How to Use New-Media Tools in Your Classroom
In these brief video clips, educators and others from around the country give lessons about specific technology and social-media tools you can use with your students. More to this story.
by Amy Erin Borovoy
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Chris Lehmann on Facebook
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Louise Maine on Wikis
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Jim Moulton on Digital Cameras
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Chris O'Neal on YouTube
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Suzie Boss on Twitter
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David Brantley on Nintendo Wii
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Ron Smith on iChat
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Jim Moulton on GPS Devices
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This article originally published on 5/26/2009
The Digital Generation Project is produced with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Content for this project is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License.
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These are terrific little tools snapshots. I'd love to see more, with contributions from parents and kids and from professionals in fields we imagine our students working in one day.
Fantastic Edutopia!
I LOVE this content and I'll forward to my colleagues. Keep up the great work!
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Kudos Edutopia for helping teachers teach teachers! I plan to share this page with my district colleagues.
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I can't seem to get enough of the teachers sharing via video. The WIKI suggestions are so handy because I'm just starting one. It's nice to finally have some solid suggestions from a teacher with a wiki-centered room. My school is 100% text book driven. It's an alternative school. I can't wait to share with the teachers in my building about how Louise uses books when the server goes down. COOL!
Videos
I can't seem to get enough of the teachers sharing via video. The WIKI suggestions are so handy because I'm just starting one. It's nice to finally have some solid suggestions from a teacher with a wiki-centered room. My school is 100% text book driven. It's an alternative school. I can't wait to share with the teachers in my building about how Louise uses books when the server goes down. COOL!
I have an Alt. Cert., and no one will call me for an interview
Help! I know that teaching is the profession I was meant to do! I have a double Bachelor's of Fine Art, an Alternative Certification, and taken and passed my TExES cert. for EC-12 Art Content test. I have also taught on a volunteer and contract basis to various public and private schools for the last three years. Still, I can't get a principle to call me back and even get an interview with them. What the heck am I doing wrong?! I know I am a great teacher, but can't even get face time.
Does any teachers out there have any suggestions for me??
Thank you any one who has any suggestions, as I am really quite discouraged that I don't seem to be making head way here in Dallas, TX.!
it's hard to get a teaching job with an alternative certification. You need to make yourself known and seen at the school you want to teach at. You can do this by going to job fairs and by substituting. If a principal sees how great you are they are more likely to give you a chance.