Archive for January, 2010

Blogs and Wikis in Education

I’ve summarized the difference between blogs and wikis in education in this document. Below are some of the highlights: Why blogs are beneficial for student achievement and learning? Blogs provide an informal way for students to think about a topic or subject and express their opinion (like a free-write or a journal entry).  It allows [...]

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Exploring the Odyssey through Google Earth and Art

So I recently downloaded the Odyssey Lit Trip from the Google Lit Trip website and took a closer look, and noticed that the content on each leg along Odyssey’s path need some revision and improvement.  So I added pictures, paintings and art, and more detailed description along each stop.  It’s very easy to update a [...]

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Basic Computer Hardware Project and Google Finance Guide

Yesterday, I typed up a couple guides. Basic Hardware Project includes an Internet gathering sheet for parts of your computer and an assignment for students to search online for their own parts and build a “make-believe” computer.  They ultimately will use Google Sites to create a page describing their computer.  Google Sites Guide. Google Finance [...]

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