A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
'Innovation and 21st Century learning mean different things to different people. This little girl sums up my views in a simple, yet direct fashion: The role of an educator in the 21st Century relies on transformations in teaching and learning to meet the needs of students in today''s society. Innovative instruction contains many of these elements: Are you an innovative educator?
The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
'Facebook tips for Educators | eLearning Blog Dont Waste Your Time tags : facebook favorite Google Profiles, Online Reputation Management, and Digital Footprints « Moving at the Speed of Creativity tags : digital_citizenship footprints favorite A Dose of School Pride and Critical Thinking | Redu: Rethink / Reform / Rebuild Education tags : criticalthinking favorite Critical thinking In the classroom tags : criticalthinking favorite 5 Ways Higher Education Can Use GeoSocial | The DoubleDutch Blog
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The Electric Educator
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
'Have you ever experienced the unique and rare moment when, after doing something the same way for year and years, you have an epiphany and wonder, "why am I doing it this way?" Most of the time the answer is tradition, that''s the way we''ve always done it. At one time, there probably was a sound, logical, reasonable explanation for the decision to do it that way.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
'Between the NBC "Education Nation" Summit , Waiting for Superman , The Oprah Winfrey Show , and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg''s $100 million gift to Newark city schools , there has been a lot of media attention focused on the topic of education reform. Unfortunately, much of it has excluded actual educators, let alone students. Furthermore, and perhaps as a consequence, the dialog has become divisive, blaming, and ultimately counter-productive.
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SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
'Thanks to Moms with Apps for hooking us all up with a bunch of free apps (in USA) this weekend. Please check out her full post to see all the wonderful free offerings, but I wanted to highlight a few that have particular potential for speech-language interventions. Lula''s Brew is a digital storybook with audio. This cute story would be great to grab now and use for some October interventions.
EdTechSandyK
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
'The following video was created to satisfy requirements of my Week 2 assignment in EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology to create a brief video editing software tutorial. Although only an audio podcast was necessary for this assignment, after reviewing Windows Movie Maker and learning about its features, I wanted to use it to create a project.
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The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
'Doing a "FLIP" Across the Curriculum tags : flip flipvideo favorite What is Prezi?| The Committed Sardine tags : prezi favorite Learning with ''e''s: The truth about blogging tags : blogging favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The Electric Educator
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
'There has been a quiet hum concerning a recent TED talk presented by TED Curator Chris Anderson. I watched his talk this evening and was blown away (again) by Anderson''s insight. His basic thesis is that web video is driving innovation at a pace never before seen. Watch it, you won''t be disappointed. Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts.
Nik Peachey
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Well this is my first blog posting for quite a while, but I'm hoping to have a lot more coming up very soon. This is just a quick posting to share a session on building your own Personal Learning Network, that I did for teachers in British Council Bilbao recently (25th September 2010). The session was part of a larger conference that was happening all over Spain to celebrate 70 years of the BC in Spain.
SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
'Our students tend to be distractible. Correct me if I am wrong. I believe YouTube has enormous potential for instruction (hopefully your district does, too, and doesn''t block it), but nothing annoys me more than when I take the time to locate a fun instructional video on YouTube, and while I am presenting it, student B says "OH, there''s a link to _, can we watch that too?
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
EdTechSandyK
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
'In a talk given at the 2008 Apple Education Leadership Summit , Randy Nelson, Dean of Pixar University, defined collaboration with these words: Collaboration for Pixar means amplification. The amplification you get by connecting up a bunch of human beings who are listening to each other, interested in each other, bring separate depth to the problem.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
'Each September I am excited like most educators to get back to business doing everything I can to help students succeed. Don''t get me wrong, the summer months are invaluable to me as I spend my time immersed in the flow of information that my social networks provide, developing action plans, analyzing data, and hiring staff. Many of the initiatives that I am about to pursue either came directly or indirectly from my Personal Learning Network (PLN).
The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
'Recently Microsoft, MSN and Bing launched Redu , a platform for conversations centered around school reform. Over at the Redu site there are lots of articles on what is working in public education and how simple changes can make big differences. One project they have going on right now is Ask Arne. In case you didn''t know Arne Duncan is the U.S. Secretary of Education.
The Electric Educator
SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
'I''m happy to announce that the article I submitted to the MACUL journal was published in their Fall issue (see pg. 14-15). The original idea for this article stems from the video podcast series [iTunes link] that I published on the MI Learning channel of iTunesU K12. Most people think Google is just a search engine, being unaware of the other innovative products they have produced.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
'Our library is a warm and fuzzy place in an idyllic setting. It''s also a place where exploring new ways to infuse technology into the curriculum is encouraged and celebrated. This news story tells is like it is -- libraries are keeping up with the times, and should always be part of the mix. The desirable bottom line? Access to information for all.
SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
'Please check out Moms with Apps today for a description of two great free apps available from the U.S. (I feel I need to qualify that after a Canadian reader- thanks Janelle- pointed out that a free app wasn''t free there) iTunes store today, Friday, September 3. Montessori Crosswords (only on iPad, sorry, and now that I have one I could test it out!
EdTechSandyK
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
'The following blog post is a requirement for an assignment in Lamar University course EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology. I attempted to attend a web conference live on August 31st for EDLD 5363 Multimedia and Video Technology, but due to a glitch I was never admitted to the conference. I was grateful, however, for the conference chat log and link to the recorded conference that was sent out the next day.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
'The other day Bill Ferriter told me that he was working on an article for ASCD and asked if I would answer a few questions. Of course I obliged as we are working on a book together for Solution Tree Press and I have come to know and greatly respect him as a member of my PLN. He is the author of The Tempered Radical. If you have never read his blog I highly suggest you do!
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The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
'AllThingsPLC — Research, education tools and blog for building a professional learning community tags : plc favorite Five Ways Twitter Will Make You Smarter — Communications Catalyst tags : twitter favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Connecting 2 the World
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Let me begin by defining the 21st century classroom. It is not the stagnent classroom of my childhood or university. Rather it crosses grades, generations, locations, and cultures. And yet, walk into any classroom today and it will physically look like the classroom my father sat in over 70 years ago. Education today is life long, formal and informal, and dynamic.
The Electric Educator
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
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SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
'Constitution Day is October 17. All classrooms (really not including you, necessarily, but it couldn''t hurt) are required to conduct a lesson on the U.S. Constitution on that day. I really like working on concepts around government with students- it''s a topic that is way abstract for them, but so functional and important to learn. Try starting with this classic available on YouTube- Three Ring Government: Kids love Schoolhouse Rock videos- they are catchy and get stuck in their head, thereby
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
The Daring Librarian
SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
'From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Voters will be asked to select the best video in six categories: Publisher/author created for Elementary readers (PreK-6) Publisher/author created for Secondary readers (7-12) Student created for Elementary readers (PreK-6) Student created for Secondary readers (7-12) Adult (any
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
'Join me Tuesday, September 28th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with Paul E. Peterson , author of Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning , the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government, Harvard University, and the Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance. This is a particularly timely interview, as we''ll let Professor Peterson describe the "unintended consquences" of mission-drive school reformers of the past, and discuss what may be
The Web20Classroom
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
'Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps tags : digitalstorytelling favorite Collaboration: The Lost Skill? | Dangerously Irrelevant tags : collaboration favorite Langwitches Blog » Getting to Know Your Blog: A Beginner’s How-To-Guide tags : blog blogging favorite Teach Science and Math tags : livebinders favorite 75 really useful iPad tips and tricks | News | TechRadar UK tags : ipad favorite Notes From McTeach: Learning to Blog Using Paper tags : blogging favorite Posted from Diigo.
Connecting 2 the World
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
Recently, there has been a national discussion of education in the US within our media. NBC and the Oprah Winfrey Show both had programs about education in the last two weeks. The final verdict: tenure is the reason our schools are failing and the responsibility of education is in the teachers' hands alone (they must be accountable for failing schools).
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
The Electric Educator
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
'As social media has gained popularity, many books and blogs have been written, many videos recorded, and many prezi''s built on how a person can increase their friends, followers, and subscribers. An entire mini-economy has sprung up promising to provide friends, followers, and subscribers, for a nominal fee. However, to my knowledge, very little research has been done on how to get your current friends, followers, and subscribers, to unfriend, unfollow, and unsubscribe from you.
SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
'iCivics is an incredibly rich and well designed site conceived by Justice Sandra Day O''Connor, who has been (rightly) concerned that civics is not well-taught in our schools because teachers lack effective materials (um, and time, Your Honor). iCivics features many simulations allowing students to make decisions from the perspective of government participants (e.g. attorneys arguing an issue before the Supreme Court), and I feel like I would like to revisit it and review specific simulations a
The Daring Librarian
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
'How exciting! We were so pleased to see so many wonderful "faces" at the TL Virtual Cafe webinar this past Monday! New & Familliar ones, too! (BTW, I Love hosting #TLChat Cafe but am always juggling 2 much to give a proper shout out to everyone. forgive me peeps if i missd ya! LOVE YA!) Here are the slides we shared which are being featured on Slideshare''s Education page!
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
'I feel uncomfortable promoting an event that I am speaking at if there is a cost involved to attend, but the Education Week Leadership Forum that I''ll be speaking at next week in Boston looks to be very worthwhile. It''s all-day Friday, October 8th, and the forum topic is "Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning." Members of my community and/or blog readers can save $100 when registering at [link] or 50% off the walk-in rate by using the promotion code "CLSRM".
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