Sat.Jul 14, 2012 - Fri.Jul 20, 2012

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An Action Plan for AP Success

A Principal's Reflections

'Advanced Placement (AP) exams, in a variety of subjects, are offered at virtually every high school. I had been particularly concerned about my school’s overall performance the past couple of years. Our scores were well below the state level and our District Factor Group (DFG), which is a comparison of similar schools based on socioeconomics. Last year only 46% of those students taking AP exams scored a 3 or higher.

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Some Fantastic And Fabulous Ladies To Follow On Twitter

The Web20Classroom

'The other day, some one sent me a link to a list of folks to follow. 10 Great Stars To Follow In The Twitterverse The post lists these reasons for these users: They are always active, but never overwhelming on your twitter feed. They will challenge you to Think and Reflect – and push you to grow professionally They will provide resources and guidance They focus on Technology and Best Educational Practices They are all Unique, Practical and provide Authentic Leadership Super reasons to follow an

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Social Media Cheat Sheets - free tips and more for social media sites

Educational Technology Guy

'Walyou , a great site for interesting information and more, has a great collection of cheat sheets that have tips, shortcuts, and more for social media sites. The sites include Google+, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook and have some great tips for making them more useful and easier to use. These are great for finding some cool new features or shortcuts and also great to help newbies get started.

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Where have I been? Where will I go?

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Reflection & QR Codes Usually I''m the trailblazer at my high school: there are a number of programs that I''ve help to start-- the Varsity Swim Team, the PAWS program, letter writing campaign to Southern alumni serving in the military, crafting the 9th grade curriculum, going paperless, and now BYOD. I have to give a shout out to all those who have assisted me in navigating uncharted courses (You KNOW who you are!

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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7 New Things I Learned in Google's Online Power Searching Class

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

'Full disclosure: Yes , I''m a librarian, and No , I did not get 100% on first my try (on either assessment). I don''t mind confessing. :) As with class, conference, workshop, webinar, whatever -- I ALWAYS learn something new. And with Google, things are always changing anyway, right? There''s always room for improvement. So these are the new things I learned from the two-week FREE online Power Searching with Google class I just completed today: 1.

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Brief Thoughts On Leadership And Connectedness.

The Web20Classroom

'My friend Kristina said this today: What''s wrong with "the box"? It confines & doesn''t make you stretch your own abilities. #getoutofyourbox #MALT15 — Kristina Peters (@Mrskmpeters) July 19, 2012 Strikes to the heart of things doesn''t it? I have spent today and will spend the next few days talking leadership with folks from around the country.

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Pursuing Happiness

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Evil Academic Weaver of Webs Like an academic version of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon , all literature and concepts studied my class connect and then refer back to one another: where we start, we end. I tell my students that what we learn in my class is like getting caught in a spiderweb: Everything connects together, and like when one walks into a web unknowingly, the web will get stuck to one''s face and is annoying to remove.

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Educational Technology Specialist Titles (Short Survey)

EdTechSandyK

'July 20, 2012 Update : This survey is now closed, but you can review the results here: Results of EdTech Specialst Titles Survey. <p><p><p><p><p&amp

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Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning

The Electric Educator

'Image by Jon Watson via Flickr One year ago I transitioned out of the classroom and into the position of Director of Online learning for Global Christian School Online. My task was to launch a fully online school from the ground up. A year later, we have a fully functioning program for grades 9-12 with students from around the world! The past year has been filled with challenges.

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Cubby, cool file sync, share and storage service, offers big storage increase for referrals

Educational Technology Guy

'LogMeIn is a service that allows you to remotely access someone else''s computer (with their permission and cooperation, of course) so that you can help them fix a problem. It''s much easier than having them try to explain the problem over the phone, or you having to drive to their house. This past April they launched Cubby , a new cloud file sync, share and storage service.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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I Know Where I Am Going!

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'QR Codes Part II I also posted on Edmodo seeking information and uses of QR codes. Thanks for the responses! From Mrs. Suchsland, I use them for my class bell ringer. The QR code is on the board. The kids pull out their phones and after capturing the code, the directions, questions, practice as the bell ringer for the day are embedded within the code.

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Results of EdTech Specialist Titles Survey

EdTechSandyK

'Three days ago, I posted a survey asking for the following information: " Please list the title or titles which are used in your school/district/system for the people who specialize in educational technology. Explain your answers if necessary." I publicized the survey on Twitter and on the TCEA TECSIG and CAMPSIG discussion boards. I''m pleased to say my networks came through with a variety of responses from all over the world!

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Goodbye iGoogle - Hello Protopage!

The Daring Librarian

'(Click above for larger image ) iGoogle Gone, Baby Gone So, thanks to my amazing mentor @JoyceValenza & Google+ I recently heard the upsetting breaking news that Google is doing away with iGoogle! " iGoogle will be retired in 16 months, on November 1, 2013. The mobile version will be retired on July 31, 2012. " What the What!? Now. to be honest I only use iGoogle at school as my start up page & to bypass my district filter for Twitter using the totally awesome TwitterGadget !

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Google Unit Conversions are now interactive

Educational Technology Guy

'Google''s OneBox, the search/URL/etc box in Chrome and search bars has been updated. You have been able to enter a conversion, say 5kg into pounds, in the box and get an answer, but now it''s interactive where you can easily change the number and units in the results box itself. I entered "5kg = ? pounds" You can click on the "Mass" to bring up a drop down menu of different measurements, including temperature, velocity, volume, and more and clicking on "kg" or "pound" brings up a drop down menu

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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.

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Reading the World

Learning with 'e's

Two years ago I started sharing my thoughts about digital literacies. I wrote a series of blog posts arguing that multiple literacies are needed to make sense of the digital media we use. More recently, people have been asking me what I think is the difference between a literacy and a skill. It's a question that often turns up in plenary discussions at conferences.

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Part 3: The Hallway Conversation

The Electric Educator

'Note: this is part 3 of 5 in the series "Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning" Having taught in a traditional classroom for five years, I have come to realize the some of the most important and influential moments do not occur "between the bells." It''s the conversations that occur while students are coming into class or heading to lunch that frequently have the greatest impact.

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Headed to ASHA in Atlanta!

SpeechTechie

'Hi Folks, I am returning (gradually) from being on vacation for a couple of weeks, and one week pretty nicely disconnected, except for Facebook, which I can''t seem to shake entirely. Through that time, however I was checking my personal gmail pretty regularly on my phone, because ASHA notifications typically come out the 2nd week of July. The surely hardworking committee finally came through this Tuesday, and I was really pleasantly surprised to see that both of my submissions were approved.

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The Archaeology of Knowledge

Connecting 2 the World

This week I received unwelcome news AGAIN from google. For about 3 years, I have used igoogle as my homepage to keep track of email, blogs I follow, and tools for weather and translation. It is nice because I can see in a glance all internet activity I'm interested in when I sign on the the internet. However, this week a notice popped up that igoogle will go away as of November.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Reciprocity failure

Learning with 'e's

I once trained as a photographer. We learnt a lot of practical skills, such as how to light a subject in studio conditions, and we learnt about exposure rates and shutter speeds. Because I trained in the pre-digital era, we spent a lot of time in the darkroom, fiddling blindly with developer containers and stumbling around fumbling for the light switch.

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Part 2: Is that your work?

The Electric Educator

'Note: this is part 2 of 5 in the series "Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning" A common concern that is raised when I talk about fully online programs is the difficulty of confirming that a student is completing they work that is being submitted. Sadly, we have had several incidents of academic dishonesty, including some which were encouraged by parents (so we believe).

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Snapguide App in Education

Comfortably 2.0

'I was recently introduced to a neat app by two awesome educators in my PLN, Heather Callihan and Shelly Mowinkel. The app is called Snapguide. The app has a tremendous collection of guides created and uploaded by users on how to do about anything. If you have ever wanted to learn how to tear an apple in half, you can teach yourself how to do it on Snapguide.

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Thoughts on the state of Mobile Learning

The Mobile Native

'The time for mobile learning is now!

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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.

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Sorting the wheat from the chaff

Learning with 'e's

There has been discussion recently about whether or not blog comments should be moderated. Some maintain an 'open for all' policy, and allow any comments to be posted on their blog. They do so for a number of reasons. Some wish to make posting comments as easy as possible, and want their blog to be as welcoming as it can be. Others do not have the time to moderate all the comments that are posted to their site.

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Part 5: How does this work?

The Electric Educator

'Note: this is part 5 of 5 in the series "Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning" "How does this work?" is one of the most common questions that I receive from parents. They really have no concept of how an online course works; what it looks like and how it "feels". I''ve given countless demos and open houses showing demonstrating our LMS, courses, and explaining our policies and procedures.

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Part 4: Pacing and Scheduling

The Electric Educator

'Note: this is part 4 of 5 in the series "Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning" High school students are lousy at keeping a schedule. In online courses at the collegate level, students are typically given a weeks worth of assignments and told to turn them on before midnight on the due date. It was the students responsibility to figure out how long each assignment would take and match that up against their personal schedule and responsibilities.

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Part 1: Lousy, Inflexible Course Content

The Electric Educator

'Note: this is part 1 of 5 in the series "Overcoming the Challenges of Online Learning" My team has struggled to find curriculum that is a good fit for our school and the families that we serve. The content we have reviewed is either dated (primarily text-based), expensive (you must purchase a subscription to the entire catalog), or rigid (can''t edit or modify it in anyway; only compatible with a few LMS systems).

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

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.

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Katy ISD -- A New Vision for Mobile Learning

The Mobile Native