http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor Increasing the technology use and competency of teachers and students in Durham Public Schools Tue, 13 May 2008 18:04:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been working with Ms. Kelly's 3rd graders on a claymation project. They are creating short animations about fractions. William and Hannah are one of the teams. Hannah and William decided what their Movie would be about. Then they drew a storyboard. They created a set and chose the ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/05/07/fun-with-claymation/ Back in September, I met with one of my new teachers,Libby Montagne from Lakewood Elementary. She told me she was working with a group of her students to help save the Lakewood YMCA. The YMCA board was trying to sell the building and Durham would lose a fantastic ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/05/05/save-the-lakewood-y-did-just-that/ Share This http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/04/09/ms-franklins-2nd-graders-learn-about-sound/ Ms. Sander's Kindergartner's created multimedia alphabet books using Pixie 2 from Tech4learning. Anna's Project Isaac's projectShare This http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/04/08/kindergarten-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/ All I can say is WOW! We had a great turnout for the second annual Durham Public Schools Technology Showcase. All the reviews have been very positive and we are so proud of all the teachers and students who worked hard on projects to present. | View | ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/03/24/2008-technology-showcase/ Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-15, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. It allows users to travel to virtual places ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2008/03/23/on-a-quest-to-solve-problems/ What the heck is a wiki anyway? Simply put, a wiki is a webpage that can be authored by as many people who want to add to it. For example, a teacher can set up a wiki and have all of the students in the class be authors. ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2007/12/10/wiki-wiki/ I happened to stop into Ms. Steven's 7th grade social studies class while she was using her new activeboard. I shot a short video of her teaching. Share This http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2007/12/10/activeboards-part-2/ I met with Robin Franklin, the technology mentor from Lakewood elementary school last week. She has a new activeboard in her classroom. She talked about the way this wonderful tool has challenged her teaching techniques. She told me how she had used it to show her students ... http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2007/11/05/91/                 The Rogers-Herr middle school mentor and mentees attended the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology Conference in Myrtle Beach last week. The theme of the conference was Back to the Future. (Yes, that is a DeLorean)  Share This http://library.duke.edu/blogs/techmentor/2007/11/01/road-trip-to-south-carolina/