MACUL Space

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Welcome to MACUL Space!

The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing educators from all levels together to share their knowledge and concerns about technology in education.

Getting Started!

MACUL Space is a place for past, present, and future MACUL members to stay connected, learn from one another, and gain first hand experience with powerful Web 2.0 tools. Not sure where to start? You could read or reply to a BLOG POST or a FORUM discussion, watch a few VIDEOS, start your own personal BLOG here on MACUL Space, or join a Special Interest Group for a more focused discussion.

2009 MACUL Conference Blog

MACUL Grant is Live!

Got a great idea for a cool project involving technology in your classroom? Happen to be a MACUL member? Then let us hook you up with the funds to make your idea happen with the 2009-2010 MACUL Grant program. With a possibility of securing $1500 towards a project that will help benefit the students in [...]

Looking back…and coming out of my shell

I can not remember a MACUL conference flying by so quickly. It probably had a lot to do with the fact that I was so busy. I was busy live blogging, bumping into old friends, trying out products in the exhibit hall, getting ready for my presentation and then all of the social functions. It sure [...]

Elementary Wiki Wonderland

I presented my session, Elementary Wiki Wonderland on Friday morning. I wanted to share the links to my presentation wiki and class wiki. I was thrilled with the amazing teachers I met who are as excited about wikis and Web tools as I am. It is so fun to share! The MACUL conference is where [...]

MACUL09 Closing Keynote - Timothy Magner

MACUL09 Closing Keynote - Timothy Magner Authored by Ben Rimes. Hosted by Edublogs. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmacul.edublogs.org%2Farchives%2F333'; addthis_title = 'MACUL09+Closing+Keynote+-+Timothy+Magner'; addthis_pub = '';

Wait One Second Life

Session presented by Julia VanderMolen and Maryly Skallos Second Life is a 3D Virtual World entirely built and owned by its residents….with…a resident population of over 12,997,840 (and growing)…” (Alliance Library System 2009) Residents come to the world from over 100 countries, span in age from teen - 85 and are about 50% male and 50% female. There [...]

Blog Posts

Alfajri Alwis

Common Mistakes Made by Online Teachers

Posted by Alfajri Alwis on June 25, 2009 at 5:49am

Theresa Thompson

Excel to Filter

Posted by Theresa Thompson on June 15, 2009 at 5:35pm

William T Waters Jr

who is jennifer

Posted by William T Waters Jr on June 12, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

William T Waters Jr

a new site,,LearnCentral.org

Posted by William T Waters Jr on May 31, 2009 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

 

Members

  • jenn
  • Rose Tyler
  • Lynn M. Angus
  • sahil khan
  • Chris Jeff.
  • Mark Pennington
  • Laura Gonzalez
  • Tammie Dreibelbis
  • Kecia Waddell
  • Karri Bailey
  • cornasha jett
  • Mark H. Zietlow
  • Hope A
  • Kristi Baldwin
  • Kim
  • Aaron Wissner
  • Mark Nelson
  • l hen
  • B Brown
  • Leah Marie Alsbro
  • marci wiesemes
  • Donna Trigg
  • Laine Watts
  • David Jewell
  • Michael Wagner
  • Cassie Stein
  • Lois M. Wendzel

Forum

Laurie Korte

Moodler Twitter names?

featheredflower

Started by Laurie Korte in The Teacher's Lounge 18 hours ago.

jrsowash

Youtube adds dedicated education channel 5 Replies

I recently discovered that Youtube has created a dedicated education channel that I expect will rival iTunesU. It currently focuses on higher education, but I expect that a K-12 version will be add...

Tagged: web, youtube, tools, online, learning

Started by jrsowash in Cool Tools. Last reply by Ben Rimes Jun 29.

Karen Bosch

Technology Endorsement Programs 4 Replies

Is anyone working on a Tecnhnology Endorsement program? I already have a masters in Reading and not sure I want another masters, but am thinking about adding the tech endorsement. I'd be interested...

Tagged: technology, endorseent, program., masters, development

Started by Karen Bosch in The Teacher's Lounge. Last reply by Karen Bosch Jun 24.

Sadien Intellectual Property

The RIAA literally owns Jammie Thomas-Rasset (a copyright discussion for teachers and students)

A jury of Jammie Thomas-Rasset's peers just levied a $1,920,000 fine against the young mother of 4 for sharing 24 songs on Kazaa. The defendant, and others, are basically saying... "Good luck coll...

Tagged: Kazaa, downloading, music, lawsuit, piracy

Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Technology in the Curriculum Jun 19.

Sadien Intellectual Property

New Opera Unite: Are they kidding? (Editorial on Educational Risk Management)

I'm glad to see Opera working to grow, and try new things... However, from what I am reading about this new product... nothing about what they're doing sounds good. Especially for educational envi...

Tagged: network, proxy, data, education, schools

Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Technology in the Curriculum Jun 17.

Penny Hildinger

Help 3 Replies

I was asked in an email to join a group. When I went to the link, I must have used a different password than when I first joined, now I have two profiles. Is there an easy fix???

Started by Penny Hildinger in The Teacher's Lounge. Last reply by Ben Rimes Jun 17.

Theresa Thompson

Excel to Filter 2 Replies

For my Educational Application of Excel Assignment for CEP810, I learned how to filter information and create individual student graphs. For my Excel assignment, I included math scores for a distri...

Started by Theresa Thompson in The Teacher's Lounge. Last reply by Jon Hazlett Jun 17.

Linda Wilson

Other sites to help become better educator 4 Replies

Hello everyone. I am new to this site and am excited to start using it on a regular basis. I was hoping some of you could point me in the direction of some other sites like this one that you find u...

Started by Linda Wilson in The Teacher's Lounge. Last reply by Linda Wilson Jun 15.

Dr. Julia VanderMolen

Experiential Learning Online

Hello Members, Can anyone provide literature or resources regarding how to deliver Experiential learning in an online teaching environment? I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Dr. Julia Van...

Started by Dr. Julia VanderMolen in The Teacher's Lounge Jun 4.

Lisa Wickman

What would you like to see at the 2010 MACUL Conference? 1 Reply

Please participate in this simple poll. We value your input!

Started by Lisa Wickman in The Teacher's Lounge. Last reply by Dr. Julia VanderMolen Jun 4.

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