Sat.Apr 20, 2013 - Fri.Apr 26, 2013

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Leading With No Regrets

A Principal's Reflections

'Yesterday I had a conversation with one of my teachers who has future aspirations to become an administrator. The two of us had set some time aside for her to discuss my many roles as a principal. During the conversation she asked me if I regretted any of the decisions I had made. I paused, thought about this for a minute, and responded that I did not.

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So.You Wanna Use Blogs In The Classroom

The Web20Classroom

'Blogging is an important part of who I am as a professional. I can use this space to share resources with you, reflect on my own practice and try to figure out how to be a better educator. It is my public reflection on technology, leadership and learning. Think about when you were in school. You write an essay. Who read it? Most likely the teacher and that is where it ended.

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Quick and easy way to add memory to your Chromebook

Educational Technology Guy

'I''ve been using a Chromebook since getting a CR-48 from Google a few years ago, and I love it. I am currently using a Samsung Chromebook, and our district is deploying over 5000 of them. The Chromebooks, and Chrome OS in general, are fast and work great, but every once in a while they can bog down when doing serious multitasking. Many only have 2GB of RAM and do not offer the ability to add more RAM physically.

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Voice Comments on Google Docs!

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Check out this video, fellow teacher Carolyn P. and I made introducing Voice Comments as a cool tool for the 21st Century. Primarily used for the teacher to record voice comments on a student''s Google doc, I anticipate that the capabilities will expand to include use for peer editing with classmates, and, as you will hear, use for classes that require audio.

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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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Empowering and Educating Students About Cell Phones: Ending the Bans

The 21st Century Principal

'School’s continuing to ban cell phones and smartphones are fighting a losing battle. In spite of administrative efforts to keep cell phones out of our schools, our students are becoming “cell-only” internet users according to a recent report, entitled “ Teens and Technology 2013,” released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.

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Remind 101 provides simple & free texting tool to enrich teaching and learning

The Innovative Educator

'Remind101 provides a safe, one-way, mass text messaging system created specifically for use in Education. It keeps your phone number, and the phone number's of your subscribers completely private, stores all of your sent messages, and it's completely free to use. Just sign up and create a list for others to join via a simple text or email. Because of the convenience of sending messages directly to phones, Remind101 is a perfect tool for announcements and reminders such as school holiday

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#OdysseyExperts & Showcasing Student Work

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'In my last post , I discussed that academic writing needs to be put on display and showcased to motivate students to write well. Writing is meant to be read, not to be locked up in a folder in a file cabinet or later tossed in the trash after the grade received. Students think that when they turn in the assignment and meet the teacher''s due date, the writing is good & done.

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Letter to My Representative Regarding Texas TRS

EdTechSandyK

'There is some big legislation pending regarding the Texas Teacher Retirement System. Below is the letter I just sent to my state representative. Fellow Texas educators, have you been following this legislation? If not, you should be, and you should be making your voice heard! A very good update can be found here: [link]. Find out who represents you and follow links to their web pages where you can email them.

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Great Resource for Helping Students Manage Their Online Reputations

The 21st Century Principal

'According to Matt Ivester in his book lol…OMG: What Every Student Needs to Know about Online Reputation Management, Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying , “ Many of today’s students are finding themselves with a very real permanent record one that reflects every poor decision of their youth, and is stored online forever.” Most of us remember those moments of major embarrassment in high school, and fortunately we are often the only ones who remember those incidents.

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Penultimate: a Visual Take on Notes

SpeechTechie

'All students, but particularly ours, benefit from seeing visual examples and connections between ideas. This is the main function of Penultimate , another free tool from the folks at Evernote. Penultimate allows you to create sketch-based journals that then sync with your Evernote account. You can write on the page (I recommend having a cheap stylus available for this- get a Targus or iHome one from Amazon, Marshall''s or TJ MAXX) or insert images: The AMAZING thing about this is that your prin

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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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Interactive Art Show w/ QR CODES

MSEDTechie

'QR CODES are just so amazing. Last night, we had our annual Spring Art show, with a little twist. We made it interactive with QR codes! I recorded the voices of all 400+ students on the website vocaroo.com. This website is so simple to use, and the best part is it allows you to create a QR code right on the website, and even share via email, facebook, or twitter.

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Letter to My Senator Regarding Texas TRS

EdTechSandyK

'There is some big legislation pending regarding the Texas Teacher Retirement System. Below is the letter I just sent to my state senator. Fellow Texas educators, have you been following this legislation? If not, you should be, and you should be making your voice heard! A very good update can be found here: [link]. Find out who represents you and follow links to their web pages where you can email them.

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Tell social media gurus #YouMatter with a #BammyAwards vote!

The Innovative Educator

'Envision a world that values education like it values entertainment. That is the goal of The Bammy Awards. Earlier this month I nominated educators from across the globe for an award. This time around, I’m nominating those I have the pleasure of working and connecting with in New York City. These are movers and shakers that I have come to know because of their pioneering work in the use of social media to support teaching, leading, and learning that will help guide students toward success with

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Take a "Peek!"

SpeechTechie

'A good chunk of our work as SLPs is based on questioning students in some manner. What does that word mean? What are the parts of a _? What goes with a _? What are some examples of _? Not to mention all the how or why questions. It''s definitely a plus when we can up the engagement and fun on these types of interactions with students. In my last post, I started looking at Evernote through that eponymous app , and there are a number of ancillary Evernote apps that work with the overall ecosystem

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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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Tuesday Interview: The Truth About Testing with Jim Popham

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Tuesday, April 23rd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with W. James Popham, author of (among many other books) The Truth About Testing : An Educator''s Call to Action and Unlearned Lessons : Six Stumbling Blocks to Our Schools Success. "Why is it," Jim writes, "that today''s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors'' blunders?

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Why Schools Need to Look More Like Offices

Saving Socrates

'I recently had the pleasure of visiting my brother, Zachary Rosenberg, at his law office in downtown Manhattan''s Rockefeller Center. He works for a large firm that currently represents the Madoff victims, among other notable clients. Besides from feeling a tremendous amount of pride in seeing his goal actualized, viewing his beautiful office, and meeting many of his wonderful co-workers, I was immediately struck by layout of the office.

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Free book chapter - Tried & true cell phone tools

The Innovative Educator

'Access all the chapters at The Classroom 2.0 Book The Classroom 2.0 Book is now live, and I am proud to have a chapter with my co-author Willyn Webb ( Tried and True Tools to Get You Going with Cell Phones ) in this free e-book that was created as part of Classroom 2.0?s 5th Anniversary Project. The project was put together by three fantastic leaders in education: Steve Hargadon , Richard Byrne , and Chris Dawson.

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Freedom to imagine

Learning with 'e's

'Sir Ken Robinson has a lot to say about creativity and learning. The two are, or should be, inextricably linked. One of his remarks is that imagination needs to emerge as creativity, as a natural process. He goes on to argue that traditional school systems constrain or even negate this process. He argues that this is largely due to the mechanistic, industrialised approach schools have taken for many years.

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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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Thursday Interview: Andreas Schleicher and What We Can Learn about Education from International Data

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Thursday, April 25th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Andreas Schleicher, Deputy Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General of the OECD ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ). Andreas specifically has oversight of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

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I Love the Idea of Less-Paper/Paperless!

EdTechSandyK

'Photo Used With Permission from Stargardener on Flikr Paper has challenged me for as long as I can remember. As paper accumulates in my life, both personal and professional, I''m always faced with questions. Do I need to keep this? If so, where and how? Readily accessible? Safely filled away? Will I remember I have it if/when I do need it? Growing up, I was the kid in your class whose Trapper Keeper was always stuffed to overflowing.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews 7 free ways to capture student responses without.

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5 Scholarly Science Search Engines for the College Student's Toolbox

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

'The other day, a college student related to me that his college professor advised him that he needs to use more scholarly resources for his science research project. "What do you recommend?", he asked. I love this kind of question! Here are five science search engines I think should be in every college (and high school) student''s research toolbox: The search engine Scirus.

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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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Digital Storytelling and Stories

wwwatanabe

'Digital storytelling is an art form conveying a message. It uses images and voice narration to convey emotion with the message, and to ignite empathy from the audience. It incorporates storyboarding and writing a script. It is created with digital tools and published on the Internet. I often think of digital storytelling as something done in first person because it creates that personal connection.

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High School Redesigned. Commenting on Jeff Kiderman's Question at JEDCAMPNJNY.

Saving Socrates

'No bells. No "periods." No courses. No Insanely long days. No tests? Possibly optional. Definitely no classrooms in the traditional sense. I''m willing to entertaining starting school later in the morning. Interdisciplinary all the way. In Jewish schools, this needs to be a complete break down between the artificial separation of secular and Judaic studies.

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Turning over a new leaf

Learning with 'e's

'When the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development invited me to speak at their annual HRD event at London''s Olympia I was delighted. I wasn''t so keen when they asked me to supply my slides many weeks in advance. The organisers wanted them so they could produce delegate packs that included paper versions of my slide show. I could understand their eagerness, but I hesitated.

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How to Leave Voice Comments in a Google Doc, and why you should

My Paperless Classroom

'Last Wednesday I met Max and the world I knew it filled with hope and promise of technology growing in the direction I had hoped it would. He introduced me to his drive app Voice Comments. Voice comments allows you to leave a recording of your voice as a comment on a google drive document. As a writing teacher I know that best feedback is person to person conferencing.

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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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Learn to teach the web with Mozilla

Educator Innovator

Webmaker Mentors teach digital literacy and webmaking to the world. We’re a global community of techies, educators, instructors and friendly humans like you. So join us! Sign up for our free and open online course for mentors, running May 2 to June 30. Anyone curious about teaching the web and digital literacy — through fun making and building.

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Regarding Aaron Ross's Interpretation of Student Centered Learning andthe Well Rounded Student

Saving Socrates

'In his post on his blog [link] , Aaron Ross suggests that their are two polar opposite approaches to the neccessity of a common core, those who want to protect and perhaps even popularize it and those who want to totally abandon it. I liken these extremes as represented by Ed. Hirsch and Charles Murray on one side and perhaps Mark Barnes and Diane Ravitch at the other extreme.

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A hard act to Swallow

Learning with 'e's

'The case of Santiago Swallow is intriguing. Swallow was born in Mexico, took up residence in the USA, and rapidly rose to prominence as a respected and influential guru in the world of social media. Now 42, Swallow is a veteran of the TED and SXSW conference circuit, and regularly tweets out his wisdom and insight to more than 76,000 Twitter followers.

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Guest Blogger, Kelly McNaughton- Model UN and Student Driven Learning

Saving Socrates

'My name is Kelly McNaughton and I took part in the Model United Nations Novice Conference that took place at my school, New Milford High School. I was given the amazing opportunity to be one of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee. This conference was my second conference, so I would definitely consider myself a novice. My co-chair Max and I worked hard on background assignments and quickly realized that being a chair was a lot of work.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.