Ep 48 Global Education Interview with Laurence Peters
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Kathy and Mark invite Global Education author Laurence Peters to join them for a discussion about his newest ISTE book. Check out this episode as the three ed tech professionals explore key issues related to teachers, students 21st century learning and EASILY reaching beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Packed with resources, new ideas and the usual fun repartee, this long time Teachers Podcast listener and down to earth professor takes the hot seat with the dynamic duo. What will happen next? And how much fun can PD really be? You have to join in to see.
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Global Education by Laurence Peters
- Link to Laurence’s New Book Website
- Description: Integrating global education into standards-based lessons allows students to connect personally with their peers across geographical boundaries, expand their knowledge and awareness of the world, and increase their interest and curiosity in what they are learning. Global Education is a guide to get you started. It provides an introduction to global networks such as iEarn, Global Schoolhouse, and ePals; an overview of Web 2.0 tools that support global learning, such as wikis, blogs, and podcasts; and hundreds of Web resources
- Easy Web References from the Book
- Companion video
RESOURCES & ARTICLES
Learning On The Go HANDBOOK
- This is a free downloadable handbook on mobile devices and today’s learning. Mark was the lead writer on this for the Converge team.
- Good shareable material and some interesting back story type things to relate.
- So listen in to Episode 50 and also download it!
- http://www.convergemag.com/paper/ATT-handbook.html
Ed Gragert Interview on Teachers Podcast
Connections to Standards
- IRA, NCSS, NSTA
- Strategies for communicating with different audiences
- Gather, analyze and synthesis data
- Culture
Foxit Reader
- Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.In the past, you’ve had to download a huge PDF reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain software. Read more here
UPCOMING EVENTS
AAACE and CPAE in Cleveland OH 11/2-5/09
- Cleveland Ohio for this event
- American Assoc Adult Continuing Education
- Commission of Prof. of Adult Education
- Dr. King will present several sessions
- Plus purchases an autographed book as she will be hosting a book table for Information Age Publishing
Virtual School Symposium for
iNACOL 11/14-17/09
- Dr. King will participate in a panel discussion on Sunday during the VSS Preconference.
- Austin Texas location for this event
- NACOL is the leading k-12 association advancing practice, excellence and innovation in virtual learning..
Free Resources: Listen in to Episode 46 to find out about these fabulous resources
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