A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
'Over the past three years I have, in my opinion, dramatically grown as a school leader. The catalyst for a significant portion of this growth was my embracement of social media as a powerful leadership tool. For me social media opened the door to a variety of pathways to enhance my ability to lead a comprehensive high school is a way that was more relevant, meaningful, and impactful.
The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 3, 2012
'A while back I wrote about Class Connect. Founded by a pretty awesome guy, Eric (you remember, the kid who slept at AOL while coding in the middle of the night?), the goal was to provide a platform for teachers to share resources, easily, in an organized way. Now, Eric has expanded Class Connect and changed the name to Claco. And he has created a service that could be very valuable to classroom teachers.
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Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'cloudHQ is a unique service that, while not free, offers a very useful service. It allows you to backup and sync files between Google Drive, Dropbox, Sugarsync, Box, Basecamp, and Evernote. You can sync your notes and files between Basecamp, Dropbox and Evernote, back up your cloud data, and even synchronize docs and notes between Google Drive and Evernote in real time. cloudHQ continuously syncs all of your files between your different cloud services in real-time.
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'Used With Permission Under a Creative Commons License Last Sunday, I received a note via the contact form on my blog that was a first for me in many ways. It was the first time I had ever been contacted by a parent via my blog, the first time I could not put a comment out of my mind until I had addressed it, and the first time I ever thought about the impact a school''s 1:1 take-home technology initiative could have on a family.
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Baker's B.Y.O.D.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
'I identify with the tenets of flipped approached and find that it is a natural fit for much of what I do in my student-centered, collaborative learning environment. A hybrid-mastery approach works well for my style, but I cannot be completely asynchronous for a number of reasons both curricular and logistical. To highlight Cheryl Morris'' explanation of the Flipped Method in English/Language Arts : Flipping English is about two things: 1) helping students take responsibility for their own learn
The 21st Century Principal
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
'According to Kitty Porterfield and Meg Carnes, in the book Why Social Media Matters: School Communication in the Digital Age , school leaders should “Think of your website as home base for your school information platform.” A great deal is written about school leaders engaging in the use of social media. I myself have done the same. But, most of us have a more powerful way to communicate information and image to the broader world than social media, and that is our school or district web presenc
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SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 1, 2012
'Before I go any further, I must acknowledge that I stole the phrase "Appy-Picking" from the terrific EdCeptional podcast.imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Have you listened to EdCeptional lately? I must confess that I am not a big fan of the fall. Many of us seasonal affective disorder (SAD) sufferers view haybales, pumpkins and mums as harbingers of death.
Baker's B.Y.O.D.
OCTOBER 4, 2012
'"What if we.?" With the new school year barely a month old, assessments and goals have been in the foreground of my educational schema: beginning the year with multiple days of diagnostic assessments and trying to figure out how to authentically assess my students and manage the use of technology, I''m constantly thinking about where are we headed and how will we get there.
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 4, 2012
'Notes from David Jakes Keynote Fall 2012 TCEA TECSIG Meeting October 4, 2012 Austin, Texas All resources posted at davidjakes.me Question : Are we taking brand new disruptive technologies and trying to force them into old models? The emerging model in business today is BYO3 - Bring Your Own Laptop/Tablet/Phone We are coming to a price point where schools can provide small tablets and allow students to bring their own devices for learning as well.
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 3, 2012
'The Center for Digital Education , formerly known as Converge, is a great site with lots of information about education and technology, including news, grants, product reviews, case studies, examples of digital education and much more. You can subscribe to the site RSS feed and/or to email newsletters to keep up to date. There is always good information and resources that can be of use to educators.
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.
SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'Whoo! I made it to day 2 of Appy-Picking Month! Today''s pick is Kid''s Journal ($1.99), a wonderfully simple creation app from educator Scott Meech''s App of Approval. Kid''s Journal was designed as an easy way for kids to "reflect on their day," but it can be re-purposed in many ways for speech-language and special education interventions. Using Kid''s Journal, kids can tap to select their feeling, location, and weather (think categories) for the day, then write (or dictate to you) a sentence
The Daring Librarian
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
'I want YOU! to experience the Amazing Personal Learning Network (PLN) that we are.Free, Virtually, and Global! The Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference - October 3 - 5 "The virtual Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Held worldwide over the course of two days, with 150 sessions and 10 keynotes, subject strands include physical and virtual learning spaces, evolving professional roles in today''s w
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 4, 2012
'Notes from Fall 2012 TCEA TECSIG Breakout Session Kathy Ferguson Texas Education Agency Direct Link to Texas Education on iTunes U (Need iTunes to launch.) [link] Texas Education on iTunes U is part of Project Share. Access Texas Education on iTunes U through www.projectsharetexas.org in the resources feature on the home page. or through the iTunes store through the iTunes U button in the top navigation menu.
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'Jumpshare is a service I just learned about that lets you easily share and view files online, for free. Simply drag and drop your files to the site and then you can share them. Other sites let you do this, but Jumpshare has a very cool feature of it''s own - people can view these files online without downloading them. This is a great feature, especially when many shared files are just so someone can view it.
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SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 4, 2012
'We clearly love to use Halloween as a topic in October, and so do our kids. Last year I got into the Buildo "sticker book" types of apps (geared toward adding characters and objects to a scene, like Colorforms) and was a bit confused when they released Buildo Museum in the spring. Museum, huh? Does it involve docents, audio guides, and bored children?
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 5, 2012
All friend of mine recently told me that his child's school has complained to him about his son. It seems his son has been asking too many questions, and it's interfering with the running of the class. The young lad keeps asking why he has to do certain tasks in the lessons. Teacher is getting sick of having to justify everything she is doing. Oh dear.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'Library 2.012 , the "Future of Libraries" conference, starts tomorrow, Wednesday, October 3rd, at 6:30 am US-Pacific Daylight Time and continues for 40 straight hours. The conference is free to attend, and is held virtually in Blackboard Collaborate. We have 150 presentation sessions and 11 keynote addresses from all over the world this year, and subject strands include physical and virtual learning spaces, evolving professional roles in today''s world, organizing and creating information, chan
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 1, 2012
'Enthread is a web based image editor that has some easy to use, simple editing features. Simply drag your image to the center of the page and get started. Adjustments include: Hue/Saturation/Lightness, Brightness and Contrast, Colors (RGB), Filters (sharpen and blur), and Process (Sepia, Desaturate, Solarize, Invert, and Edges). You can undo any edit you make, as well as save and share the finished product.
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SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'Last year I had an accidental app discovery. I was looking up a site that outlined an iPad "exploration" workshop for teachers and Googled "iPad exploration," which displayed as a result the free iPad app European Exploration: The Age of Discover y. Many of us have a lot of ambivalence about Columbus Day and the results of these discoveries, but it is part of the curriculum and can be a good opportunity to teach perspective taking.
Learning with 'e's
OCTOBER 4, 2012
How many balls can you keep in the air at one time? One of the most interesting stands at the World of Learning Exhibition and Conference in Birmingham this week was the Blue Beetle Training stand, which among other rolling performances featured a 10 minute tuition on three ball juggling. Reminiscent of Simon Finch's finest Pelecon 2012 keynote moment, the presenter - Graham David - worked manfully to convince passing, reluctant delegates to stop for a while, and engaging them by showing them ho
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
'This combination of two different conversations with Audrey Watters , from last week and this week, is around the "pain test" often used to frame the potential for ed tech (and other) start-ups. I believe we got to a very significant set of conclusions, and this is why I so value our weekly podcast conversations. If you wanted to listen to one conversation we have had, I humbly suggest that this might be it--both for the progression of our thinking and for the ultimate conclusion.
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'Wolfram , the company behind Wolfram Alpha and other educational services and apps, has a great contest for educators. They are looking for educators --primary or secondary school teachers, university professors, tutors, and homeschooling parents--to tell us about the fun and exciting ways they use Wolfram|Alpha to engage students. Their favorite entries will be highlighted in a future blog post, and will win all kinds of neat prizes, like Wolfram|Alpha T-shirts or Wolfram|Alpha Spikey Paper Sc
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.
SpeechTechie
OCTOBER 3, 2012
'If you have updated your iPad to the newest operating system, iOS6 (sorry, iPad 1 peeps, you can''t), you may have noticed a few effects of the Apple-Google rivalry. First of all, the Google-powered Maps app has been replaced with a controversial new app that sorta stinks, and which has prompted Apple to issue a near-unprecedented apology. Perhaps more on this later.
My Paperless Classroom
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'This post is the second is a series looking at types of curation. Today I want to explore assisted curation with you. In assisted curation the user selects from suggested topics or search results. In Scoop.it I created a Topic and set up a few ongoing searches. This creates a bank of stories I actively curate. I can discard a story or "scoop it" into my topic.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'Join me in Australia in February of 2013, where I''ll be doing a series of workshops, masterclasses, and consultancies in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. The Educator 2.0 Tour is part of the Vanguard Visions'' " Digital Capability - Doing it Smarter " program, and I hope you''ll consider participating with us if that is your part of the world!
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'Bartleby is a site that contains a huge amount of literature and reference books online, for free. The materials, both books and reference information, are categorized by reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction. There is also a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and quotation dictionary. The site is easy to use and easy to search and is a great reference for any educator and student.
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.
wwwatanabe
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
'The Internet is a key resource for text complexity. We are in a day and age where information and resources are at our fingertips. I frequently see people use the Internet to look up recipes, movie listings, and news; however, I still don''t see it as a natural source for engaging rigorous learning in the classroom. Why? Maybe it''s a matter of understanding what text complexity is really asking us, or how to create rigorous and deeper engaging tasks associated with the text.
EdTechSandyK
OCTOBER 4, 2012
'Notes from TCEA TECSIG Fall 2012 Breakout Session October 4, 2012 Austin, Texas Speaker: Brittney Van Zant, Apple Senior Systems Engineer Over 200 new features in iOS 6. These features are relevant to education: Accessibility System Preferences Guided Access - Can set up home button to toggle on and off with a tripple-click. Can disable hardware buttons and disable touch so an app just runs w/out user interference.
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 2, 2012
'AT&T has launched an education initiative, Aspire Mentoring Academy , that helps provide at risk U.S. high school students with resources and guidance. AT&T employees will mentor these students and help them stay in school and graduate. Aspire Mentoring Academy will offer three different types of mentoring to students: · Aspire Job Mentoring: Building on AT&T’s job shadow program, employees share life experiences and career advice through project-based activities during the workday.
Educational Technology Guy
OCTOBER 5, 2012
'TechForum NY , sponsored by Tech&Learning Magazine , is Friday, October 19th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY (670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591). Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7 am with the opening keynote starting at 8:15. Join us for a day of learning, sharing, collaboration and more. There will be a keynote address, breakout sessions, and round table sessions where everyone contributes in a discussion on the topic at hand.
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