Mrs. T's Tech Talk http://ltaylor.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:05:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Asia Editorials http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/asia-editorials/ http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/asia-editorials/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:04:01 +0000 ltaylor http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/?p=39 One task of the Asian Survivor project was to create an editorial page about an issue in a country from their assigned region. Students interviewed people from their country and each team member contributed to the editorial by compiling information into a word processing presentation tool. Click the link below for an example of an editorial from Afghanistan.

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Authored by ltaylor. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/asia-editorials/feed/ Battles of World War I http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/03/07/battles-of-world-war-i/ http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/03/07/battles-of-world-war-i/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:42:29 +0000 ltaylor http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/03/07/battles-of-world-war-i/ Junior high students created a keynote presentation on a battle of World War I. As an extension to the project, students “flew” from Nobleboro to their battlefield using Google Earth. The Battle of Tannenberg was created by a seventh grade student.

The-Battle-of-Tannenberg.pdf


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Students in Mr. Williams’ science class are creating podcasts about the nervous system. Check out one of the first projects to be completed. Awesome job Mikaela and Hannah!


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Authored by ltaylor. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2008/01/04/the-gift-of-giving/feed/ One Laptop Per Child http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/12/05/one-laptop-per-child/ http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/12/05/one-laptop-per-child/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:10:37 +0000 ltaylor http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/12/05/one-laptop-per-child/ What is green, has a rubberized keyboard for extreme weather conditions, is the size of a child’s hand, and weighs about 3.2 pounds? It’s the XO laptop! With growing interest, this laptop is part of The Get One Give One program. Check out this web site to learn how to donate an XO laptop to a child and get one for yourself as a way of recognition for your contribution. This offer ends December 31st.


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Students in Kindergarten - 1st. grade celebrated Halloween with pumpkin activities and a visit to Lincoln Home to make new friends.


Authored by ltaylor. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/20/19/feed/ A Vision of Students Today http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/14/a-vision-of-students-today/ http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/14/a-vision-of-students-today/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:08:56 +0000 ltaylor http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/14/a-vision-of-students-today/ This video is worth considering as we think
about current educational practices and the electronic lives of our
students.

http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119


Authored by ltaylor. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/14/a-vision-of-students-today/feed/ I recommend….. http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/05/i-recommend/ http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/05/i-recommend/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:43:08 +0000 ltaylor http://ltaylor.edublogs.org/2007/11/05/i-recommend/ viewing the “Did You Know 2.0” web site. This is a thought-provoking 8 minute video that focuses on the “shift” taking place in our world and its impact on education.


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