The Web20Classroom
APRIL 14, 2011
'Most schools and districts spend lot of time and effort trying to get their teachers up to speed on technology and its use/place in the classroom. And honestly that is where a majority of effort should be spent; working with those on the frontlines of instruction. However, rarely, if ever, is much time spent with administrators, working with them on ways they use technology to enhance what they are doing.
SpeechTechie
APRIL 10, 2011
'Speckle Games is a page of interactives from Scholastic based on characters from Clifford. Younger or developmentally younger students would really enjoy these games! Technical Note: The site is Shockwave-based, and you may need to run an Adobe Shockwave update for the games to load. Language Lens: The games hit on cause-effect relationships and a variety of other concepts, categories and skills.
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The 21st Century Principal
APRIL 10, 2011
'In response to those politicians in Florida and elsewhere who have pushed their merit pay bills through in the face of research that says it won’t work, and also in the face of many experienced educators who tell them the same, I post Daniel Pink’s TED video “The Surprising Science of Motivation.” I suspect it is just as Pink says: “What worries me as we stand here in the rubble of the economic collapse is that too many organizations are making their decisions, their policies about talent and p
wwwatanabe
APRIL 14, 2011
'Where are the lines and boundaries for copyright , Fair Use , and Creative Commons ? Copyrights extend to photos, music, art, ideas, etc. Fair Use can be difficult to understand, open to interpretation, and if I understand correctly, don''t extend outside the United States. So, if I''m running under the assumption that it''s okay to use the image if attributed correctly, then what if the image was from contributed from outside the U.S.?
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 11, 2011
'Join special host Alison Saylor on Tuesday, April 27th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Pam Moran and Ira Socol on the shift from scientifically-managed to community-driven schools. This webinar is sponsored and coordinated by TIE Colorado. Date : Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.
SpeechTechie
APRIL 15, 2011
'I know I said I was going on vacation but, well, after this. A Twitter conversation last night and today centered on conference handouts, and the upcoming CASLPA 2011 Conference. I HATE printers as a rule and also dislike having to organize printed stuff. It is also quite expensive and not very Green (Earth Day is next Friday) to print everything that comes across your computer screen.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
APRIL 14, 2011
'A few of our students are using iPads in the classroom. Michael recommends Penultimate , which he uses to do drawings for his Biology class. Exploring options, including emailing the drawing Here''s a review of the app, which of course can be used in other classes: IPad App Review: Penultimate | iPad - Application Reviews Thanks, Michael, for the tip. (???
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 11, 2011
'Join me Tuesday, April 12th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Karl Speak, co-author of Be Your Own Brand , as we discuss how we might think about both students and educators following their personal passions. While the word "brand" has marketing connotations that feel awkward in the world of education, the book defines the core ethos of a strong personal brand as "using one''s values and distinctive qualities to make a difference for others.
SpeechTechie
APRIL 15, 2011
'I am headed off for school vacation next week (couple days down the Cape, and thoroughly disconnected haha), so you won''t hear from me for a bit, but I wanted to acknowledge a few mentions of SpeechTechie (and me) that I really appreciated recently. Thanks to Gary Dunham (and Maggie McGary , who referred him to me) for your feature in the ASHA Leader- The Future at Hand: Mobile Devices and Apps in Clinical Practice , with some quotes from me based on a little interview we conducted electronica
A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 13, 2011
'A slightly altered version of this post entitled "Learning Like Never Before" is cross-posted at the Huffington Post. Let me start off by saying that I work at an incredible school. When I came to New Milford High School in 2004 there were many amazing programs in place. One was the Holocaust Study Tour. This global learning endeavor provides some of our students the opportunity to travel to Europe for at least 10 days and study the Holocaust in depth.
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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 13, 2011
'Kids are into cars and often intrigued by license plates from various states, and I have used this interest in various iterations to do a "license plate" activity with pragmatic groups. Kids can make or use "vanity" plates with their own names, add decorations that relate to them personally, and discuss their creations with the group. These plates can later serve as name placards in future sessions to reinforce using and remembering names and keeping information in "friend files" (term used in
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 13, 2011
'As the Social Learning Consultant for Elluminate, I''ve had a terrific two-year, full-time association with a company I have loved and a product I deeply believe in. But change inevitably comes, and the acquisition of Elluminate and Wimba by Blackboard last year has freed up some of my time, since Elluminate''s community marketing efforts are largely being absorbed into the larger Blackboard family.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 9, 2011
'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.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 12, 2011
'Join me Thursday, April 14th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Jerry Mintz , a leading voice in the alternative school movement for over 30 years and the founder of the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO). Date : Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.
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