A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'Well the summer is unofficially over and all I can say is that it was one of the most productive breaks I have had in recent memory from a reading standpoint. I made a commitment to set aside time to read, something that I have failed miserably at in the past. The challenge for me though was to select books that were not only engaging, but would push my thinking on educational leadership.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
'For the last few years I''ve used a website and blog to communicate with students, hold online discussions, offer help and post resources. Maintaining the two different systems wasn''t always easy, there were features I wanted, and it was all public. So, this year I decided to use Edmodo with my classes. It has been great already. Edmodo is a free, learning management system that is full featured and easy to use.
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The 21st Century Principal
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'Here''s a list of ten things a school leader does to kill any teacher’s enthusiasm for using technology in their classrooms. An alternative title for this list might be, “10 Things a 21st Century School Leader Will Not Do to Discourage Teachers from Engaging in the Use of Technology.” 1. Mandate the use of technologies or specific programs. One of the fastest ways to kill an educator''s enthusiasm for infusing technology is mandate a specific technology or specific program.
The Mobile Native
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'Smart phones (MLDs) 1. SMCS Mobile Learning Technology 2. The Mobile Learning Portal 3. Learning in Hand 4. Cybrary Man''s Mobile Learning Page 5. 100 Mobile Tools for Teachers 6. Breaking the Cell Phone Ban 7. Go Mobile 4 Learning 8. Tool for Learning or Distraction? 9. 50+ Tips and Resources 10. Learning2Go iPads 11. iPad Apps Separated by Subject Area 12. iPad/iPod Resources 13. 102 Interesting Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom 14.
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Nik Peachey
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
I've started this article with quite a bold statement, but it's a conclusion that I have been coming to over the course of quite a few years now. I should really put this into context though, as most of the teacher training I do deals with pedagogical training for the use of technology and is most often delivered during intensive face to face sessions, usually with groups of teachers working in a computer lab.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'Anatomy of a Teacher is an interesting infographic with data on teachers - percentage female vs. male, public vs. private schools, student/teacher ratios, salary, working hours and more. Take a look and see if the data matches your situation and share it with others. Source: [link]. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.
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Baker's B.Y.O.D.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
'Tomorrow starts the first day with students, and as a way to ease them (all of us) back into the schedule, we have 1/2 days with 20 minute periods. The next few days will be hectic as well with class meetings and the inevitable shaking out the kinks of student schedules. Despite the distractions, I''m starting off the year with a list of things I want to do balanced with things I''m told to do.
SpeechTechie
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
'During the school year, my body is about 10% Starbucks or Dunkin''s iced coffee, so I am an authority on these places. Did you know that Starbucks offers a "Pick of the Week" app, book, or song? You can find the cards up on the counter or near the chaotic milk bar where I spill things. On the back of the card is a code you can redeem to get the item for free.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
'Evernote is one of my favorite resources and tools that I use daily as a teacher, student, writer, presenter, and person. Evernote is a way to get organized. It is a great, free resource that allows you to easily capture information using whatever device or operating system you use. It then makes this information accessible and searchable from anywhere.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG POST IS NOT CURRENT - PLEASE GO TO HTTP://WWW.HACKYOUREDUCATION.COM Next week I''m going on the road to try out an idea. I want to see if I can make a difference by cultivating local conversations on education, and to learn some things in the process. I''ve listed below some different ways that I could use some help, and am hoping to find some "kindred spirits" to make this possible.
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.
Learning with 'e's
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
I spent a very enjoyable day in North Yorkshire this week working with the teachers and students of Skipton Girls High School. I was invited to give a keynote presentation at the start of the school year and afterwards watched a showcase of all the students and staff have been doing with technology and learning. In my own presentation I challenged teachers to take risks by breaking down some of the silos that currently exist in education.
Comfortably 2.0
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'Labor gives birth to ideas. ~Jim Rohn I am nearing the first month anniversary of my new position with Aurora Public Schools as their PK-12 Tech Integration Specialist. What an amazing opportunity it has been for me professionally! I get to work with some of the most passionate, driven, creative educators I know.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
'Space.the Final Frontier.ok, it''s a little corny, but space has always captured the imagination of people. It''s unknown, it''s cool, it''s in all the great science fiction movies. But, how much do people really know about space and the space program? Waylou has 11 Infographics on Space that have some great information and are an excellent resource for teachers to use and share.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
'Proposals for the free Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference are due at the end of next week (September 15th), and we really hope you will consider submitting to present if you live in the library world or your work is related! Last year''s conference had just under 10,000 attendee log-ins from all over the world! Because the conference dates are earlier this year, we know that the submission process for many of you is smack dab at the start of the school year, and you may be (are likely!
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Learning with 'e's
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
In yesterday's blogpost I discussed the problems of change management in schools and suggested that the biggest barrier to the successful adoption of new technologies lies in the minds of teachers. The attitudes of teachers toward new technologies for example, are shaped by their perceptions of the usefulness of these technologies in day to day practice.
My Paperless Classroom
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
'Since I act like I know what I am doing and I carry an Ipad, a number of parents, teachers and friends have asked me which apps I recommend. This list is really just an inventory of what is currently on my Ipad, for each app I will discuss why I have decided to keep it. There have been many apps that have cycled through my iTunes, but only the most useful and least annoying get to have a permanent home.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
'Google Spreadsheets, Google''s online, collaborative spreadsheet system in Google Drive has just added an awesome feature - discussions. This feature is already in Documents and Presentations. It allows you, and the other users of a spreadsheet, to add comments, which can be replied to, to any cell on a sheet. You can even +1 someone to add them to the discussion and send them a notification via email.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
'Join me Tuesday, September 4th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Ron Wolk, to discuss his book Wasting Minds : Why Our Education System Is Failing and What We Can Do About It. Currently Chairman at Big Picture Learning , and the founder and former editor of Education Week , Teacher Magazine , and Quality Counts , "Wolk draws on three decades spent in the school reform trenches to question the common assumptions about the U.S. education system.
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Learning with 'e's
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
As was identified in the 2011 NMC Horizon Report ( I served on the advisory board of the UK JISC version), it seems that learner analytics is going to be a big thing for education over the next four to five years. Expect to see it emerging into mainstream practice in a number of versions, specifically aligned to the personalised learning agenda. From the report comes an explanation of learner analytics: Learner analytics loosely joins a variety of data gathering tools and analytic techniques to
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 7, 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.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
'The US Forest Service has a very cool site called the Investi-gator , that is an upper elementary school science education journal. There are articles on leaves and why they change colors, ozone, soil activity, and much more, with discussion questions, interviews with scientists, lesson plans and assessments to use with students. You can download the journal issues, view them online, or order free copies for your classroom.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'Lesson Planet is a site that describes itself as "The Search Engine for Teachers." It provides teacher-reviewed online resources, including more than 400,000 online lesson plans, worksheets, presentations, and videos. Our collection of free, original lesson planning articles, updated daily, provides tips and techniques for teaching a variety of topics.
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
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'Managing Your Work with Technology is a site I just found out about that has some great resources and tips for using technology to get organized and manage your workflow and resources. The site is from Dr. James Hansen, a Professor at Oakland University. The resources are organized by "work realms" including Time, Information, Documents, Files and Information Sharing.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'The Adobe Foundation and Discovery Education have partnered together to provide free curriculum and resources to help educators use digital media to improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The curriculum will be provided through the Discovery Educator Network and includes access to professional development resources, webinars, video tutorials, community forums, classroom materials activities and online resources.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'I use InstallFree Nexus and Rndr on my Chromebook and in Chrome to LibreOffice and Java on any device, including my Chromebook. They have another great extension for Chrome, Attachment Viewer for Gmail , which lets you view, edit, save and share attachments in Gmail. You can work with Office and other document formats directly from Gmail, on any device running Chrome, including Chromebooks, Chromeboxes , Linux, Mac and PCs.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
'The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. I''ve met some great people in the DEN and learned so much. It''s a great Personal Learning Network for any and all educators.
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.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
'Join me Thursday, September 6th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Angie McAllister, the Director of Data Innovation at Apollo Group, where she specializes in building adaptive learning systems for adult learners. Angie is an educator who has served for 21 years in public and private sectors as a teacher, administrator, and instructional designer in the US and abroad.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
'Tomorrow, Thursday, September 6th, I''m the guest on the weekly ConnectedLearning.tv webinar series, the topic being "The Future of Education"--a look at the social narrative of today''s and tomorrow''s education system, and asking what shifts in education will (and should) we see in the next 5, 10, 20 years? I''m intrigued by the photo that was chosen for the interview (posted here).
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