The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 14, 2011
'Recently, I was asked why do I use Diigo for my social bookmarking tool. The more I thought about it the more I needed to write about all the great features Diigo is not just for regular ol'' users but has some great features for educators too. First, what the heck is Social Bookmarking ? Most people are familar with favorites or bookmarks in their browser.
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 9, 2011
'Recently we have been brainstorming ways to motivate students to begin thinking about college at an earlier stage while in school and believing that it is an attainable goal for everyone. One idea suggested by my two new guidance counselors (Michelle Harle and Rebecca Chabrow) was to host an event during the school day that would help us achieve the goal stated above.
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The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 9, 2011
'Most of us are well aware that our students all have brains that are wired quite differently. The idea that students all learn the same way and that their brains can take in learning the same way is an assumption of a 20th century factory model of education whose time of demise has come. According to John Medina, in his book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, here''s some things that can be done in our schools to make learning more effective in a cl
SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 8, 2011
'Pinterest is a site that is creating a lot of excitement. It is basically a spin on social bookmarking and allows members to create "Pinboards" (like a cyber bulletin board) of resources you find on the web. The site is very visual and facilitates sharing of ideas by searching other Pinboards and "repinning" items others have highlighted. The site is starting to be popular with SLPs and other therapists who are sharing items, most notably PediaStaff.
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The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 11, 2011
'How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement tags: twitter favorite Cyberbullying: An International Perspective | DMLcentral tags: cyberbullying favorite Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand - Project Based Learning tags: pbl projectbasedlearning mobilelearning mlearning favorite What Does "Technology Integration" Mean? | Edutopia tags: technology integration technologyintegration favorite Everything I''ve learned about podcasting over the last four years tags: podcasting podcasts fa
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 12, 2011
'On October 13th I''m helping facilitate a breakout session at the TCEA Fall TECSIG meeting. The theme of the session is Social Media & PLNs , so I prepared a Prezi (my first ever; please take this into account if you peruse it below!) which provides an overview of how my PLN has been built over the past couple of years. Although meant as a visual aid for my presentation, I tried to put enough detail into the Prezi so it could stand somewhat on its own.
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wwwatanabe
OCTOBER 11, 2011
'Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories, Part 2 In Part 1 of "Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories," originally presented at the Arizona CIO/CTO Forum 2011 , we focused on the importance of a learning-centric vision. Our focus for Part 2 was developing a learning culture through peer coaching. Serving others through Peer Coaching With all the professional development needed to sustain one-to-one, PBL, 21st century learning, and individualized instruction, we turned to the Microsoft Peer Coaching
SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 12, 2011
'Last spring I had a social group of 2nd-3rd graders that was getting a little tired. I wasn''t getting tired, but they were getting tired of me. I needed to change things up, and had recently learned about QR Codes at Edcamp Boston , so I thought I would give it a try. One concept we had been working on was smart guesses vs. wacky guesses (a form of social inferencing, see Michelle Garcia Winner''s Think Social ), and I wanted to break from structured tabletop conversation activities to let the
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 9, 2011
Playing Angry Birds earlier today made me realise afresh that one of the key strengths of games based learning is the freedom to fail. Games offer a psychologically safe environment within which to learn new things. There are no sanctions for failing - but there is the chance to try again and try again. As with real life, you don't always get it right, but you then have the option to learn from your mistakes, and improve your skills, or fail to learn, and make the same mistakes all over.
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 14, 2011
'David Shenk entitled Chapter 8 of his best-selling book, The Genius in All of Us, "How to Ruin (Or Inspire) a Kid." In that chapter, Shenk offers advice to parents for fostering and guiding excellence in their children. He argues that the potential for creativity is "built into our brains" and that excellence is not something you either have or don''t have.
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.
Connecting 2 the World
OCTOBER 10, 2011
This week, my computer mediated communication class will be looking at filtering and curating, and the impact these have on traffic to sites. So with that in mind, I decided to write a brief primer on these topics. Defining curating and filtering My understanding of curating is the identification and categorization of resources. In the context of computer mediated communication, curating can be done by individuals for their own purposes, creating their own categories that work for their own pers
SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 13, 2011
'In recent posts I have discussed mobile apps for using QR Codes in speech-language sessions, but there is also at least one application that is an option if your desktop or laptop has a webcam. I have had good success with QRreader , which is free and runs on both Mac and PC. Simply navigate to that link and install the application. It is Adobe AIR-based, so don''t be surprised when you get prompts for periodic Adobe updates.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 8, 2011
It is comforting and reassuring - but also somewhat disconcerting - to attend an international event on education, and discover that whatever problems you experience in your own system are also present in just about every other education system in the world. As we converse with delegates from other countries, it dawns on us that we are all in the same boat.
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 13, 2011
'There are two Web 2.0 products I have found reason enough to purchase beyond the freemium versions: Evernote and Diigo. Both of these products figure prominently in my daily activities as a high school administrator. They are often two Web tools I open first thing every morning in preparation for my school day as a principal. Here''s some of the ways I use each of these products in the course of my work day.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 8, 2011
'Join me Tuesday, October 11th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Timothy D. Wilson on his new book, Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. The book is not only a fascinating look at the inner workings of personal change (often with regard to self-perceptions in an academic environment), but it is also a clarion call to actually test and measure the results of social change programs--programs which often receive significant financial and cultura
Comfortably 2.0
OCTOBER 9, 2011
'As I was scrolling through my Twitter stream today I read a Tweet about how Edmodo had made some changes last night. I am sorry that I didn''t favorite the tweet because I would love to give that member of my PLN credit for informing me of the awesome new feature that Edmodo rolled out last night.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 14, 2011
It may have escaped your attention, but the Plymouth e-Learning Conference has been repurposed. Now in its 7th year, the event has been evolving steadily, from a one day local event for teachers in 2004 into the present 3-day international learning technology event. PeLC was long overdue for a face-lift and a new identity. Firstly, we looked at the name.
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 10, 2011
'"To be a successful leader in the 21st century, school leaders need to be open to change, know how to manage change, and be risk takers," writes Lynne Schrum and Barbara Levin in their book Leading 21st Century Schools: Harnessing Technology for Engagement and Achievement. But being open to change means being comfortable with change. Knowing how to manage change means having the knowledge and skills to face change, and being risk takers means understanding what you''re risking.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 14, 2011
'Join me today, Friday, October 14th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Loertscher , who will be coming in live from the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) 2011 conference to visit with us. We''ll be talking about the changing role of Librarians in the networked world, how technology is impacting teaching and learning, and what a Virtual Learning Commons is.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
OCTOBER 9, 2011
'I''ll be following the leaders at #AASL11 via Thanks to my school''s support, I''ve been able to attend the biennial American Association of School Librarians (AASL) national conference in Indianapolis, Portland, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Reno, Charlotte, and now Minneapolis. The AASL Conference is the only national conference dedicated solely to school librarians.
The Electric Educator
OCTOBER 11, 2011
'Google''s Chromebooks have some great features: Near-instant start-up time. Great battery life (8+ hours) Cloud-based storage that eliminates the needs for data backups. Seamless integration of Google''s web tools. Flash-enabled Full size keyboard Cellular data (with the 3G model) Price ($20/month with education pricing) Application deployment in a single click from the Apps Marketplace Chromebook management through the Google Apps dashboard These were many of the reasons that I was excited abo
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 12, 2011
'In this post, I am going to be honest. I once promoted Droid 2 Phones, but I''ve lived to regret it. Almost a year ago, I purchased a Droid 2 phone. I''ve been happy with the Android operating systems and the apps I use, but I found using a Motorola Droid phone to be major disaster. It ''s so unreliable, I would not recommend it or any other Motorola product at this point.
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 Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 8, 2011
'Join me Thursday, October 13th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Gina Bianchini, co-founder and former CEO of Ning , and now creator of the new Web-based service Mightybell. Mightybell is based on the idea that "success comes from thinking big, but acting incrementally," and so the platform allows you to create and share an "experience.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Anyone who is interested in the social media phenomenon would be very interested to read this from Abday Adhikari, writing in the Guardian : Every time we publish information on the internet, we are effectively starting a conversation, because people can respond or react to it. However, we are also speaking to a vast, unknown audience and it is easy to get lost in the crowd.
The Daring Librarian
OCTOBER 10, 2011
'Melvil Dewey! Kablam! International Library Hip Hop Superstar! That''s right, in Winston Salem where I was honored to be keynoting at the amazing North Carolina School Library Media (NCSLMA11) conference this past weekend I got to meet him! AND WOW! This guy is the real deal! Sporting a blingtastic gold & diamond encrusted library card, glasses, magic hoodie, & a rhyming dictionary this self-proclaimed Story Yeller can write some mad library & literacy rhymes!
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 13, 2011
'Notes from TCEA TECSIG breakout session, October 13, 2011 Carl Hooker, Eanes ISD Did a great deal of research via Twitter, Skype, in preparation for bringing iPads to students. Buy-in from the community - parents came to informational meetings. There was a lot of interest! Teachers were given iPads the summer before school year began. 2000 iPads for Westlake High School students. 24/7 Access to knowledge and collaboration - Students use Facetime to attend class even when they are absent.
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 Daring Librarian
OCTOBER 13, 2011
'( click for more sizes & to download ) It''s been a while since I''ve added to my Comic Tutorial Collection - not surprising since September & October are always a busy time for teachers, right? But I was asked several times recently not WHAT WAS A QR CODE.like my previous Comic Tutorial explained (below).but exactly HOW to CREATE A QR CODE !
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