Getting ready to go to participate in a panel discussion at the CCA conference in Wilmington, NC. entitled “What the Tech?” about using blogs in teaching communication. I have collected resources for the talk including some really great articles on ways to use blogs in classes including some good grading ideas. Check out my Diigo site at http://www.diigo.com/list/benignim/caa
We had to make a minor upgrade to the blog server this weekend. All looks good to me so far but if you have any problems with your blog please email the webmasters (webmaster@cofc.edu) and let them know. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have been so awesome during the death of Vince’s mom. She was an awesome woman and will be greatly missed. All of your kind words and good wishes really made a difference and helped us all through a really tough week. Thanks again.
Mendi and Vince
Hi my name is Kayla Tripp and i am job shadowing Mrs. Mendi Benigni. I am in the 7th grade. And i go to West Ashley Middle School. Or for all you adults out there (The Old Middleton.)
I was helping her look at a few softwares. One that i recommend is Tech4Learning.
You can chose from five different things to use (frames, image-blender, pixie 2, twist, and web-blender.)
I used Frames. I think anybody could use it. It could work for a quick commercial or advertisement, or a movie for your teaching. Even if you like doing something for fun. Also if you can’t find something you want on the program or they don’t have it. There is a way to search the thing you want from you computer.
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From Mendi – to go further with this, Tech4Learning also has a great copyright-friendly image/clip art repository. It’s very K12 oriented. Check it out at Pics4Learning.com!
What is RSS? RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, which really means nothing to most folks. RSS is less about “what it is” and more about “what it does.” An RSS document (a.k.a. feed) brings information directly to your computer, such as new blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. When you subscribe to a feed using a feed reader or feed aggregator then you receive an update every time something new is added to that site. The beauty is that it utilizes push technology. This means that you no longer have to go out and check your favorite sites, the information downloads to your computer and you can read it when you’re ready!
I just ran across an awesome video that does a good job of explaining what an RSS/Atom feed is and why you would use it.
So how can you use this (RSS) in your teaching?
These are only a few examples. For more info check out http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-and-education.htm. There is also a pdf from Will Richardson entitled RSS A Quick Start Guide for Educators that gives great examples on using RSS feeds to help you keep track of your research topics and more.
