March 5, 2009 at 9:08am — No Comments

Using Voicethread for Peer and Self Assessment

This week I had my students use Voicethread to provide feedback on the latest round of their cigar box panels.
A little bit about how this worked - the students were put in groups (combined editing groups from across my two Humanities classes) and asked to provide specific and detailed feedback to their peers. I prepared this list of elements…
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Added by Neil Stephenson on March 4, 2009 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Top Three Software Recommendations for Laptops, Please!

What are the top three software programs you install on laptops in your schools? By "top three," which are the ones you and your students use most creatively or productively? Okay, if you can't limit this to three, then give us the top ones! ;-)



In your reply, please indicate if you have Macs or Windows laptops at your school, then list the top apps your students use (not web-based). Do NOT include Movie Maker on Windows machines or iLife on Macs as those come pre-installed. Share… Continue

Added by Julene on March 4, 2009 at 9:18pm — 1 Comment

Top Three Web 2.0 Tools - for YOU and for your STUDENTS

What are your favorite top three web 2.0 tools that you use? Please share three for each of the two categories below. And, as in the other posted blog about favorite installed laptop software, you may list more if you can't limit your lists to three each.

Let's all share and learn from each other! Please list your answers in these two categories. Thanks!

A) For you

B) For your students

Added by Julene on March 4, 2009 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

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