A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

'Everyone that knows me is well aware of my professional affinity for Twitter. As I have previously mentioned many times on this blog, it was Twitter back in March of 2009 that served as a catalyst for my transformation into the leader that I am today. Prior to delving into this 140 character world I utilized traditional mediums for communication and professional development, had no idea what Web 2.0 was, and adamantly believed social media had absolutely no place in education.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

'''Round these parts lately, Livebinders have been all the rage. Well, actually they have been with me for a while now. I use the for everything. From organizing thoughts to presenting information in workshops. Oh wait. Do you not know what Livebinders are? Well you should read this post I did a while back about them. It''s filled with lots of great information.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

'This post continues Animonths, a two-month focus on animation resources on SpeechTechie. Shaun the Sheep is a terrific series from Aardman Animation, the UK studio that brought us Wallace and Gromit , among other gems. Their productions are great resources for targeting language because they are mostly wordless, providing an opportunity for kids to talk out the story.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Recently I have been considering the changing role of teachers who are adopting technology to extend the walls of the classroom. These are a new breed of teachers who do not necessarily accept that the classroom is contained within four walls. In effect, through the use of social media and telecommunication technologies, these teachers are becoming global educators.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2012

'Dell has been identifying new ways to support the education community on the web. One of their developments is a Wordpress plugin called Education Connect that will help connect education blogs to each other. With the help of some of the top education blogs in the industry they have come up with a great tool to link bloggers to each other. Let me first explain how it works.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

'Docs - Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers tags: ifttt readitlater favorite Twitter is Only One PLN-building Tool - The Tempered Radical tags: ifttt readitlater PLN Twitter favorite 50 Crucial Rules – Social Media Etiquette for Students | SociableBlog : Social Media Blog tags: ifttt readitlater socialmedia netiquette favorite digitalcitizenship Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers tags: google googleapps favorite ASCD Express 6.10 - Developing the Leader Within tags: ifttt readitlater stevenande

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 30, 2012

'Apple''s announcement that it will begin supporting and encouraging the development of digital interactive textbooks has caused a considerable stir in the educational community. The stir is not just hype as Apple''s decision marks an important shift in the publishing industry which has been woefully slow to adapt to and take advantage of emerging technologies.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

Digital Learning Futures View more presentations from Steve Wheeler As I write this blog post, the above slideshow has received almost 18,000 views in just 48 hours since it was posted up onto Slideshare. These slides accompanied my presentation during the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition held at London's Olympia on 25-26 January. I was pleasantly surprised by the huge turnout to hear me speak, and grateful to Don Taylor and his team for inviting me to speak at this excellent even

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 30, 2012

'This post is my reflection (and brainstorm) for creating a 21st century learning district, specifically through developing our Collaboration Coaches. I’m asking for your feedback. The focus for Year 2 Collaboration Coaches This is the second year we’ve had Collaboration Coach training in the district. The first year training module is closely adapted from Microsoft Peer Coach Training developed by the Peer Ed Team.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

'For awhile now, I have wanted to do a series of posts on resources that utilize animation for speech and language therapy, so I decided that February and March will be Animonths on this blog! I have so many things I wanted to write about in this category and February is a) short and b) a month in which we have a week-long vacation in which I probably will not post, so I figured it could stretch across March as well.

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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 29, 2012

'Join me Wednesday, February 1st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Cable Green on "The Obviousness of Open Policy." The Internet, increasingly affordable computing, open licensing, open access journals and open educational resources provide the foundation for a world, Cable says, in which a quality education can be a basic human right.

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My Paperless Classroom

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

'My classroom is a model of connectivity. I can proudly say that I am in my tenth year of teaching and I have been working with a digital projector and a smart board for my whole career. There are many perspectives on technology in the classroom, and I take the position that the technology allows me to meet my students where they are already. If I have to go through a pair of ear buds in order to get into my students minds, I will do it.

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 31, 2012

'Our district focuses on creating 21st century , student-centered classrooms. We want classrooms filled with student collaboration and discussion about their learning, connecting to the world around them. Some rights reserved by tgbarrett Blended learning Students learn in different ways, and at different paces. To address these needs, we''ve been piloting blended learning in two high school classrooms.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 30, 2012

Apple's announcement that it will begin supporting and encouraging the development of digital interactive textbooks has caused a considerable stir in the educational community. The stir is not just hype as Apple's decision marks an important shift in the publishing industry which has been woefully slow to adapt to and take advantage of emerging technologies.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

'Join me today, Thursday, February 2nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel discussion on "Personal Learning Profiles," also referred to in variously as "personal success plans," "learner profiles," or "personalized learning paths." Joining us are Barbara Bray, Kathleen McClaskey, Shannon Miller, and Lisa Nielsen to tell us about their work in this area and to answer our questions.

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Comfortably 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2012

'Recently, I blogged about a Mystery Skype that we did with Mr Craig''s class in New York. It was an amazing experience for our kids here at York Elementary School! Last week we completed yet another Mystery Skype with Shannon Smith (@brachsmith) and her kids in Illinois.

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The Mobile Native

JANUARY 29, 2012

'BYOD Responsible Use Policy BYOD Frequently Asked Questions BYOD Links and Resources.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Post human. Such a strange concept, and one that many people struggle to understand. At its simplest, being post-human is a state closely aligned to the cyborg, or cybernetic-organism - part human, part machine. In other words, the post-human condition emerges when humankind and technology merge to the point where they become a part of each other. We can understand cyborgs - and for many, the idea of a half-man, half-machine evokes deep seated fears about how far technology can go.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2012

'Join me Tuesday, January 31st, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with David Loertscher, professor at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University and proponent of the library as a new learning commons. In this follow-up to our previous interview , we''re going to drill down on the current state of libraries in our visions of education, how the idea of the New Learning Commons could be influence those visions, and how we help students and adul

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2012

'Dear Friends: This March marks the 5th anniversary of Classroom 2.0. Wow! It''s pretty amazing to think of all that has happened in the world of social media and education during this time, and I''m especially grateful for the role that Classroom 2.0 has been able to play in what (I think) are ultimately significant opportunities to rethink and refocus education on the participation models of Web 2.0.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

'This has been an exciting week, and it''s only half over! Building on my primary focus this year to build several virtual and physical conferences, you''ll see we''ve set dates for four events below, and have a couple more on the active drawing board. But that''s not all. TONIGHT: Join me as I talk tonight with Cable Green from Creative Commons for the FutureofEducation.com interview series.

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The Mobile Native

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

'Mobile Devices Drive Creative Instruction Mobile Learning Programs Move Forward (UPDATED) Mobile Learning Resources and Links.

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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 28, 2012

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 28, 2012

I was lucky to witness firsthand some of the earliest attempts at educational computing in the UK. In 1976 we set up a project called Investigations into Teaching with Microprocessors as an Aid (ITMA). I was in the technical team that built some of the first personal computers from kit form, which we then deployed among our student teachers to explore how these new tools might possibly be used in teaching and learning.

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