A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

'The following is a guest post by Laura DeSena. Not all online education programs are the same. Currently, most conversations on the topic on online education are oversimplified. Complexities must be addressed on this topic for a true critical assessment of online education to actually happen. Image credit: [link] The first significant distinction that must be considered for the conversation about online learning to be valid is that between synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'iPad Apps for School is another site from Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers and Android 4 Schools. In this site, Richard and his guest authors will be sharing resources and reviews of apps (mostly free) that can be used in K-12 schools, along with ways that those apps can be used in the educational setting by teachers, students, and administrators.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

'Finding ways for kids to communicate information can be a bit of a challenge. Its easy to fall into the Power Point or Prezi track. Or even easier to not offer up any technology opportunities at all. There are loads of great creation/presentation tools out there. Voicethread, Google Sites, Animoto just to name a few are some of the creative ways in the past I''ve covered.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'Teaching 150 high school students, there are bound to be some who get lost in the crowd, lack confidence, or distracted by personal technology usage, but with the following tools and techniques, the quiet students can have their voices heard, the text-ers can be academically occupied, and all learners can be engaged by using technology that taps into students'' behavior and aligns with Maslow''s Hierarchy of Needs , Humanism , and Social Learning Theories.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

'New Milford High School ’ s digital journalism class, which operates The Lance , the school’s online news source, is proud to announce the release of their very own free application. The application is available for Apple and Android operating systems. The Lance reports on news in and around New Milford’s community on a weekly basis. The students of digital journalism partnered with Crescerance to develop an app that is easily accessible and touches on the features of the news site that student

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'TotSplash is a new site that combines online mind mapping and "Prezi-like" presentations. Users can focus on organizing their thoughts and ideas and then the app transforms them into a "Prezi-like" presentation. You can share and embed your TotSplashes also. There is a free version with no login required. It''s easy to use and could be a great alternative for students and teachers.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'SpeechTechie is 3 years old today! I am always amazed that this blog I started kind of on a whim has changed my life so much. Thank you all for sticking with me! I was telling my other half that my blogoversary was coming up and asked, "How long do you think it has been?" The answer I received: "10 years." LOL! Photo licensed for reuse by Soapylovedeb on Flickr To celebrate, today I am releasing an update on my original FIVES Criteria booklet.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 1, 2013

'Guest post by Kris L. Nielsen There are innovative educators in thousands of classrooms all across America. I have talked to many of them. They are frustrated because the policies put in place by Race to the Top are strangling their drive and desire to be the innovative class leaders they grew to be. Even worse, the Common Core State Standards, by design, have squelched the ability to allow students to be creative and innovative themselves.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'Adobe Education Exchange is an online community of educators who share resources, ideas, tips, and more. It launched at ISTE 2010 and now has over 75,000 educators sharing over 4,000 resources. They just re-launched it with some new features which you can read about here: [link]. The new version includes simplified navigation, a new design, easier browsing of resources, increased social/community features, and API''s so that it can integrate with other apps and platforms.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'One interesting ability of blogging is the ability to see which posts have gotten the most views over time. There is obviously a great deal that can be learned from this kind of data. For example, you can see the kinds of content readers most want to see. What''s interesting to me is that a post I did over two years ago is still the most popular post on this blog.

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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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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

In a speech given at Harvard University in 1943, British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill famously declared: 'The empires of the future will be empires of the mind.' 70 years on, futurist and physicist Michio Kaku echoes Churchill's sentiments, arguing that intellectual capital is rapidly replacing commodity capital as the most desirable and lucrative means of commerce.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'This post was original featured on Smartblogs on Education in Inspiring Others , Public Policy Schools are missing the boat when it comes to addressing the problem of preparing students to recapture America’s leadership in producing scientists, inventors, engineers, programmers and more through STEM initiatives. The answer has little to do with more teachers, more common graduation requirements, more tests or more school as our policymakers and corporations who stand to profit off this have su

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'Join me Thursday, February 28th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with return guest Roger Schank to talk about his book Teaching Minds : How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools , why MOOCs won''t save schools or the world, and why everything you think you know about education is wrong. That''s a tall order, and Roger is certainly capable of delivering on all of it--plus much more.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'“Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking.” Carl Sagan Judging from headlines and media chatter about our students’ performances on international science assessments for the past several years, the United States has been doomed economically for at least a decade. A New York Times headline in December 2012 most recently prognosticated our economic demise with, “US Students Still Lag Globally in Math and Science, Tests Show.

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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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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'I''ve been invited to guest blog for WeAreTeachers. Guest blogging is a new experience for me, and I''m looking forward to seeing how it works out! My first post on using LiveBinders to organize online resources went live last Tuesday. I''d love for you to head on over to the WeAreTeachers blog and check it out! Have you ever been asked to guest blog or asked someone to write a guest post on your blog?

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'Co-authored by Lisa Nielsen and Lisa Cooley Shaun Johnson came out swinging this weekend, taking a jab at Nikhil Goyal the teen author of “ One Size Does Not Fit All” who is getting a lot of airplay these days. Most recently Goyal was asked to write about a teacher prep program and that pissed Johnson off. From Johnson: I found this student activist’s comments to be rather, how should I say it, naive and unsophisticated.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 1, 2013

'The 2013 School Leadership Summit, on March 28th, is a free one-day, online conference. We''re excited to announce our keynote and distinguished speakers for the day! As well, please note that we are still accepting (and encouraging!) proposal submissions until March 15th, and training sessions for presenters start next week (for information on training and session times, please go HERE ).

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2013

What does it mean to be digitally ready? How can we ascertain what is necessary for someone to be digitally literate? The answer may be changing just about every other month, as new devices, tools and services appear and are rapidly assimilated into the repertoire of individuals everywhere. We know there are digital divides between those who have and don't have.

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My Paperless Classroom

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'The coffee is cooling and the to do list seems to be able to add items to itself. The coffee house is filling up with laughter and music, time marches relentlessly onward. What strikes me about writing is that all of the things that keep me from writing will pass, all but the puppets, but the writing will remain. Writing Creates Opportunities The writing has the potential of going further than even the conversations I have with students.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'Ever wish you could do something to change lives and change a community? Well now you can. Actualize your vision by creating the school of your dreams! Transform the lives of students, families and a community by opening a new school. If you’re willing to work in one of the greatest cities in the world (NYC), and can act fast, then you can take advantage of an unprecedented opportunity offered by the Office of New Schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'Join me at an earlier-than-normal time on Tuesday, February 26th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with good friend and deep thinker Gavin Dykes, on the subjects of student voice and entrepreneurship, teacher voice (!), peer and social learning, cultivating independence and self-direction, and global education. Gavin was the closing keynote for the 2012 Global Education Conference, and well worth getting to know.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

'Or How to Start One! Join us Monday, March 5th at 8pm Eastern US Time and 9pm Perth Australia Time for a FREE Webinar at the TL Virtual Cafe with Sue Waters, The Edublogger herself! Coming to us LIVE! from Beautiful Perth, Australia! (Tuesday March 5th at 9am!!!) This whole space-time continuum and time zone thing makes my head ache - Thanks for all the the help!

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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 Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'On Monday night at 9pm EST, a half hour later than the regularly scheduled #StuVoice Twitter chats, the Student Voice will be hosting a Google Hangout to provide students from across the United States with the opportunity to respond to President Obama’s education policy proposals in his State of the Union. Join in on the conversation by using and following the #StuVoice hashtag. 30 minutes before the event, they will provide information with the hashtag informing those interested how they can p

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 23, 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. Finally! Research-based proof that students use cells for learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

'We are pretty excited as we prepare for this years virtual Library 2.013 conference. Here''s some fun news: Nominate Keynote Presenters for the Library 2.013 Conference Last year, we invited you to nominate keynote speakers to lead the global conversation about the future of libraries during the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference. Thanks to your input, we celebrated a dynamic lineup of keynote presenters including Moreno Barros from Brazil, Kathryn Greenhill from Australia, David Weinbe

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

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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 Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'If Manti Te''o had just used Google Image Search by Image , he might not have had to contend with the last media blitz interview, still being asked about his "imaginary girlfriend" catfish scandal as exposed by Deadspin. (I''ve been * fascinated * by this story since it broke!) And though I''m not much of a "sporty" girl (though I LOVE me my Orioles!

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

'Alexander Inglis's 1918 book, Principles of Secondary Education makes it clear that compulsory schooling in America was intended to be what it had been for Prussia in the 1820s. John Taylor Gatto explains that the work of Inglis's, who was a Harvard professor with a Teachers College Ph.D., positions school as a fifth column into the burgeoning democratic movement that threatened to give the peasants and the proletarians a voice at the bargaining table.

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