The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more! Now.having said that.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. How might some of these be used in a Maker’s culture?

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Universal Design for Learning® (UDL) developed by David Rose and Ann Meyers is a registered trademark of the Center for Assistive Special Technology (CAST). This is especially relevant given all that technology and online tools provide. and technology has amplified my passion for doing so.” Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

It was like having a 21st Century version of wood and metal shop back in school with the main difference being the infusing of technologies for students to engage in informal, self-directed learning tasks. Her Worlds of Making theme gave hope back to kids that had lost and needed it most. Don't just take my word for it.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 5, 2014

The recent Higher Education version of the Horizon Report highlights some interesting predicted trends for technology adoption. The Maker movement, user-generated videos, self-published eBooks, personalized domains, and other platforms have all seen steep increases in recent years. Unported License.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement , Discover the maker movement and find out how to harness its power to bring new tools and technology for hands-on learning to all grades and content areas – especially STEM and STEAM. Tune in live at [link] or [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I like to use Kanban Boards and Agile Software Development principles (something outside the scope of this article). Then, after they ideate, they have to plan what will be in the experience. Without project management tools, students will waste time and not complete the task.

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

I often discuss the need to implement maker education programs with minimal cost materials and ones that offer the potential to tap into diverse learners and their diverse interests: 3d Printers, Ardinos, litteBits, Makey-Makeys, GoSpheros, Lillipads, oh my! A recent NPR article discussed several challenges for maker education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

In this article, I have some ideas to allow Making and Creating to become part of the school culture. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. C206: PBL, STEM, and Makers Dewey Meets Technology: What Will You Do? Check out my Booking Page.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

His honest reflections coupled with his prior experience as a journalist makes for an insightful article. Building poems, art, music, mathematical solutions and so on are all part of the ‘maker movement’ in my mind. I submitted a proposal for the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) convention.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have often wondered what John Dewey would do in today’s educational setting with our vast amount of knowledge from research and our rapid growth of technology. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Lately I hear from administrators who, after reading an article or post about makerspaces in libraries, believe their library must have or be a makerspace, without serious consideration of how that program might or might not address local needs. Knowledge Quest maker posts. Student choice and creativity are important. Report (PDF).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

This guide will help newbies learn about #Edchat while also providing #Edchat experts with a one-stop-shop for articles by #Edchat founders and thought leaders. Partner Announcements The Essential #Edchat Resource Guide : The USC Rossier School of Education announces the release of The Essential #Edchat Resource Guide.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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User Generated Education

JULY 1, 2018

I expected to find a decent number of articles on this topic, but became a bit dismayed on how few I found. One article that did stand out for me was by Sylvia Martinez’s Edsurge piece, Making for All: How to Build an Inclusive Makerspace (but it’s from 2015). Don’t advantage one kind of building over another.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. About 4-5 years ago, Bill brought in a news article about the ban of soda. But they have a [link] blog.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. The conference strands include Learning Theory, Learning Practice, Learning Science, Learning Spaces, and Technology & Learning. Register for Deep Dive Black Mountain. Learn more here.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

This leads to the “innovator’s dilemma,” described recently in The Economist as “the difficult choice an established company faces when it has to choose between holding onto an existing market by doing the same thing a bit better, or capturing new markets by embracing new technologies and adopting new business models.”

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

The idea of dynamic learning is something I have been exploring a lot lately–some way to describe and put together all of the ideas and ways that technology can take learning to new heights and push the boundaries. Also, check out this great article by Vicki Davis: How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Several months ago, I started to jot down ideas about what I'd cover in my annual review of what's happened over the course of the past 12 months in the field / industry /promotion of education technology. For the past decade, I've churned out a multi-part series on the dominant trends and narratives. It’s not an ed-tech story per se.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Until now, however, we haven’t really had apps to help us see the possibilities of this technology. See their article, Create Magic in Your Classroom. To me, this technology leap is similar to when Marc Andreessen programmed Mosaic, the very first web browser, and showed us how we could “browse the web.” All opinions are my own.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It’s time once again for my annual review of “the year in education technology,” something I’ve done since 2010. I’m feeling quite tentative about whether or not the insights that I might be able to glean about the year will have much relevance for the business and politics of education technology under Trump.

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