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Math Video Help, Math Worksheets, Math Word Problems Tons of math videos and clips here. Some great resources for math teachers. From kindergarten to upper level math! tags: math , education , edu_newapp , curriculum

I've officially said, I want to move on from this particular topic, HOWEVER -- I want to point out how one can export annotations from diigo. I scheduled this to post yesterday and decided to leave this on Sunday's post docket anyway. Blogger: Cool Cat Teacher Blog - Post a Comment - Annotated I want to demonstrate the power of annotation -- click the annotated link above - -however, I'm "dissecting" and including the comments from the post from yesterday that generated a lot of comments. (The trick to doing this and sending it to your blog is that you have to highlight the person's name who said it.) -- See at the bottom for how I did this. tags: coolcatteacher , edublogosphere loonyhiker I also disagree that the edublogosphere is a closed party because I feel the blogging is a lot like teaching and that we get out of it what we put into it. I don't feel that any of the names mentioned act or feel like they are better than me and have even included me...

Online Predators and Their Victims - Annotated Cool summary of an article by Liz B. Davis -- Liz took the article and extracted the most valuable bits to her using google Docs. This methodology is fascinating, but even moreso the fact we may all begin doing this together with Diigo. tags: education , hz08 , hzmeta , connectingpeople , digiteen , digitalcitizenship Pioneering research shows ‘Google Generation’ is a myth - Annotated Wow -- this longitudinal study shows that all generations show "google generation" traits with over 65 year olds spending 4 more hours a week online than some of the younger ages. It argues that libraries must adapt to the digital mindset AND that young people are lacking in information skills! This is an important study for all educators, business leaders, AND students on the Horizon project. Another reason to remind ourselves that we base practice on RESEARCH not STEREOTYPES! tags: education , brightideas , hz08 , hzmeta , connectingpeople ,...

A student and I were having just this conversation on Friday. In this student's evaluation of Don Tapscott 's keynote for horizon , Sarah H in her blog post "Modern Revolution" says : " we control our screen instead of watching it as our parents did. Kids around the world use their voices through YouTube , blogs, and wikis. We work together to showcase our opinions on what is happening to the world. Collaboration is not just a word in the dictionary that we have to recite to a chalkboard. It’s something that we have become accustomed to; it is as natural to us as breathing. We collaborate daily with our peers, classmates, and sometimes even our teachers. Instead of looking at a list of instructions in a book, we figure things out by learning together. In the digital age, we do not have to strike in front of the White House. We effect change by telling the world the truth from the comfort of our own homes using the Internet with facebook , myspace , blogger , a...

I've been reading Scott McLeod's post over at Dangerously Irrelevant, " Reclaiming My Blog, Reclaiming Myself. " Scott says: "My posting rate here at Dangerously Irrelevant waned considerably over the past two months... The interesting thing to me is that I’ve missed it, that I actually have felt sad that I haven’t been posting more. I think that speaks to the power of blogging for many of us – that we have the very human needs to express ourselves, to get feedback on our ideas, and to be connected with others. Of course blogs can be an excellent way to do that, particularly those of us who don’t have anyone around us locally who understand or care about our interests and our passions." For those not blogging, perhaps this blogging discourse is tiresome, but I think for those just starting out, understanding expectations is important. There is a whole emotional side that no one has really been talking about as those of us who have been islands become conne...

The comment that became a post | Do U C What I C - Annotated Another reflection from a blogger -- I love this quote, "It's lonely outside the box!" It has been very insightful to share information on how people of all types feel about the edublogosphere. tags: education , edublog Modern Day Revolution - Horizon Project 2008 - Annotated I'm reading some great posts from students about the keynote. This one in particular was very captivating. In the digital age, we do not have to strike in front of the White House. We effect change by telling the world the truth from the comfort of our own homes using the Internet with facebook, myspace, blogger, and so much more." tags: hz08_keynote , education , brightideas , hz08 , usercontent , hzmeta BeTwittered : 32Hours Be twittered has a gadget AND a moble gadget for twitter -- I'd love to hear how you like it. This means you may add a gadget to your homepage of igoogle to keep up w/ twitter on your start page. T...

a simulpost with TechLearning Don Tapscott , author of Wikinomics and Growing Up Digital agreed to keynote our Horizon Project and has delivered his keynote address on the wiki. The students will be interacting and communicating their thoughts via the wiki and Ning . I personally appreciate Don's willingness to bring attention to the issues in education. We need broad support from leaders such as him to get the message out about the need for global collaboration and changing system of teaching. Some points I believe are very important: 1) This generation is different from the students we've had in the past. 2) The education system has remained basically the same although the students have changed. 3) It is time for educational evolution to match today's students needs AND the need to collaborate globally. 4) Having the students envision the future, as they are with the Horizon Project is IMPORTANT! He applauds their efforts and I DO TO! What you can do! I hope you'...