A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'I n my opinion one of the most important roles in any school is that of Media Specialist. Over the years I have longed to create a position that would serve a multi-faceted role of librarian, media specialist, and educational technologist. The challenge for me though was that Shannon Miller''s , Joyce Valenza''s , and Gwyneth Jones''s don''t grow on trees.
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'I regularly use images in presentations. Pictures can be a great way to share a particular message, or can be used to create the imagery I am trying convey. But sometimes I want my images to have a little extra umph. I want to be able to use one image and have it contain lots of information. Enter ThingLink. Thinglink allows you to upload an image, grab one from Facebook, import from Flickr or use a picture from the web.
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Educational Technology Guy
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'Google has just released Google Tips , quick, easy tips for using Google Products. It is setup in a card format, using simple, easy terms (not tech-speak). You can see them all, mobile, home, office, or by product. Click on the card to get more info. Most have some kind of video to show you how to do it, or very simple instructions. This is a great resource for anyone, especially schools using Google apps.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 7, 2013
'I think I have been fairly clear. I am no fan of Race to the Top. I have never been due to its over-reliance on standardization of education, over to the top emphasis on testing, and its hyper-focus on competition. Just like its older cousin, No Child Left Behind, at the end of the day, Race to the Top will most likely go down in the history of education reform as just another failed and misguided educational reform.
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. It is set to be published by Corwin Press on January 14, 2014. Currently there is a pre-publication discount of 15% for any orders before this date. Over the next couple of weeks I will introduce what I have come to identify as the Pillars of Digital Leadership , a conceptual framework for leaders to begin thinking about changes to profession
wwwatanabe
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'Shifts needed in schools Scott McLeod wrote a post a few months ago about 3 big shifts schools need to take. I agree with the three shifts; and want to add collaboration as a vehicle to accomplish the shifts, which is a shift in and of itself. Below is my adaptation from his original three ideas: This work, originally adapted from Scott McLeod , is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'"Compassion, in Tibetan Terms, is a spontaneous feeling of connection to with all living things. What you feel; what I feel, you feel. There''s no difference between us." Youngey Mingyur Rinpoche, The Joy of Living Tibetan monk and teacher Youngey Mingyur Rinpoche uses a phrase in his book, The Joy of Living , that I can''t forget. He basically points to acts of compassion as fostering an environment of "the survival of the kindest.
SpeechTechie
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'I wrote about an app some time ago, and it is one of my favorite apps to revisit during this season of giving (even though Hanukah and Christmas were quite far apart this year), so I wanted to mention it again. The Gift Wrap App was used to "wrap" any image from your camera roll, and allow someone to "unwrap." It therefore can be used for a play and "sharing imagination" activity (see the work of Social Thinking ®) to target a variety of language objectives, as well as social behaviors around r
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update December 10th Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'ThingLink is a cool tool that lets you create interactive images for anything you can imagine. In our touch screen culture, this is a great tool for today’s students to engage with content. Teachers can use ThingLink images as interactive learning modules that activate and inspire students with creative and effective learning experiences. They can also use Thinglink images for professional development and parent outreach.
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 Daring Librarian
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'Hello Book Lovahs, How You Doing? You''re Lookin Good! Are you ready to make a love connection and to hang out. with a good book? Get Engaged! So, I''ve been inspired lately by a lot of amazing teacher librarians who have written about doing this lesson or some kind of variation (resource links below) and though they sounded awesome, they were too much work.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'We held our second Student International Hangout today! Thanks to Kalan Birnie, Xinyun Cao, Thomas Hayashi, Jacob Alabab-Moser, and Kyle Sullivan for participating! (Thanks for moderating, Xinyun) (??? ? ) @mauilibrarian2 G+ This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'Boxer is an email app that might be of interest to those looking for an email application for their iOS device. This email app approaches email in a slightly different manner than others. It supports email accounts with a variety of services such as: Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, Hotmail, iCloud, AOL and IMAP accounts. It does not support POP3 accounts, however.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 7, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Think before you send or post Nov 1, 2013, 2619 Is compulsory education really necessary?
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Connecting 2 the World
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'This is the time of year when the walls begin to close in. Not only might you be finishing the semester, getting semester grades in, preparing for the holidays, and in many cases juggling multiple workplaces. Perhaps you have a full time job which now requires an end of the year report, or you are responsible for a quarterly AND annual report for research funders.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'Support your favorite library or librarian! You will need to sign up for Listly in order to vote. I chose to sign up via Twitter. Painless. (??? ? ) @mauilibrarian2 G+ This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.
My Paperless Classroom
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'This piece was originally published HERE on the Getting Smart Blog My Robot Life I will admit I sought out puppets; I worked to find them; I thought hard about how to best use them in my classroom, robots are another story. I was about to tell you that I don''t know how suddenly robots are everywhere in my life, but this wave has been building for decades, a connection driven home by a truly uncanny moment with a robot named Bo.
Hansen's Link to Tech
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'1. i Speech or Select and Speak (Google Chrome Extension) What it is : Select and Speak uses iSpeech''s human sounding text to speech to let you select text from almost any website and make it talk. What do you need to know: Even though this Chrome extension works on most websites, it doesn''t work on Google Drive Apps (Docs, Presentations, etc.). 2.
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Educator Innovator
DECEMBER 9, 2013
By Joe Dillon, Instructional Coordinator for Educational Technology, Aurora Public Schools; Denver Writing Project . The week of December 9 – 15th is Computer Science Education Week and this year Code.org aims to have 10 million people engage in an Hour of Code to promote computer science education. In Aurora Public Schools (APS), middle and high school technology teachers will highlight the work of students who are learning to design video games in a project called Scalable Game Design ,
Learning with 'e's
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'Will we ever reach the point in our human development where our relationship with our technologies becomes so natural that they become a part of us? Will we ever be able to claim that they are a problem free extension of our physical capabilities - seamlessly connected to our minds? Many would argue that we have already achieved this. Perhaps though, this would have been an easier question to answer in the last century than it is today.
Learning with 'e's
DECEMBER 8, 2013
Will we ever reach the point in our human development where our relationship with our technologies becomes so natural that they become a part of us? Will we ever be able to claim that they are a problem free extension of our physical capabilities - seamlessly connected to our minds? Many would argue that we have already achieved this. Perhaps though, this would have been an easier question to answer in the last century than it is today.
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