Sat.Jul 06, 2013 - Fri.Jul 12, 2013

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Summer Learning Series-It's All About The Hashtag

The Web20Classroom

'This is the second in my Summer Learning Series, where I share "make-it, take-it" resources, ideas, tips and tricks for the summer and for the classroom. The first in the series was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo. Today we will look at how to utilize hashtags for learning and sharing. If you remember, in my 3 part series on Twitter , I wrote about how I completely changed the way I do professional development on Twitter.

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Investigative Science

A Principal's Reflections

'NMHS science teacher Ms Tahreen Chowdhury taught the work-energy unit through investigative science learning process. The students started off the unit smashing pieces of chalk using different methods such as a wood block, rolling cart and sling shot. From this activity students developed the idea that a system of objects can have different types of chalk smashing ability based on their location, speed, and stretch/compressibility.

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Guiding Principles for Fostering and Developing the Compassionate Classroom and School

The 21st Century Principal

'“When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we can do is to be aware of the gift that life is offering us. We have a gift of twenty-four hours.” Thich Nhat Hanh, Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day Finding meaning in what we do as educators should be a given. Most of us became educators because we wanted to compassionately touch the lives of kids, and that motivation is tightly woven into everything we do.

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Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success

The Innovative Educator

'Guest post by Craig Crittendon The Network Engineer’s Nightmare. I knew it was going to be an interesting phone call (any call usually is before 8:00 in I.T.). When the teacher asked why she couldn’t get to “insertwebsite.com” and her kids were arriving in 15 minutes for the first BYOD pilot class, I took my first deep breath of the morning…. The second call came about 8:25… She was still trying to get students logged into their devices… A technology specialist and a tech were trying to as

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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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Summer Learning Series-Collaborative Classroom With Edmodo

The Web20Classroom

'This is the first in my Summer Learning Series. These are short, learning posts to give you a jump start on some simple tools and ideas you can use in your classroom next year. First up, Edmodo. So you might be asking yourself, what is Edmodo ? Edmodo is a social network designed for education. While it looks like another popular social network the differences are clear.

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Contribute to the #ISTE13 Six Word Story Project!

EdTechSandyK

'Here''s My Contribution! Now It''s Your Turn! Did you attend ISTE 2013 in San Antonio ? Then you must contribute to the Six Word Story Project! Technology Director Bryan Doyle had an awesome idea for a collaborative project where attendees could capture their ISTE experience in six words and a photo. It doesn''t even have to be a photo you took; just one that represents your idea.

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Thinking about Social Thinking®, and the iPad Essential of Album Creation

SpeechTechie

'I am really happy to have been asked to be part of the Social Thinking® Blogging Team, a group of folks who will be writing about some of the products and conferences offered that are related to the Social Thinking approach, based on the work of Michelle Garcia Winner. We agreed that since this is a tech-infused place, I would be featuring some of the Social Thinking products over the coming months along with a technology tie-in.

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3 things you should know about Twitter

Learning with 'e's

'I was asked by Wayne Macintosh - founder of WikiEducator - if I would produce a short video explaining why I use Twitter. I was a little surprised because I had assumed that anyone who was going to use Twitter was probably on board and already familiar with the social media tool. Not so of course, as Wayne pointed out to me. He tells me there are many people who still need to know about Twitter and how to use it effectively.

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Wednesday Interview - A Great Learning Experiment Begins at Black Mountain SOLE

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'On a stunningly-beautiful 1,200-acre campus near Asheville, North Carolina, a fascinating experiment in learning is about to start this fall. Join me Wednesday, July 10th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with members of the Black Mountain SOLE founding team. On the same grounds where the famous experimental Black Mountain College got its start, and with with permission from Sugata Mitra to use the "Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE)" appellation, the non-profi

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Why "do nows" and "summaries" are overrated.

Saving Socrates

'Ever teach a lesson that is based on one topic and you plan on taking 2-3 days to cover the material? Ever plan an end of unit project and realize that what you thought should be accomplished in one day will really take 2 or 3? Now image you are untenured and work in a subject area where administrators are not just hiring warm bodies to teach, but can be picky who they hire (I.e. not physics or calculus).

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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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Pebble Watch: First Impressions

Kathy Schrock

'I ran to my Best Buy store on Sunday, the day the Best Buy was slated to start selling the Pebble Watch. However, due to the holiday the week before, the shipping schedule was off and there were none yet in the store. However, the Best Buy employee assured me he would call me when they came in, and he did, and I was able to get one (of the two!) that arrived.

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Organizational Creativity

Connecting 2 the World

'A while back, I cowrote an article on the psychology of entrepreneurs. My role was to help update the paper that one of my colleagues had written a while before. I took a totally different approach as my background was in international management and communication. Our paper has been well received and still holds up. One reason it may still hold up is that we tried to identify the universals that came out of research regardless of discipline, culture, or methodology.

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and then our tools shape us

Learning with 'e's

'My series of retrospective reviews of seminal learning and technology books continues. I have scoured my personal book library in search of a dozen books that have influenced my own thinking, and share a synopsis of their contents with you. For previous reviews start here. Today''s book recommendation is the fifth in the series: Howard Rheingold (2002) Smart Mobs: The next social revolution.

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Conference 2.0 Updates - STEMxCon Proposals Open, Library 2.013 Acceptances, GlobalEdCon Updates, OZeLive, & More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'This is an update of the worldwide virtual conferences from Web 2.0 Labs. These are "peer professional development" opportunities that (I humbly submit) are unlike anything else available online: they are completely free, and they emphasize connecting, creating, and collaborating. We''ve been calling them "Conference 2.0," but I''m thinking instead of calling them SMOOChes --Synchronous and Massive Open Online Collaborations.

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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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Free #mlearning Webinar with @SNewco

The Mobile Native

'Mobile Learning: "The Time is Now" Wednesday, July 10th at 4pm ET REGISTER HERE In our community''s next webinar, we will see how mobile learning devices have been successfully implemented into the curriculum at St. Marys City Schools in Ohio. Educator Scott Newcomb, also known as the Mobile Native blogger, will share his experiences working with students and mobile learning devices over the last five years.

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Auditing My Paperless Classroom

My Paperless Classroom

'This summer I have had the honor of teaching in the Dawson College Bound summer program in Las Vegas. I have the students writing on Kidblog (please visit their site). I did an audit of the room and here is what I found: I made 9 posters to keep reminders visible to the kids and I had 4 pieces of paper on my desk to keep reminders visible to me. These quick reference sheets of class rosters and schedules keep me on track.

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All together now

Learning with 'e's

'This is a continuation of my series of retrospective reviews of seminal learning and technology books. I have scoured my personal book library in search of a dozen books that have influenced my own thinking, and share a synopsis of their contents with you. For previous reviews start here. Today''s book recommendation is the fourth in the series: Clay Shirky (2008) Here Comes Everybody.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

'If you have a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in your classroom, the magic pen is a great and versatile tool you can use. It has 3 functions. 1. Fade Effect: after you draw or write, the digital ink will gradually disappear. (view demo) How to do this- Using the magic pen, write or draw on the screen. Note: if you want to alter how long it takes the ink to fade do the following.

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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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Museums, libraries win grants for youth to enhance online learning, community

Educator Innovator

Sixteen museums, libraries and nonprofit institutions have been awarded a total of $150,000 to engage young people in the development of apps, badges, curricula and other tools that will make the online experience more civil, safe and empowering. The Competition is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, administered by Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC), and was carried out in collaboration with Facebook, the Family Online Safet

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Help #StuVoice think twice before they post online with this infoflyer

The Innovative Educator

'This infographic flyer captures some important points about posting online and asks students to think before they do. Take a look. What do you think? Is there anything you would change? How do you think teens might react? Do you have any ideas for inspiring students to read this and/or classroom discussion?

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What is Prezi?

Hansen's Link to Tech

'Prezi is a relatively new and very popular presentation tool that helps you organize and share your ideas. Prezi is cloud-based (i.e. saved and accessible via the internet) presentation software that opens up a new method of how slides are presented through zoomable and engaging transitions. Prezi YouTube Channel Choose from pre-made visually pleasing templates with various themes in 2D and 3D!

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Quick Book Summaries

Hansen's Link to Tech

'Need a great Language Arts resource? Try 60 Second Recap at www.60secondrecap.com This website provides book summaries in sixty second segments. Along with 1 minute recaps of each chapter within the book, there is a general overview of the entire book. The website offers register users the option to record a video response to each video summary as well as a text response.

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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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Printing with Google Drive Apps

Hansen's Link to Tech

'Printing with Google Drive apps are very easy and similar to what you already experience in Microsoft programs. Sometimes when using a different method, users may feel a little confused. Here is some help provided from [link] that will clarify printing using Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and Drawings. Docs: Click here Spreadsheets: Click here Presentations: Click here Drawings: Click here Using Print Preview: Click here Printing Options: When it comes to printing Google Docs, Spreadsheets,

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The hottest posts that 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. 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 Infographic flyer: What''s your digital footprint?