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This July, Paul Allison and Julie Conason fascilated a 3-week Writing Project Institute for teachers where we used VoiceThread as the focus of one of our weeks together. In the middle of our work with teachers, we invited Steve Muth, co-founder of VoiceThread, and Colette Cassinelli, a technology teacher near Portland, Oregon who started a wiki that collects examples of VoiceThreads. What will you find on Collette's VoiceThread4Education? Samples submitted by teachers of VoiceThread projects made by their students VoiceThreads used in professional development Resources, including other websites that contain VoiceThread examples Best Practices - tips and ideas of how to best implement VoiceThread in your curriculum Subject area ideas This is your wiki, Colette writes: Please feel free to add any ideas, examples or resources to the site and provide appropriate link attribution. If you are not sure how to embed your VoiceThread projects in wikispaces - follow the directions below. In addition: Paul and Julie invite you to take a look at the Narrative Discussions from our Institute, linked below. We would love your comments on these. VoiceThread Narrative Discussions by Teachers in the NYC Writing Project's Open/Advanced Summer Technology Institute Family Camp by Paul Allison Quality of Life by JoAnn Chen Ellie Tells a Story by Julie Conason Childhood... by Wendy Farkas Life in Shards by Margaret Fiore Honeymoon by Mat Gerowitz My Loving Family by Julia Loving Family Stories by Aileen Malave Travel by Sonali Matani Amsterdam 2008 by Julie Miele My Running... by Beth St John Chat Log read more

A special simulcast edition of ETBS in which Steven Kimmi interviews Chris Lehmann of the Science Leadership Academy read more

We asked Scott Floyd to sit with some of his friends and colleagues on July, 2, 2008, the last day of the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, Texas. Scott Floyd talks about meeting with his ePortfolio mentor, Dr. Helen Barrett. Scott Floyd is a Technology Specialist for the White Oak, Texas Independent School District and he's the Tech Liaison for the Bluebonnet Writing Project in Texas. (Image snapped by Bud Hunt, uploaded to Scott's flickr account.) Christine Voigt, Instructional Technology Specialist at Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas, Texas. Christie talks about a project she did in here school with iPods. (Image from Christine's Twitter profile.) Michael Gras, Supervisor of the Technology Department in the White Oak, Texas Independent School District, talks about opening things up as much as possible. (Also in this picture is Jeff Utecht, presenting a dilpoma after the Rib Feast. Found in Scott's NECC2008 flickr set.) Scott Floyd talks with Dean Shareski, a Digital Learning Consultant with the Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. In this podcast, Dean talks about how important it is to find time for teachers to learn how to integrate new technologies into the curriculum. (Paul Wood took this picture during the live webcast. This is also in Scott's NECC2008 flickr set.) Chat Log read more

In this first show, Maria Knee and Lisa Parisi are joined by Colleen King and Ginger Lewman.  Together, they discuss the issues and effects of praise in the classroom. Chat: read more

EdTechWeekly #86 July 20, 2008 This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more

This is the greatest show! It is about Geocaching with Shelia Adams, Deb Boisvert, Beth Goodwin as the geocachers, and Jen Wagner and Cheryl Oakes, Women of Web 2.0. Join us for a great conversation and you might use this with your students! The Chat: read more

We pick up the conversation mid-stream this week in a post-Webcastacademy version of EdTechBrainstorm. We are joined by a number of potential, and new, interns--as well as a number of the usual suspects. You can visit Webcastacademy for more information. read more

EdTechWeekly #85 July 13, 2008 This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more

Another in our series of virtual staff lounges -- this week we talk more about the mission of EdTechTalk and what governance of the community might entail. We also talk a bit about Webcastacademy and getting interns registered and working toward completion of skillsets related to 'casting on the network.

We're back!  Welcome to the new folks! And of course, welcome to those that contiune to hang with me!  Tonight was a trail to see if I really could stay connected.  Hope to see everybody next week. Chat: read more

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You may not have made it to NECC08, but believe me by the time you read the chat, listen to the podcast and check out the links, you will feel like you were in the audience. The podcast was recorded in full, which will help all of you who missed pieces of the conversation due to the bandwidth dropping! read more

EdTechTalk Community Development Meeting July 7, 2008 Confirming the ETT Policies & Standards Brainstorming our Mission Statement Contemplating Governing Board Please leave comments below Chat Log Below read more

EdTechWeekly #84 July 6, 2008 This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more

Another combined ETBS/WCA session that was an ol'-fashioned hangout in which we talked a bit about NECC and remote participants as well as some of the challenges--for both those on the ground and those online. Chat Log read more

Joyce Valenza talks about reforming PowerPoint in the first half hour of this podcast. She provided this resource as well: Reforming Powerpoint. (Also of interest, perhaps: DavidByrne.com - Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information.) In the second half of the show Gail Desler and Sue Waters decsribed the teaching community around Edublogs. Enjoy! Chat Log read more

EdTechWeekly #83 June 29, 2008 This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more

Another hang-out with some of the usual suspects, and some newcomers to the ETBS/WCA. We talk about the Academy and the plans of those heading to NECC, as well as those who will be joining the online discussions over the weekend and into next week.

21st Century Learning #73 Peter Gow on the New Progressivism May 21, 2008 Peter Gow from Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, MA joined us to discuss his article on EdWeek Online, entitled The New Progressivism is Here.  Peter shares his ideas about how the New Progressivism blends with the old.  This along with how the 2008 NAIS National Conference helped inspire his article.  Thanks to Peter for adding his ideas to the conversation about what school should be in the future.  Click here for the chat transcript read more

Everybody is talking Moodle! Laurie Korte will demystify the whole Moodle mystique. Laurie will explain the ideas behind Moodle and give examples of how this can impact your classroom or your school! Laurie is a District Technology Integration Specialist her Website is http://moodlemeet.ning.com. Join Jen, Sharon and Cheryl as we interview and converse with Laurie Korte and the chat room. read more

We invite you to join us as we reflect on Writing Project Summer Institutes and other professional development opportunities we have or will be facilitating for our colleagues this summer. Please take a moment, go register and leave your comments over at our Teachers Teaching Teachers room on http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ttt and take a look at some of the sites we've been collecting there for this Wednesday's live webcast. Hear what Bud Hunt (Colorado), Mary Meyer (Prairie Lands Writing Project), and Bonnie Kaplan (Hudson Valley Writing Project) have been up to: Blogging with Summer Institute 2008 A blog for integrating technology into the Hudson Valley Writing Project's Summer Institute. Bonnie Kaplan, technology liaison will be with us on TTT, Wednesday night, June 18. Writing With Technology Mary Meyer will be with us on Wednesday to reflect on this work. CyberCamp 08 Bud Hunt's work in his district over the past couple of weeks. Bud will be with us (an maybe a participant or two). What are you doing to bring 21st century literacies to your Writing Project or in your district or school this summer? Also listen to Julie Conason and Paul Allison on this podcast as they talk about the 3-week institute they are planning for the New York City Writing Project.' Lee Baber checks in on this podcast as well. Stay strong Lee! Photo: Uploaded to flickr on August 16, 2007 by Wesley Fryer Chat Log read more

EdTechTalk Community Assembly Discussing the ETT Policies Draft June 23, 2008 EdTechTalk Community Policy Draft Chat Log Below read more

EdTechWeekly #82 June 22, 2008 Live .TV show provided by Ustream This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more

A huge thanks to Matt for being our guest and the streamer while I took my Mom out to dinner while she was visiting from Florida! We enjoyed our fried clam dinner, a thunderstorm, and topped off by a rainbow and one happy Mom! Here is the chat: read more

Homepage Shownotes Facebook Twitter E-Mail uStream.TV Opening Comments We have great show for you. Tonight is a little different. We have a talk given by Dr. Paul Droste about the history of Brass Bands in the United States. âThe Past, Present and Futureâ and we have some interviews from the Ohio Brass Arts Festival which was this past weekend. Classical and Pop Music History SheetMusicPlus.com OBAF Redux OBAF March Contest Winner Battleaxe by Darrol Barry Interviews Paul Droste, History of Brass Banding in the United States Sweeper CLOSING Send your comments to edtechmusician@gmail.com Thanks for listening -Andy

Dean, Rick and Rob had a quick chat via Skype earlier this afternoon to talk about TLt and edupunk. The show - EdTech Posse 4.3 - TLt and edupunk Shownotes available at http://edtechposse.wikispaces.com/4.3

On this podcast you'll hear Felicia George, Bill O'Neal, Susan Ettenheim, Cheryl Oakes, and Gail Desler as they help Paul Allison and Julie Conason think about this Summer Instutute for teachers in the New York City Writing Project. _______________________ Youth Space Using Web 2.0 tools to build social networks for learning ________________________ __________________ New York City Writing Project Institute for Literacy Studies Lehman College, CUNY __________________ Summer Advanced Institute Mondays - Thursdays, 9 - 2 June 30 - July 17 ______________________ How can we use technology to put the voices of youth at the center of the curriculum? Spend 12 days this summer with other New York City Writing Project teachers who use technology in their classrooms. Share the ways we use the Internet to make student-to-student connections. Learn about a curriculum currently being developed and collaborated on by teachers across the nation. Explore how we use blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other tools to inspire young people to do research into their own questions. Find out why Creative Commons Man is our superhero! Facilitators: Paul Allison and Julie Conason Location: Lehman College, CUNY Participants will receive 3 graduate credits or a $500 stipend. Chat Log read more

Parents as Partners is joined by Superintendent of Falmouth Schools in Falmouth, MA, to discuss issues of parental inclusion and engagement. The PAP webcasting team would like to thank Dennis for taking time away from his busy schedule to join us for our final webcast of the 2007-2008 school year. Look for Parents as Partners to resume at the end of August or early September. Have a wonderful and restful next few months everyone! read more

EdTechWeekly #81 June 15, 2008 TV Show hosted by Ustream This Week's Del.icio.us Links Chat Log Below read more