A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 18, 2012
'This past week I was fortunate to attend the NASSP 2012 Annual Conference as a presenter, 2012 Digital Principal Award recipient, and most importantly a learner. On Friday morning I attended a session facilitated by Dr. Gary Stager , a progressive educator whose work I have come to know over the past couple of years. Gary’s message is one that resonates with me and many other educators who frequent digital spaces.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 20, 2012
'Googlios tags: google ePortfolio googleapps favorite What can Twitter do for your school? tags: Twitter favorite Vimeo Music Store - Find Free Music for Your Videos tags: CreativeCommon creative_commons creativecommons favorite The Teacher’s Guide To Using YouTube In The Classroom | Edudemic tags: youtube favorite Edmodo: A guide to everything tags: edmodo favorite Blogging Guidelines : ISB Student Blogs tags: blogging blog favorite Find your school’s voice on Facebook tags: facebook favorite A
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The Mobile Native
MARCH 22, 2012
'Here are some sites that provide a wide variety of resources on apps. Teachers With Apps APPitic Smart Apps for Kids I Education Apps Review Moms With Apps Apps in Education Android 4 Schools Fun Educational Apps Best Kids Apps Tony Vincent provides great ways to evaluate educational apps. Ways to Evaluate Educational Apps.
SpeechTechie
MARCH 20, 2012
'There are a lot of great interactive animated activities online that were created using Adobe Flash, the multimedia platform that was once the medium of choice to add interactivity to webpages. When iPhone and, subsequently, iPad came on the scene, there was quite a lot of hubbub about Apple''s decision to not support Flash on these devices. It turns out that inclusion of Flash really drained the devices'' batteries, among other problems.
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A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 23, 2012
'It has been an incredible journey since I decided to become a connected educator back in March of 2009. As I sit here writing this post, I cannot help but reflect on the positive changes that have taken place at my school and with me professionally. Through connected learning and sharing, I have become better equipped to lead change at New Milford High School and to begin to transform the teaching and learning process.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 19, 2012
'Back when I was in the classroom, I went to great lengths to try and capture audio. Whether it was just my lessons so I could post them online or to record audio for student portfolios and feedback I never really found a good way to do it. It always felt combersome. I had to have my laptop and an microphone and then I had to worry about power and storage space.
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The Electric Educator
MARCH 23, 2012
'Earlier this month at the 2012 MACUL conference I was asked to sit on a panel of educators to share how we have integrated technology into our curriculum. The panel was assembled by Dan Spencer who is also the producer of the Connected Educator video series sponsored by REMC. This series is being expanded to include even more great stories of educators from around the state of Michigan and the innovative things that they are doing in their schools.
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 19, 2012
Mobile learning is on the rise. It was inevitable that the mobile phone would be brought into the classroom, with or without 'permission'. Many children use their mobile phones in class even though school rules forbid them to do so. What would encourage schools to sanction the use of personal devices? There has been a lot of discussion recently about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in schools.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 19, 2012
'Join me Tuesday, March 20th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Cathy Davidson to talk about her new book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. "Using cutting-edge research on the brain, she shows how ''attention blindness'' has produced one of our society''s greatest challenges: while we''ve all acknowledged the great changes of the digital age, most of us still toil in schools and workplaces designed for
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 23, 2012
With Pelecon (the 7th Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference) only a few weeks away, preparations are almost complete. We are very excited about this year's event, with its lineup of world class speakers. As many readers will already know, we rebranded the event this year. With a new logo and website, we are sure Pelecon will retain its reputation as a friendly and stimulating event that showcases advances in technology enhanced learning.
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 Electric Educator
MARCH 20, 2012
'I was recently asked to be a guest blogger for GoEdOnline.com. You may not have heard of this company, but many teachers will be familiar with the parent company, Teachers Discovery. GoEdOnline is the digital version of Teachers Discovery, offering educational games, videos, projectabables, and mobile apps for technology using teachers. My first two posts comprise an overview of the Flipped classroom.
The Electric Educator
MARCH 19, 2012
'Google+ has been around for a while now and I have begun to use it more and more. There are some really neat features such as circles, hangouts, selective sharing, and saved searches which make it a compelling social network. Give it a try and let me know what you think! Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts. You can find me on Twitter (@jrsowash), Google+, Linkedin (jrsowash), and YouTube (jrsowash).
The Electric Educator
MARCH 21, 2012
'Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I always appreciate feedback on my posts. You can find me on Twitter (@jrsowash), Google+, Linkedin (jrsowash), and YouTube (jrsowash).
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 21, 2012
'Join me Thursday, March 22nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with David Warlick, founder of the Landmark Project and widely respected speaker and author. My association with David goes back many years--he was a guest on my interview series in 2007 as part of a series on "School 2.0," and actually generated the ideas for what have become the now-annual Bloggers'' Cafe and EduBloggerCon (now SocialEdCon) events at many of the ed tech conferences.
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