A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'We have all had our own unique horror stories when it comes to professional development. From a one size fits all approach, to unqualified presenters that lack passion, to leaving a session or entire day for that matter with no applicable ideas and strategies to implement into practice - poor professional development has left many scars. Another glaring void has been the availability of quality opportunities to learn about the latest Web 2.0 tools or innovative pedagogical techniques that have

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

'MyPhysicsLab is a free site that contains, you guessed it, physics lab simulations. They are simple and created in Java, but illustrate the physics concept quite well. They are organized into topics: springs, pendulums, combinations, collisions, roller coasters, molecules. There is also a section that explains how they work and the math/physics/programming behind creating them.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'Having all students involved in a focused class discussion instead of being prompted and lead by the teacher, requires all students to be invested in the process. When the discussion is structured so that all students are vested in the process, students can use critical thinking to practice crafting and supporting arguments. In this video posted on Edutopia , KIPP King Collegiate High School teachers learn to facilitate fishbowl discussions to promote the Socratic process in class.Using a criti

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

'In 2012, the powerful inertia to keep schools and school districts the same continues to dampen and neutralize any efforts to innovate and change how schools operate. We are still on a march to obsolescence. A recent example of this inertia in North Carolina, was when school districts tried to innovate with changing their school calendars. School districts shifted their calendars to better align their semester schedules with student needs.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'Two of my Social Studies teachers were recently invited to Washington DC on October 4, 2012, to deliver a model lesson that illustrated the effective use of technology. The following is a guest post by Rebecca Millan who attended with her colleague Nicolette Perna. For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE. As a social studies teacher, being asked to take a professional development trip to Washington DC is an extremely exciting offer.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'SciencePrimer is a free web site that has some great science resources. The site has illustrations (animations with explanations) of concepts, practice questions and problems with hints and solutions, calculators and conversion tools, and a science glossary. The illustrations are really good. They include interactive animations that let you change different specifications or characteristics, an explanation of the topic, and videos.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'I am very excited about a recent release, an app I helped develop for Smarty Ears Apps - ATEval2Go ! Author Chris Bugaj worked with us to design this app, which helps assistive technology professionals (a diverse group that tends to include SLPs like Chris) complete all aspects of an AT eval, including background information about the student or classroom, environmental observations and student goals, and recommended tools and strategies.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

'With all this use of technology and the notion that prospective employers and college admissions officers are researching applicants, students should learn how to be responsible digital citizens and consider the effects of their digital footprints. Are students stomping through the online world, tip-toeing delicately, or dancing madly through the streets a la Mardi Gras?

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

'Tackk is a free web service that allows you to instantly and easily create and share content online. No login, no fees. Just go to the Tackk page and start typing. When you are finished, you can share it via the web or social networks. You can have a title, subtitles, photos, change fonts and colors, media, text and lists. It''s great for quick messages and notices, as well as for other projects.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'I''m so glad @NMHS_Principal Eric Sheninger arranged to have @CoolCatTeacher Vicki Davis''s Edscape 2012 keynote broadcast live via Ustream yesterday! I really enjoyed hearing Vicki as she encouraged all of us to invest in our own positive attitudes and outlooks so that we may impact the lives of our students and do what is right for them in spite of circumstances which may exist in our school systems.

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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.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 16, 2012

'I almost didn''t make it to Appy-Picking today, so here''s a quickie. Busy week. You might be surprised to hear that I did one of my clinical placements at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Voice and Speech Lab; that specialty is so far from what I do now. It was a very interesting place, though, and I loved my work there. MEEI is renowned not only for vocal pathology treatment in general but also for therapy for professional voice clients for nodules, hyperfunction, vocal abuse, etc.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 15, 2012

One of the questions I discussed today with some of my third year teaching students was: what is the use of school exams? We discussed why we should put kids through the stress and anxiety of testing, when tests do little to help kids to learn meaningful things. Testing is essentially a snap shot of what the student knows when the test is administered.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'STEM Flix is a STEM Video series for middle school classes created by the Northrop Grumman Foundation and Science Bob. The videos include demonstrations that engage the students and then explore STEM career fields and topics and how they are applied in everyday life. There are two videos - Having Fun with STEM and Fun with Microelectronics - and the site also has instructions for doing experiments shown in the films, as well as fact sheets on STEM areas.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

'Ustream demonstrated clearly this weekend why its free model is practically useless for livestreaming conferences or other events. I''ve used Ustream before, and the experience was usually solid. There were no glitches. The video quality was the best, and there were no obtrusive ads. This past weekend, however, I had one of the worst experiences ever with streaming video.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Bump (free) was originally popular when iPhones were pretty new. The hook was this- Bump accessed your contacts (including your own contact information if it was added to the contacts app) and when you wanted to share your info, including Facebook, Twitter IDs, etc, with another person, both of you would open the Bump app and bump fists while holding your phones.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Listening to the Welsh Minister for Education and Skills speak yesterday at the iNet Conference in Cardiff made me question once more the reasons for school exams. What Leighton Andrews AM had to say in his speech made me also question the sanity of those behind the recent GCSE exams fiasco in England. Schools are now resorting to legal action to challenge the UK Government's decision to downgrade the results of an entire national cohort of students.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

'How To Smile is a collection of math and science resources for teachers and students. There are activities that help teachers connect science and math to pretty much anything, including things in the students'' homes. The site is hosted by a group of science museums and collects STEM education materials from the web, as well as from educators. The site is searchable, has tons of activities organized by topic and searchable, comments and sharing, and much more.

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

'If you have not had the opportunity to check out msedtechie''s pinterest board, please do! Check it out here I post daily, so check back often. Well why don''t you just go ahead and follow me. I was pleasantly surprised to see my Pinterest board listed as one of the Top 25 Best Pinterest Boards in Education on TeachThought.com. I don''t even know how I got on the list, but I thought that was pretty cool!

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 13, 2012

'Any app that targets understanding of time appeals to me as a clinician, because so many kids struggle with this area. Tizzy Seasons HD Lite provides you with 4 mini activities, one for each season. These include feeding birds in the spring, blowing and popping bubbles in the summer, organizing a leaf collection in the fall, and dressing for the cold winter weather.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'This entry was handwritten using a Livescribe SmartPen.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'Next week, October 14-20th, is Earth Science Week. It is a way to promote awareness of important Earth Science topics and the importance of Earth Science in education. The theme for this year is "Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences." There are classroom activity ideas and resources, including materials, lesson plans, and more at the site. There are some really good materials available online and you can also order a full classroom kit of materials, for a small fee, from the site.

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'The Democracy Project - An interactive website Today''s Sunday surfing brought me to PBS kids. With the elections coming up, I thought this was a great initiative by PBS to inform kids about voting. This website has some great information for kids to learn about the candidates, and learn about voting. Let''s get our kids involved! Next. I also found A website that provides 25 free interactive whiteboard lessons that teach math concepts in Kg-5th grade.

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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.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'If you play in this park, you probably buy a lot of apps each year! I obviously do, and also buy a lot of books, games, and materials each year as part of my practice, not to mention the travel expenses. This past week I saw OneReceipt mentioned on Lifehacker, and was very excited to think about what it could do for organizing my receipts for purchases related to my work in speech and language.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 14, 2012

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'TechForum NY, a great educational technology conference , is tomorrow. I am presenting two sessions and looking forward to seeing a lot of people from my PLN. For those of you not going, you can join in on the LiveStream of some of the sessions tomorrow. Check out the information below on how to join us live. Tech Forum is Doing It Live! Tune in this Friday, October 19 to Tech Forum Live Online , Tech & Learning ''s live broadcast stream direct from Tech Forum New York.

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 14, 2012

'This week''s blog post is dedicated to Great Math Resources! On my normal web 2.0 search adventure, I found some great resources for teachers, parents, and students. Let me get to the point! Here is what I got for ya! SuperKids Math - Have you ever wondered where to find math drill worksheets? Make your own here at SuperKids for free! Simply select the type of problem, the maximum and minimum numbers to be used in the problems, then click on the button!

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 19, 2012

'Do you use music in your therapy? Especially as kids get older, music can provide a great conversation starter and really be part of kids'' identity, making it a good context for an activity with a social-pragmatics or other group. Having kids introduce a song can be a great motivating guessing game (who liked it?) or fit into a discussion, analysis of a song (for story structure, vocabulary, etc) or "people file" activity (what aspects of the song go with the person?).

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 15, 2012

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'Clouds Over Cuba is a new interactive history lesson about the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is a multimedia documentary on the Cuban Missile crisis and was just released, 50 years to the day that JFK learned that the Soviets were building missile sites in Cuba. The project was developed by the Martin Agency for the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. This group also produced " We Choose the Moon " web site about the space race.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 15, 2012

'Join me Wednesay, October 17th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with Kirsten Olson, author of Wounded By School : Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up To Old School Culture. Kirsten is a leading writer in the U.S. describing education from a student''s point of view. Wounded By School was a top-selling book at Teachers College Press last year, and was nominated for Book of the Year by Foreword.

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