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Comment on Post #8: Web Design Assignment by Teresa Gerardi

Teresa Gerardi — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:41:58 +0000

This is great for schools…I will link to it from my school library.

Comment on Post #8: Web Design Assignment by Anthony Molaro

Anthony Molaro — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:37:51 +0000

Very nice! I love the topic, and think the colors are wonderful.

Comment on Post #5: International Children’s Digital Library by Teresa Gerardi

Teresa Gerardi — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:41:05 +0000

Thank you so much for this awesome information. Capstone Books just released some new interactive graphic novels. They are like these books where you can insert a CD and read the book. I love this website.

I just started learning how to do digital storytelling. The only thing I did was use PhotoStory of digital stills and narrated it (they were pictures from my SuperBowl party).

Anyway, this is such a valuable resource; I can’t wait to teach my kids about it. Thanks.

Comment on Post #6: Web 2.0 Tool Review – Google Docs by Jason Y

Jason Y — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:03:05 +0000

Wow…I didn’t know this existed.

This is great for group work, as you mention…especially in regards to collaborative editing. Thanks for noting that this tool currently works better for Word docs.

Comment on Post #6: Web 2.0 Tool Review – Google Docs by Anthony Molaro

Anthony Molaro — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:19:11 +0000

Google Docs is cool. Plus think about the money a library could save if they did not have to purchase MSOffice products:)

Comment on Post #5: International Children’s Digital Library by ccarro7

ccarro7 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:01:47 +0000

I, too, love this site. Thanks! I’ve heard about digital storytelling but haven’t had much of a chance to check it out. I like how I can find books from around the world and in a variety of languages; however, I wondered if any of the books had audio files attached to them, or if you can view the pages even larger than they are given, so you could use this with a larger group.

Also, I am interested in finding out if there are ways students (of all ages) can make their own digital stories. Is there a program out there that might be more user-friendly or accommodating than iMovie or podcasting using PowerPoint?

Comment on Post #5: International Children’s Digital Library by jessica

jessica — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:33:09 +0000

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Comment on Post #5: International Children’s Digital Library by jsnchicago

jsnchicago — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:22:34 +0000

What a neat and great resource. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about books from around the world. I couldn’t quite figure out how to change the language of the book text, although it seems like this feature is available on the site.

I especially liked the book reviews written by the children. Definite educational possibilities!

Comment on Post #4: Web 2.0 and Education by Jason Y

Jason Y — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:21:40 +0000

I appreciate what you say about students needing to learn about the creation of content. Developing skills in this area is very different from accessing and evaluating information.

But there is a great opportunity here to allow students to take ownership of what they learn since through using such technologies they are able to contribute to the content. It seems that when students own what they learn they become more engaged.

Thanks for your thoughtful post.

Comment on Post #4: Web 2.0 and Education by ccarro7

ccarro7 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:22:39 +0000

I agree with the fact we, as educators, need to start incorporating more Web 2.0 tools in the curriculum; however, like you stated, it does require more than just using the tools since students need to be taught higher order thinking skills and even writing skills.

I wonder though if many educators already know about these tools and don’t use them because of time constraints or because of the pressure to teach to standardized tests. ????

In any case, have you tried Classroom 2.0? Does the site actually teach users how to teach/use Web 2.0 in education, or is it more of an informational site? I’m curious. Maybe I’ll check it out later today. Thanks for the post.