A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 30, 2013
'It is springtime at New Milford High School and new ideas are flourishing. Teachers are consistently empowered and given the autonomy to take calculated risks without the fear of failure to enhance the teaching and learning process. The end result is that our students benefit from lessons that combine sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology.
The Web20Classroom
MAY 3, 2013
'A long time ago, Francis Bacon said that knowledge is power … This summer, teachers can empower their teaching with meaningful and actionable knowledge about the Common Core Standards at Discovery Education''s Academies! As a trusted educational partner, Discovery Education has worked with thousands of educational leaders to transform teaching and learning.
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Educational Technology Guy
APRIL 29, 2013
'Mobile and social study platform, StudyBlue today announced the launch of its annual teacher appreciation program “Thank a Teacher a Latte.” As the largest digital library of peer-sourced study materials, StudyBlue is inviting students, parents and industry leaders nationwide to join in building a virtual Wall of Thanks to give back to the educators who have made a difference in their lives.
Baker's B.Y.O.D.
APRIL 28, 2013
'While browsing through the Language Arts community on Edmodo, I came across a post by Kalina Noelle, who shared a simple and easy n ewspaper clipping generator , and Mrs. Osborne who replied with another site with even more newspaper templates. Cool! While the newspaper clipping tool is very useful for creating story starters or fake articles about content studied in class, I also came across something even cooler on t he site and generator blog : Talking Squirrels.
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A Principal's Reflections
MAY 3, 2013
'Cross-posted at SmartBlog on Education. Around this time last year I received what I thought was an odd request. Juliana Meehan, a teacher from a neighboring district, contacted me and asked if I would agree to mentor her as part of her training to become an administrator as part of the NJ EXCEL program. Now at this time my plate was extremely full and, as a result, I was very reluctant to take on this additional responsibility.
The 21st Century Principal
MAY 1, 2013
'“Collectively, all of the digital content you create, and that others create about you, becomes your online reputation. And today, that’s the reputation that matters the most.” Matt Ivester, lol…OMG! What Every Student Needs to Know about Online Reputation Management, Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying In his book, lol.OMG! What Every Student Needs to Know about Online Reputation Management , Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying, Matt Ivester repeatedly cautions high school students that “W
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SpeechTechie
APRIL 29, 2013
'Skitch has long been a favorite of mine from the Evernote suite of tools. A super-easy, cross-platform, free and powerful photo annotation tool, it was originally developed by the makers of Comic Life, and you''ll see why this makes sense. So much of language involves breaking a whole into its parts, labeling, or describing, and Skitch gives you an engaging and beautiful way to do this with students.
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 1, 2013
'Educators across America are grappling with what the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) mean for their instruction and have key questions around successful implementation: What are the core components of the CCSS and how do they impact me? How do I integrate the CCSS most effectively into my curriculum and instruction? How do I create assessments that align to the CCSS?
The Daring Librarian
APRIL 27, 2013
'This just popped out of my mouth when I was doing the question & answer portion of my keynote last week at the AISL Baltimore conference. And I like it! What do you think? Librarians are the Key to Information Mastery! There''s a lot of talk out there that it''s the end of librarianship because of Google and the Interwebs. I know other states getting rid of their school librarians - but I gotta say Nay, Nay!
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 30, 2013
'Below is my interview from the Voki blog explaining how I use this tool. Goal My goal with using Voki is to give every student a voice and a face in a fun and engaging way even if they only have access to a phone. How I use Voki Voki is a great tool that allows the 21st century student to capture, publish, celebrate and converse about any topic or subject.
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
APRIL 30, 2013
'Sound Uncovered is a gorgeous free app for iPad that you can use as a context to introduce Better Speech and Hearing Month to your students. The app explores the science of sound through a variety of interactives that you can use to bridge discussions about hearing conservation. In addition, the app itself provides a lot of content that you can use for mapping expository text, as it presents much information about how sound works.
Learning with 'e's
APRIL 30, 2013
'Increasingly many of us are spending more of our time online, creating, repurposing and sharing content, searching and consuming content and communicating with others. All of these activities leave behind a trail, a digital footprint, a record of where we have been and what we have done. More significantly, in psychological terms, we are developing our personal digital presences, and modifying our digital profiles.
The 21st Century Principal
APRIL 30, 2013
'If you are looking for a mindmapping app for your iPad or iPhone, currently SimTech Systems has their MindMapper app for iOS available for free in the Appstore. With MindMapper, you have all the usual capabilities of mindmapping software, and you can save an image file of your maps to your Dropbox account. While you do not have access to editing maps on your desktop like you do with the Inspiration app I reviewed earlier ( "Inspiration Maps: Excellent Mapping Solution for iPad" ), this app is a
The Innovative Educator
MAY 1, 2013
'Melanie McEvoy & Lisa Nielsen Teenage years Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my best friend who I've known since before we attended high school together. Even though she didn't like class, she liked school and thought it helped her achieve future success. Here's how. Guest post by Melanie McEvoy - Owner/President, McEvoy & Associates I attended public high school in Las Vegas, NV, Not exactly a town known as a bastion of education.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
MAY 2, 2013
'(image credit ) Testing out the Acer C7 Chromebook today, and here are my quick impressions: Pluses 320 GB hard drive Price: $199 Quick-loading Many ports: Three USB ports, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, ethernet Upgradeable Display easier on eyes than Samsung Only a light touch needed for the touchpad Minuses Only 4 hours of battery life Heavy: 3 lbs. Keyboard a little flimsy.
Learning with 'e's
MAY 2, 2013
'Are you a meerkat or an ostrich? Why am I asking you this strange question? Read on. Etienne Wenger recently declared: ''If any institutions are going to help learners with the real challenges they face.(they) will have to shift their focus from imparting curriculum to supporting the negotiation of productive identities through landscapes of practice'' (Wenger, 2010).
Connecting 2 the World
APRIL 30, 2013
'I wrote the following response to Matt Reed''s blog post on the Inside Higher Ed blog about the current use of adjuncts in higher ed. So let''s look at the systemic problems: Accreditation organizations that have greater control and require greater documentation at various levels (field of study, undergrad, grad, and research). Resources were forced to be moved to administration so less money is available for curriculum development, instruction, and advising.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 27, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews 7 free ways to capture student responses without costlyclickers.
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My Paperless Classroom
MAY 2, 2013
'Hello friends, I end up talking about responding to student writing with so many people I thought I should collect some of my favorite links for responding to student writing.
Saving Socrates
APRIL 30, 2013
'A lot has been talked about and written about regarding the importance of training for leaders. In public schools, there are certification requirements, professional development opportunities, and organizations that leaders can join and involve themselves in that really enable them to grow professionally and network. These organizations help these leaders in the schools and the actual schools see tremendous benefits.
The 21st Century Principal
APRIL 28, 2013
'“With all these online searching aids at our disposal, we should be committing to teaching our children accurate and creative searching techniques that are applicable across every discipline.” Alan November, Who Owns the Learning: Preparing Students for Success in the Digital Age Our students hold within the palms of their hands and with their laptops, access to all of the world’s information, updated continuously and free, yet like Alan November indicates, I am not sure we consistently teach o
The Innovative Educator
MAY 3, 2013
'As I looked into using Pinterest as an educator tool, I found that most people I asked were using it more as a consumption or curation tool. (See the infographic at the bottom of this post for those type of ideas.) However, as the Pinterest guru NewYorkBob (who has more than a million followers) tells us , it is also a great creation tool. Among other things, one of the reasons I like this tool is because unlike some other cool sites that allow you to share photos (think Instagram), you are no
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.
My Paperless Classroom
MAY 2, 2013
'Suddenly the end of the year seems upon me, the kids are almost gone and there is so much left to do. I have progress reports tomorrow (honestly they already feel like post-mortems on the year). The Kids are Restless and so am I What I am always on guard against during this part of the year is the idea that "There is so little time left, why not waste it.
Saving Socrates
MAY 3, 2013
'This week on #jedchat there was much discussion about badges. Many proponents of them suggest replacing grades altogether with a system of badges that give students credit for successfully accomplishing a given task and acquiring a skill. The traditional system of grading resulting mostly from performance on tests or quizes is faulty on several levels.
MSEDTechie
MAY 1, 2013
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