EdTechWeekly+184

EdTechWeekly #184
//February 20, 2011// //Show Time: http://bit.ly/gjP9Y3//

**Regular hosts:** Dave Cormier, Jennifer Maddrell, and Jeff Lebow
 * Special guest-host:** Kristian Still PE teacher, then ICT teacher and now ENglish teacher. Edtech enthusiast.

Use technology to help teach a new subject.
Next terms work:

Yr7 - (11yr olds) Cluedo
[|Decoder Ring Theatre – Home] Taditional radio programming - mysteries [|bookr :: pimpampum] (tags: [|books] [|images] [|flickr] [|photos] [|digitalstorytelling])

Yr10 (14) - Conflict Poetry
[|Create Your Own Free Word Search] Can paste into Moodle vs Moodle Cryptex.

[|Smiley tweet by Pimpampum] Put words into context using twitter – if it is not blocked of course.


 * ====Yr11 (15) An Assessment of the Horror Genre: Jaws====

Current interest - [|FLIPPED]lessons.


 * This week's topics of conversation:**

Dave's Links: http://purposed.org.uk/archives/ what do YOU think is the purpose of education? Also... what are the limits of good manners for spreading word about a project.

Jen's Links: Teacher Protests in Wisconsin ... hard to find, but here are a few articles that attempt to explain the situation and positions vs grind opinions on the topic:
 * http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_cb861e04-3c86-11e0-8437-001cc4c03286.html
 * http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0216/In-Wisconsin-standoff-a-test-Has-governor-gone-overboard-to-trim-deficit
 * http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0219/Wisconsin-protests-Do-Americans-agree-with-tea-party-view-of-unions
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/us/politics/19states.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1298217705-tx5q/DwZPJd2guvNsjeHU

Jeff's Links:

Kristian's Links: