Wanna Flip your Classroom? Here's some help!

Just read the article I found on the Emerging Educational Technology site that gives 8 great videos resources that tells you just about anything you might want to know about flipping your classroom.  It has some really helpful ideas and keen insight into what it can do for you.  The article can be accessed by clicking on the link below:
8 Great Videos About the Flipped Classroom 
Written by K. Walsh on June 30, 2013 and found on the website www.emergingedtech.com

Copyright and Fair Use Article

I would feel remiss by not sharing with the class the article from Free Technology For Teachers regarding copyright rules and what constitutes "Fair Use" by us teachers.  We probably have all be guilty of taking the shortest means possible to "create" a powerpoint, presentation etc. without taking the time to give due credit to where we got our materials.  Or maybe it's just me!  But this degree program has made me so much more aware of the requirements.  Before I didn't give it much thought, but as I truly begin to create new, fresh ideas, I don't want someone taking my hard work and claiming it as their own.  Here read the article and see what you think,
Fair Use, Copyright, and Educational Blogging

Ben Johnson | Edutopia

Ben Johnson | Edutopia
He has some very interesting articles focusing on the "new Classroom instruction"  Some one you might be interested in reading some of his articles.

Free Tiiu Pix

Free Technology for Teachers.  Viewed Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The article I found on Free Technology for Teacher provides a great additional resource for images one might need in a presentation or other digital imaging requirement,  The site is names Free Tiiu Pix and is maintained by a retired teacher who knows the importance to easy access to resources.

Rethinking Whole Class Discussion, Edutopedia Viewed June 25, 2013
The article about classroom discussions and the art of questioning has hit the heart of the issues our school was dealing with as we transitioned into the new Common Core standards and the approaches we were using in an attempt to successfully integrate them into our classroom.  The main point that I tried to emphasize  to my co-workers last year was moving from convergent thinking to divergent thinking and how our questioning techniques have to lead our students down that path.

Week 2 Assignment

Just finished writing a pretty intense argument for supporting national Internet filtering, posted it on the class Wiki, then realized that I was supposed to be working on the No argument.  I love it when I do double work.  It's not like I have anything else to do.

I've got to say I'm excited.  I know for some of you tech savvy folks out there, the tools and resources are common place.  But today, I created my first ever Prezi presentation and figured out how to include narration.  It's far from perfect but at least I gave it my best (and limited) effort.  Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.  Go view it at  http://mtayloredu653.wikispaces.com/.  Critic it and let me know how I can improve it (or trash it).

All These Tools, Now How to Use Them

As I first began to search through the requirements and expectations of this course, I was beginning to have thought about dropping out and finding another master's program.  Well maybe it wasn't that extreme but I was having trouble trying to figure out how all these pieces fit into the puzzle of effectively using them in the classroom.  But the course text we have, "Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms" by Will Richardson really put things into perspective.  On pages 9 - 11, he does a remarkable job of explaining each of the tools we will be learning about and how they all relate to on another.  I was trying to see a practical application for these tools but as I read through the chapter, it started to make sense.  Now mind you, that doesn't alleviate the stress about having to learn the details on how to use each one, but it certainly helped me to understand that it is "doable" if I take the time to effectively employ them for my class.

25,000 Images of Art That You Can Use For Free

Here is a handy little article about art images that you can access for free from the U.S. National Gallery of Art. Not only are the images downloadable but you cab enlarge them and get information of the painting and the painter as well. You can even extend your research to view related sites about the pictures,
25,000 Images of Art That You Can Re-use for Free,
written by Richard Byrne
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/06/25000-images-of-art-that-you-can-re-use.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29#.UcIAK_lvPTw

Math Articles to inform

http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/

Another Class has begun

Been a busy summer thus far and I'm getting ready for a new class full of new resources to learn.