A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 6, 2010
'As I sat in the Houston airport waiting for my flight back to Newark, I couldn’t help but to sit and reflect on my experience at the first ever Google Teacher Academy for Administrators. The conference was held on March 5, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. This was by far the most intense, and rewarding professional development venture that I have ever been a part of.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 11, 2010
'Recently at NCTIES Kevin Honeycutt spoke on Personal Learning Networks. I did not attend the session however a quote from it, tweeted and retweeted several times really resonated with me (and several others). He said, "I am smart. But with my PLN, I am brilliant!" So true! The connections we make with those in our PLN help to make us brilliant. I have people in my PLN from all corners of the globe that I know I can call upon when I have a question, need feedback on a project or just to "talk sh
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Connecting 2 the World
MARCH 7, 2010
Perhaps one of the most difficult things in speaking of culture is determining what we mean by "culture." Depending on the discipline, culture can be a tool, a level of cognition that contains values, language, methods of communication, shared processes and understanding, and "world view" based on history, shared experience, and the environment, or a perception of the social structures within which people function (Anthrobase, Culture) However, anyone who has crossed culture boundaries or lived
The Electric Educator
MARCH 11, 2010
'I am currently sitting in the opening keynote session of the 2010 Michigan Association in Computer Learners Conference (MACUL) with 3,000 fellow educators. It will be a full two days of learning related to educational technology. Here are the sessions that I''ve chosen to attend in the next few days. Hope to see you there! Thursday: Transforming the Classroom With Google Docs Forms Grand Gallery E 10:00 AM 11:00 AM.
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MARCH 7, 2010
'Think Big with a Gig What if Google Fiber picks Maui for its experimental fiber network that''s 100 times faster than the present Internet connection? It would mean a jump-start for businesses, high-speed global educational interactions, and speedier working of our government. Hawaii tested 48 among the 50 states for Internet speed. You can test your Internet connection at Speed Matters.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 12, 2010
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The Electric Educator
MARCH 8, 2010
'I will be presenting on the setup and use of the Wii Interactive Whiteboard at the MACUL conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan this week. This is my second year presenting on this topic and I''m excited to share what I have learned since my last presentation. If you''re attending the conference, my session is Friday morning from 8:30-9:30 in Grand Gallery B, DeVos Place, Lower Level.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 10, 2010
'This morning I had a breakfast for all members of student government. Over the course of the year I like to have at least three meetings like this to hear their ideas on the culture of New Milford High School and ways to improve it. My main objective is to empower them to be catalysts of change and leave a lasting impact on the school. In the past, the meetings consisted of the students eating and socializing, followed by a discussion of events that they would like to see happen, most of which
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 11, 2010
'Teach with a Touch tags : ipodtouch , favorite How to use Skype for lessons tags : skype , favorite Things You Didn’t Know Google Docs Could Do tags : googledocs , favorite Life After Web 2.0 tags : web2.0 , favorite 10 Top Apple iPod Touch Apps for Science and Social Studies Teachers tags : ipodtouch , apps , favorite trailblazers - PLN tags : PLN , favorite Skype in Schools tags : skype , favorite Video Library: Vermilion Parish Schools tags : video , favorite Posted from Diigo.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 11, 2010
'The recent TL Cafe Webinar on Web Presence got me to thinking about my slippery slope to a web presence of late. Early on in my tech career I chose to create an Electronic Portfolio because it seemed silly to print out paper colour copies of web pages I made for kids and teachers for lessons to put in a 3 ring binder with plastic page protectors. (and because there weren''t any rules for it - since I was the first in my county and I could go my own way!
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 Electric Educator
MARCH 9, 2010
'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).
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 10, 2010
'copyrightfriendly - Avatar Makers tags : avatar , favorite Writing Tools tags : writing , favorite Top 50 Web 2.0 Tools (50 Web 2.0 Tools Your Students Want You to Use) tags : web2.0 , favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 9, 2010
'High Tech High - Project Based Learning tags : pbl , favorite Graphic Organizer Interactives & 18 Literacy Strategy Site (Vermilion Parish) tags : graphicorganizers , mindmapping , favorite How To View Live Weather Radar On Google Earth tags : googleearth , weather , favorite iPod Touch - Mansfield ISD - Put technology in the hands of your students!
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 7, 2010
'One of my education/blogger friends is looking for some help. Beth Still has written a post on her blog about a need that her district has. I am offering up this space to help spread the word far and wide. Below is a repost of her post. Earlier this evening I wrote an incredibly long post in which I described in detail the administrator position that is expected to be advertised for very soon.
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The Daring Librarian
MARCH 6, 2010
'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Anchor Management www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Reform I just love Jon Stewart.and Steve Colbert.but what i love the most is Fair and Balanced News Reporting. Thank goodness we have Fox News for that! Enjoy your weekend video!
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 9, 2010
'Last week I attended the North Carolina Technology In Education Society''s Annual Conference. For 3 days almost 2000 educators from across the southeast gathered in Raleigh, NC to share, produce and learn about technology in education and have a little bit of fun. I spent the weekend reflecting on each of the sessions (both formal and informal) that I attended and I wanted to share my learning with everyone.
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