A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 21, 2011
'Recently one of my math teachers experienced a personal tragedy, which resulted in her missing over a week and a half of school. A day or two later after this tragedy, first year math teacher Jeff Fiscina approached me about being relieved from his lunch duty. He explained to me that he wished to use this time to develop video lessons for the Geometry and Algebra 2 classes of the teacher that, at the time, was out indefinitely.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 23, 2011
'The topic of Critical Thinking and Google Searches seems to poke it''s head out via various discussions and conversations every now and then. Even on #edchat last night the topic centered around moving kids away from thinking Google has all the answers to thinking critically. First let me clarify. I use the term Google Searches loosely. That has come to mean all searches but there are obviously other search engines out there (Like Bing and Yahoo) that are still relevant and used in schools.
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The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 21, 2011
'I think this video says about all that can be said about both our budget crisis in North Carolina, and the approach our political establishment is taking with budget cuts. This video was created by Career Technical Education students in a multimedia class. It is a very moving tribute to what is currently happening in education in North Carolina. The Impact of Budget Cuts in Education from WNDR News on Vimeo.
SpeechTechie
MARCH 20, 2011
'HubBub Games is a resource you might want to explore and bookmark for younger students or those with earlier developmental skills. The Hub is apparently a TV network with a variety of kids'' shows, and this site is a selection of interactives related to the programs and characters. There are a whole bunch of games that would allow for multiple trials and visits in order to build concepts and skills.
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The Electric Educator
MARCH 25, 2011
'I''m reading Linchpin by Seth Godin. Godin argues that only two things should be taught in school: 1. How to solve problems. 2. How to lead. [ source ] I tend to agree with him. Learning facts does not set you apart in today''s information driven culture. It''s what you do with what you know and how you can lead others to use what you know that is important.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 22, 2011
'Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Good Digital Storytelling Resources tags: digitalstorytelling favorite Interactive NETS*S tags: nets ISTE favorite Why Formative Assessments Matter | Edutopia tags: formativeassessment assessment favorite What should a networked educational leader tweet about? tags: twitter leadership favorite Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand - Podcasting tags: podcast favorite Posted from Diigo.
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SpeechTechie
MARCH 24, 2011
'A Touch of Class is a simple, fun game challenging students to classify animals according to specific characteristics: A little robot runs through after you make your choices, awarding or subtracting points based on what you missed. This activity will create a lot of discussion and suspense, aligning well with curriculum topics and strategies around descriptive schema.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 23, 2011
'Everywhere I turn people are recommending and looking for the "killer app" that will make their mobile device more productive, fun, useful, and efficient. Educators are also looking for the "killer app" that will enable their students to communicate, collaborate, and connect with one another The search for the "killer app" is like a debate over the greatest athlete or movie; it will always continue, but without any consensus.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 22, 2011
'A few weeks ago I blogged about t he AMAZING Fakebook Powerpoint Nicholas Provanzano created in PPT & shared on Slideshare. I even purchased the Discovery Teacher set of Farcebook blank posters & fictional characters examples that I mentioned in the blog - SWEET! We laminated the blank posters so that kids could write on them with dry-erase markers or yes, overhead pens [gasp!].
The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 23, 2011
'I was disappointed this morning in watching textbook adoption presentations done by several major publishers. I might as well have been sitting in a textbook presentation from the mid-1990s. My hopes and expectations for seeing cutting edge technological innovation from these companies were dashed to pieces. Somewhere inside I felt a bit sorry for these publishers.
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 19, 2011
'Join me Monday, March 21st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with William J. Mathis, Ph.D., the Managing Director of the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Center conducts independent, non-partisan and peer-reviewed research on the most critical and current educational policy issues.
wwwatanabe
MARCH 24, 2011
'As part of the Edublogs Challenge , I am learning how to start a class blog. It''s very important to include the families in this process. I used Kathleen Morris'' fabulous example to guide me in creating my letter to introduce the class blog. Here is the first letter that I''m sending home with the students in the class : Dear Families , I am proud to announce Mrs.
SpeechTechie
MARCH 23, 2011
'We work with a population that often leads us to be reluctant to hand over our breakable things, such as an iPad. Especially when using apps that incorporate movement and, sometimes, shaking of said iPad. Susan H. inquired on the SpeechTechie Facebook Page : I would love to know your thoughts on iPad cases. They seem necessary with the school aged population.
The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 21, 2011
'One of my favorite E-Book applications for the desktop is Barnes and Noble’s NOOKStudy. This application is not designed so that you can curl up in your easy chair and read a book. It is designed with students and those reading for research in mind. It has features that make it quite useful in education and for personal reading. Best of all, it’s available for download free from Barnes and Noble.
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Connecting 2 the World
MARCH 24, 2011
As I have mentioned before, I am in the middle of writing my dissertation, so I don't have much time to write blog posts. However, this is a topic that has been peculating in my mind since Karyn Romeis announced the end of her Karyn's Erratic Learning Journey blog. This caught many readers off guard. However, I have noticed that many of the blogs I have been following have given up blogging over the last year.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 20, 2011
'Join me Tuesday, March 22nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Frederick M. Hess, Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research , and author of The Same Thing Over and Over: How School Reformers Get Stuck in Yesterday''s Ideas. Date : Tuesday, March 21st, 2011 Time : 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 6pm GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.
SpeechTechie
MARCH 21, 2011
'Check out this very clever number from Sesame Street, "There''s an App for That" If you are using iOS devices with your students, this would be great fun to share with them. As a language-based project, perhaps have them "design" an app, with icon and description (working on the descriptive element of function) and place it on a big "iPod" bulletin board in your office.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 20, 2011
'I''m incredibly honored & humbled to be named as an Innovator and one of Library Journal''s 50 worldwide Movers & Shakers for 2011!! This is like the Oscars of Libraryland! "For ten years now, LJ ''s Movers & Shakers has been spotlighting librarians and others in the library field who are doing extraordinary work to serve their users and to move libraries of all types and library services forward.
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Learning with 'e's
MARCH 20, 2011
What kind of teachers will we see in 2020? Will they be any different (and will they be doing anything different) to what they are now? It's hard to say, because we can't predict the future. But can we help shape it? Take a look at what has already appeared on this blog in my 2020 Vision series, and there may be some clues. I have written about 2020 learners , 2020 classrooms and 2020 curriculum (focusing mainly on assessment of learning), and also touched on what we might see with 2020 learning
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 19, 2011
'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.
The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 20, 2011
'I have completely given up the habit of taking a pad of paper and a pen into meetings any more. Just about everything I do now is electronically, and I as a school administrator, I’m becoming ever closer to being paperless in the day to day activities of my job. The technology gadget trio of my laptop, iPad, and Android phone have had much to do with my being able to go paperless.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 21, 2011
'There are quite a few people who aren''t happy with Google right now. A lot of them are school administrators and teachers. The primary reason are the willy-nilly product updates that take everyone by surprise. The most recent example is the February 15 update to the Google Docs viewer. The backlash against the update reminds me of the crazy Facebookers who complain when Facebook updates their profile designs.
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.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 23, 2011
'Posted on Blogger Help forums: Could Blogger re-consider allowing nudity & sexual content? My school library blog is now blocked in my district. I am a librarian, I believe in free speech, & I am against censorship. However, My school district just blocked Blogger for EVERYone because Blogger allows Nudity & Sexual content. I''ve had my Daring School Library blog for 5+ years - It''s a conversation between my students, community, and the world about our library program & practic
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