A Principal's Reflections
JULY 15, 2013
'Social Media is bad and has no place in education. It is a distraction to the teaching and learning process. If students are allowed to use social media in school they will stay off task or exhibit inappropriate behavior. Worse, teachers will spend countless hours “socializing” instead of educating. This is the misguided stigma that social media carries and, as a result, it is often banned in schools.
The Web20Classroom
JULY 18, 2013
'This is the fourth post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Then we looked at TED Talks. Today we are diving deep into Twitter chats, looking at #edchat and other chats worth your time.
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Baker's B.Y.O.D.
JULY 14, 2013
'So it is summer time and I''m supposed to have lots of time to do lots of things: blog, write content, create presentations, read, catch up on laundry, organize closets, clean those not regularly cleaned areas, watch movies, go on vacation. As I''m sure for many of us, there is struggle between devoting enough time to work, home, and self. So rather than wallowing in not enough time ( here''s a conundrum: how can I wallow when there is no time to wallow?
SpeechTechie
JULY 13, 2013
'I am giving a session on Digital Storytelling in speech and language intervention at today''s ASHA Schools conference in Long Beach, CA, and thought I would feature one of my favorite tools in this genre. Videolicious is a simple video creator- it allows you select photos or videos from your photo library/camera roll and talk over them, effectively creating a narrated video.
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The 21st Century Principal
JULY 16, 2013
'“Project-based learning enables students to become active participants in the world.” Jane Krauss & Suzie Boss, Thinking Through Project-Based Learning: Guiding Deeper Inquiry, Corwin “We know from experience that project-based learning has the potential to create powerful and memorable learning experiences for students,” state educators Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss in their new book entitled Thinking Through Project-Based Learning: Guiding Deeper Inquiry.
The Web20Classroom
JULY 15, 2013
'This is the third post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Today we look at TED Talks and how you can use them to start a conversation and a great resource to do more with TED in your classroom.
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The Innovative Educator
JULY 14, 2013
'An abridged version of this article originally appeared at ED Tech: Focus on K-12. School officials wondering what to do for students who lack their own notebook computers, smartphones or tablets can acquire extra devices with a little bit of ingenuity. When I began teaching as a librarian in Harlem in the 1990s, my district was embarking on what was then considered an innovative program: putting a pod of four computers in every classroom.
Comfortably 2.0
JULY 18, 2013
'YOU! You are awesome at what you do! Don''t get me wrong, I am an app lover. Apps are a huge part of my job. My district went 1:1 in grades 6-12 this year (iPads) and I am continually asked by teachers and administrators that are thinking of going 1:1 about the "must have" apps that they should purchase. I have my favorites like iMovie, ShowMe, PicCollage, Comic Life, Evernote, etc.
EdTechSandyK
JULY 18, 2013
'Photo from @AquiAmigo Presentation at SXSWEdu 2013 I''ve been putting this question out on Twitter, but thought perhaps I''d get more in depth responses if I ask via my blog. So, here it goes! Here is the scenario: You have three hours of face-to-face staff development scheduled with grades 6-12 teachers who are new to BYOD. Students will be bringing their own devices to school for the first time in just a few months.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JULY 16, 2013
'I love this infographic so much! It was adapted from PewInternet.com research and captures with statistics how libraries and librarians fit into the big research and reading picture. I think I''ll print it out and display it at my desk at work. ++ Click to Enlarge Image ++ Source: LibraryScienceList.com Here''s the source link mentioned in the infographic: [link] which includes this slideshare: Thank you so much, Kristin Purcell !
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.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 18, 2013
'This infographic captures some important points around the topics of safety, privacy, and cyberbullying. Take a look. What do you think? Is there anything you would change? How do you think teens might react? Do you have any ideas for inspiring students to read this and/or classroom discussion?
Learning with 'e's
JULY 17, 2013
'One of my workshops is proving particularly popular wherever I present it. It''s a workshop about how to promote creativity in learning, and as you might imagine, I get the audience involved in lots of activities, exercises and games and give them some fun challenges and problems to solve. We also enjoy a lot of dialogue around questions that evolve during the workshop.
EdTechnocation.com
JULY 18, 2013
'I was browsing Pinterest this evening and came across an interesting Pin. The pin showed a picture of a QR Code printed on a piece of white paper with instructions to scan it with a QR Code Scanner. The pin originates from a 2011 blog post at Pencils, Paper and Pixie Dust which suggests to use the QR Code during Open House Night as an easy way for parents to get your contact information.
The Daring Librarian
JULY 14, 2013
'I truly find Lady Gaga amazingly inspiring and motivational. She''s a mega talented writer and rock star who truly cares for her little monsters, preaches acceptance and tolerance, & is a powerful agent of change. The full video is embeded at the end of the post - but let''s talk about some of the highlights and how they can teach us some important lessons. 1.
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.
Kathy Schrock
JULY 19, 2013
'I admit it.I love distressed brown leather. I guess the reason I like it is that it looks better the more it gets used and all banged up. The sign of well-loved distressed leather case is the marks it bears! When Snugg wrote me and asked me to review an item from their site, I was drawn to the Snugg iPhone 5 Distressed Leather Brown Pouch Case for two reasons.
My Paperless Classroom
JULY 18, 2013
'I had the privilege of co-moderating the 7/14/13 #CAEDCHAT about running a paperless classroom with Jen Roberts and Ryan Archer. The goal of the chat was to talk about the reasons why someone would go paperless and to have some teachers share their paperless journey. Why go paperless? There is an obvious ecological argument. As a classroom teacher I have the potential to use an astounding amount of paper in a day.
Hansen's Link to Tech
JULY 13, 2013
'First time I heard the word cloud or cloud computing, it was confusing and advertised horribly. I remember watching Windows 7 commercials "Yay Cloud" and wondering what the heck are they talking about. There was no reference to telling the audience you can save your work via the web and access it anywhere from any computer, tablet, or device. That being said, what is cloud?
The 21st Century Principal
JULY 14, 2013
'The widespread use of Twitter by educators is evident by the number of educators using it. Just following the Twitter stream during the course of a week, and you''ll see several "chats" devoted to education and educational practice. Also, it''s becoming increasingly hard to attend conferences where hashtags aren''t part of the experience. For the most part, though, educators use Twitter in two ways: To effectively promote the classroom, school or school district and inform the larger community
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The Innovative Educator
JULY 13, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Student social media use.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JULY 15, 2013
'I''m pleased to announce the inaugural worldwide Homeschool Conference, August 23 - 24 , 2013! All are invited to participate in this two-day, online, and free event. My name is Steve Hargadon, and I founded and run the online social network for educators called Classroom 2.0. I also hold open and online conferences for educators and I host an interview series called the Future of Education.
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