Abbotsford Online Writing Project: May 2006

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Welcome Eugene Reimer Middle Bloggers

Students from Mr. Strain and Mrs. Tamblyn's Class have joined the Abbotsford Online Writing Community. If you are a member, why don't you visit their blogs and leave a positive comment!

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This blog has been set up to chronicle the Abbotsford Online Writing Project. The plan is to invite middle school students from across the Abbotsford School District to participate in a collaborative and interactive writing experience.

Setting Up the Class Blogs

Book Report Outline

links
About Blogging and it's use as an Educational Tool
Moving to the Public: Weblogs in the Writing Classroom
The (Classroom) Blog: A Moment for Literacy, A Moment for Giving Pause
Blogging for ELT
Blogging Basics: Creating Student Journals on the Web
Weblogg-ed is a Web log about using Web logs in education.
Schoolblogs is a free blogging site for educational organizations.
In the Classroom, Web Logs Are the New Bulletin Boards - (New York Times)
Blogging Rubric -
Brenda Dyck - Reflectionions on trying blogging with a Grade 6 class

ICT Links
The Transformational Powers of ICT
The Web -- Teaching Zack to Think
The Committed Sardine Blog
Helen Barrett's E-Portfolio Blog
Introducing technologies and practices for supporting self-organized learning in a hybrid environment
From Pencils to Pixels: The New Technologies of Literacy
EdTechNot

Alternate Search Engines
Profusion
Teoma
Ask Jeeves

ICT in the Classroom
iLife in the Classroom
Electronic Portfolios.org - Dr. Helen Barrett
Into the Blogosphere

ICT Issues
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use

ICT Websites
EdTech Insider

Tutorials
Ginny Munro's Website
Ginny is a master Appleworks guru and has included just a few of the many practical and amazing integrated AppleWorks projects she does with students and teachers.
Apple Learning Exchange - Classroom Ideas
Here are some ways in which educators have used AppleWorks to help them integrate technology into their curriculum. With these ideas, your students will have fun learning and you'll be able to spend more time teaching instead of preparing lesson plans.
Learning Electric
Too tired to read? Why not have someone show you...
VIRTUAL TRAINING CENTER-AppleWorks and ClarisWorks Materials. Excellent Tutorials (some in PDF format)

AppleWorks Lesson/Project Ideas
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund AppleWorks Activities
Tons of K - 5 project Ideas here
Apple Learning Exchange - Templates
Educator-specific templates for you to use in your classroom

Other Tutorials
Building a Website with FirstClass and HCK
Word for Beginners
Excel for Beginners
PowerPoint for Beginners
Inspiration 7

Abbotsford Online Writing Project

Thursday, May 11, 2006

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