Sat.Jun 11, 2011 - Fri.Jun 17, 2011

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Twitter In Schools-A Getting Started Guide

The Web20Classroom

'The end of the school year is upon us however many are looking forward to next year. You may be thinking what can you do differently next year? How can you stand out above the crowd? How can your school become a larger part of the school community? While Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are lagging in their adoption of the platform.

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Summer Learning Loss: A National Dilemma

A Principal's Reflections

'As the summer break quickly approaches in the Northeast I have come across various articles focusing on summer learning loss and the negative impact that time off has on students. In 2010 Time Magazine published an article that clearly articulated The Case Against Summer Vacation. Even though there is a great deal of research on the loss of learning that occurs during the summer I am perplexed by the fact that many schools and parents are not doing more to prevent this.

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NC House Speaker Tillis Gives 27% Pay Raises to His Staff: Cuts Education Severely

The 21st Century Principal

'An article today on the News & Observer''s web site , states that North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis gave his staff fat raises. He tries to justify it by saying overall he''s spending less, but I''m not sure that argument flies with all the North Carolina state employees who have seen their own pay frozen for the past three years. Also. tell that to the thousands of teacher assistant and other school employees who will receive pink slips this week or next.

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Google on the iPad

The Electric Educator

'This past week I had the privilege of training the middle and high school staff at Southfield Christian School on how to integrate Apple''s iPad with Google Apps. As part of my training I put together a Google site containing instructions, handouts, and resources. You are welcome to browse and borrow as well! <p><br /> <p>Your browser does not support iframes.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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From The Shamelss Promotion Department

The Web20Classroom

'I don''t often promote my own stuff but in this case I am going to do a little shameless promoting. Tomorrow I am doing a free webinar for Simple K12 entitled, Navigating Social Media Policies, One Schools'' Journey. I get asked a lot about what policies schools should have about social media and what guidelines they should have to teach their students about social media.

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Book Review- The Practical (and fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your District’s AT Team

SpeechTechie

'This review originally appeared on the PediaStaff Blog Book by: Christopher R Bugaj and Sally Norton-Darr Note: I read this book on my iPad''s Kindle app! It was great to be able to read it and use the annotation features while preparing for this review. Chris Bugaj and his colleague Sally Norton-Darr have penned an informative (and indeed, fun to read) guide to the role of Assistive Technology (AT) and its practitioners in the school setting.

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Save the Dates - Announcing the Worldwide Library 2.011 Virtual (and Free) Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'We are pleased to announce the Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference, November 2 - 3, 2011. The conference will be held online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and will be free to attend. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Library 2.0 network. The call for presentation submissions will go out July 5.

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Twitter and Watermelon?

Comfortably 2.0

'What do Twitter and Watermelon have in common? They are both two things that you can and SHOULD enjoy during your summer break! A little background before I go much further. About three years ago one of my former colleagues Mr. Boelhower (@jdog90) told me that "I should really be on Twitter.

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Supermarket Mania

SpeechTechie

'Supermarket Mania is a fun interactive "board" game (based on the show Fizzy''s Lunch Lab ) from PBS kids. Students pick a player and navigate through a supermarket while completing various nutrition challenges that are also language-based. Language Lens : Nutrition, food groups, and supermarket layouts are important category-based topics that also involve sequencing and cause-effect.

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4 Reasons Google Docs Is a Good Idea for Educators

The 21st Century Principal

'In a time of tight budgets and few resources, administrators need to find as many ways to save money as possible. In an earlier post , I suggest Google Docs as an alternative to purchasing Microsoft Office as an office suite. Google Docs does provide users many useful features that extend far beyond what can be obtained from a locally installed office suite like Open Office or Microsoft Office.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Thursday, June 16th - Live with Denise Pope on "Doing School"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Thursday, June 16th, for a live and interactive Future of Education interview with Denise Pope, author of Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students. Dr. Pope is quoted extensively in the movie Race to Nowhere , and in this book looks at the educational experience at a well-regarded California public high school from the students'' point of view.

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Fail Forward

wwwatanabe

'I was reminded what it felt like to be incredibly frustrated with technology. Perceptions of Failure I had everything ready for my first BlackBoard Collaborate webinar where I was a guest of Shelee King George for Peer Coaching. My computer was ready, and just in case, I had Plan B set up -- my laptop was booted up with the URL typed in. When it was time to start, my computer crashed and my laptop froze.

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Rebecca Black, Justin Bieber, & Zombies

The Daring Librarian

'It''s that time of year again! Time to beg, cajole, tease, torture (audibly), and plead to get our Library Media materials back. With 27% of our students on free & reduced lunch I know that we have a large group of kids that probably can''t pay for their lost books.and I''ve made peace with the fact that I''m never gonna get ALL my books, digital playaways , & CD''s back.

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Four Features To Help Administrators Get the Most Out Gmail

The 21st Century Principal

'Gmail is our districts'' and my personal email service of choice. It''s easy to use interface, any-where access, and customizable features make it an extremely useful email service. What are some of the features of Gmail I find most useful as a school administrator? If I were conducting training for administrators just converting to Gmail, here''s some things I think they need to be able to do.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Tuesday, June 14th - Live with Larry Ferlazzo on Helping Students Motivate Themselves

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Tuesday, June 14th, for a live and interactive Future of Education interview with Larry Ferlazzo on his new book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges. Date : Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

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Simple Solution for Backing Up Gmail on Your Hard Drive

The 21st Century Principal

'Every once in a while I stumble across one of those software tools, that I just can''t wait to share with others. GMail Backup is one of the applications. I have two Gmail accounts, a personal and my district account, and even though I''m not quite near the storage limit, I have often wondered how I was going to be able to keep accessible copies of my emails in a location where I can access them and manage my storage as it got closer to the limit.

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This Week's Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate (Formerly Elluminate)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The time of the events below will show up automatically in your own time zone when you are registered in LearnCentral and when you have chosen your time zone in your profile, or you can check the new event time converter on the event page.

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Three Ways to Get the Most Out of Google Reader

The 21st Century Principal

'Google Reader is a powerful application that permits users to wade through all the information available on the Web, and collect only that which is of interest, or use. It provides users with a goldmine of ideas to share with others, and it keeps them well-informed on current events. I once read the newspaper faithfully each morning; now I read my RSS subscriptions.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t