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New Posted Resources 12/02/2009

The Web20Classroom

Flickr: The Commons tags : flickr , CCImages , creativecommons , favorite Wiki in a K-12 classroom - WikEd tags : wiki , resources , favorite YouTube - Twitter Kit - How do I get started with a PLN? Module 1 part 2 tags : PLN , twitter , favorite YouTube - Twitter Kit - What is a PLN? Why is it important?

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Engaging online learners 1

Learning with 'e's

From my experience in traditional classrooms lack of engagement, and its cousin, low-level disruptive behaviour, are often the result of boredom. Several activities have been used often in recent wiki based learning with my trainee teachers and it is possible to locate these within the phases proposed by Gunawardena and her colleagues.

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New Posted Resources 01/08/2010

The Web20Classroom

Why Schools Should Not Block Social Media Sites tags : socialmedia , blocking , favorite synchtube beta : Watch Videos With Friends in Real Time tags : youtube , favorite Facebook | Facebook in Education tags : facebook , favorite 6 Resources For Learning About Fair Use tags : fairuse , copyright , favorite Education News Archive :: 100+ Google Tricks (..)

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Why Have A Social Media Policy Anyway? Take 2

The Web20Classroom

Districts and district leaders are beginning to see how teachers are using blogs, wikis, Twitter and other tools to create really awesome classrooms and they are scared. I have spent a lot of time lately blogging, talking and thinking about Social Media in the classroom. I originally wrote this post in Sept.

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Back To School-Leadership In 2011

The Web20Classroom

I orginially wrote this post back in 2009. With all of these external pressures there is little time for school leadership to encourage teachers to take risks in their classroom and be creative in terms of technology. There is a great wiki that goes with the video, well worth your time to check out as well.

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Reflection: The FedEx Project

The Electric Educator

Two ideas have inspired me to try something radically different in my classroom. Autonomy, mastery, and purpose are three concepts that Dan Pink explained with great clarity in his 2009 TED talk. After watching Pink''s talk I was inspired to write a blog post about these ideas and possible applications to the classroom.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Essentialists argue that classrooms should be teacher-oriented. This theory requires the student to passively accept information and knowledge as presented by the instructor (Pogue, 2009, para. The teachers or administrators decide what is most important for the students to learn with little regard to the student interests. Pogue, L.S.

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