http://teachers20.com Tired of preparing kids for the industrial age. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is my great pleasure to introduce a new series of mine: How 2(.0).  Essentially it all started with this little posting which led to this wiki page. Long story short, How 2(.0) is about introducing this whole "Web 2.0" concept that's been going around for a while now, explaining how ... http://teachers20.com/2008/08/20/how-20-personal-learning-networks/ Wow, I haven't posted here since May!  Good thing I never wanted this to be about me, right? This entry was first posted on AcademicAesthetic.com, but I feel it's appropriate for here as well. -=-=-=- The following was written back in June, but I've been sitting on it until now because I wanted ... http://teachers20.com/2008/07/15/on-communication/ I've just begun using Google Docs in an upper level ESL writing class. I have one document for each student that the two of us share. I ask them to do all their writing assignments in it and I enter my feedback below each one (no printing, no e-mailing attachments). I'll make another ... http://teachers20.com/2008/06/27/using-google-docs-to-record-improve-and-increase-feedback/ Teachers should become movie producers! Producers find the script, hire the director and actors and check to see that everything runs smoothly. Teachers can either write the script or have students write it, find a student to be the director (and help him or her along the way), audition the ... http://teachers20.com/2008/06/22/teachers-as-movie-producers/ (This is a copy of my post at Open Source in Public Eductaion-I hope that it is ok with everyone!) (It is. ^_^ - Admin Aaron) I have watched with great enthusiasm the debate that has raged for the last couple of years over whether to use the open source Open Office ... http://teachers20.com/2008/05/05/open-office-vs-ms-office-in-a-public-school-setting/ Teachers 2.0 podcast for Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. In this episode I'll be encouraging others to make their own Teachers 2.0 podcasts, introducing the new Teachers 2.0 wiki and my pitch for forming teacher communities in online social environments, with a focus on video games. Hello and welcome to one ... http://teachers20.com/2008/05/03/podcasts-a-wiki-and-teacher-communities/ As an ESL teacher, my primary objective is simply to foster communication. Many web 2.0 sites, such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, VoiceThreads, Mindmeister, and countless more, have great potential to facilitate meaningful communication when integrated with the classroom. However, undertaking course objectives on the world wide web is like taking ... http://teachers20.com/2008/04/18/can-web-20-be-a-little-more-intimate/ I've been inspired ... maybe. (By the way, This is cross-posted from Academic Aesthetic.  Teachers 2.0 is a much larger community, as evidenced in more than one significant way, and I really want to hear people's feedback.  You can comment here or there, although to be honest more people might read ... http://teachers20.com/2008/04/03/replacement-for-standardized-testing/ When this guy says we should upgrade, I usually upgrade. And he's right, it's interesting.  They did change the interface around a lot, but I think it's for the best. http://teachers20.com/2008/03/30/now-running-on-wordpress-25/ When I create or select resources to use as teaching aids I often look for things that I consider "child-friendly" or "visually appealing". This often means sites or presentations that are bright and colourful, maybe use cartoons and striking visual images. When I make a screen cast I usually ... http://teachers20.com/2008/03/29/too-much-distraction/