A Principal's Reflections
JULY 29, 2013
'I often think back to my early years as an educational leader in order to gain a better perspective on how much I have grown. Almost all of this growth can be attributed to a point in time that I became connected using a variety of social media tools. Prior to this moment I would say that I led my school in an efficient manner as opposed to effective.
The Web20Classroom
JULY 29, 2013
'This is the seventh post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Then we looked at TED Talks. We moved on to Twitter chats.
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The Innovative Educator
JULY 28, 2013
'This post was original featured on Smartblogs on Education Innovative educators realize that to run for office, run a business, or change the way things are run where you work or play, being savvy with the use of social media is important. Now you are ready to take the plunge with your students to help them change their lives and the world for the better.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JULY 31, 2013
'This is a guest post by Jasmine Doan. Jasmine is a rising Junior at Seabury Hall. She is keenly interested in math, technology, and student enrichment opportunities. -- Google Hangout is not only a free educational web tool, but also a fun activity for your students to collaborate outside of the classroom. Teachers can implement Google Hangouts to… 1.
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MSEDTechie
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Social Media is not just a buzz phrase! You must stay connected in this GLOBAL society! Here are some Powerful TECH TOOLS EVERY educator should be using! 1. Google Apps For Education A new way of learning and collaboration. Connect through email, calendar, and documents. All your work is saved in the cloud, so there is no need to worry about losing work.
The Web20Classroom
AUGUST 1, 2013
'This is the eighth post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Then we looked at TED Talks. We moved on to Twitter chats.
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Learning with 'e's
JULY 29, 2013
'I''m on a crusade. I want to encourage as many educators as possible to engage online with their professional community. One of the best ways to do this is through blogging - sharing your thoughts, ideas, best practice, and so on, using a public online platform. Following on from various blog posts such as 7 reasons teachers should blog , and a recent video I produced called 3 things you should know about Twitter , here is another short video.
MSEDTechie
JULY 28, 2013
'Twitter isn''t going away! When I first started using twitter, I used it purely as a social outlet. I kept up with all of my favorite celebrities, watching their every move, chatting with my friends, and participating in trending topics while watching my favorite reality show. It''s also a great way to build relationships. Twitter has changed so much from the "What are you doing now" tag line to becoming one of the largest Personal Professional Learning Networks available to educators.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JULY 29, 2013
'Discussing COPPA (Children''s Online Privacy Protection Act) and how the new rules affect your school? Here are some resources to examine: 1. A transcribed video from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explaining the new changes. 2. QuickList of links from the FTC''s website. 3. Google''s official page about COPPA, for GAFE (Google Apps for Education) schools.
Connecting 2 the World
JULY 30, 2013
'Lately, my son has decided he needs to learn more languages to get into graduate school for History. He studied Spanish from grade 2-12, then took Italian for a year and a half, and Latin for a half a year. After studying in Italy for a semester, he came home this summer ready to tackle French. The second summer semester in which he would study French 2 was cancelled, so he decided to get a copy of his university''s syllabus, order the book, and with help from me (I received certification to te
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.
Learning with 'e's
AUGUST 2, 2013
'Here''s a little confession: I have always been a bit of a rebel. I don''t much like too many rules and structures being imposed, and I have a healthy disrespect for authority. I have always been that way, and I don''t mind admitting it. I have been labelled an Edupunk because I practice bricolage , the ''do it yourself'' approach to personal learning, and this manifests itself in my professional practice too.
My Paperless Classroom
AUGUST 2, 2013
'There is a look that I am coming to know. It is a look of surprise and then shifts to understanding and it happens on the face of teachers I know when I tell them I am starting work as a K-5 tech integration specialist. The surprise is earned, I have been teaching for 11 years in middle-high school. Although I have taught Math and Photography (B+W darkroom as well as digital), I have spent most of my teaching days with English Language Arts.
Comfortably 2.0
JULY 31, 2013
'I really wasn''t planning on unplugging during our vacation. It just happened. Last week, the Badura colony ventured down to St. Petersburg, Florida for a little vacation before the ole Brain Factory cranks back up in a couple of weeks. I would consider myself a fairly (if not too much) "connected" educator.
Hansen's Link to Tech
JULY 31, 2013
'Tab Cloud is a great Chrome extension that allows you to save a tabbed window session and restore it anytime and anywhere (as long as you are signed into your Google Chrome account). Click here to get the Chrome Extension in the Chrome Web Store. Classroom Integration: please watch my 2 minute video below.
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.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JULY 30, 2013
'Join me tonight, Tuesday, July 30th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Doan Winkel and Michael Issa, co-organizers of a global student startup competition ( USASBE Launch! ) from the e United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. We''re going to talk about student initiative and entrepreneurship, and how they might help to redefine educational practice.
My Paperless Classroom
JULY 28, 2013
'Prepping to present at a "make and take" style professional development is about making sure participants have access to tools and examples. To make sure the teachers I am working with at the CUE Rockstar Teacher camp have access to tools and tutorials, I built this Livebinder. The focus of the session is flipped learning resources and strategies. If you have resources you want to add to this binder, please leave me a link in the comments.
wwwatanabe
JULY 30, 2013
'One-to-One is a learning initiative, not a technology program. It''s not about shiny objects; it''s about how the technology is used, and giving all students ubiquitous access to use it. Task predicts performance Students can use the same cool tool for lower-level thinking and higher-level thinking. Externally, the product may look the same (such as a presentation made with Prezi), but the learning outcomes would be quite different when they use it for higher-level thinking.
Hansen's Link to Tech
JULY 27, 2013
'When you hear the word apps you''ve probably heard it in the context of an iPhone/iPad. Apps is just a shortened way of saying application. You may hear about apps for Google, Apple, Microsoft, or others. Here are the differences for the top companies: Apple What: Apps for Apple are always on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod). Where: iTunes App Store How: Apps for iOS devices range in various categories such as Games, Education, Productivity, News, Social Networking, Finance, Entertainment, an
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The Innovative Educator
JULY 27, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Succes.
My Paperless Classroom
JULY 27, 2013
'Next week I will be sharing a unique learning space with a bunch of great teachers. We will be on the USS Hornet, an aircraft carrier for the final CueRockstar Teacher Camp of the summer. I am really excited to be presenting with Cheryl Morris. We will be talking about the tools we use to create video and audio recordings. We will also be talking about the pedagogy of asynchronous instruction and the many ways "flipped" tools can support learning in a traditional class environment; our session
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JULY 31, 2013
'This is an update of the worldwide virtual conferences from Web 2.0 Labs. Details are below on the newly-announced (and happening fast!) homeschooling and independent learning conference, the super-exciting STEMx conference in September, the " future of libraries " (Library 2.013) conference in October, GlobalEdCon 2013, and more! These "peer pd " opportunitiesare unlike anything else available online: they are completely free, they are focused on making it easy for practitioners to present, an
My Paperless Classroom
JULY 27, 2013
'If you have spent much time on Twitter chances are you have been spammed and you have also been used to spam your followers. The recent spam messages look like this: a single word and a link. You may find that you have sent these messages to your followers. A simple way to correct of avoid this is to be sure to audit which apps you allow access to your twitter account.
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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