http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org A window to musings on media, literacy, technology and education. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:59:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are just a few of the signs that my mind is coming back to the media/teaching world and summer's end is not too far away: I read a thought-provoking blog entry today at Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog titled Censorship by omission. It has to do with internet filtering by ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2009/07/26/signs-of-summers-end/ Amplifying the possibilities! This is the theme for the K12 Online Conference. I participated in the conference for the first time last year. This past summer I earned graduate credit for "attending" the conference months after it had finished. The beauty of K12 Online is that it remains online well ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/10/18/k12-online-conference-2008/ FotoViewr is a cool new tool that I ran across while reading the contributions from the  diigo educator's group I belong to. Fred Delventhal contributed this link, and it's a visual treat so thanks! You can create a variety of 3D slideshows from your Flickr sets or tags, and then email ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/10/18/fotoviewr-for-flickr/ Here are some brief comments on recent School Library Journal articles that I have read. Copyright Questions? One excellent feature of School Library Journal is the column Carrie on Copyright. In it, the author takes reader's real life copyright questions and helps them to determine whether they are copyright compliant or not. ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/a-few-reflections-on-recent-articles/ You may already know of these websites, but even if you do, I have discovered lately that it really can pay off for me in terms of my own educational knowledge base to find new websites to learn from and also to revisit those that I already know about. Good ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/take-a-look-at-these-four-websites/ Recently, I took some time to explore Edutopia, another super website for educators. The George Lucas Foundation is the host of Edutopia. If you would like to read a little more from George Lucas himself, here's a link to his views on the purpose of Edutopia in education. It was really ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/two-interesting-videos-from-edutopia/ According to their site guide "the New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents."  I decided to take the guided tour of the website, and I am glad that I did because it made me aware of useful features within ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/14/touring-the-new-york-times-learning-network/ The Scholastic website offers a wealth of materials for everyone. Here's a quick look at a few areas of their online presence. Lesson Plans: Right away I saw a lesson plan for a book that I love to read to students but have not used too often as I have never ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/13/looking-at-scholastic/ Education World has been around on the internet since 1996. This great website has been recognized with many awards for its timely offerings of lesson plans, professional development and technology integration for busy teachers and administrators. One valuable feature (among many!) of Education World is a search engine right on ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/12/a-closer-look-at-education-world/ In this post I am checking out four more content partners that are associated with the Thinkfinity website which is owned by the Verizon Foundation. While my perspective is from an educator's view, Thinkfinity has information and value for students, parents as well. It is so extensive, that as an ... http://msdahlsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/09/09/exploring-thinkfinity-part-2/