The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'There is lots of great information on there on Web 2.0 and using technology in the classroom for teachers. Heck, just check out the name of this blog. But often if you have teachers that are just starting out or need some help figuring all this tech stuff out, it can be a daunting task as there is lots of information. My good friend Richard Byrne , writer of the wildly popular Free Technology For Teachers blog approached me a few weeks ago and asked me if I would contribute to a free ebook he w

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

'QR Codes are popping up everywhere! On the back of my Sephora catalog, windows of shops, and in my library! They''re already big in Japan - and now in New York & LA. Calvin Klein Jeans recently put up three billboards - 2 in NYC and 1 in LA - to promote the brand’s upcoming campaign for Winter 2010. Rather than a racy montage of scantily clad models, but with a bright red QR code - all the rage in Japan - under the words “Get It Uncensored.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'and don''t miss the commitment to sharing Karen Janowski is making over at her blog, EdTech Solutions- Teaching Every Student , where she is embarking on a trip "Around the Web in 80 Days." She plans to dedicate the next 80 days to highlighting "free, online resources to help meet the needs of struggling learners in innovative and creative ways." Cheer Karen on and subscribe to her blog ( subscribe to button is in her right sidebar-and don''t worry, Karen, we won''t hold you to sharing 80 resou

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 11, 2010

'This morning a post on the Free Technology for Teachers blog alerted me to a new Google search feature which will let you filter your search results by reading level. There are three generic levels: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. In the Google web search forum and Google web search help , I didn''t find any age/reading level correlations for these categories or information on how the levels are determined.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 15, 2010

'Every Teacher’s Must-Have Guide To Facebook | Edudemic tags: facebook favorite Social Networking: Don''t Give Yourself Away tags: internetsafety socialmedia favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'Join me Thursday, December 16th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Alfie Kohn, author of eleven books, including The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing and Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A''s, Praise, and Other Bribes. Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting.

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Nik Peachey

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Some months ago I had a plan to write a book of tasks to get teachers using technology. As with so many of my plans and ideas, time and circumstances over took me and I never got further than the first 15 tasks. When I went back to do some more I noticed that I was taking so long doing these that some had gone out of date, so to try to get some use from the tasks I've decided to revise them and start publishing them here so anyone can download them and use them either to do teacher training or t

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 14, 2010

'Yep, I am one of the lucky ones. On Thursday of last week I came home to a package on my front steps. Not expecting anything (and not noticing and weird markings or wires) I immediately opened the box to find a brand new Google Chrome Cr-48 Laptop. For those that don''t know the Cr-48 is Google''s first lap that runs the ChromeOS. Before now ChromeOS only lived on machines internal to Google and to rough versions found on the Internet.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'Join me Tuesday, December 14th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Deborah Meier, education reformer, writer, and activist. Deborah is currently at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, as senior scholar as well as Board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill , director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education , and on the Board of The Coalition of Essential Schools.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 16, 2010

'Let me tell you about the Edublog Awards ceremony. It''s truly something else. It''s hosted in an online environment called Elluminate Live, where a presentation can be given by moderators as attendees log in, listen to speakers and view slides, chat in a sidebar and, at the discretion of the moderators, can have their mic turned on to speak. The organizers did a fantastic job at conducting the ceremony and it was quite an experience.

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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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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 17, 2010

'2014 update to 2010 post on paper.li: Educators are using paper.li to share their Twitter content in a daily (twice-daily, or weekly) interactive newspaper. SmallRivers is the Swiss-based company that created paper.li. Anyone can easily create (and delete) a paper, which could make for a transient experience. However, there are some Tweeters you can count on being there.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 14, 2010

'UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Derek Braman. He comment was chosen at random from almost 200 entries. Congratulations to him and his 5th Graders. Derek, I will be in touch! Thanks everyone who entered! __ Over the past few months I have been testing and using a Lenovo M90z Desktop Computer. Hands down, one of the best machines I have used.

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wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

'Here''s where we started: Differentiated Instruction: Module I on Prezi I have seen so much growth after five awesome professional development trainings! Hats off to Theresa Bartholomew and the CCJH DI Leadership Squad: Valinda Wells, Rachel Mangum, Lisa Smith, Maryanne Galvan, Taylene Bell, Natalie Tucker, and Melissa Mel !

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 16, 2010

'Kids tend to love gadgets, and things that are "now." Time Magazine''s web article on the 50 Best Inventions of 2010 meets both these criteria, as well as being a good opportunity to explore categories (note in the picture that the inventions are organized into categories) and descriptive schema. Try having your students pick their favorite invention in a particular category, use a descriptive graphic organizer to break down the information, and create an ad (video or print) for the invention.

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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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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 16, 2010

'This short Google Demo Slam clip shows what can be done in Google Docs. I''m so impressed! I think some of our students would take off with Google Presentations. (??? ? ) This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 16, 2010

'30+ Ways to Use Foursquare In Education tags: foursquare favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

'Disclaimer : This is not an all encompassing list, nor is it Rocket Science 302. It’s just Tracy’s list for her peeps based on where I see them right now. Furthermore, this list was developed because Lisa wanted to set “10 Tech Goals” for herself over break, and she asked that I email her 10 ideas for goals. So, below is my list and I thought it might benefit others to post here.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 15, 2010

'20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web is a wonderfully accessible interactive book released this past month by Google. The book covers a lot of Internet vocabulary and concepts that would be helpful for anyone to know, especially SLPs looking to integrate web-based technology into their practice. Some of the extremely relevant "Things" in the book include an understandable description of HTML-5, the programming language that makes some of the latest and most interactive web content pos

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 14, 2010

'Gwyneth Jones The Daring Librarian explains QR Codes and how they can be used in the classroom and library as she does with anything else: with P I Z Z A Z Z ! HOT QR Codes in the Classroom & Library (??? ? ) This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

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Connecting 2 the World

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I am always interested in looking at the perspective of those outside of the US. I happened upon a clip of Ethan Zuckerman's presentation at TED, a series of speeches of important ideas. I rarely embed speeches because it slows down my readers downloading time. However, this was a really fascinating speech on the role of social media, breaking down the cultural uses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'We''ve just announced the time and date for the 2010 Edublog Awards Ceremony , which will be this Wednesday, December 15th US Time 4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST ( international times here ). Remember, voting closes before this -- at 11:59pm US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday December 14th. That''s 8:59pm US PST. (International times here.) Don''t delay!

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'I have been engaged recently in numerous conversations regarding teacher effectiveness, motivation, peer mentoring, and pride in student achievement. As many professional educators I can come up with a variety of strategies to employ with the ultimate goal of improving and building upon these areas. This is not the point of my post however. Shortly after one lengthy discussion on the above topics took place I was fortunate enough to have a conversation with one of my teachers where he presented

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2010

'Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. The time of the events below will show up automatically in your own time zone when you are registered in LearnCentral and when you have chosen your time zone in your profile, or you can check the new event time converter on the event page.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2010

'The following is the second guest post from NMHS student Meredith McCann. Meredith is a senior at NMHS and plans to pursue a career as a math teacher. I feel fortunate that the administration and staff of New Milford High School is made up of people who care for their students and are committed to education. They are dedicated to our school, and they continue to look for ways to improve and modernize the classroom.

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