An online distance education program is a real money saver where you can focus on your studies and get that elusive bump to your annual income that you have always deserved, even while raising a family. EWC Asia Studies Fellowship Program applications are generally available in the month of November/ December each year. Once the student Voki’s are created they can be inserted into a class blog, wiki, website, and more. For more ideas on using Voicethread in education visit the Classroom 2.0 conversation at Wanted: Voicethread examples for wiki. Once logged in you’ll land on your ‘MyVoice’ Page and will see a number of VoiceThread tutorials in your default view. VoiceThread’s are simple online virtual spaces that provide a commenting environment and can be used as part of an Inauguration Voices Voicethread project. They are the easiest to sign up for, and the simplest to learn to use. I’m going to use Mrs. Chili’s essay assignment with my gifted 6th graders.

Back in November I had my 7th and 8th grade students write an essay about Barack Obama’s Election Night speech and the results were very good. You can find a link to the assignment and the essays at “Yes We Can” Essay Assignment. You may wish to modify the assignment template to meet the specific needs of your students – or group students for differentiated learning according to their Renzulli Learning Profiles! You may even have what you need in your child’s toy chest. If another player does not think the word played is an acceptable Scrabble word, that player may challenge the word within thirty seconds (again, adjust the time as needed). LAL Language Centres is a good company to think about, since they have centres in various cities and countries and have fantastic student satisfaction records. Have an inaugural speech contest and select contest winners from your school to broadcast their own inaugural speeches live on UStream using a password protected channel accessed by those in your school community.

As I visit schools around NYC teachers and leaders are often eager to show me the great ways they are using technology to enhance instruction. Description: The class rubric was created by New York City Department of Education principals, technology coaches, and teachers from one-to-one laptop schools. If teachers don’t know what the expectations are, principals don’t know what to access, and coaches don’t know how to get them there, then there is no real way to measure success. Considering that it is already standard practice to earn an online RN degree, there is no reason not to believe that staying current in the field with a critical care nursing CEU online would be detrimental. While some schools are paying for pre-packaged online learning options, they’re really all already out there for free. Various innovative start-ups in online education and free mock test have shown tremendous potential. Most people who go to a fitness center do not expect to lose weight or get in shape overnight, they accept the fact that they will have to sweat and work hard to reach their goals.

What do you get? Depending on how a school would like to implement this idea, the broadcast can be viewed in classrooms with internet access and projector. From there the school community can comment on and discuss one another’s work and keep the conversation going. Depending on your choice, there are numerous renowned schools offering you wonderful classes that you can choose according to your convenience. To ensure your students are prepared for this historic, teachable moment, HotChalk is providing 25 FREE high-quality video clips on U.S. YouTube. While iTunes is a powerful option for learners on the go, YouTube adds the visual element, making learning even more powerful and FREE! Empower teachers and/or students to design their own learning and learn about whatever they want with these free resources. Students can customize their Voki to look like and/or take on the identity of lots of other types of human and nonhuman characters.