EdTechTalk Newsletter - Week of February 14 - 21, 2009
Week of February 14, 2009 to February 21, 2009
Welcome to this week's edition of the EdTechTalk (ETT) Weekly Newsletter. As we move towards the end of February, we get to learn from the ED 21 Unconference in Cerritos, California. It streamed live on Saturday, February 21st and can be heard at http://edtechtalk.com/ed21online.
EdTechTalk is a community of people interested in the use of technology to improve teaching and learning at all levels of education throughout the world. As a Worldbridges community, we embrace the values of collaboration and inclusiveness. The primary activity of this community is the production of a number of live, interactive webcasts. These programs cover a wide range of topics relating to educational technology. Shows are typically streamed live, and listeners can interact with one another as well as the show hosts through a text chat. Recordings of the shows are released as podcasts. Participation in the community is encouraged for anyone who has an interest in educational technology. Participation may take many forms, from simply listening to shows produced by the community to more actively working to produce and distribute content for the network. This week's posted shows include:
•ED 21 Unconference
•2009-2-19 SEEDlings NIng Conversation
Post-Show description: Thanks to our chat room and guests Ernie Easter and Janice Stearns, we got some great ideas to take the Seedlings Ning to it's next level. Come see what's going on!
•Teachers Teaching Teachers #138 - Using Role Play to Nurture Activist Rhetors - 02.04.09
Post-Show description: Richard Beach, Liz Boesler, and Candance Doerr-Stevens were Paul Allison and Susan Ettenheim's guests on Teachers Teaching Teachers on February 4, 2009. The talked about several projects in which they used blogs, wikis, and a ning to have students role play different characters in debates. We also talked about assessment of these projects.
•Parents as Partners Episode #20 February 16, 2009 Niagara Catholic Parent Partnerships
Post-Show description: E-community, Spotlight on NIagara, Parent Reaching Out project, Director of Education podcasts and mentor connect were all part of the discussion. Listen to John Crocco, Laurel Allison, Jennifer Brailey and Pat Mete share their experiences.
•EdTechWeekly#115
Post-Show description: Alvin Trusty subs for Jen as the we cover the week's EdTech news and resources
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EdTechTalk is a community of people interested in the use of technology to improve teaching and learning at all levels of education throughout the world. As a Worldbridges community, it embraces the values of collaboration and inclusiveness. The primary activity of the community is the production of a number of live, interactive webcasts. These programs cover a wide range of topics relating to educational technology. Shows are typically streamed live, and listeners can interact with one another and the show hosts through a text chat. Recordings of the shows are released as podcasts. Participation in the community is encouraged for anyone who has an interest in educational technology. Participation may take many forms, from simply listening to shows produced by the community to more actively working to produce and distribute content for the network.
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