A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 12, 2010

'As a Principal I place an emphasis on student engagement and learning activities that are meaningful and relevant to my students. There is no learning experience more authentic than our Holocaust Study Tour where NMHS students travel to Europe with their peers from another NJ high school as well as students from Kansas. This rigorous learning experience begins with advanced preparation on the Holocaust prior to the trip including Skype sessions with an Israeli historian, application of knowledg

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 15, 2010

'Visual Math Learning: A Free Online Tutorial for Teaching Math tags : math , Mathematics , favorite Becoming an eTeacher tags : e-learning , teaching , favorite The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education -- Publications -- Center for Social Media at American University tags : copyright , fairuse , favorite Google Rolls Out Ocean Showcase: It''s a Multimedia, Underwater Street View tags : googleearth , ocean , favorite Posted from Diigo.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 14, 2010

'A while back I wrote a post about " Google-Proofing" questions. The quick summary of the post was this: why ask a question to which an answer can quickly be found with an internet search? Certainly we all need a core of knowledge upon which to build. I certainly have no intention of banning the memorization of multiplication tables! My point is that as learning progresses, the questions that we as teachers should be asking involve higher order thinking skills.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

APRIL 13, 2010

'What can you do in a classroom with a wiki? Each of the 50 ways listed in the article below have links to specific examples. 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom from smartteaching.org The list of 50 ways is divided into the following categories: * Resource creation * Student participation * Group projects * Student Interaction * For the Classroom * Other and each way has a link to *stellar* examples.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 15, 2010

'Seems like a no brainer right? Earth, science, they just go together. But Google Earth is way more than a glorified stand alone Google Map. There are so many cool and easy things to explore. In Google Earth there are layers. Each of these layers are interesting facts, locations or events plotted on the globe. There are some pretty standard ones; roads, buildings, terrain.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 14, 2010

'Recently I have done a lot of speaking to different groups on the current state of technology in education. The first thing I tell people is that I am not really an expert. I am not a professor nor have I done years of research to prove some theory. What I do have is classroom experience. What I do have is direct contact with students and teacher and know how technology works and doesn''t work in my building and my district.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 10, 2010

'digitalteachingtools - home tags : tools , resources , favorite Google Earth Ocean Showcase tags : googleearth , favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 14, 2010

'100 Apps for Tech–Savvy Teachers tags : apps , favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

APRIL 11, 2010

'Shouldn''t the FCC be regulating the use of the Internet? The Federal Court ruling ( full text ) in favor of Comcast was "the shot heard round the world". We are already at the mercy of companies who can reroute our information willy-nilly, based on business partnerships, i.e., $$$. This is what Tom Bradley has to say about it: Comcast Wins FCC Challenge, Your Move Congress - PCWorld Business Center What does this mean for our teachers and students?

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