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Angela Rupert I can't wait for LEEF 2010!

Early Bird Reg. ends tomorrow for www.LEEF2010.net conference at Harrisburg U. Games & Sims in e-learning. Hurry, seats are filling fast! Continue

Added by Angela Rupert on March 30, 2010 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Ashley PA Schools are using Xirrus to help solve their Wi-Fi Needs!

It was great seeing everyone again at this year's PETE&C - we've heard from many districts that they are moving to a 1:1 laptop initiative, or have spotty coverage with their existing access points. Just wanted to quickly share why school districts are chosing Xirrus to handle their capacity needs and how we can help your district!

Xirrus can help upgrade existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and Ethernet workgroup switches with the Xirrus array because it is the only one capable o

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Added by Ashley on March 8, 2010 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Marty Resources for Student Technician Presentation

The resources for my Student Technician presentation can be found here: http://ning.peteandc.org/forum/topics/student-techniciansan-untapped-1

Sorry for the delay in posting these. I had to deal with chaos, weather, and another trip after the conference.

Thanks.

MARTY!

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Added by Marty on March 8, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments

Sarah Minnick Facebook/Social Networking Policy

Looking for any links or literature as to your school's particular policy regarding Facebook and other networking sites. My school is looking to put a policy in place and we want to review others that are already in place. Any information would be great!

Thanks!

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Added by Sarah Minnick on March 4, 2010 at 8:44am — No Comments

Andy Petroski Learning Technologies Production Coordinator position at HU

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology invites candidates to submit their interest in the Learning Technologies Production Coordinator position. This exempt, full-time position reports to the Director of Learning Technologies. In collaboration with the Director of Learning Technologies and the Director of CAE<, this position will design and implement learning projects and courses aimed at supporting growth in both areas.
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and four to six… Continue

Added by Andy Petroski on March 1, 2010 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Andy Petroski Upcoming LTMS Events at Harrisburg University

For those of you looking for a graduate degree in learning technologies or graduate-level professional development . . . I thought you might be interested in these upcoming opportunities at HU.

Graduate Class Visit Night

Tuesday, March 16

http://www.harrisburgu.edu/news/event-details.php?id=241&cid=7

Educators' Technology Clinics One-Stop Registration Day

Mon

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Added by Andy Petroski on March 1, 2010 at 4:09pm — No Comments

PETE&C Hope you enjoyed PETE & C

This is a copy of a broadcast message sent Friday, Feb. 26th, 2010.
If you are a new member, you may want to read this post to see how you can get the most out of your POST-PETE&C experience


We hope you enjoyed the PETE&C Conference! We wanted to encourage you to use this site to help you connect with other PETE&C attendees and extend the conference conversations. Here are some tiContinue

Added by PETE&C on February 26, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Michelle Krill Wordpress mu - Charlie Reisinger

WordPress Mu, Charlie Reisinger (Penn Manor)

21st = innovative
communication, collaboration, criticial thinking are components of classrooms in history

They began with WP because teachers wanted web pages.

15th century blogs - guttenberg press, movable type

Wordpress

html did not allow for good layout

web 2.0 was a marketing term Tim O'Reilly

Tools were as easy to publish as using a toaste… Continue

Added by Michelle Krill on February 24, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Ed Crist PowerPoint Presentation from the "Student's repairing Laptops" Seminar on Tuesday

Attached is the presentation from the "Student's Repairing Laptops" session on TuesdayStudents Repairing Laptops.ppsx Continue

Added by Ed Crist on February 24, 2010 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Vicki Barr Sessions

I cannot say enough good things about Patricia Duncan's session "GL11 10 Ideas 4 Using Tech in the Science Classroom".

She was funny and her topics were very relevant. I could listen to her read the phone book as the American Idol judges say.

Anyway, check out her wiki for links to use in ANY subject:

http://techiescitchr.wikispaces.com/10+ideas+4+Using+tech+in+the+Science+Classro

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Added by Vicki Barr on February 24, 2010 at 10:29am — No Comments

Jeff Bonifate Web 2.0 Tools U Can Use The Sequel Wednesday, February 24 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Great Session with tons of resources
Sally Bair - Cocoa 4/5
Northern Lebanon School District

sbair@norleb.k12.pa.us


Just getting started with the Web 2.0? Stop by to get a quick and update of tools that are easy to learn and powerful to
use. Participants are invited to share an
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Added by Jeff Bonifate on February 24, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Jeff Bonifate My Notes: Using Web2.0 to Teach 21st Century Skills Wednesday, February 24 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Michael Soskil
Wallenpaupack Area School District

JL182260

soskilmi@wallenpaupack

cover it live tinyurl.com/petec20104 coveritlive

We have cool tools but why are we doing what we do?

21st Century skills: Big Picture
critical thinking
communication
collaboration
creativity


Reading/Writing:
Wikis - Mike's wiki
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Added by Jeff Bonifate on February 24, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Andrew Petrus Idea for DI Assessment

Watch this TED video and while you are watching keep in mind everything Sir Ken Robinson discussed in his Keynote. http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_heywood_the_big_idea_my_brother_inspired.html
Instead of medical conditions imagine this as different style learners and instead of symptoms imagine there progress through the standards. If you have interest in this idea please contact me. A system like this… Continue

Added by Andrew Petrus on February 23, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Michelle Krill Save Money with District-Run Virtual School


School districts spend between $9,000 and $16,000 per student to attend cyber charter schools, and districts such as New Brighton are creating their own virtual schools. Learn what Lions Online Academy is and what its three facets will offer students to save your district money and to promote student achievement.

Shared Values:
  • All s
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Added by Michelle Krill on February 23, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

amjohnston I'm Not a Designer, But I Play One in My Class

Laura Mikowychok

Desgin for the Non-Designer - book

balance
color
type image
usability
accessibility
copyright

Visitor tick:

how they read
what they need
what they chose
(from eye-tracking studeies)
  • 4.4 seconds can read 18 words, only read 18% of what you've written
  • rad pages in an f shape pattern
  • they miss the side block, i.e. in a wiki - navigation ar
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Added by amjohnston on February 23, 2010 at 3:25pm — 4 Comments

Michelle Krill Are you SMARTer Than an Elementary Student?


Session Time: Tuesday 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Program Title: Are You SMARTer Than An Elementary Student?
Program Description: Come participate in this interactive session with two KTI SMART trainers and learn ways to ignite your classroom teachable moments!
We'll explore resources, ideas, and ways to connect your smartboards to stand
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Added by Michelle Krill on February 23, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Jeff Bonifate My Notes: Free and Low Cost Video Resources for Learning Tuesday, February 23 Time 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Andy Petroski - Harrisburg University HL032240

Explore ways in which you can integrate free and low cost online video resources into your curriculum to increase student attention, engagement and comprehension. This session will investigate
products like Jing, Xtranormal, YouTube and UStream for creating video
as well as using online video libraries.

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Added by Jeff Bonifate on February 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Bonifate My Notes: Flat Classroom with Skype! You Can Do it! Tuesday, February 23 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Great ideas and wondeful implementation of real projects
Shelbra Foster
Penn Manor School District
shelby@pennmanor.net

Discover how this 2nd grade classroom reached around the globe and across generations with Skype. Kids teaching kids, weekly
senior citizen reading sessions, country to country classroom meetings
and
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Added by Jeff Bonifate on February 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Bonifate My Notes: Free (Online) TechTools for Educator Websites! Tuesday2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Ms. Louise Rice - Maplewood Jr/Sr High School

Free resources to enhance your website: Delicious, Wordle, Acrobat, Study Stack, G-Cast, Google Docs & Sites, Picasa, Audacity, Animoto, Viddler, Movie Maker,… Continue

Added by Jeff Bonifate on February 23, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Kristin Hokanson Web 2.0 for Reflection and Assessment


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Added by Kristin Hokanson on February 23, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

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