Teachnet Institute NYC

We are educators who publish technology curricula; advocate for the use of technology in education; and exchange innovative ideas.

Members

  • Yolanda LaGuerre
  • Phillip H Seymour
  • Roslyn F. Williams
  • Erik S. Lieber
  • Sandy Scragg
  • Meryl Meisler
  • Matthew Valia
  • Michael Dodes
  • Rosario Miano
  • Thomas Wierzbowski
  • Victoria Lowe
  • Michael Jiang
  • Anne
  • Keith Christiansen
  • Constance Kelly
  • Pamela AuCoin
 

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Teachnet Institute NYC now has SmallWorlds
November 13, 2009
Sandy Scragg replied to Sandy Scragg's discussion 'Ideas to Keep Things Going'
I hear you, I like that too. So then we could keep this ning for ourselves and I could start another...or revise an old one I have: teachnet.ning.com to morph into something new...
June 15, 2009
Alex replied to Sandy Scragg's discussion 'Ideas to Keep Things Going'
Honestly, part of me likes having a ning of pre-screened folk. If we do create a public forum too, could it be in addition to the current ning? On the other hand, that might be spreading the community a bit thin. Probably easier to just open this u…
June 15, 2009
Michael Jiang replied to Sandy Scragg's discussion 'Links from Presentation Smackdown'
Michael Jiang: http://mjiang.com/teachnet/Using_Technology.ppt
June 14, 2009
Sandy Scragg added 2 discussions
June 14, 2009
Constance Kelly added a discussion
Gilder Lehrmann Institute
This is the link for the Gilder Lerhmann Institutes. Content area: Social Studies. There is one particular institute that may be of interest to you: Digital History at NYU - integrating technology into the Soc. Stud. curriculum. Apply in Feb for s…
June 13, 2009
Alex commented on Sandy Scragg's blog post 'Agenda - June 13, 2009'
Started a wiki for meeting notes and other stuff.
June 13, 2009
Sandy Scragg added a blog post
(9am-9:30am) Coffee/Chat: Art Room/There will be Chinese buns! + Sign up for a presentation time (9:30-10:30) Renny Fong from TNLI will be joining us to share his action research with us, answer questions and discuss TNLI. (10:30-11am) Brainstorming…
June 12, 2009

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Sandy Scragg

Ideas to Keep Things Going 2 Replies

Started by Sandy Scragg. Last reply by Sandy Scragg Jun. 16, 2009.

Sandy Scragg

Links from Presentation Smackdown 1 Reply

Started by Sandy Scragg. Last reply by Michael Jiang Jun. 14, 2009.

Constance Kelly

Gilder Lehrmann Institute

Started by Constance Kelly Jun. 13, 2009.

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Sandy Scragg

Agenda - June 13, 2009

(9am-9:30am) Coffee/Chat: Art Room/There will be Chinese buns! + Sign up for a presentation time
(9:30-10:30) Renny Fong from TNLI will be joining us to share his action research with us, answer questions and discuss TNLI.
(10:30-11am) Brainstorming the future of Teachnet
(11am-11:30) Updates: Dot to Dot, funding, Skype calls,… Continue

Posted by Sandy Scragg on June 12, 2009 at 1:48pm — 1 Comment

Roslyn F. Williams

VITAL New York---Video in Teaching and Learning for New York State Educators----Free

Hey Guys, Please check this out. They are also interested in your feedback. This is funded by our state!!!

VITAL New York is a free online library of digital multimedia resources for the K-12 classroom presented by Thirteen?WNET. In September 2008 VITAL NY re-launched with a dramatically expanded collection of more than 2,000 resources for teachers and students.

NYS Educators: Access VITAL NY at http://vital.thirteen.org ( First visit requires simple, free se… Continue

Posted by Roslyn F. Williams on May 29, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Thomas Wierzbowski

Google Sites Help

I am trying to copy text from a powerpoint onto my Google Site. However, when I paste, the formating goes all screwy I can't seem to correct it in Google Sites. Any suggestions?

Posted by Thomas Wierzbowski on May 21, 2009 at 2:22pm — 1 Comment

Roslyn F. Williams

Virtual Courses

Free virtual courseware

(OCW) MIT Open Courseware
A free publication of course materials used at MIT. OCW shares free lecture notes, exams, and other resources from more than 1800 courses spanning MIT's entire curriculum. Get lecture notes, problem sets, labs and more. Watch lecture videos and demonstrations. Study a wide variety of subjects.

Open Yale Courses
Open Yale Courses provides fr… Continue

Posted by Roslyn F. Williams on May 18, 2009 at 5:59pm

Roslyn F. Williams

New search tool gives pause to some

New search tool gives pause to some WolframAlpha supplies answers to fact-based queries; educators say they?reserving judgment on how effective it will be
By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor , eSchoolNews


WolframAlpha from Stephen Wolfram

WolframAlpha tells students what the answer to their query is--without making them comb through links as a search engine would. It also will graphically illustrate answers when merited. So if a student needs to know… Continue

Posted by Roslyn F. Williams on May 18, 2009 at 5:49pm

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