This presentation will center around the Eracism Project (the newest Flat Classroom Project), which was proposed by students at the 2009 Conference and will be an international middle school debate project held in September – December 2009, pla

Steal This Preso! Copyrights, Fair Use, and Pirates in the Classroom by Mathew Needleman

Dec 18th, 2009 15m 39s

Myths and realities of copyrights as they relate to multimedia projects in the classroom with Mathew Needleman.

Googlios: A 21st – Century Approach to Teaching, Learning, & Assessment by G. Alex Ambrose

Dec 18th, 2009 19m 8s

As the first decade of the 21st century comes to end and blogs, wikis, and podcasts have become more mainstream, it is important that educators step back to see how we, as professionals, are best using these tools to serve our students’ learnin

Remixing History: The Cigar Box Project by Neil Stephenson

Dec 18th, 2009 20m 8s

Neil Stephenson believes in the power of technology to bring the past into the future. Empowered with 21st century tools, Stephenson’s Grade 7 students reinterpret events from five periods that have shaped Canada’s current historical landscape.

Ways of Working by Chris Betcher

Dec 17th, 2009 23m 35s

This presentation explores a range of ideas that teachers could use to make a real-world task richer and more meaningful for their students. Using a large public art event as the focus, it looks at a number of ideas for enriching student learni

Thinking Outside the Box – Skateboard by Keith Kelley

Dec 17th, 2009 19m 19s

How do you build a hands on program that students like? I explain the process and steps to my skateboard program. I show actually video and pictures of students using the tools, designing, painting and building their skateboard.

Creative competitions In Plastica and Lenguajes visual of 4 ESO (16 years) by Josu Garro

Dec 17th, 2009 22m

Creative competitions In Plastica and Lenguajes visual of 4 ESO ( 16 years ) Competencias creativas de Plastica y Lenguaje visual con alumnos de 16 años, todo un proceso de aprendizaje/enseñanza utilizando una Wiki como esqueleto del curso. Bus

Using computer games as a context for learning and social interaction by Ollie Bray

Dec 17th, 2009 23m 18s

After a brief introduction Ollie Bray describes the use of commercially available computer games in the classroom. In particular he focuses on why the use of games are appropriate for learning and teaching. He then goes on to describe an innova

Richard Beach's keynote presentation in the KICKING IT UP A NOTCH strand of the 2009 K-12 Online Conference

Dec 17th, 2009 19m 19s

This presentation describes the use of a free video annotation tool, VideoAnt, for providing specific, targeted feedback to students’ video productions. It contains a tutorial on using VideoAnt and then illustrates the use of VideoAnt to make c

Alrededor del Mundo con Skype by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

Dec 16th, 2009 25m 25s

¿Listos para empezar a usar Skype en las escuelas? – ¿Qué clase de hardware y software van a necesitar? Instrucciones, paso a paso, como preparar su primera llamada. ¿Cómo encontrar proyectos para participar, enlaces y recursos. ¿Cómo encontrar

Around the World with Skype by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

Dec 16th, 2009 20m 50s

Are you ready to get started with Skype? In this presentation you will see and hear what kind of hardware and software you will need, get step by step instructions to set up for your first call. Find out strategies and discover projects to join

Living History – Authentic Learning Empowered By Digital Technology by Jane Ross

Dec 16th, 2009 23m 13s

Jane Ross is an Apple Distinguished Educator and has recently graduated from a Masters in Education (Ed Tech) which she did entirely online from Australia. Jane is the Digital Technologies Specialist for Sinarmas World Academy in Indonesia. She

Nurturing the 21st Century History Teacher by Tom Daccord

Dec 16th, 2009 18m 47s

Emerging technologies, a globalized world, and fiscal restraints demand innovative approaches to education. This session explores new research about 21st century teaching strategies and professional development and shares models, resources, and

Parallel Play or Collaboration–Leveraging the Wiki Platform for High Quality Work by Paula White

Dec 16th, 2009 21m 22s

This presentation will help participants think about the differences between a project that is a glorified drop box or parallel play and one that truly involves students in authentic work which is purposeful, personally meaningful and engaging

Thriving in a Collaborative Web 2.0 Classroom: The “Great Debate” and “Student News Action Network” by Tom Daccord

Dec 16th, 2009 19m 23s

This video highlights innovative educational uses of the “Read-Write” Web and shows how humanities teachers use Web 2.0 to empower students and facilitate creative and meaningful learning opportunities. The session includes a conceptual framewo

Engaging Our Youngest Minds by Angela Maiers

Dec 16th, 2009 11m 23s

Do you recognize the “wow” of your students? Are we cultivating such passion? Angela shares a story of a young learner and the habits necessary to ignite such a wow in students.

Digital Writers’ Workshop by Jackie Gerstein

Dec 15th, 2009 22m 36s

This K12 Online Conference presentation describes the writers’ workshop conducted with a group of upper elementary students. The focus was on the process of writing combining hands-on and technology activities with a special focus on the engage

Show and Tell: Exhibit, Reflect, Critique with Blogs by Sarah Sutter

Dec 15th, 2009 17m 3s

Explore the evolution of blogs in a high school art program, from a class blog to individual blogs to working in a drupal environment with other students. Students used blogs to exhibit work, reflect on their creative process and engage in mean

Blogging and Communicative competences in the EFL by Cristina Arnau Vilà

Dec 15th, 2009 16m 54s

I am a foreign language teacher in a high school in Berga (Spain). We are using blogs as a tool to learn a foreign language. Here you will find three experiences I have used. I hope you enjoy it.

OpenSim - OpenLearning by Timothy Hart

Dec 15th, 2009 25m 56s

Opensimulator is open source software for creating 3D virtual worlds. OpenLearning is learning without artificial restrictions. This presentation is about jumping on the open virtual worlds for learning bandwagon and about giving you a start on

Unlikely Coordinates? Geocaching Across the Curriculum by Beth Ritter-Guth

Dec 15th, 2009 30m 34s

Can a worldwide scavenger hunt and a GPSr change the way we teach? ABSOLUTELY! This presentation will introduce geocaching and educaching and provide examples and resources to those interested in getting students out of the classroom!

The Heroic Journey Project by Kevin Hodgson

Dec 15th, 2009 5m 5s

This presentation highlights the use of Google Maps and Google Earth (and Picasa photo)to create a fictional “Heroic Journey” story. The unit is tied to literature (The Odyssey, The Lightning Thief), writing (creating an original story with epi

Comunicacion 2.0 en el aula por Pilar Soro

Dec 14th, 2009 9m 10s

En el aula de segundo de primaria utilizamos algunos recursos de la web 2.0 para mejorar nuestra comunicación oral y escrita. El microblogging, mensajes con webcam y grabación de audios son alguno de los ejemplos que presento.

For Those Who Want to Rock, Don’t Suppose, Compose! by Carol Broos and Carol Vrotny

Dec 14th, 2009 21m 3s

Carol Broos and Carol Vrotny, two music teachers discuss the creative process of composing music in the digital age. All links can be found at http://musictechie.pbworks.com

A Peek for a Week – Inside a Kiwi Junior Classroom by Rachel Boyd

Dec 14th, 2009 20m 59s

Rachel Boyd’s keynote presentation for the “Week in the Classroom” strand of the K12 Online conference. A peek for a week inside a kiwi junior classroom of 6 year olds. Come and see what we get up to in our classroom learning during a week usin