A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 1, 2012
'The following is a guest post by Danielle McCartan. Danielle is a foreign language teacher at Ramapo High School in NJ and currently enrolled as a graduate student at the College of NJ. This is being posted with her permission. Society has evolved from the days of the infamous phone call: “Hi, did you get my e-mail?” Push notifications take care of that problem.
The Web20Classroom
APRIL 5, 2012
'Back in March I had the chance to sit in and learn with David Warlick. I had heard David speak but not present. So this was a great opportunity for me to learn from and with one of the people I admire most in the education world. I sat in on 2 of his sessions, one on data visualization and the other on social media conversations. They were both very fascinating conversations where he demonstrated some pretty powerful tools.
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SpeechTechie
APRIL 5, 2012
'I think about this time last year, I wrote a career update. At that time, I was switching from my position as an Instructional Tech Specialist at a middle school in my district of Newton, MA, back to an SLP position at the elementary school level. So here I am again. It has been a very rewarding year at school and in other aspects of my work life. Interest in my professional development services has been very steady, and in fact, more than I can really handle in the one day a week allotted for
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 31, 2012
I recently wrote about how libraries are adapting to the digital age. The traditional library is viewed by many as a place for stacks of books to gather dust, and where stern librarians in tweed jackets tell you to keep quiet. Libraries are shaking off this image, and embracing new technologies and approaches to support learning in the 21st Century.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 31, 2012
'Join me Wednesday, April 4th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Howard Rheingold on his new book, Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. One of my favorite guests, Howard will talk to us about the digital shift from "passive receivers" to "empowered participants," and how to be "grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking basket cases.
The Web20Classroom
APRIL 4, 2012
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Connecting 2 the World
APRIL 6, 2012
Jenny Luca had an interesting post about the teaching of hyperlinks in k-12. I actually wrote about this in 2007 and 2008. This is an area I'm very interested in once I get my dissertation completed. My comment on her blog was I wrote about this is 2008. Part of the problem in the English language is that we teach writing as a linear process and hyperlink writing requires spatial writing.
Nik Peachey
APRIL 6, 2012
For a while now I have been expounding the wonders of augmented reality (See: Augmented Reality and Web 3.0 ) , so I thought it was time at last to give some examples of how we can actually get students using this technology and to show how it can superimpose the Internet onto their physical world. So here are some teaching suggestion which exploit two augmented reality type apps and gives students some reading, listening and speaking practice, as well as a bit of exercise.
The Daring Librarian
APRIL 3, 2012
'I''ve written about the importance web presence and transparency since I started this blog. (and I apologize for my early over use of ellipses & lack of the shift key!) Now, more than ever, education professionals must be visible and transparent in what they do and with their program and practice. It''s easy to become overwhelmed with the thought of building a web presence from scratch -- but it''s easy to fashion a fabulous functional digital footprint with a few easy pieces !
SpeechTechie
APRIL 3, 2012
'I previously wrote about the Painting with Time app as a great way to target temporal concepts, causal relationships and sentence structures, and descriptive language. The folks at Red Hill Studios have recently released another FREE app (iPad only), providing a context for language intervention as we approach Earth Day. Painting with Time- Climate Change "lets your fingers reveal the dramatic ways our world is changing from rising temperatures.
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.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 31, 2012
'Join me Thursday, April 5th, for early live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Joseph Grenny, coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers with almost three million copies in print: Crucial Conversations , Crucial Confrontations , Influencer , and Change Anything. Our conversation will attempt to cover the core concepts of Joseph own work and the work of VitalSmarts , the training and development company he helped to found.
wwwatanabe
APRIL 3, 2012
'Conflict can either break people and teams apart, or it can bring productivity and innovative solutions to move forward. The types of conflict that break people and teams apart are the interpersonal conflicts that occur. However, cognitive conflict is the disagreement about approaches and ideas. If the team recognizes and understands the types of conflict, it can be a resource to nurture productivity.
Some guy named Rae...
APRIL 6, 2012
'Virtual desktop infrastructure — otherwise known as VDI — is, without a doubt, a hot topic. When we first started down the VDI path in January 2011, I agreed to document and share our experiences — for better or for worse — to help showcase the benefits of desktop virtualization. And as a result, I’ve […].
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 4, 2012
'Gina Bianchini , co-founder of Ning , is preparing to release Version 2 of her current project, Mightybell, and she is looking for a small and devoted group of educators to give feedback Thursday night on this significant overhaul. As I did with Gina for Ning, I''m again serving (and getting paid) as an educational consultant to help bring the community''s voice and ideas to the project.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 3, 2012
'We have two great projects coming up that I really want to encourage EVERYONE to participate in. First is our Social Learning Summit on Saturday, April 21st --a virtual, free, and worldwide conference being sponsored by the Discovery Educator Network on the use of social media and Web 20 in teaching and learning. One of the goals of the conference is inclusion , meaning we really want to encourage the broadest participation we can, not just for attending but also for presenting (don''t be shy--
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