FETC 2008

Hi everyone!

I'm blogging from FETC 2008 in Orlando, FL. So far the conference has been really great! Unfortunately for me, I had major tech problems with my movies that were embedded in my PowerPoint. I am going to put those videos on this blog as soon as I have a little bit of spare time. Right now, I'm headed back to the conference to attend a couple of afternoon sessions. Check back either tonight or tomorrow for those videos of student created projects, and teacher and principal testimonials about Project STRIVE.

Cheers,

Paty Savage

Teacher Leader - Blogging Presentation

Here are the links from my Blogging presentation made on 1/18 to the Teacher Leaders at the Schultz Center. I hope that this information is helpful and that you will soon be blogging with your students, parents and communities.

Here are links to sample classroom blogs:

• Curious Kindergartners
• Ms. Ross’s Second Grade
• Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog
• Research Fun
• Classroom Blog
• Hetherton’s Blog
• Schultz Center Blog
  

Here are the links to blogging resources:

• Blogger.com
• Blog.com
• Squarespace.com
• Blogstream.com
• Typepad.com
• Edublog

Some Articles About Instructional Technology

Here are some links to some articles about the importance of technology in education today.

• The 21st Century Learner - a compilation of research study findings by Apple. This is a PDF which you can save to your computer.
• Are 21st Century Skills Right-Brained Skills - this is an article by Doug Johnson for Education World.
• 21st Century Skills Include Digital Literacy - this is an article from NCREL.
• Six Key Elements of 21st Century Learning - an article from the consortium for 21st Century Learning.
• Teaching 21st Century Skills - a short article from USF about teaching 21st Century skills

This is just a little "taste" of the articles and research studies that are out there. Happy Reading!