A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 28, 2010

'As a Principal, one of my most important responsibilities is the evaluation of instruction. In general, the observation process is quite arbitrary. The feedback a teacher receives really depends on the training a particular administrator has received, District vision, and what books or research have been read. What I have tried to do is take a little bit of everything I have learned to provide my teachers with the best feedback possible in order to promote professional growth and increase stude

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 29, 2010

'iPad Guide For Administrators tags : ipad administrator favorite Parent Advice - Facebook for Parents - Common Sense Media tags : facebook parents digitalcitizenship onlinesafety favorite Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers | Edutopia tags : google edutopia favorite Integrating Technologies | Focus on Effectiveness tags : teachnologyeffectiveness favorite Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship tags : socialnetworking research favorite FRONTLINE: digital

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 25, 2010

'Join me Thursday, October 28th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Clarence Fisher. Winner one of Canada’s highest teaching awards, the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching, Clarence has been called "one of the.master teachers of the twenty-first century" (by Dean Shareski, no less!). Date : Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

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Connecting 2 the World

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Three issues have made national headlines in the US this month: the bullying problem that has resulted in adolescent suicides, the question of free speech currently being decided by the US Supreme Court, and, today, the case of the University of Notre Dame student videographer who was killed while taping the ND football team's practice in 60 mph (90kph)winds.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 28, 2010

'Hey folks, had a few posts pop up in other places that I thought I would link to here in case you hadn''t seen them! On the ASHAsphere blog, written here from Seasonal-Affective-Disorder-Central, read SLP Zen- 5 ways technology can help you reduce stress and anxiety in your work and life. More of my musings on Google Reader, over at the ADVANCE Speech in the Schools Blog.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2010

'Online Teaching Guide tags : onlineteachingguide onlineteaching favorite The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide [DOWNLOAD] tags : facebook favorite The Read Write Web in Education - Sketchup tags : Googlesketchup favorite Useful Sites - Teaching American History tags : history favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 27, 2010

'I had the privilege of visiting two schools that infused technology in the classroom seamlessly. What I expected from the visit and what I got out of it were two different things. You see, all week long I indulged in PBL lessons such as STEM with GPS and students doing amazing projects, projects that I aspired to do when I was still in the classroom but hadn''t quite gotten there.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 26, 2010

'Pumpkin Circle is a great book for this time of year. Kindergarteners at my school always study apples and pumpkins, learn their parts and life cycles, and do a compare-contrast project- all totally language-y stuff! Pumpkin Circle was turned into a rather strange companion film (but kids watch, riveted) you can view on the Described and Captioned Media Program site, if you are a member.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 26, 2010

'Today I got to thinking. We encourage our kids to be life-long learners. And when they ask why we tell them all kinds of things like it is important to stay relevant in our careers and it is important for humanity to have people who enjoy learning, etc. (You probably have something much more creative and fun than mine.) But that lead me to educators and life-long learners.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 23, 2010

'Project Vote Smart = Democracy in Action! This week, our US History students will be creating websites that summarize and analyze local, state, and national elections (more about this in another post). I will definitely be recommending they consult Project Vote Smart. Here''s what you''ll find at Vote Smart (among other things): Biographical Information on Officials and Candidates Voting Records Issue Positions - Political Courage Test Campaign Finance Data Be sure to check out Project Vote Sma

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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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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 24, 2010

'I started with my 4 year old''s experience with my iPhone and am moving on to general information. Later, I''ll blog my 9 year old''s favorites. The best site I learned about is I Education Apps Review. It breaks Apps into categories which makes it easy to check out! What did Mansfield Independent School District have to work through to get their iTouch initiative started?

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 25, 2010

'Garfield''s Scary Scavenger Hunt is a exploratory activity in which kids can navigate Garfield around a haunted house to find his favorite snacks. Though not as dense as, say Myst , it could take some time, and I didn''t actually finish it. Kids would have great fun encountering the "scares" and moving about the house, solving problems such as locked doors and other obstacles.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 27, 2010

'Free Technology for Teachers: My Seven Edublogging Secrets tags : blogging favorite Google Livebinder tags : google livebinders favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

'Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for 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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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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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 23, 2010

'Don''t you just love the conferences that gives your brain food to digest? There is so much that I got from the NSBA 2010 Teaching & Learning Conference , but my brain always starts with it''s heart which goes to my kiddos. My four year-old daughter is currently reaping the benefits from the iTouch Break Out session I went to on Tuesday (thanks Mansfield Independent School District ).

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 29, 2010

'At ISTE10 Denver I met a LOT of great people. one of them was ISTE Emerging Leader and EduTecher Adam Bellow. Funny story, I was hanging out in the Butterfly Lounge with Joquetta Johnson waiting to hook up with Joyce Valenza & the Geek Tribe when I got to talking to this guy there - Adam Bellow. Turns out I''d already been visiting his EduTecher site for a while (Ok, I''m really bad with names!

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 27, 2010

'On Sunday Adobe released Project Rome. I was able to get a sneak peak and let me tell you, this is a pretty cool program. Think of it as an interactive portfolio and project manager. Students (or teachers) can use the amazing features of Rome to create highly engaging presentations. And with the integration of Google Apps, Moodle, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and more, this program has the potential to really change the way we think about projects and presentations.

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Connecting 2 the World

OCTOBER 26, 2010

We have one more week until the general elections and I'm totally disgusted. So much so that for the first time in almost 30 years, I don't want to cast my ballot. Why? Because I don't see much difference between the extreme voices that I must vote for. If I could, I would attend the Rally to restore Sanity in Washington, DC this week. I see this current situation as a breakdown in communication in the US society.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

'Top 40 podcasts for teachers tags : podcasts favorite Home - Online Bullying Bookmark tags : cyberbullying internetsafety favorite 10 New Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know tags : facebook favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 26, 2010

'Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of kicking off the Simple K12 UnConference. The "UnCon" aims to provide high-quality professional development to educators that is available anytime. Conferences are usually limited in time and can be expensive. The UnCon provides both live and recorded sessions from now until May 2010. But if you join you have access to the materials for a year.

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 26, 2010

'We were SO excited & flattered to host the Bob Edwards Sirius XM show a few weeks ago! They were doing a month long series called “ Shhhh… Libraries at Work !” (of course I HATE the Shhh! part!) and chose my school, Murray Hill Middle School to represent school libraries. (I know.like, WOW!) They found us through this blog and the interview focused on the future of school libraries, digital literacy, creating a positive digital footprint, research strategies, creating student assessment pro

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