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Recording (mp4 video):
http://www.humyo.com/3527937/1%20-%20CLASSROOM%202.0%20LIVE%20math%20playground.Movie.640x480.h264.mp4

Topic: Interactive Math Activities for K-8 Classroom

Special Guest: Colleen King

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am link for 2/27/2010: http://gl.am/SJg3G

http://mathplayground.com/ (Colleen King: Math Playground)
http://mathplayground.com/mathapprentice.html (Colleen King: Math Apprentice-connects math to real world careers by allowing students to be apprentices at various companies, applying their math skills to real world challenges.)

Links to Math Activities
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ (Illuminations: standards-based activities and lessons)
http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/ (Arcademic Skill Builders: research-based and standards-aligned free, online, educational math games and language arts games that will engage, motivate, and help teach students)
http://www.mathforum.org/mathtools/ (Math Forum: community digital library of math resources)
http://www.ct4me.net/index.htm (Links to Articles about Online Math Games and Activities-tons of activities)
http://cnx.org/content/m32291/latest/ (Link to Using Math apprentice in the Middle School Classroom)
http://math247.pbworks.com/ (Tim Fahlberg: Mathcasts Home Page)
http://math247.pbworks.com/K-7+Mathcasts+500+Project (K-7 Mathcasts 500 Project)
http://math247.pbworks.com/Make+your+own+mathcasts (Tim Fahlberg: Make Your Own Mathcasts)
http://live.classroom20.com/1/category/mathcasts/1.html (Tim Fahlberg's Classroom 2.0 LIVE presentation/demonstration of Mathcasts)
http://www.learncentral.org/group/5315/math-20 (Maria Droujkova: Math 2.0 LearnCentral Group that meets every Wednesday at 6pm PST/9pm EST to share resources, collaborate on projects, and to explore math through social media)
http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/ (Maria Droujkova: Math 2.0 wikispace to share resources for LearnCentral Group)
http://dansmath.com/ (Daniel Bach's math website: lessons, tutorials, podcasts, problem of the week)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/mathmatters/index.html (Vancouver Sun's Math Matters page with advice for parents)
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/10/20/setting-up-and-introducing-a-collaborative-student-math-wiki/ (Silvia Tolisano blog post about setting up a math wiki)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone)

LINKS SHARED DURING DEMONSTRATION OF MATH GAMES:
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathapprentice.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/algebraic_reasoning.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/wangdoodles.html
Blog: http://learninginmathland.blogspot.com/2009/08/algebra-for-all.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/XDetectives_Test/XDetectives.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/FractionGame/GuideGecko.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/SaveTheZogs/SaveTheZogs.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/thinkingblocks.html
Black Box online game for deductive reasoning: http://www.bibeault.org/blackbox/
Wikipedia explanation of Black Box game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box
ASSET free interactive geometry: http://www.asset.asu.edu/new/mathactive/index.html
 
 
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Recording (mp4 video):
http://www.humyo.com/3527937/CLASSROOM%202.0%20LIVE%20digitalnation.Movie.640x480.h264.mp4


Topic:
PBS/Frontline Digital Nation


Special Guests: Sandy St. Louis, Ramona Pringle, Kim Flack

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am link for 2/20/2010: http://gl.am/g14fb

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/us/(About Us: What is Digital Nation?)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/ (View entire Digital Nation documentary online)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/participate/   Digital Nation video stories--view the stories and add your voice to these stories)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/#forum  (Digital Nation Roundtable with Doug Rushkoff-continue the conversation by adding comments or responding to comments)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/ (Digital Nation online resources for parents and educators-interactive digital workshops)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/parents/ (Digital Nation: explore resources for parents on balancing how to keep kids safe online, while empowering them as digital citizens)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/teachers/  (Digital Nation: discuss the hype and the hopes for improving education through technology)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/multitasking/ (Digital Nation: Watch Multitasking at M.I.T. and learn how to keep a balanced relationship with the technology in your life)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/virtuallearning/ (Digital Nation: Learning in Virtual Worlds-Watch What Games Teach and explore the remarkable power of alternate realities to do much more than just entertain)
http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2010/02/frontline_digital_nation_exami.html (Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune: 'Frontline: Digital Nation' examines digital divide)
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100204/pbs-frontline-considers-the-digital-nation-a-lot-of-handwringing-over-the-inevitable-but-watch-it-anyway/ (Kara Swisher: All Things Digital review of Digital Nation)
http://ka.uvuvideo.org/_FRONTLINE-34Digital-Nation34-Interview-with-Douglas-Rushkoff-38-Rachel-Dretzin-PBS/video/897202/86294.html  (producer & correspondent Rachel Dretzin and correspondent Douglas Rushkoff discuss how the Web and digital media have transformed work, learning and social interaction in ways that we are only beginning to understand)
http://rushkoff.com/2010/01/29/my-new-documentary-tuesday-22-on-pbs/ (Douglas Rushkoff blog post about online Roundtable Discussion for Digital Nation)
http://azdigitalnation.ning.com/ (Arizona Digital Nation Ning community to share videos, participate in video contest and learn about video in the classroom)
http://www.asset.asu.edu/ (ASSET website/Kim Flack: Resources for AZ educators, parents and community)
http://www.klrn.org/  (Malinda McCormick: Director of School Services at KLRN offering professional development and support for KLRN Connect in San Antonio, Texas.
http://www.ramonapringle.com (Ramona Pringle website)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html  (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live   (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone)
 
 
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Recording (mp4 video): http://www.humyo.com/3527937/CLASSROOM%202.0%20LIVE%20edmodo.Movie.640x480.h264.mp4?a=dpv1C_RJB_A
Topic:
Edmodo: Microblogging in the Classroom


Special Guest: Jeff O'Hara

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am link for 2/13/2010:  http://gl.am/fRBa4

http://www.edmodo.com/  (Edmodo Home Page)
http://blog.edmodo.com/  (Edmodo Blog with teachers sharing ways they are using Edmodo in their classrooms)
http://edmodo.pbworks.com/ (Edmodo wiki tutorials for getting started-Teacher QuickStart Guide)
http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2417 (ZD Net: If a Teacher Had Designed Twitter it would have looked like Edmodo)
http://mashable.com/2008/09/18/edmodo/  (Mashable: Edmodo is a Twitter for Education)
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1285 (Edmodo Reviewed by Jose Picardo-Vimeo)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging (Wikipedia definition of microblogging)
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/01/twitter-in-the-classroom/ (TechCrunch: Twitter in the Classroom)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/08/edmodo-makes-enhancements.html (Freetech4teachers-Mr. Byrne-Edmodo tutorial and description)
http://www.mrwarner.com/2009/03/enhancing-communication-with-edmodo/  (Mr. Warner: Enhancing Communication with Edmodo)
http://blog.edmodo.com/2009/11/27/edmodo-mobile-web-application/ (Edmodo Mobile Web Application designed to work with the iPod touch and iPhone at this time)
http://blog.edmodo.com/2009/09/28/edmodo-polls-you-can-now-post-polls-within-your-edmodo-groups/ (Edmodo Blog: You Can Now Post Polls Within your Edmodo Groups)
http://blog.edmodo.com/2010/01/  (Edmodo Blog: Shared Tags enable you as a teacher to selectively share certain tags with your students)
http://blog.edmodo.com/2009/03/27/edmodo-gets-nod-in-2009-horizon-report-k-12-edition/  (Edmodo Blog: Edmodo Gets Nod in 2009 Horizon Report-K-12 Edition)
http://www.classroomtm.co.uk/?p=53 (ClassroomTM: Seven Quick Reasons Why Edmodo is Great)
http://projects.minot.k12.nd.us/groups/chris/weblog/6dae5/ (Chris Web'Space: Using Edmodo in Middle School Language Arts)
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=432 (Box of Tricks: Edmodo-What Students Think)
http://elearnr.org/2009/03/31/how-%E2%80%98microblogging%E2%80%99-sites-such-as-twitter-can-be-used-in-education/ (eLearnr: How Microblogging Sites Such as Twitter can Be Used in Education)
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/edmodo/ (Wordpress blogs tagged with Edmodo)
http://mrafinlayson.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/edmodo-3-in-class/ (Mr. Finlayson's blog: great examples of features on Edmodo used in his class and additional blog posts re Edmodo)
http://elenakostovska.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/4-educators-talk-about-edmodo/  (Elena's Red Marker: Four Educators Talk about Edmodo)
http://www.screencast.com/users/carlaarena/folders/Jing/media/f5cf76f5-7315-4d9d-a17f-54bcb3b99fa0  (Carla Arena's screencast on Jing demonstrating how to use Edmodo)
http://teachertechblog.com/teach-students-to-use-social-media-with-edmodo/333/ (Teacher Tech Blog: Teach Students to use Social Media with Edmodo)
http://web2optimist.blogspot.com/2009/11/experiments-with-edmodo.html  (The Web 2.0 Optimist-Donna Hay, Bristol, UK: Experiments with Edmodo, examples and tips)
http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2009/12/8/using-new-technologies-to-enhance-learning-experiences.html(Kevin McLaughlin article on ICT in Education: Using New Technologies to Enhance Learning Experiences including Edmodo)
 
 
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Recording (video): http://www.humyo.com/3527937/backchannel.m4v

Topic:
Back Channel Chat in the Classroom


Special Guest: Scott Snyder

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am link for 2/06/2010:   http://gl.am/Wca6X

http://thespian70.blogspot.com/ (Scott Snyder's Website)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=330 (Scott Snyder: K12 Online Conference 2008 presentation)
http://k12online08presenters.wikispaces.com/Scott+Snyder (Scott Snyder: K12 Online Conference Bio)
http://ccmrsnyder.wikispaces.com/How-to+Videos (Scott Snyder's classroom wiki)
http://integratingtech.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Backchannels (Scott Snyder's professional wiki)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backchannel (Wikipedia explanation of a backchannel)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/01/27/backchannel-with-etherpad-experiences/  (Wesley Fryer post about Backchanneling using Etherpad and Chatzy)
http://educon22.org/conversations/Better_than_Passing_Notes_Backchanneling_Promising_Practices and Google Doc https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ATAnQcgpeHBoZGduaDJmZHJfODRjanBmbnBobQ&hl=en  (Sharon Peters and Cheri Toldeo: presentation at Educon2.2 2010)
http://projects.minot.k12.nd.us/groups/chris/weblog/29e37/Backchanneling_in_Social_Studies.html (Chris Webb'Space: Backchanneling in Middle School Social Studies)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01/five-platforms-for-classroom-back.html (FreeTech4Teachers/Mr. Byrne: Five Platforms for a Classroom Back Channel Chat)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/back-channeling-during-class-viewing-of.html (FreeTech4Teachers/Mr. Byrne: Back Channeling During Class Viewing of "Glory")
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3727549/Backchannel-Research-Paper-Jennifer-Maddrell (Jennifer Maddrell: Research paper on the Effect of Back Channel Interactions on Cognitive Load)
http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=89-1 (Laurie Rowell: Capture the BackChannel)
http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/backchannel-basics (Vicki Davis/CoolCatTeacher: BackChannel Basics including backchannel netiquette)
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/09/installing-backchannel-in-my-classroom.html (Vicki Davis/CoolCatTeacher: Installing Backchannel in my Classroom)
http://www.slideshare.net/dmytro123/backchanneling-1554084 (Dmytro: BackChannel slides including rubric for evaluating backchanneling)
http://sutterworkshops.wikispaces.com/Backchannel+in+the+Classroom (Sarah Sutter/Deb Taylor: Backchannel in the Classroom wiki/slideshare presentation)
http://mltiolc.wordpress.com/workshop-schedule/workshop-15/ (Sarah Sutter/Deb Taylor: Backchannel in the Classroom presentation description and recording at MLTI Conference including examples)
http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/11/20/microblogging-in-the-classroom-ii/ (Punya Mishra: Microblogging in the Classroom blog post)
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/11/19/backchanneling-with-elementary-school-students/ (Silvia Tolisano/Langwitches: Backchanneling with Elementary School Students)
http://www.utechtips.com/10-reasons-to-try-backchannel-chat/ (Jeff Utech: 10 Reasons to Try Backchannel Chat)
http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/09/backchannel-in-the-middle-school/ (Clint Hamada: Back Channel in the Middle School Blog Post)
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=2088 (David Warlick: 10 Observations about Backchanneling)
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/370042037.html (Joyce Valenza: On BackChanneling with Learners [and TinyChat and todaysMeet])
http://www.chatzy.com/
http://www.coveritlive.com
http://backnoise.com
http://www.chatterous.com
http://todaysmeet.com
http://etherpad.com/
http://www.edmodo.com (microblogging service designed specifically for educational use)
http://presentlyapp.com/ (platform for creating your own private micro-blogging community. The free version of Present.ly lets you create a community based on your email domain)
http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4974  (Kevin Jarrett: Using BackChanneling in your Classroom)
http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=4439 (Kevin Jarrett and Mary Ann Devine: New Jersey Education Association-Get your students talking about what you want them to talk about-How to use backchanneling in your classroom)
http://learningandlaptops.blogspot.com/2006/10/fishbowl-101.html (Blog post on Karl Fisch’s Fishbowl Technique)
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/11/ira-socol-brings-backchannel-forward.html (Vicki Davis' Backchannel Blog post)
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2008/11/bringing-back-channel-forward.html (Ira Socol: Bringing the Back Channel Forward)
http://amcult20.blogspot.com/2009/03/backchannel-engagement-in-classroom.html (Art Titzel: Backchanneling Engagement in the Classroom)