RJ Stangherlin

Keystone Technology Integrator and STAR Discovery Educator

This site is for Mrs. Stangherlin's classes at Salisbury High School.

Let Phreedom Ring! by Brandon Aversano

Cross posted on Learning Curve and Changing Connections

On Saturday, November 22, 2008, Miss Brinson, 2 parents, and 22 students went to Philadephia on a field trip to explore historical sites and resources.  Brandon Aversano captured the spirit of the city and the day.

education
field trip
Animoto
Philadelphia
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Teach42: Thirty Days To Being A Better Blogger

I found this fascinating quote today:

So why do I mention Clustrmaps if that isn’t specifically today’s challenge?  Quite simply, to remind you that it isn’t just the people in your state, country, or even continent that are going to find your content.  When you publish your thoughts and ideas on your blog, you are publishing for a global audience.  It’s entirely possible, and even likely, that you are getting visitors from around the world without you even realizing it.  So shouldn’t we be making our content as accessible as possible?Teach42

You should read the whole article.

As our school district’s community of learners grows, we add a rich diversity of readers, collaborators, and creators.  So, shouldn’t we find out where our readers are?  Clustrmaps is an easy visual way to aggregate your data.  If you want more data, try Google Analytics.  I’ve added both of these stat trackers to my blogs.  Another great tool is Google Translate; anyone can now read my blog in their native language.  As a teaching tool for ESL students, this device has unlimited uses and can be applied to a wiki as well.  A final great tool is Reblog from Zamanta.  By posting using this tool, the Reblog icon will be added to my blog, making it really easy for someone to grab a quotation my blog and “reblog” it on theirs, adding associated links, photos, articles, tags and more.  Best of all, you can add Zamanta to Firefox (or if anyone still uses it, IE 7).  Not exactly TM or IM, but a faster better way to blog.

If you are interested in more blogging tips, take a look at Thirty Days To Being A Better Blogger, created by Steve Dembo.

Related Posts from Steve Dembo:

* Be a Better Blogger in just 30 Days
* Blogging for your own future reference
* As a blogger, how do you define success?
* Day 1: All about the “About” page

What’s in a VoiceThread?

Quite a lot, actually.  Since English 11’s next Independent Reading Project is the creation of a VoiceThread related to the book, I thought you might like to explore the technology.  Here’s a great tutorial to help you along the way.  Coming soon--my VoiceThread on how to make your project’s VoiceThread.

VoiceThread
project-based learning
education
technology
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