Our Class Blog

Hello 306'ers and welcome to our class blog. Here we will share ideas and resources for blogging for both classroom use and professional development. We will connect to each other's blogs and explore and collaborate throughout the semester. Feel free to comment on my posts--as I will comment on yours as well! As a matter of fact...with what you know right now, tell me what you think about the potential of using blogs in the classroom or for your own professional development.


Thursday, April 22, 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010

Introduction to Podcasting



A very short demo of a podcast (hosted by archive.org)

Introduction to Podcasting

A (very) short demo podcast for CI 306 (hosted by box.net)

Monday, March 22, 2010

Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?

My 8-year-old son created a digital movie last summer at wildlife film camp with the IWFF. So don't be nervous about our upcoming digital movie project...you can do it!



(Song by Shane Clouse, Used with Permission)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Twitter in Education

What do you think of using Twitter as a communication tool for education? What could be the benefits? What could be the risks? Is is something you think you could use? Should we give it a try?


A Twitter Experiment

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Google Reader: An RSS Feed Reader

What can I do with Google Reader? Google Reader is an aggregator that will collect your RSS feeds, provides features to keep your feeds organized and allows you to share your feeds with others. Here is a quick overview of Google Reader.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Google Docs in the Classroom

Check out this link to Google Docs for Educators! It's full of ideas, tips, videos, templates and other resources for teachers using Google Docs in the classroom. The Google Apps Education Community is another great resource too! Try this link for spreadsheet templates.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Google Doc Collaborative Project is under way!

We have a new collaborative project using Google Docs. Check out the project specs!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Privacy Settings for Your Blog

To learn more about privacy settings in Blogger go to Settings --> Permissions or follow the link in this post to view a video.

Going Mobile

Did you know that you can post from your cell phone?

Monday, February 15, 2010

National Geographic picture of the day for February 16, 2010

Aurora Borealis

Sometimes, if you are up early...and lucky...you might see the Northern Lights in Missoula.

The Machine is Us/ing Us

Tell me what you think of this video!

Welcome to the C&I 306 Blog for Nancy's Class!

Hello 306'ers and welcome to our class blog. Here we will share ideas and resources for blogging for both classroom use and professional development. We will connect to each other's blogs and explore and collaborate throughout the semester. Feel free to comment on my posts--as I will comment on yours as well! As a matter of fact...with what you know right now, tell me what you think about the potential of using blogs in the classroom or for your own professional development.