http://tagcblog.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:53:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the year 2020, we see the world, especially the United States, has changed a great deal. Drought problems were solved when an effective way to desalinate the ocean was created. Transportation problems were solved when people started traveling by beaming. When they first saw this style of travel in ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/web-30-has-long-since-passed-web-20-in-education-for-2020/ Have you every been in a situation where you needed one of your PowerPoints but did not have it with you? I have. Being in three buildings as a guidance counselor each week, I found it a challenge to always remember what to bring with me. ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/03/06/share-your-powerpoints/ A paperless guidance office would change my role from that of a paperpusher to one of facilitator of learning, a guide on the side as students and parents take in and interact with the information we have for them.  If the guidance office went paperless, we would save a ton ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/paperless-guidance-office/ Service Delivery from the Guidance Office is seeing big shifts:                                      Students in my middle schools are no longer just readers of or listens to information put out by guidance counselors. Within the password protected Blackboard site our District has set up for me for guidance curriculum, we have Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/service-delivery-with-web-20-in-the-guidance-office/ Skypecasts Academic Potential  is out there promoting Skype and Skypecasts in education.  Edutechie.com facilitated a Skypecast recently to talk to others about using Skype in Education.  It did not work as well as he would have liked.  When too many people try to join the chat at the same time ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/skype-or-not/   http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4917/studentsoncomputersgl3.jpg I agree with the authors of the Wikispace bcejan08pls  who stated, "Connectivism, a learning theory developed by Siemens, supports the students of today's society." My students are online daily making connectings to other students in our district through Web 2.0 social networking sites.  They share knowledge relating to the processes, products, ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/24/connectivism/ Guidance Counselors should make Podcasting part of their approach to developmental guidance counseling.  The National Standards for School Counseling can give you the framework you need to start your developmental guidance program.  The standards contain a multitude of topics that you can use in your Podcasting.  These Podcasts need to ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/18/podcasting-from-the-guidance-office/ To be literate in the 21st Century you need to be able to compete, cooperate, and collaborate with your peers in the global job place.     http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d29b62a286909165517b http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/17/3-steps/ Flickr photos can be used as great discussion starters in the guidance office.  Students in small groups can find and share photos: showing how they are feeling, demonstrating goals they have, or activities they want to do.  Flickr photos can also be used to illustrate topics in PowerPoint presentations for ... http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/15/flickr-in-the-guidance-office/ What is Leadership?  Uploaded on 10 November 2007   By naemick  Retrieved:  February 15, 2008  from  http://www.flickr.com/photos/naemick/1959965307/ Leadership is the process of directing one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.   The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens helps teenagers organize themselves and focus on their goals in life.    http://tagcblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/15/16/