Best Webinars for Teachers
Today’s Topic:
Best Webinars for Teachers
Tech Tip: Selecting a Blogging Service
- How are Webinars making it possible to participate in interactive professional development with top education experts without leaving home?
- Which Webinars offer the best professional growth opportunities for teachers?
EdTechConnect is a series of free webinars sponsored by Discovery Education to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom. With a telephone and an Internet- connected computer, you are connected to experts who will answer your questions. Past webinars have featured Alan November, Kathy Schrock, Hall Davidson, Steve Dembo and Joe Brennan.
Learning Times
Learning Times hosts numerous live interactive events and meetings exploring themes of interest to teachers. Some of the previous topics archived on the site include: The Invisible Web, with UW-Stout online instructor Dennis O’Connor, and Creating a CD Portfolio, featuring UW-Stout online instructor Susan Manning. Susan also hosts a regular podcast with Dan Balzer on Learning Times: The Green Room.
Scholastic Online: Readabout
Scholastic presents a new monthly Webinar series featuring the leading experts in reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and motivation. The March webinar will feature Phyllis C. Hunter on “Strategies for Developing a Love of Learning For All Kids”.
Tech Tip – Selecting a Blogging Service
A big part of setting up a blog is the selection of a blogging service. That decision will hinge on factors such as: ease of use, intended audience, restricted membership needs, cost, and preferred server hosting. Below is a comparison of three widely-used online blogging services.
Blogger
A free service affiliated with Google; one can restrict blog posting and viewing to members only; user-friendly interface; can publish to Blogger’s server or your preferred server; online help area, can choose WSYIWYG or HTML interfaces for composing postings; free Blogger for Word software to publish from Microsoft Word.
Class Blogmeister
David Warlick’s “school-sheltered” system is explicitly designed with teachers and students in mind; teachers can evaluate, comment on, and publish students' articles in a controlled environment.
Gaggle.Net
Gaggle Blogs provide a safe way for students and educators to interact online with people around the world. The blogs filter out inappropriate words and phrases, and all links and images are scanned for inappropriate content. If any rules are violated, the offending blog entry will be blocked and sent to an administrator email address.
Free Teacher Resource
The 21st Century Information Fluency Project provides excellent resources for helping students learn to use digital information effectively, efficiently, and ethically. Included on this site are interactive Micro Modules as well as tips for students to become more savvy Internet searchers. UW-Stout online instructor Dennis O’Connor serves as the online professional development specialist of the four-member Fluency Project’s team.
What Our Students Are Saying…
About the Web Design for Educators (Beginning) and the Intermediate Web Design online courses:
“I have taken several online classes; this class was superior. The organization was phenomenal and everything was step-by-step. Your feedback was positive, and you set an excellent tone of support for your students. I have recommended your class to several of my colleagues."
~ Teacher, Camp Zama, Japan
"I am very happy I took this course! I understand templates, CSS sheets, anchors, layouts, etc. And what a prize Fireworks has turned out to be! I love using it, and I know I wouldn't have tried it without taking this class."
~ Director of Library Services Willard City Schools, Ohio
“I have been thoroughly impressed with the format, organization, presentation, and relevance of the course content. The hours have felt well-spent, the feedback from Jim has been swift and thoughtful, and the pace conducive to people with full-time lives to conduct.”
~Middle School Counselor, Madison, Wisconsin
Call University of Wisconsin-Stout Online Professional Development (715) 642-0209 if you have questions. UW-Stout is an "international-student- friendly" program.
posted by Karen Franker, Editor @ 2/18/2007 09:53:00 PM
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