Jan

2

a great learning opportunity

January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Electronic Village Online 2009
A professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL Convention.
For six weeks , participants can engage with ESOL experts in collaborative, online discussion sessions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions will bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted [...]

Dec

3

Electronic Village Sessions announced

December 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

The 2008 EVO Sessions have been announced. They run from January 14 – February 24, 2008. These are free online courses and while they have an emphasis on ESL, they are an excellent way to learn about web 2.0 and online tools. They are also provide an incredible collaborative, global learning community.
EVO 2008 Sessions
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Aug

6

Back-channeling in the classroom

August 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Terry Friedman interviews Sharon Peter’s daughter, Grace, about using back-channeling in the classroom. If you’ve been wondering what your students are doing while you’re lecturing, this article might surprise you!

Mar

21

The $100 Laptop

March 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

After his visit in October to Harrison Middle School, Nicholas Negroponte sent Mike Arsenault (the FHMS technology integrator) a prototype. The kids have been having a blast trying to figure out how it works. They have been using the website and the Wikipedia entry to learn all about the new operating system and how it [...]

Jul

22

ClusterMap Hits

July 22, 2006 | 1 Comment

This litle program counts how many hits we’ve had on our blog.

Jul

10

Listen to the Natives

July 10, 2006 | 21 Comments

After reading Listen to the Natives by Marc Prensky, consider the following:
What assets do natives bring to their understanding of technology?
What assets do immigrants bring to their understanding of technology?

Jul

10

Synching up with the iKid

July 10, 2006 | 23 Comments

Educators must work to understand and motivate a new kind of digital learner.
By Josh McHugh
Read the article:
Post your comments about this article.
Review paragraphs 4-8. What ideas do you have that would fit into your classroom that would “optimize lessons for the MEdia Generation’s rapid-fire meme-hopping tendencies”?
Spend a few minutes considering what you feel are the [...]