Important video of ideas to watch, think, discuss

Thanks to Larry for this video!

Seems to me there's a message here applicable to how technology changes the
way we learn, think, and interactivity with technology? Technology use:
Consuming! Producing! Sharing!

In the following video, ³Where do people find the time?², Shirky argues that
investing our time in learning these technologies or spending your extra
time on the Internet learning is not useless, rather it is more productive
than watching TV and that we should reconsider how we "waste" our time.

http://www.davidbill.org/2009/04/03/where-do-we-find-the-time/

(Found in a Twitter Tweet)

First Empirical Evidence for Visual versus Verbal Learning Styles

Thanks to Szq for this info!

Visual Learners Convert Words To Pictures In The Brain And Vice Versa, Says
Psychology Study
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090325091834.htm

Cool Video Resources!

Thanks to my friend, Allioop for this most excellent video information:

YouTube has just released a new sub-site called YouTube EDU (http://www.youtube.com/edu), aggregating thousands of free lectures from over a hundred universities across the country, including MIT, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and oh-so-many more.

YouTube EDU - http://www.youtube.com/edu

Web site Academic Earth (http://academicearth.org/) is like Hulu for academic lectures, pulling free lectures from Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale into one attractive, easy to navigate site. It's incredible.

The site clearly takes its cues from Hulu and iTunes on its design, but it's ten times better than either, because it's open. The videos can be embedded anywhere or downloaded and enjoyed wherever you want to take them. It's easy to use, has tons of great content, and it doesn't cost a dime.

Academic Earth - http://academicearth.org/

The two services are very similar in some ways, and while YouTube's landing page isn't quite as useful as Academic Earth's, they're both packed full of great content.

Head to the YouTube Directory page to browse through all the university options, and when you pick one, you can see all of the full courses or individual lectures available:
http://www.youtube.com/edu?action_directory=1

According to weblog Open Culture, YouTube EDU currently has over 200 full courses, so you're bound to find something that piques your interest - like MIT's Introductory Quantum Mechanics II:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=958F66FFE4393435

It's really exciting to see the web embrace and distribute all this free learning, and we're eager to see both services grow.

FW: [NMSUWebinars] Tomorrow's RETA Webinar: Show-and-Tell

Hello Educators,

We would just like to remind you of our Show-and-Tell webinar TONIGHT at 6pm MST.  This Show-and-Tell webinar will spotlight how technology is being used in the classrooms of educators who have attended RETA Webinars.  

To join our webinar, click the following url 15-20 minutes before the start of the session, so that we can help you setup your audio/mic:
http://nmsu.na3.acrobat.com/showtellsp09/

Our presenters:
Jill Brown is a life-long educator with a BA in Elementary Education, MA in Curriculum and Instruction, and PhD in Educational Technology. She has taught in different states, at different grade levels (1st grade - graduate level) and in different formats (face-to-face, workshops, real-time, online). She conducted her dissertation research focusing on the necessary skills for teachers to be successful technology integrators in the classroom. Jill is currently an administrative and instructional leader as the Director of Educational Technology at Albuquerque Academy. She serves on the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) board, the New Mexico Society for Technology in Education (NM STE) board, and the New Mexico Association of Nonpublic Schools (NMANS) board. She also volunteers and serves on the New Mexico Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) board.

Jim Carlton is a retired businessman turned high school teacher.  He received a BBA in Accounting from ENMU and an MA in Secondary Education/Educational Technology from NMSU.  Currently enrolled at NMTech in the MS in Teaching Science program, is in the Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning from NMSU, as Ideal NM Teacher, and affiliated with the Teaching the Gifted Coursework (NMSU).  He has a New Mexico Secondary License with endorsements in LA, SS, Math, ESL,Technology Ed, Business Ed., Technology Coordinator and will earn Science endorsement this summer.  Currently living in Albuquerque, NM with Liz Bryant (his high school sweetheart) and Bailey the Bichon Friese.  He teaches Mathematics and Web Design at New Mexico Collaborative Arts Charter School (9-12) and works at a state chartered school with no affiliation to a school district.  

To Attend:
To join our webinar, click the following url:
http://nmsu.na3.acrobat.com/showtellsp09/

• Plan to join us 15-20 minutes prior to the start time to configure your computer. To participate, speakers are required. A simple computer microphone and/or a headset are ideal for interaction. A webcam is optional.
• If you have never used Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional, please test your connection at: Adobe Acrobat Pro Support Center https://admin.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
  

For complete information on this and all of our webinars visit us at: http://webinars.nmsu.edu or contact us at webinars [at] nmsu.edu or call 575.646.6143.   And don’t forget to find us on Facebook, http://tinyurl.com/ahffeh.  To donate to RETA, visit: http://reta.nmsu.edu/donation/index.cfm.  Your donation will help support RETA's K-12 Professional Development efforts such as webinars, technology integration workshops, 3-tier dossier workshops, and partnership programs. The RETA Webinar series and many online teaching and learning resources are provided free to educators and your donation sustains this effort.  Thank you!

Have a cup of coffee, invite a colleague and raise your eQ (eLearning Quotient) with us!  

 

RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
Office: 575.646.6143
http://webinars.nmsu.edu
http://twitter.com/retazens
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM  88003-8001

RETA Webinars Featured on Women of Web 2.0

Rumor has it that RETA Webinars will be discussed on EdTechTalk's Women of Web 2.0 talk show, tonight at 7pm MST - http://edtechtalk.com/live

NMSU RETA Webinars Thursday, March 5th - New URL

Dear Educators,

There has been a URL change to Thursday's Webinar: Intro to Tech Funding
Strategies. The new url is: http://nmsu.na3.acrobat.com/techfund2sp09/
Please use this URL to attend the Thursday, March 5th Webinar! Thank you,

RETA Webinar Staff

Looking for Presenters

Dear Educators,

RETA is looking for individuals who would like to share how they are using
technology in their classrooms. If you have attended one or more of our
webinars and are using one of the Web 2.0 tools we have presented to you,
we would like you to hear from you. We would also love to have you share
with our audience during a one hour webinar on April 2, 2009 at 6pm.

SO - let us know how you are using technology to enrich the lives of your
students! The structure of the webinar is to have three or four
presenters share with our audience members.

Thank you for your participation in our webinars and for your continued
support of RETA Webinars!

RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance)
College of Extended Learning
New Mexico State University
MSC 3WEC, P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-6143
webinars [at] nmsu [dot] edu