Nik Peachey

JULY 17, 2009

Back in November 2008 I published Part 1 of a series of articles intended to explore the use of WebCams in education. I have now finally got round to writing Part 2 which is a collection of 20 activities EFL ESL teachers can do with their students. Here are some links to useful free video communication tools that you could use for these activities. MailVu is a simple to use app which runs in the browser and enables students to record a short message which can be sent by email.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 31, 2009

'Here''s an interesting article from smartplanet.com demonstrating an innovative use of distance learning technology. Several very large companies (Nokia, Sony, Philips, Rolls-Royce) are having their interns and management candidates participate in online business scenario "tournaments" as part of their training. Participants compete against one another to determine how their managerial decisions would affect the outcome of their fictional organization.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 30, 2009

At the Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston this week, I had the opportunity to meet an impressive teacher and two of his students who are engaged in exciting work involving kids who are psyched about math because they get to teach other kids how to get smarter. Eric Marcos is a middle school teacher who had created a video using Jing to help a struggling student understand a math concept.

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 6, 2009

'NOTE: The post below is a reflection on my experiences in Lamar master''s degree course EDLD 5306 Concepts of Educational Technology. What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned? I envisioned gaining a broader knowledge of current effective practices in educational technology and gaining better understanding of the roles of an educational technology leader.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 28, 2009

'so, i''ve been following Larry Ferlazzo for a while now and he''s written an excellent post on his blog about which Twitterers to follow for Sharing Resources.here it is quoted: This is a companion “ The Best …” list to The Best blogs for sharing resource links. I developed this list by first going to Tweet Stats, typing in my Twitter user name (larryferlazzo) and then clicked on “Tweet Cloud.

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Nik Peachey

JULY 22, 2009

I've always found wise (and sometimes not so wise) quotes really useful, both within the classroom with students and as a way of introducing a topic when writing materials. I've used lots of different websites to find quotes over the years, but iWise is certainly about to become my new favourite as it seems to have taken wise quotes to a new level. You can search for quotes by keyword, look at quotes of the day, browse quotes by topic or just click for a random quote.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 21, 2009

'As I looked through articles in Google reader last night I came across this graphic (click to view larger image) which I found very interesting. The Ruder Finn Intent Index measures reasons individuals use the internet. In their own words: "Ruder Finn''s Intent Index is an ongoing online research study that provides a comprehensive analysis of the underlying motivations or reasons people go online-- their intent.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 20, 2009

'This week I am attending the AP Biology training workshop at Oakland University. I preparing to teach AP biology during the 2009-2010 school year. There''s lots to do to get ready, but I''m excited about teaching an AP class! The course is led by Ruth Gleicher , a veteran AP teacher from outside of Chicago. Although today was only the first day I''ve already gleaned several great new ideas from her!

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The Electric Educator

JULY 19, 2009

'Late in the day on Friday I received an e-mail from the folks at Google containing the agenda for the 2009 Google teacher academy in Boulder, CO. It looks to be a full and exciting day! 8:00 - 8:30 Reception Breakfast 8:30 - 9:15 Welcome and Overview 9:15 - 9:45 Search 9:45 - 10:15 Google Apps: Education Edition 10:15 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 12:15 Breakout #1: Google Apps, Docs, Sites, Others 12:15 - 1:15 Lunch 1:15 - 1:30 Inspiring Idea #1: Google Apps, Moodle, & Mahara 1:30 - 1:45 Inspiring Ide

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The Electric Educator

JULY 14, 2009

'Earlier this week I was shocked and excited to learn that I have been selected as one of 50 educators from across the country to take part in this years Google Teacher Academy in Boulder, Colorado. This one day workshop will bring together educators who use Google products in their classrooms and actively take part in training other educators on using the wonderful projects created by Google.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 9, 2009

'I just finished taking a course on supervision of instruction through Liberty University. As part of the class I completed some research on the affect of blogging on student achievement. In my research I reviewed five studies, three quantitative and two qualitative. From this literature I drew some general conclusions about how blogging can influence student achievement and make suggestions for the successful implementation of a blogging project in a classroom.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 28, 2009

'-- This site as mentioned on my wiki inspired me to create this Twilight inspired Blabberize to get my kids to return their Library Media Books! Easy & Fun to do.i wouldn''t use kids faces.they can looks sorta odd.but more like animals, famous paintings, GREAT for biography podcasts.so many ideas. even Tiskers the Kitteh wanted to get in on it (did this for my auntie showing her how easy it was!

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 28, 2009

'Ever want to show a vid to your class but it''s on YouTube and YouTube is blocked by your firewall? Well, download it on your HD in a few easy steps and play it as an MP4! (UPDATE Feb 20, 2012: I now use Keepvid.com ! ) Want to snag these graphics to use them on your blog or wiki? Download them from my Steam Powered Wiki either in jpeg form (both black background or wiki white) or snag the the Comic Life docs.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 26, 2009

'The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Nailed ''Em - Library Crime www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Mark Sanford Dominic Philip gets banned from his local library after a photo of him tooting a kazoo in a parade is spotted. Loves me some Colbert! Join the Colbert Nation! This is SO Funny but brings up important issues.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 19, 2009

'NECC09 Washington DC on PhotoPeach. Musings, & Lessons Learned from the NECC Conference, 09. First, you may want to take the test What Kind of Tech User Are You? then think about the ONE thing you would like to learn or apply to your career in the next year. " Our plates should be small but our appetite LARGE for new technology ". but what i''m saying is. pace yourself, you can''t learn AND use everything you hear about ALL the time!

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 18, 2009

'Wiki''s in Plain English - a Great Vid! -- What''s a Wiki? A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection. A wiki is continuously “under revision.” It is a living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 15, 2009

'When searching for what to name this blog i came across two brilliant bloggers. Another Gwyneth got the gwyneth.blogspot.com before me. (so after reading that.combined with the fact that she''s a techie grrl, i of course had to comment that i was proud to have the same name! see below).and as a thank you i''m going to steal one of her AWESOME posts that i found very helpful!

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 13, 2009

'(click for full size image) WARNING: rambling post with many parenthetical interjections - also, this post originally was on my Second Life blog.and i brought it over here! don''t worry, it''ll make sense eventually. so the NECC conference in DC was just brilliant this year! the Twittering back channel conversation was so stimulating and i made so many new Twitterfollowingfriends!

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 29, 2009

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