A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 22, 2010

'On Wednesday April 21, I had the honor of speaking at the 140 Characters Conference in New York City with Steve Anderson , Tom Whitby , and Kyle Pace. This conference looks at the effects of Twitter on a variety of topics. The topic of our panel discussion was the effects of the real-time web on education with an emphasis on Twitter. Each of us spoke with passion and conviction as the discussion addressed how each of us utilize Twitter/social media in our respective positions and the implicatio

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 22, 2010

'You know, Day 1 was really amazing. I went to sleep that night thinking how could Day 2 top what I had witnessed at the famed 92nd Street Y? In all honesty, Day 2 was a continuation of the awesomeness that is the real-time web and showed how social media (mainly Twitter) reaches every aspect of our lives. From what we already know like social searches on Google and Bing to using social media to memorialize people who have passed away to how the United Nations is using social media to eradicate

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 22, 2010

'Andy Stanley is the pastor of North Point Community Church outside of Atlanta Georgia. He is a gifted communicator and leader. I highly recommend his book Next Generation Leader. It''s a short and succinct look at what it takes to be a leader. Andy was interviewed on the Catalyst podcast which I listened to in my car while I was stuck in Detroit rush hour traffic this afternoon.

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Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 21, 2010

'As I prepare for a preliminary presentation of the findings from my dissertation study to date, I have decided to focus on two of the sub-questions from my dissertation: 1. How do individuals define “knowledge”? 2. What process or processes does a distributed group in the workplace use to create shared meaning and understanding during collaborative writing projects?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2010

'As part of my action plan associated with becoming a Google Certified Teacher, I decided to focus on training other educators about integrating these powerful web 2.0 applications into their instruction. Outside of my role as Principal of New Milford High School, I am the Director of Program Development for Project ABLE International. This is an organization committed to assisting teachers develop authentic-based learning environments in order to provide students with essential 21st Century pro

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 20, 2010

'(Because of the autoplay features that Ippio uses, I took down the actual videos so it was not distracting. But I have included links to the videos so you can check them out.) Wow. Just. Wow. An amazing first day of some of the coolest social media people on the planet talking about how we, you and me are being changed by the real-time Internet. We heard from MC Hammer and how he is using social media to discover new music for his label.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 23, 2010

'I listened to Chris Anderson (editor-in-chief of Wired , The Long Tale , Free ) interviewed on the Catalyst leadership podcast today while on a walk with my 19 month old daughter and, was struck by a new idea the he fleshed out near the end of the interview. "Today''s form of leadership is community management. I do a lot less things for people. Instead I''m helping them do things for themselves.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

APRIL 20, 2010

'The issue of net neutrality is a hot topic of discussion with our tech staff! Since I wrote Net Neutrality -- Something to Fight For , both Mr. T and Mrs. H. got in the fray, with their own ideas. Mrs. H. is pro, and Mr. T. is con. Mrs. H brings two articles to the discussion. There Isn''t Enough Broadband Market Choice to Prevent Bad Actors Net Neutrality is the Internet''s First Amendment Mrs.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 19, 2010

'I am sitting at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport waiting to catch a flight to the 140 Characters Conference in New York City. What is the #140Conf you are asking yourself? Well, it is the largest gathering of the movers, shakers and groundbreakers in the world of social media. Organized by Vonage founder Jeff Pulver the conference aims at getting to the bottom of the real-time web, mainly, how people from all walks of life use Twitter to make a difference.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 17, 2010

'I''ve seen the video I''m posting at the bottom of this blog post one time before, and now that it''s come across my stream again, I want to preserve it here. It brought back some memories and has caused me some reflection on my early use of technology in teaching. If the broadcast date listed in the comments on the source page of the video is correct, October 8, 1993, when it first aired I was just weeks into my first year of teaching.

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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 Electric Educator

APRIL 21, 2010

I recently listened to a podcast [iTunes Link] that featured popular author and blogger Seth Godin who spoke about his most recent book Linchpin. I haven't read the book (but it's on my list!), and can't give you a full summary, but in the interview Godin made an astounding point about art. Art, according to Godin, "changes people. It connects with them in a way that they want you to connect with them and causes positive change.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 17, 2010

'Welcome to my newly re-designed blog!! Library Media Tech Musings is out. and The D aring Librarian Blog is in! Huh? Why? How? Meh? Eep! Ok.So.a few months ago i was inspired by several my awesome geek squadders, Twitter PLN, and the School Library Web Presence webinar and decided that though i felt i was a few years late going transparent (a constant inspiration, Buffy J.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 18, 2010

'Google tags : Google The Clever Sheep: Top 20 Uses for Wordle tags : wordle Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 21, 2010

'I recently listened to a podcast [iTunes Link] that featured popular author and blogger Seth Godin who spoke about his most recent book Linchpin. I haven''t read the book (but it''s on my list!), and can''t give you a full summary, but in the interview Godin made an astounding point about art. Art, according to Godin, "changes people. It connects with them in a way that they want you to connect with them and causes positive change.

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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 Daring Librarian

APRIL 19, 2010

'I believe in Sara Kelly Johns and i voted for her.and I hope you will consider voting for her, too! SKJ is running for ALA President.I''ve met her.and she''s cool. not only is she cool, she''s smart, approachable, passionate and she really cares about our customers.our kids! And that''s why i''m posting a guest message from her - my first ever! Because voting this year is down for ALA!

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