Saturday, March 29, 2008

Earth Hour



Join the movement
March 29, 2008
Turn out the lights for one hour in your time zone 8PM - 9PM

Monday, March 24, 2008

Preserve Our Planet video

Updated information - The website for the "Preserve Our Planet" film and PSA has been changed.

The National Geographic Channel website will begin broadcasting the winning “Preserve Our Planet” College Film and PSA entries on April 15th.

http://www.preserveourplanet.com

Earth Day is April 22nd.

We can all make a difference.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Technology Integration - Web 2 Tools - Asking Why?

Insightful article by Ryan Bretag in 21st Century Connections.

Explains why educators and facilitators need to focus on the "why" when planning a class project using web 2 tools, instead of only on the "what" or "how" .

Friday, March 14, 2008

Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE)

Learning and Teaching Through Animation

Animation Tools: Flash and Scratch

Learn on how to effectively use these programs in your classroom and view student projects.

Date: March 19

Time: 4:30 PM

Location: New Trier High School

Read the newsletter for more information.

http://chapters.iceberg.org/nice/pdfs/march08.pdf