R U cycle?

That means “Are you awake?” in cell phone texting language. Read about textonyms and this new use of words by our texting generation...

The article is called Textonyms give cell phone addicts a new language, and the tinyurl is:
http://tinyurl.com/ypwxxh

:)
~julz

Awesome and Fun Interactive websites

Thanks to my friend, Denise Welsh for this resource :)
~julz

This is really cool! It has stuff all the way to 12th graders.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/ <http://www.learner.org/interactives/>

This site has interactive lessons for Math, Science, English, History, and
even Theater! I personally designed my own roller coaster using the
Amusement Park Physics interactive, participated in a Spelling Bee for 11th
and 12th graders, and calculated the surface area and volumes of geometric
shapes in the Geometry 3D Shapes interactive.

Take a minute or two to explore one of these fun interactive in your content
area. You¹ll be surprised!

FW: Reminder notice for Jan.29,2007 RETA webinar: Engaging Online Learner 4:00pm MST

Dear Educator,

Please join us for our new webinar series, eLearning with Emerging
Technologies.

Our next webinar is January 29, 2007 with Engaging the Online Learner
featuring Bethany Bovard from 4:00-5:00pm.

In this presentation, each type of barrier will be addressed, easy-to
implement technology-enhanced strategies for breaking down those barriers
will be introduced, and real-life examples of each strategy will be
discussed.

To join the webinar
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If you have never used Acrobat Connect Professional, please test your
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Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague and raise your eQ* with us!

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freereading.net

Check out http://www.freereading.net/

Technology for FREE

Hi OTLO teachers, I came across a great opportunity for anyone interested. This would be so very cool if one of you were actually picked! Here is the email info I received: We’re attempting to get Digital Wish featured on the “Ellen Degeneres Show” in order to generate donations to schools. We need your help! Can you take a few minutes to fill out this quick TV suggestion form: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/show/respond/?PlugID=10 Here are some things to cover: • Ask them to cover Digital Wish on the Ellen show. • Explain why your class needs/wants technology, and whenever possible…inject humor! • If appropriate – suggest they feature your classroom on the show. Please don’t hesitate to ask parents and students to fill out the form too! We want to create a groundswell, and really raise awareness of the technology shortfalls in schools. If you’ve watched the Ellen show, you’ll know she makes large donations to schools and charities regularly, and she challenges businesses to do the same. She also loves to feature heartwarming stories with kids. Please help us…to help your school secure funding for technology!

Creating a Blog in your Classroom or Online Class

Blogging is something I would like to add in my online and my F2F classes. I found a good article from Edutopia: Digital Discussion: Take Your Class to the Internet, How to set up a blog in your classroom. This short article gives lots of good information and other related articles that will help you set up a lesson to integrate a blog into your F2F class or online class. Blogs can be used for assignments, journaling, class discussions, creative expressions and more.

Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs

Revision is a critical piece of the writing process—and of your classroom curriculum. Now, Google Docs has partnered with Weekly Reader’s Writing for Teens magazine to help you teach it in a meaningful and practical way.

The sharing features of Google Docs enable you and your students to decide exactly who can access and edit documents. You’ll find that Google Docs helps promote group work and peer editing skills, and that it helps to fulfill the stated goal of The National Council of Teachers of English, which espouses writing as a process and encourages multiple revisions and peer editing.

Get the rest of the story including a lesson plan and lots of great resources at:
http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html