Student Blogging

Mike Burke found this information on students posting to blogs.
There is also a good link on the left sidebar about Intellectual Property.

Scott McLeod

Wow, it has been great to hear all the ideas that have been inspired by Scott McLeod's presentation on Tuesday. We'd love to hear what you thought and what some of your new ideas are. Please leave some comments to let us know what you are thinking about!!!

High School CoP Agenda August 27

1. Show streaming video “Are Kids Different Because of Digital Media”
2. Review and finalize norms
3. Finalize method of communication between meetings
4. Review of R: drive resources and Blog Resources
5. Sample Blogs, Wikis, Moodle, and Podcasts members have put together
6. For Friday:
   Discuss the first 4 chapters of Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts.
   How do they want to divide up into subgroups for Tech Professional Goal Targets
   Finalize your professional goal targets
   Assessment of tech PGTs (View action research PowerPoint)

Here is a website to view some blogs that Edina Teachers have used in their classroom.

CoP - Session 1

EHS staff - Thursday, August 23

K-9 staff - Monday, August 27

Tentative agenda items (in no particular order - subject to change):

1. Communities of Practice (ppt)
2. Expectations of general working norms (handout)
3. Executive Summary of 2006-2007 technology survey (handout)
4. Strategic road map (handouts)
   Learning Beyond the Classroom
   Online/Virtual Learning Assessment
   Teacher Use of Technology Initiative
5. ISTE standards for teachers and students (handout)
6. Streaming video "Are Kids Different Because of Digital Media"
7. Communication between inservice days
8. Thinking about technology PGT and assessment (handout)
9. Read chapters 1-4 in Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts

Many resources are on the R: drive > Comm of Pract folder > 21st Century Technology Applications folder