Gaming Across the Curriculum

Go here to see some amazing educational games. This blog belongs to Marjee Chimel one of the two presenters of "Gaming Across the Curriculum" at ISTE 2010.

How to convert a .pdf to a .doc

Here's how I convert my .pdf's to .doc's. I hope it helps, let me know how it works for you.

Presenter' s meeting at ActivEducator Conference

Marzano research

I first heard about Dr. Robert Marzano's research at a Promethean User Group Conference in 2008. Over the past year I've heard more and more references to his research. Today I sit in an electronic gradebook training and the presenter said that Marzano's grading schema, that allows for individual "algorthimic" grading based on content comprehension that is irrelevant to time, is an option in their system; and that major, national, education leaders are supporting this type of grading.

I'm not sure a grading revolution is on the horizon but here's Dr. Marzano's website. Check out the free resources section. If you're not familiar with his research this will give you an idea of his findings and philosophy.

Downloading YouTube videos using 3outube

This is a video showing how to download your educational videos at home from YouTube. Let me know if it helps.

For those of you with teenagers you might look into AT&T's FamilyMap. I had a co-worker use it quite effectively with her son. https://familymap.wireless.att.com/finder-att-family/welcome.htm

Cell phones in the classroom

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