January 2010
9 posts
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20 Ways to Become Teacher 2.0 →
An interesting article from The Teacher Chronicles website.
The first thing to do to upgrade to Teacher 2.0 is to learn.
Update: The website has moved and we have fixed the link to point to the new site.
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“KIDBLOG was created by teachers who understand the importance of student safety...”
– John Goldsmith - DE Tools of the Trade
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Another Great Reivew for Kidblog.org →
Another great review for Kidblog! This review comes from John Goldsmith’s blog, DE Tools of the Trade, at detools.ca. His website focuses on free online tools for distance education. Kidblog seems like a natural for distance education efforts.
We look forward to hearing more about John’s experience and suggestions for Kidblog improvements for the DE community.
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e-learning 2.0 – how Web technologies are shaping...
An article reminding us what educators were thinking 4, almost 5, years ago about web 2.0 and how it will impact the classroom and the limitations that still exist for educators trying to prepare kids for the digital age.
Melissa hits on a couple of key points that have heavily influenced Kidblog: simple and safe. We’re aiming eliminate many of of the hurdles that prohibit teachers from...
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After 10 Years, Federal Money for Technology in... →
Check out this new article from the New York Times.
Schools are going to get their own advanced research center for technology in the classroom. The new National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies will be like the National Science Foundation for core scientific research or DARPA for national defense (which gave us the internet and GPS). We all can look forward to...
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Elementary Students - Next Generation Bloggers
The Learning Today website posted a nice write up of Kidblog this week. Here is a quote from the end of the piece:
“The simple setup is perfect for student projects, especially those who are younger, and also teachers who are not as ‘tech-savvy’.”
Elementary Students - Next Generation Bloggers
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Kidblog.org Reivew from NSC-Tech
Check out this nice overview of Kidblog from Keven Jarrett at his NCS-Tech blog. Kevin explored how Kidblog works and tested some of the features that we offer. Kevin gives a great quote in his second paragraph:
“Came across a really neat site this morning… it’s by far the easiest blogging platform I’ve ever seen!”
If you’ve been curious about how Kidblog works and would...
“I have used www.kidblog.org for two weeks now - simple, great, kids like it.”
– A twitter quote from @RecessDuty
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Kidblog.org: Safe and Simple Blogging for Your...
This page will keep you updated with the latest news, feature announcements, and other information from the Kidblog.org team. Consider following this blog, or keep track of our Twitter updates. Happy Blogging!