Sat.Feb 08, 2014 - Fri.Feb 14, 2014

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Digital Learners Need (and Deserve) Digital Leaders #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

'I recently read this Education Week post by Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers titled We Have 21st Century Learners Who Need 21st Century Leaders. I couldn''t agree more. They go on the summarize the following: "Essentially, the 21st century leader has to develop a renewed understanding of how children are learning now. It isn''t about using technology because it exists.

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Digital Learning Day Ignites the Blended Flame

Tom Murray

' As part of the 3rd annual Digital Learning Day, educational leaders from all over country descended upon the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on February 5th. I had the honor of participating in a live panel ("Digital Learning: The Journey So Far") with former Governor Bob Wise, now the President for the Alliance for Excellent Education, and Mrs.

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Google Doodle contest for students - be creative, win a scholarship

Educational Technology Guy

'Doodle 4 Google is a great project for students. They get to be creative and get a chance to win a scholarship. The theme this year, "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better place…” is all about curiosity, possibility and imagination. Here''s information from the official release: Creating the best doodle comes with major perks: this year—for the first time ever—the winner of the competition will become an honorary Google Doodler for a day and animate his or her Doodle for the ho

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Edmodo Quizzes: Tips & Tricks

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Edmodo''s quiz feature is a versatile tool that saves teachers time. Whether used for quick informational checks or unit tests, the quiz feature enables teachers to assign formative and summative assessments with ease. I use Edmodo Quizzes for assessing students'' knowledge acquisition, practicing PARCC related digital literacy skills, and demonstrating students'' application of knowledge learned through out the marking period.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Got Twitter? Make it Better! #TCEA14

EdTechSandyK

'At the 2014 TCEA Convention and Exposition , I presented a concurrent session called Got Twitter? Make it Better! I have presented several workshops over the past few years which introduce folks to using Twitter for professional learning, but have also wanted to share other tips and tools that have made my use of Twitter more productive. So I was excited to get to do just that this year!

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How to showcase #TeacherEffectiveness using digital portfolios

The Innovative Educator

'Districts across the nation are asking teachers to provide artifacts and evidence of effectiveness aligned to the four domains of the Charlotte Danielson framework. ( You can download the full evaluation instrument here.) This model provides an incredible opportunity to do something that is rare in the teaching profession. It provides an opportunity for teachers to release the great work they are doing from the classroom and share it with the world.

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Tag and Chat

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Confused colleagues will ask me about Twitter: What are those number sign thingies? How do you chat? Do I friend or follow someone? Where do I find people to follow? Hashtags (those number sign # thingies) are used to tag posts and help organize people in a chat. Tagging means to label with a keyword. The number sign provides a visual cue signifying the label.

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#TCEA14 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014

EdTechSandyK

'Notes from TCEA 2014 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014 Notes are summaries of what I understood the panel members and questioners to be saying, and as such should not be taken as direct quotes. Panel Members: Representative Jimmie Don Aycock - Killeen, TX Representative Marsha Farney - Georgetown, Texas Mitzi Neely, Assistant Superintendent at White Oak ISD (Part of High Performing Schools Consortium) Panel Moderator: Jennifer Faulkner, Director of Instructional Technology, Alamo Heights ISD The panel

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Another reason responsible social media use must be taught to students AND adults

The Innovative Educator

'In case you missed it, a 15-year-old student from Staten Island created a Facebook page called Close NYC Schools During Snow Emergencies expressing discontent over the DOE's decision to keep schools open Thursday. The high school student employed some smart strategies to help his page gain popularity. Namely sharing his page on the walls of elected officials.

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Dear Tech Committee, Green Screen Please

My Paperless Classroom

'This post is a sales pitch directly to the tech committee. I try to limit how much I ask for in regard to paid apps for the elementary iPad program. The last one was the Puppet Pals director''s cut app which has now been used by grades K,1 and 3. This time I am asking for an app primarily for grades 5-8, but I know we will use it in K for a PSA project.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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3 Tools for Speaking & Listening

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

'Working in a large school district and being the mom of two girls in elementary school, I''m exposed to numerous germs everyday, and while I know I''ve built up a strong immunity over the years, sometimes I get sidelined with an ailment. Well, for the first time EVER in 15 years of teaching, I have contracted conjunctivitis (aka pink-eye). I will spare you the details, but know that it is gross, hurts, and my eye looks like it could be a zombie extra in a Walking Dead episode.

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A safer Internet?

Learning with 'e's

'Hardly a day goes by without some tragic story about sexting , cyber-stalking, paedophile grooming or cyber-bullying hitting the news. As more and more children use mobile phones and access the Web, so the incidents rise proportionately. We wish it were not so. We would all love to see a free and open Web that everyone could use without any fear of abuse, bullying or blackmail.

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A view of #TeacherEffectiveness in the literacy classroom

The Innovative Educator

'Across the nation teacher effectiveness is being evaluated according to the four domains of the Charlotte Danielson framework. ( You can download the full evaluation instrument here.) T his model is valuable because it provides a shared language for effective teaching, however, while many teachers being evaluated are familiar with the evaluation rubric, they may not have seen what this looks like in practice.

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Where I Am From poetry movie, format model

My Paperless Classroom

'Where I Am From poetry movie, format model This is an example imovie for the fifth grade where I am poem project.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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MOOCs – Magnificent, Monsters or Malediction

Mark Smithers

'Random thoughts by Truthout.org. Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. Anyone can register and comment in the discussion area and I would encourage those that are interested to do so.

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New York's Revisions to the Common Core

Saving Socrates

'The latest out of NY State is that they are easing the requirements for passing the new common core exams for high school students until 2022. They are also pouring tons more money intro curriculum and professional development for public school teachers. (FINALLY) Realistically, this does nothing to help the thousands of yeshiva and private school students that will take the common core Algebra exam next year and possibly the English exam.

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Google Hangout on Air - Equity + Access for All with BYOD - Live tonight!

The Innovative Educator

'Join me tonight at 9:00 p.m. EST for a Google Hangout to discuss bring your own device aka BYOD. The topic Equity + Access for All Our special guests include Tim Clark @TimClark45 or @BYOTNetwork Willyn Webb +Willyn Webb Michael Mills @AquiAmigo Connect with them on Twitter! Guests will discuss the following Why ensuring equity and access is important How to get started What happens for students who don’t have devices Tips for parent outreach How you prepare infrastructure Handling repairs And

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Wokka Explains Venn Diagrams

My Paperless Classroom

'Wokka Explains Venn Diagrams Wokka is ready to talk about Venn diagrams with first grade tomorrow.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

'This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. Changing Times It is now time to take stock. My two keynotes were conceived, written and presented over a decade ago in 2000, at a time when the Web was still in its infancy. I was certainly speaking for a time before the advent of what is now referred to as Web 2.0 or the ‘social web’.

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Top 20 Sites-Apps for Creating Timelines

Technology Tidbits

'A while back I created a list of top 10 sites for creating timelines. Well, since that time mobile learning has really integrated into education and apps have been developed to accomplish this task. I''ve created a new list combined w/ apps & sites that are ideal for creating timelines. *Definition - " A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact.

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#BYOD gurus engage in #BYOTchat about equity + access

The Innovative Educator

'Watch Tim Clark (@TimClark45), Willyn Webb (@WillynWebb), Michael Mills (@AquiAmigo) and Lisa Nielsen (@InnovativeEdu) in a one hour video discussing equity and access when it comes to bringing your own device. Take a watch and you'll enjoy a great conversation where these gurus share ideas that have worked and advise what to steer clear of when working toward a successful bring your own device/technology environment.

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DirecTV's "Don't" commercials

SpeechTechie

'YouTube gives you on-demand access to just about anything, including commercials that have a language teaching purpose.* DirecTV''s recent campaign consists of stories that start when someone is not using DirecTV, and end with an unfortunate consequence. I actually had a student suggest this series while we were using ads to learn about expository text structure.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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 survival of Higher Education (4): 5 key objectives

Learning with 'e's

'This is a continuation of my short series on the future of higher education, and builds on yesterday''s blog post on why Social Web tools are useful to support student learning. We start with the question.how will technology help to shape the future of Higher Education? It is increasingly apparent that learning technology and digital communication will play a key role in the shaping of future higher education.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Week's Events - Thursday ISTE Virtual - Film Festival - Our Personal Legacy

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update February 4th The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. - B.B. King 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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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

'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 and comments. 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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30hands Learning

Technology Tidbits

'30hands Learning is a company I''ve blogged about many times for their spectacular free mobile iOS app for digital storytelling/presentations. However, they also have a fantastic LMS (Learning Management System) that is an online community for educators and students. This site "houses" all of the online activity students and creates an e-Classroom for students.

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

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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The survival of Higher Education (5): Recommendations

Learning with 'e's

'This is the fifth and final part of my short series of posts on the future of higher education. In my previous post I discussed the ways technology might help to promote the survival of universities in a time of financial upheaval and disruptive culture. In this post, I discuss change management and outline some of my recommendations for the adoption of new practices and technologies.

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Why I like Edmodo

Connecting 2 the World

'For the last few years I have been using Edomodo.com in my classes. I use it for discussions and for my students to upload assignments. We have an LMS for the university but I don''t like using it as it is very UNFRIENDLY for users and sometimes just takes too much effort. We don''t have technical support for Edmodo, but we now have minimal support for the LMS as more people are encouraged to use it but the number of support positions have stayed the same (3 dedicated positions for a university

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Minimal Apps, Tons Of Learning

Leading with Technology

'Do you really need 50 plus apps on a student device? I have made it a point to keep apps to a minimum this year. As second graders, my students have had the iPad device for two years before they entered my room. Having experienced the iPad in all aspect of their day and learning process for two years, what new learning would they possibly get from the device?

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OpenEd

Technology Tidbits

'OpenEd is a fantastic site for educators to create an online course and assign a wide variety of educational resources for students to view. These resources can include: videos, links, sites, and more from such resources as PBS, EdCite, BrainGenie, etc. Recently, they released a free Android/iOS app that works in conjunction w/ their website that allows students to join a course via a unique login code on their mobile devices.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.