HIGHLIGHTS
| Each year the SOITA conference provides insight into new and effective ways to use technology in the classroom. This year teachers who attended the conference were asked to participate in a “blog” so that conference highlights could be shared with the entire district. To all those who participated, thank you. |
Keynote Speakers Will Richardson |
David Jakes |
Deneen Frazier Bowen |
| More Info Digital Native |
Digital Storytelling |
Internet Safety |
Web 2.0 |
Blogging |
WikI |
| JUST THE WEBSITES |
| Click here for information just about the websites that teachers found useful or heard about at SOITA. Check them out yourself. |
| VIEW THE BLOG |
| Any Northmont staff member can view the blog by clicking on the link above and entering their email login and password. |
| HIGHLIGHTS |
ENGAGING DIGITAL NATIVES Engaging digital natives is becoming more and more difficult. At the same time student safety requires schools to limit technology in schools.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING What is it? Watch One...it is the best way to find out. http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3
THE INTERNET: safety, protection, and good use iSafe training took place again this year at SOITA. Not only discussions of predators, but also:
WEB 2.0 Web 2.0 is a second generation of the web. This is were the web has evolved over time and now offers better and more up to date services like blogs, wiki’s, social networking sites etc. Essentially, where you used to be able to view information, now you can also add to the information and participate in its creation. BLOGGING A blog is a website where individual can post information. It is a website of individual postings listed in reverse chronological order. You can find a blog on any interest you might have. BLOG is short for web log. What to find a blog? click here This can be a great way to get students excited about writing. Want to start a blog that is accessible from school try http://classblogmeister.com/ Contact Amy Fox Anyanwu for your school code. WHAT'S A WIKI? A wiki (derived from the Hawaiian term for quick) is essentially a space on the Internet that allows users to freely create and edit its content using any Web browser and no other special tools. more info |
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| Northmont Students provide tech support at the SOITA conference |
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| Teachers brave the weather and attend the conference on a snow day |
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| Northmont teachers take home lots of prizes this year |
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