If you are looking for more information on I.T. trends or help with implementing effective instructional technology into your classroom, look no further. Stop in and check out United's new (and growing) I.T. Professional Library. You will find several of the hottest I.T. books out there along with several of the best I.T. magazines - all focused on improving tech literacy.
Monthly Magazine Selection:
i.e, Edutopia, Technology and Learning, The Journal, and eSchools News
Current Book Selection:
The World is Flat (Freidman), Leading Change (Kotter), On Leadership (Gardner), The Teaching Gap (Stigler/Hiebert), On Common Ground(DuFour/Eaker/DuFour)
Coming Soon:
We will be adding all of the books that are listed under the Shelfari Book list (located on the right side of this blog)
Wednesday
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Proxy Site Update!!!
After closer research, I found that there are currently 130 proxy sites (web circumventing tools) available online (today).
Here is a site that lists the "Top 100".
http://www.freeproxies.org/
"We must work diligently just to stay one step behind"
A. Steinly
Here is a site that lists the "Top 100".
http://www.freeproxies.org/
"We must work diligently just to stay one step behind"
A. Steinly
Monday
Staying One Step Behind the Kids- V Tunnel Alert
Just in from the front lines of the-
Edu-Cyber War: Kids v. Schools
Kids 1 - Schools 0.
No surprise. Today's digital learners are relentless and motivated - everything we want in our students. Unfortunately, the motivation I am speaking about involves circumventing firewalls and website blocking tools in order to reach the ultimate goal - unadulterated internet usage at school....... The tools I speak of are just simple websites that automatically connect students with any website (allowing them to go right around, beside, and over web-blocking systems). All you have to do is type a web address into the search/link window and wa-la.... instant access. Here is a list of the most popular "un-blocker" sites out there (I am sure there are more).
www.vtunnel.com - the most popular to date
www.unblockmyspace.com
www.bebomail.com
www.kproxy.com
www.unblock.com
www.kpr0xy.com
www.via.is-hot.net
www.prx9.com
Tech guys (and Dr. Koz) - get busy........ staying one step behind isnt easy.....
Edu-Cyber War: Kids v. Schools
Kids 1 - Schools 0.
No surprise. Today's digital learners are relentless and motivated - everything we want in our students. Unfortunately, the motivation I am speaking about involves circumventing firewalls and website blocking tools in order to reach the ultimate goal - unadulterated internet usage at school....... The tools I speak of are just simple websites that automatically connect students with any website (allowing them to go right around, beside, and over web-blocking systems). All you have to do is type a web address into the search/link window and wa-la.... instant access. Here is a list of the most popular "un-blocker" sites out there (I am sure there are more).
www.vtunnel.com - the most popular to date
www.unblockmyspace.com
www.bebomail.com
www.kproxy.com
www.unblock.com
www.kpr0xy.com
www.via.is-hot.net
www.prx9.com
Tech guys (and Dr. Koz) - get busy........ staying one step behind isnt easy.....
M.I.T Provides Free Classroom Resources
M.I.T (Massachusetts Institution of Technology) has created a new Web site which offers free online resources that aim to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction at the high school level. "Highlights for High School", which builds on M.I.T's OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiative, is designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists and to serve as a valuable tool for high school teachers.
Check out the site:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
Check out the site:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
Friday
Skype - You wont belive it.
Skype is almost too good to be true. This 2.0 tool allows you to communicate with anyone across the globe, via the internet - for free (as long as you are communicating pc to pc). A fee is charged if you want to skype to cell and/or home phones. But never-the-less, pc to pc communication is free. All you need to do is set up a free account and hook up a $5 microphone (on both ends). And, if you want to take it to the next level, just hook up a simple webcam, and you have free video conferencing. Just imagine what you could do with Skype in a language or science class (or any class for that fact).
Your students could interact with other students - anywhere.
A most useful tool.
http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/
Your students could interact with other students - anywhere.
A most useful tool.
http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/
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