A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 13, 2011
'I came across a great video this morning that really does a nice job illustrating how teaching should be evolving to meet the needs of 21st Century Learners. Watching the video reinforced for me the direction that we are taking New Milford High School. The question now becomes are the pedagogical shifts described above taking hold in classrooms? If not, which I assume is the overwhelming answer, what has to be done?
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 15, 2011
'One question that comes into my inbox or on Twitter a lot lately is one dealing with iPads. Many schools and classrooms all over are investing in these devices and educators want to know how to use them effectively, apps to consider and more. In keeping with the "My Favorite Resources" theme ( last week I listed my favorite resources for talking about Twitter ) here are my go-to resources when people ask me about iPads in the Classroom.
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SpeechTechie
MARCH 13, 2011
'Some years ago I was looking for a St. Patrick''s Day activity and stumbled upon this simple, great one related to the five senses. See, (pun intended) if you stare at a red object for 30 seconds or so, then look at a white background, it creates an illusion of a green floating object of the same shape, for most people. Kids really loved the activity and, the following year, I created a worksheet for it using PowerPoint that would allow it to be repeated at home.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 16, 2011
'The United States Department of Education is sponsoring a program called Connected Online Communities of Practice , a three-year initiative. 1. I run what is arguably the largest social network for educators, Classroom 2.0 with 54,000 members. Can anyone tell me why nobody from the Department of Education called to ask my advice on this project? 2.
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The Electric Educator
MARCH 16, 2011
'One of my great disappointments with Google Sites is the fact that it doesn''t have a threaded discussion feature. I have been told that this feature will be added in the future, but for now, it''s only a dream. For classroom teachers this is a problem because discussion forums are a great way to encouraged discussion and debate outside of class. My initial disappointment gave way to excitement when I discovered the Tal.ki Sites Gadget.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 15, 2011
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The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 14, 2011
'In my previous post, I wrote about Evernote and how I use it during the course of my job as a school level administrator. Recently, someone called my attention to Springpad, another note taking and organizational application. It has enough additional features to be interesting as an educator tool. It offers some of the same capabilities as Evernote, and a few extra ones too.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 14, 2011
'I think I learned this cool trick from Ron Ho , the Google Spreadsheet PM. It''s a lot of fun! Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts.
Nik Peachey
MARCH 17, 2011
Listening in the EFL / ESL classroom can be a pretty dull business. Usually it consists of students all listening to the same thing at the same time and doing the same tasks. There's nothing wrong with that, but if you feel the urge to get away from the course book and get your students listening to and interacting with some real native speakers from the safety of their computer then why not check out some of the people on Vyou.com ?
SpeechTechie
MARCH 17, 2011
'Last week I posted about Flipboard, an iPad app that lets you take your favorite "feeds" (Twitter, Facebook, etc) on the go with you. I mentioned that it is not my preferred way to view my Google Reader blogs, because I like to look at them individually and not all mashed up! My favorite way to view Reader is actually at reader.google.com , but if I am on the train or reclining somewhere, I do like Reeder for both iPhone and iPad.
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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.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
MARCH 13, 2011
'Lectures in the classroom? No, lectures via video, for homework! It''s no secret that Mrs. Lac is a pioneer at our school. Her latest teaching leap, only several weeks old as of this post, is causing quite a stir. This is it in a nutshell: class work and homework are reversed. Students watch and take notes on videos demonstrating chemistry principles and they come to class ready for discussion and questions.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 17, 2011
'I''ve started a collaborative notes document for keynote and break out sessions from the 2011 MACUL conference (Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning). This year the conference is being held in Detroit, Michigan. If you''d like to view the live document, click here. Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts.
wwwatanabe
MARCH 13, 2011
'I love this project because it takes their 1st grade science standards and marries them to the reading, writing, and fluency standards. Students had to research their animals, write riddles, work on fluency, and topped it off with digital illustrations and publishing. Google Docs Drawing. Ms. James'' students were introduced to the netbook cart and Google Apps Drawing during this project.
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 16, 2011
When I try to gaze into the future I hurt my eyes. It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. We can merely speculate. It's not even worth trying to extrapolate trends based on developments from the previous 10 years. Change is not linear, it's exponential.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
MARCH 12, 2011
'Here''s a clever video that explains problem-based learning very well! and here''s some excellent (and dare I say) scholarly information from Wikipedia about the concept. Problem-based learning Note the authoritative references and external links to explore. Update 04/07/12: I see that Wikipedia has put up some warnings about the lack of citations in the article. (???
The Electric Educator
MARCH 18, 2011
'Did you know that you can call US based phones within Gmail for free ? It''s a really neat feature that I have been taking full advantage of! If you have Google Voice, you can also receive calls placed to your Google Voice number within Gmail. Google will be offering free phone calls within Gmail until the end of 2011. You can also place calls to international numbers for very reasonable rates.
The 21st Century Principal
MARCH 13, 2011
'Evernote has rocketed to the top of my most-often-used applications in recent months. It is one of the first desktop applications I open in the morning, and one of the last ones I close in the afternoons at the end of the day. Last spring, I purchased a premium account, and it has been well worth the money. Evernote is clearly an administrator must-have application.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 13, 2011
'ISTE Board of Directors Election Now Open! VOTE & Let your Choice & Voice be Heard! Voting Ends-April 11 I was surprised recently to learn that with over 20,000 ISTE members worldwide only about 10% exert their right to vote for the association leadership. Being voted to the ISTE Board of Directors just last year I take a whole new view on my responsibilities and the honor to represent our membership.
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EdTechSandyK
MARCH 12, 2011
'My highlights from an article published on the San Antonio Express-News website. Gov. Rick Perry has some nerve to suggest that in the face of the state''s fiscal crisis, any public school district wants to lay off teachers Fair enough. Budget-cutting decisions by school districts are being made by local communities. What Perry always conveniently leaves out of the picture is the gun he put to their heads.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 15, 2011
'This week marks the 35th annual conference of the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning ( MACUL ). I''ve been in attendance since my junior year of college at the invitation of my college Ed. Tech. professor, Rubin Rubio, a MACUL board member. Ever since that first introduction I have found the MACUL organization to be a wonderful way to connect with brilliant Michigan educators.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 17, 2011
'Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts. You can find me on Twitter (@jrsowash), Google+, Linkedin (jrsowash), and YouTube (jrsowash).
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