A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2014

'Mrs. Collentine’s Global Perspectives in Literature had a different spin on their research paper this year. In previous years, students had selected a charity to research and then, where possible, were to work for that charity in some capacity as part of the research paper experience. This year, students were to select a charity from a different part of the world—namely the country that is their own heritage and background.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 2, 2014

'OpenEd, which bills itself as "the Largest K-12 Educational Resource Catalog," announces the availability of public courses on its web site. Users can now publish any course they have created to the OpenEd community. Here are some of the most notable features of this online instructional resource. Users can use courses already created and located at the site.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 5, 2014

'Bongo and 3 of the Bee Bots Our first lesson was a getting to know the bee bots session. We had 4-5 kids per mat and we distributed some command cards to each kids (next time I should give each kid identical mixed packs of command cards). The kids had to map out the course with the cards and I modeled placing each card on the mat in order. This helped them visualize the sequence.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 2, 2014

'Innovative educators want students to be able to find a job after completing their education, but as reported by the Associated Press more than half of America's recent college graduates are either unemployed or working in a job that doesn't require a bachelor's degree. Anthony Cody explains that it is not that schools are failing to teach students to become skilled workers, but that schools are not providing them with enough experience doing things in the world.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 7, 2014

'The world is changing, and it''s largely due to the proliferation of technology. Learning in particular is being democratised. Where once, experts had a monopoly on knowledge and expertise, now anyone it seems can access content that will teach them. This is autodidacticism - teaching yourself. And yet according to on very respected psychologist - Lev Vygotsky - learning on your own is not as powerful or extensive as learning alongside a ''knowledgeable other'' person.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 5, 2014

'As a teacher and now as an administrator, looking for shortcuts and easy ways to manage aspects of the job has become second nature. I must confess that I began my job as an educator when desktop computers were rare, and mobile phones were too large to really be considered mobile. I didn''t even have a phone in my classroom in those days. The only thing that connected me to the office was a button that activated a buzzed through the school''s intercom system.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 5, 2014

'When we think of innovative educators, we often think of classrooms and teachers, but we sometimes forget parents are employing innovative strategies to support learning outside of school. For home educators this is just a way of life, but parents who choose school can also play a key role in helping their children learn. When they do, I am happy to know that The Innovative Educator was named a top five ed tech blog for homeschoolers by WizIQ who provides an online learning platform on which to

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 5, 2014

'Learning Sequence with Bee Bots My kindergarten students love coding and working with robots, and my team of teachers keeps me close to the standards.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 1, 2014

'In two previous posts, "Pearson PowerSchool Disasters in NC and Tech Lessons to Be Learned From It" and "Update! Pearson Sees Most of NC Users as Satisfied with PowerSchool Huh?" I outlined the major issues North Carolina public schools are navigating due to Pearson''s malfunctioning PowerSchool software. Based on yesterday''s Charlotte Observer , it seems now state education officials are trying to get money back from the partially failed one-year implementation of PowerSchool, (See "NC on Tro

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 6, 2014

'The world''s largest and most successful social network, Facebook - celebrated its tenth anniversary in February 2014. In its short lifetime it has become the most popular virtual meeting place for millions of friends, family, and long-lost acquaintances worldwide. Boasting a growing membership that is currently well in excess of 1.2 billion users , and valued as the third richest company in the U.S., Facebook is a social phenomenon that cannot be ignored.

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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 Innovative Educator

MARCH 1, 2014

'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 Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy?

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 1, 2014

'One of the things that I love about AJUSD is how technology integration and 21st century learning is part of every layer of our district, from the students, to the teachers, to the site administrators, to the District Office, through a supportive School Board. Furthermore, one of the pieces that make us successful is the ongoing professional learning with the Superintendent, Principals, and the Education Services Team.

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Comfortably 2.0

MARCH 7, 2014

'When was the last time that you Googled yourself? Recently, I was teaching a digital citizenship lesson about digital footprints in an elementary classroom and I Googled myself to show the students my digital footprint (or tattoo) I tend to Google myself quite frequently, so their were no surprises.

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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. One that caught my eye is focused on the culture of user generated content - otherwise referred to as the creator society. Here''s what Horizon says about this culture: "The shift continues towards becoming a creator society.

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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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SpeechTechie

MARCH 6, 2014

'Last mARch I focused on applications of augmented reality (AR) in education. Augmented reality is the technological process of accessing digital information in our analog world. Location or device orientation information, printed "markers" or other data are used, often in conjunction with a mobile device camera, to display relevant information. AR has a major "cool" factor and is very engaging for students to use- often they have not ever experienced anything quite like it!

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 6, 2014

'The North Carolina Technology in Education Conference is one I look forward to attending every single year. There are tons of things to learn and a gaggle of educators to connect with. It is very difficult to leave each year without learning something you are dying to try out upon your return to your school. There are also always those unintended lessons you learn by attending and participating in the concurrent sessions too.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 6, 2014

'Gnomeward Bound This movie was created with LEGO Movie Maker. A sample stop-motion movie I made to learn about the tool.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2014

'He was known as an anarchist philosopher and an intellectual maverick. A former Roman Catholic priest, he was arguably one of the most outspoken and prescient of all the 20th century''s critical theorists, and his work is increasingly influential and relevant in an age where technology has pervaded every aspect of our lives. Ivan Illich hoped for a time when the transmission model of education, or ''funnels'', would be replaced by ''educational webs'' - his notion of what we now recognise as so

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 4, 2014

'YouTube is a great resource when it comes to finding timely video clips- just preview the exact one to make sure you know what you are showing.* Sunday at the Oscars, John Travolta made somewhat of a gaffe by, I guess you could call it mis-introducing singer Idina Menzel, because it went far beyond simply mispronouncing her name. Your students are likely to have background information about this as the song she was singing is from the animated hit Frozen.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 5, 2014

'Dear Friends and Colleagues: We are very pleased to announce a special pair of unique complementary events--one virtual and one physical--to bring together people who are thinking about the learning that is happening within (but often not across) our important learning places: the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional, and home learning worlds.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 1, 2014

'No, Google Education Groups are not the same thing as Google Groups. GEGs are Google+ Communities. And yes, they''re new. It''s GREAT to see that the Hawaii GEG has so many members, and lots of activity! Owner is +Brendan Brennan and moderators are: +Marybeth Baldwin , +Liz Castillo , +Michael Fricano II , +Kimble McCann , and +Chad Nacapuy. Check out these other GEGs on Google+.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

'"If you can imagine it, you can invent it" - unknown I recall Nicky Hockley''s keynote for the Reform Symposium 2013. She argued that the future is found in the present, and that many of the top science fiction films feature technology that already is in existence. She showed several images of recent movies such as Ellysium, I, Robot and Avatar to emphasise her point.

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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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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 3, 2014

'geddit is fantastic free learning tool that is ideal for a 1:1 environment where educators can assess student''s learning/understanding in real-time. This is all done through a very easy to use visual interface where students use mobile devices to inform teachers of their understanding in private and real-time. Through a tap of a button a student can respond to a question or lesson that details their level of understanding on a color coded bar graph.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2014

'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 4th Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. - Abigail Adams Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners.

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Kyle Pace

MARCH 7, 2014

During FETC 2014 at the end of January/first of February, I had the opportunity to present a short session in the teaching theater at Google’s space in the exhibit hall. I chose to share about all the extra things Google Drive will do beyond what we know it to do – Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings (probably the first three more than anything).

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Comfortably 2.0

MARCH 1, 2014

'What if you gave a student in your school access to the district Twitter account? Scary thought isn''t it? Or is it? I got the idea from Lincoln Public Schools here in Nebraska. I was perusing my Twitter stream and this tweet caught my attention: I was immediately intrigued. What a brilliant idea! Too often I hear about how social media should be banned in schools.

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2014

'Ask3 is one of my favorite free iPad apps for educators. This is an excellent app that teachers can use to teach any subject for any curriculum. Ask3 allows users to visually explain a topic by importing a image (or draw) and then record narration for explanation. I like to think of it as Skitch w/ the ability to record audio and collaborate w/ others.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

By Heidi Moore. Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Enabling users to combine text with images and narration, the software has the potential to help boost literacy skills and appeal to diverse learning styles.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 7, 2014

'First you need to create your assessment in a Google Form. Click here for directions on how to create a Google Form. Click on View live form and take the assessment twice Fill it out once with the correct answers (use as answer key) and the second time with whatever. Next you want to click on View Responses button This will take you to your Google Spreadsheet where your students’ answers will be collected.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

'Most people by now know that Wikipedia is the world''s largest encyclopaedia. For those who don''t, it''s a free digital knowledge repository that holds over 30 million articles in more than 280 languages. With over 500 million unique views each month, it continues to grow. This is largely because literally anyone can freely create pages and edit its content, and the architecture of Wikipedia is such that no content can ever be truly lost, because the previous version of any page can be rolled

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