A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 15, 2012
'I have been engaged with social media for over three and a half years now. As I often reflect on my journey, I can’t help but think about the early days and months after I first began to use Twitter and some other tools. There were many times during this early period that I questioned the value of the time I was putting in, or the actual impact any of this was having on teaching, learning, school culture, and leadership.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'This past Friday I attended EdcampCT and had a great time learning, sharing, and meeting new people. I facilitated a discussion about Evernote and one of the questions I got was "why not just use Google Docs for notetaking?" I went on to explain all the features of Evernote but wanted to expand on it a bit. Evernote is my way of organizing lesson plans, lesson resources, notes, web clippings, and more.
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The Web20Classroom
AUGUST 15, 2012
'Once again, its #LeadershipDay. For 6 years educators have been gathering together on this day to write specifically to address technology and leadership. And since I''ve had my blog I have participated. (Here are my entries: 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ). The idea is to share some sort of wisdom, question, knowledge, thoughts or ideas related to technology leadership.
The 21st Century Principal
AUGUST 11, 2012
'To paraphrase Marc Prensky from his collection of essays From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning : “The easiest, executable solution to our education problems today “is to change what goes on in our classrooms.” We need to move from teacher-centered and teacher dominated learning models to more personal, student-centered learning models.
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A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 13, 2012
'Every year educators create outstanding lesson plans to help students learn, understand and uncover their passions. We want to ensure that the hard work does not go unnoticed. Starting this week, educators can win great prizes by simply submitting their best projects, lesson plans, curricula and tutorials to the 2012 Educators’ Choice Awards. The 2012 Educators’ Choice Awards will honor and reward Adobe Education Exchange members who submit the most innovative teaching and learning materials.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'At EdcampCT this past week, I was chatting with Greg McVerry ( @jgmac1106 ) about devices, 1-1 and BYOD and he made an interesting comment. Instead of a school purchasing an iPad and keyboard for all the students, what about a Chromebook and Nexus 7 for each student? I like this idea for a lot of reasons. An iPad starts at $500 and then add the case for $50 and keyboard for around $50 and you are at $600 for one device.
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The 21st Century Principal
AUGUST 11, 2012
'“The educational improvement efforts now in place are aimed at bringing back the education that American offered students in the 20th century (with some technological enhancements,” From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning by Marc Prensky Do Americans really have the stomach to “reform their schools?” Looking at the list of reforms in vogue today, one can only wonder whether reform is really the goal, or as Prensky points out, “Reform efforts are more abo
Learning with 'e's
AUGUST 16, 2012
The Internet has taken the act of human contact and amplified it exponentially. We are witnessing a time where a mobile world wide web of connections is proliferating, and in which social mores, human relationships and communication conventions have been irrevocably changed. This is not hyperbole. At the time of writing, Facebook boasts over 845 million subscriptions and this statistics grows each month.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 16, 2012
'Google Cloud Print is a very cool, useful service Google has. Google Cloud Print connects your printers to the web, allowing you to print from any device (smartphone, tablet, Chrome device , PC, or other web-connected devices) without any cables. Heck, you don''t even have to be in the same building, or state, for that matter. It is easy to use and has some great features.
Comfortably 2.0
AUGUST 13, 2012
'"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed." ~Henrik Ibsen As many of you might know, I am taking the next step in my teaching career at a new school district this year. I started a couple of weeks ago and have been busy ever since. I will admit that my new position has left me stressed a bit, wondering how I am going to keep 100 teachers in three buildings happy.
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 21st Century Principal
AUGUST 13, 2012
'Recently, I installed the Wunderlist app to my desktop and my Android tablet. I have used Evernote for my To-Do Lists for sometime, but after reading this article , I decided to give Wunderlist a try. It is an excellent app educators and anyone who needs a simple tool to track their tasks. Here''s some reasons it makes an excellent choice as a task management solution for educators.
Learning with 'e's
AUGUST 17, 2012
In yesterday's blogpost Separation and connection I talked about the nature of social media and their capability to amplify human contact. Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. One of the key reasons educators need a PLN is to keep in touch, to maintain dialogue with their community of practice.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 14, 2012
'Science Niblets is a cool site I learned about from my PLN on Twitter today that explores the science of everyday topics. The site has articles that describe and explain scientific topics including natural phenomena, biology, technology, physics, and more all related to things we experience in our daily lives. The articles are geared towards the general public and are short and easy to understand.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 14, 2012
'Join me Thursday, August 16th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Paulo Blikstein, assistant professor at Stanford University’s School of Education and (by courtesy) Computer Science Department. He is the director of Stanford''s Transformative Learning Technologies Lab and director of Stanford Makers'' Club and FabLab@School project.
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.
MSEDTechie
AUGUST 15, 2012
'Thinkfinity.com is an outstanding website that has thousands of online resources for educators. The new home of our award-winning website and online community - offering a broad range of instructional resources from educators and leading educational organization. I had the opportunity to complete a train the trainer course, and now I am a Thinfinity Field Trainer.
My Paperless Classroom
AUGUST 16, 2012
'If you want to command your student''s attention, look the part. Clowns, purple dinosaurs, giant mice, these are larger than life characters that kids are tuned into. I am not saying that all teachers should dress like clowns, but I am saying that it would be foolish not to recognize that there is power in being visually arresting. I admit that if all teachers wore bow ties we would look like an army of ice cream men for 1950, but since they don''t, it gives me a unique visual branding.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'Evernote is one of my favorite tools and resources. I use it for lesson plans, research, collecting resources, clipping things from the web, organizing materials and much more. Evernote and Google Apps get 90% of what I need to do done. I just won a very cool contest Evernote hosted for educators. Along with 9 other teachers, I won a year of Evernote premium for me and all of my students, along with training and support to implement it with my class.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 13, 2012
'I have to say, I''ve been really appreciative of the opportunity to participate in the organization of Connected Educator Month , and while the kickoff days and preparation for the virtual Learning 2.0 Conference (next week!) have consumed a lot of my attention, I want to make sure you don''t miss out on the six open forum discussions where you can ask questions or weigh in on some really great topics.
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MSEDTechie
AUGUST 11, 2012
'Download Videos to your Computer! So how many times have you found this absolutely fantastic video, and you thought, O wow! I would love to share this with my students tomorrow, only to come to work and type in www.youtube.com and get that o so annoying. this website content has been blocked due to the district filtering. UGGH! hate it! Well fret no more there are a few ways you can fix that problem!
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 16, 2012
'I''m a huge user of Google''s many apps and services. I use Sites, Blogger, Chrome, Chromebook, Android, Search, Reader, Calendar, Gmail, Tasks, and much more. While I have shortcuts on my new tab page in Chrome and on my Chromebook, I can''t fit all of them on one page. iGoogle is also being shutdown so I won''t have that either. But, I just found out about a new Chrome browser extension that is even better from Chrome Story.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'EdcampCT 2012 was held this past Friday at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT. Hats off to the planning/hosting team for another great event. And, of course, hats off to the food service team for the awesome lunch and those incredible homemade potato chips! For those who don''t know, Edcamp is a great series of free, unconferences for educators.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 14, 2012
'If This Then That is a very cool site I learned about last Friday at EdCampCT. It allows you to create "recipes" that will automate actions online for you. For example, you could have one that will automatically download a photo that you were tagged in on Facebook to your Dropbox account. It''s easy to use with step-by-step instructions and plenty of pre-made recipes that you can use.
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.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'Adobe Education Exchange is a great resource for educators, with resources, lesson ideas, lesson plans, and a place to collaborate with other educators. The 2012 Educator''s Choice Awards is an awards program for educators. Any educator can enter. You submit your innovative teaching and learning materials and you could win some really nice prizes. Submit your projects, lesson plans, curricula, tutorials, and more.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 14, 2012
'CollateBox is a free online (beta) service, by invite (request one on their site) that allows you to organize and collaborate on spreadsheet data. Copy and paste existing data from a spreadsheet into Collatebox, set filters, hide columns, set up views for different people and then update it. One of the big features that set it apart is that you can limit what data each person sees and customize their views, all while keeping the master data updated.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 12, 2012
'I was an engineer for 10 years before deciding to become an educator and work to help other students become engineers and scientists. I was an Aerospace engineer and worked for companies like Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky Aircraft , a leader in helicopters around the world, is headquartered in Stratford, CT, where I live, and has a huge office and plant in Bridgeport, CT where I teach.
MSEDTechie
AUGUST 11, 2012
'So I found this most exciting new web resource called jog.the.web OHHHHHHH do I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!! So its a website that allows you to share web resources within the same window. well this is the description on the website. JogTheWeb is a simple, ergonomic solution which allows you to create, read and share a new online media: the WebBOOK; the necessary tool to providing real turnpage briefs or binders including both personal input and dynamic pages from the web.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
MSEDTechie
AUGUST 11, 2012
'It''s Good to be back! I''m gearing up for the first day of school. It is fast approaching, and hopefully the next few days will run so smoothly, it will be a direct reflection on how the school year will run. I am very excited to be at OB FULL-TIME THIS YEAAAARRRRR!!! (can''t you tell :)) My title has changed too. from Instructional Technology Coordinator, to Technology Integration Coach or T.I.C.
MSEDTechie
AUGUST 11, 2012
'I had the great opportunity to attend the ISTE conference 2012 in sunny San Diego California. What an awesome experience to see thousands of educational technology specialists all gathered together in this huge convention center. (Which by the way was about as long as my street). I got to attend this conference with my mom who is also a techie. The first day of the conference I got a chance to volunteer.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 13, 2012
'What Can You Do With Google is a nice infographic from GCFLearnFree that provides a nice summary of some of the tools and apps that Google has and what you can do with them. The web page also has an interactive with more details and information. This is a great summary of some of the things you can do with Google''s many products. Check it out. Here''s some more great ways to use Google''s many apps and resources in education.
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