The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 26, 2011

'Last weekend I had the honor and pleasure of giving a keynote at TeachMeet Georgia to a wonderful group of educators from all over the southeast. It was a great day of learning and I was glad I was able to make it down. My keynote centered on how educators can move from just teachers to teacher-leaders. A video of my keynote is below. It begins with a great intro from Cybrary Man , Jerry Blumegarten.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 26, 2011

'Recently, I began reading Carl Sagan’s book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. At the beginning he writes of his school experiences. When I began reading that part of the book, I expected a tribute to some teacher who inspired him to the great heights he reached in science achievement. Instead he writes: “I wish I could tell you about inspirational teachers in science from my elementary or junior high or high school days.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 26, 2011

'I''ve been receiving a lot of requests lately about lists of apps for various purposes, and a recent discussion on Twitter centered around a need for a list. The SLP Apps List is a new resource for anyone interested in apps for mobile devices (iOS- iPad/iPhone/iPod, Android or BlackBerry) that have clinical applications. This is a collaborative document housed in Google Docs, and all can access or edit it, with the idea being that it will grow with everyone''s contributions (so I am not really

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 27, 2011

'This past Monday I was surprised to find a square box on my doorstep. Inside was a gift from Google-- a brand new CR48 Netbook. If you are unfamiliar with the CR48 I would recommend reading about the netbook and Chrome OS directly from Google. I''ve been using the CR48 off and on for the past few days and am ready to put down my first impressions. First, what I like: 1.

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Connecting 2 the World

JANUARY 28, 2011

Okay, so I'm not claiming to be a genius. Let's start there. However, two things happened yesterday to trigger this post. First, I met with my dissertation adviser. He is very good in terms of focusing my work. However, I'm always so depressed after speaking with him as I feel I will never complete this process. I had sent him drafts of chapters (one of which I found out later was the wrong file.not the 71 page completed draft but rather a 3 page draft).

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 22, 2011

'I have repeatedly tried to sell Twitter to my fellow administrators, but it is an uphill battle. Mention the words “social media, blogging, or Twitter” and it seems they either want to race on to the next topic, or their eyes glaze over and I’m fairly sure they’re not hearing what I’m saying. I’ve been tweeting for almost three years now, and I am continually amazed by what it allows me to do.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 24, 2011

'Note: This is the second of my series "5 things to watch in 2011" Future installments will include: Five companies to watch in 2011 Five people to follow in 2011 Five technologies to watch in 2011 Five blogs to read in 201 Reverse Instruction is an innovative instructional strategy that was originally used by chemistry teachers Aaron Sams and Jon Bergman.

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 28, 2011

'A science teacher would never let his/her class play with chemicals and the Bunsen burner without setting the rules, procedures, and expectations. Similarly, it''s important to set guidelines, rules, and expectations for students to comment on blogs and forums. These guidelines should outline appropriate online behavior and internet safety precautions.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 23, 2011

'Earlier, I posted 4 of my own reasons why school administrators need to get connected to Twitter. Once they are connected, the next question is how to help them engage in its use? Sometimes, this is not an easy task because so many believe that once you have a Twitter account established, then the job is finished. This is simply not true. To foster the development of a Twitter PLN and connections to others, there is more work to do.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 24, 2011

'The Smithsonian''s Design a Panda Habitat activity is a rich interactive that would help students use strategies to process information. Their task is to listen to the curator''s instructions, consult experts, and construct a habitat that will result in the Pandas coming out to visit the exhibit. In the process, they will be thinking about abstract categories within habitats (in this case, artificial habitats) and strengthening their knowledge of curriculum areas around biology.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

'Join me on Thursday, January 27th, as I hold an open community discussion on building an open social network to allow educators to provide each other with grass-roots personal, professional, and career support. The Idea: Knowing that the main social networking projects I''ve been involved with for educators (like Classroom 2.0 and Elluminate''s LearnCentral ) have centered on the sharing of professional, in-classroom practice, I''ve wondered about re-positioning one of my networks that has been

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 27, 2011

'The other day I sent the following email, "I''d like to nominate you as a Classroom Super Hero ! Would you please register at the Classroom Super Heroes site? Thank you!" ClassroomSuperheroes.com is a project of the National Education Association. It allows parents, students, and community members to show educators the support they deserve. If you are a teacher, it''s also recommended that you register.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 23, 2011

'In reflecting on my one year anniversary with this blog, I was just wondering if there’s anything I can add to the argument that administrators should be blogging. Because of my sixteen years in the classroom as an English teacher I love blogging. I have always been a journal-keeper and closet writer, and I reluctantly admit I’ve always wanted to publish.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 23, 2011

'I am a little late to this party, having just seen this film on disc, but The Social Network is still relevant not only because it is sure to be nominated for Best Picture this week, but also as an interesting study in communication that would interest SLPs. The Social Network is, of course, the story of the founding of Facebook, detailing Mark Zuckerberg''s creation (theft?

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

'Join me Wednesday, January 26th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Michael Horn, co-author of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns , now updated and expanded. Michael has been a frequent guest on the show, documenting the education white papers and studies coming from Innosight Institute , where he is the Executive Director for Education.

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 26, 2011

'How can we promote fluency and creative writing with first graders? What do you suppose would happen if a group of first graders got to choose a "talking puppet" on the computer to read a story that they created? If you guessed they''d be ready to start right away, then you were right! That''s just what happened when Ms. James showed her class Voki.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 28, 2011

'Administrators not engaging technology are not just in danger of becoming irrelevant, they are in danger of becoming living fossils. Engaging technology means exploring the potential of technology too, not just expecting it of teachers and students to do so. Recently, I stumbled across this video and it was a vivid reminder of just how fast our world is changing due to the Internet.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 23, 2011

'Last year I blogged about EduCon from my couch whilst the snow piled up outside around me and I vicariously enjoyed & participated in this innovative concept for an exchange of ideas. This year I''m not only going but I''m honored to be involved with two different conversations. More about that below! You may ask what is EduCon, an unconference, and why a conversation?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

'Join me Tuesday, January 25th, as we go inside the mind of Dr. Gary Stager for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar. Gary is an educator who doesn''t hesitate to speak out and generate controversy, and his ideas will stick with you. If you haven''t heard him before, hopefully we''ll do a good job of giving you a one-hour overview of his thoughts on teaching and learning, technology in education, and school reform.

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 23, 2011

'Mrs. Yollis and class Skype I have many favorites, but the one that has my fancy is Mrs. Yollis'' Classroom Blog. Learning is their focus, and having a real audience engages them beyond the four walls of the classroom. I absolutely am inspired by classrooms like this! Not only has the learning extended the four classroom walls, it has also permeated to the families.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2011

'Learning to blog is an uphill process in which I engaged for the first time in the spring of 2008. I honestly do not remember the name of the blog, but I established it without a purpose and without a focus. It was just to experiment with blogging. The kinds of posts I wrote on that blog were varied; they ranged from comments on books I was reading to opinions about education policy.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 23, 2011

'In an age when there’s so much debate about merit pay, test scores, and accountability, I ask myself the question: What can I learn from Daniel Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us that I can take directly back to my school and put into practice? I have reread Pink’s book with this lens, and here’s some of my thoughts. As a school leader if I rely on carrot-and-stick motivational schemes, I will not get the organizational results I seek.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

'Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. The time of the events below will show up automatically in your own time zone when you are registered in LearnCentral and when you have chosen your time zone in your profile, or you can check the new event time converter on the event page.

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