A Principal's Reflections
JULY 2, 2010
'Yesterday after receiving my iPad I quickly reached out to my PLN for some suggestions on which apps to download. The key for me is that I will be using this device at work in concert with my administrative team during administrative walk-throughs, observations, and to take notes during meetings (I am sure some other uses will come up as I get more acclimated with the iPad).
The Web20Classroom
JUNE 26, 2010
'It is time for ISTE10 in Denver. Educators from around the world are gathering to discuss and plan the future of edtech, play (some), but most of all, meet people. Conferences are great ways to make lasting connections with people.to grow your personal learning network. Before the conference I had the chance to fly out to Colorado a few days early and spend time with people I had never met.
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The Electric Educator
JUNE 26, 2010
'As a teacher I am always looking for new ways to challenge my students and effectively assess their understanding of the concepts that I teach them. Additionally, I want to teach my students to be critical thinkers and be able to analyze and interpret data and information. This is a skill that goes beyond any content area is beneficial to all aspects of life.
SpeechTechie
JUNE 27, 2010
'I want to thank my friend Greg Nasca for designing the new banner you see at the top of the blog. The original one was something I whipped up with my limited Photoshop skills (from both a design and technical standpoint), and his revision really amped it up and made it shiny, while keeping the font and color scheme that I loved. Thanks Greg!
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A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 28, 2010
'This morning I came across this amusing, short video that highlighted one of many advantages that digital learners have over their traditional counterparts: This video serves as a great catalyst, in my opinion, to begin listing all of many benefits students receive when immersed in learning environments that combine solid pedagogical techniques with web 2.0/digital resources.
EdTechSandyK
JUNE 27, 2010
'Wes Fryer just wrote a great post on Copyright and Licensing Considerations When Importing Audio Books. It''s a perfect extension on the information in my post of June 23rd regarding fair use and copyright. In the scenario from my June 23rd post , the main concern was the fact that the audio recordings of the books would be posted to the web. When you get right down to it, recording a book or ripping a recording of one, even for personal use, breaks copyright law even if it''s never reposted an
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SpeechTechie
JUNE 28, 2010
'Often our kids have trouble with left and right, let alone the compass points. I always do some activities with kids as these concepts become important in 2nd grade, but they stay important throughout the elementary, middle and high school years. How is one to understand the early American''s exploration of the West without the sound concept of West?
Connecting 2 the World
JUNE 30, 2010
My process for writing my dissertation coincides with some of the findings I have for my study. This is especially true as my children are now home for summer vacation and I am constantly being interrupted. I try to write at least two hours a day. Often, this is early morning as typical teens, my kids don't get up until 9 or 10 in the morning. I might be in the middle of a significant idea when they come down, speak to me (I can't complain that I actually have teens that speak to me!
EdTechSandyK
JULY 2, 2010
'When you work with adult learners, especially adult learners who are teachers, it’s easy to forget that even though they are adults, they are also our students. And like any student, we have to meet them where they are and encourage them to move forward in their learning without frustrating them, judging them, making them feel guilty, or enabling them.
The Electric Educator
JUNE 29, 2010
'People are motivated by being pushed, or being pulled. Michael Watkins, author of The First 90 Days , explains: "Push tools, such as compensation plans, performance measurement systems, annual budgets, and the like, motivate people through authority, loyalty, fear, and expectation of reward for productive work. Pull tools, such as a compelling vision, inspire people by invoking a positive and exciting image of the future.
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.
SpeechTechie
JULY 1, 2010
'We all have trouble describing what fireworks do, and are limited to comments like: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOh" or "I like how that one did the squiggly thingie" The Firework Display Designer from i-Board Interactive (I have no idea why it is under the category of Religious Education) gives us (and our students, of course) a way to simply customize and describe a fireworks display to celebrate the holiday.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JUNE 30, 2010
'It''s all about connections! Hawaii school librarians now attending the ISTE Conference in Colorado are sending us quick tips via Wallwisher , a FREE Web 2.0 online bulletin board-like tool -- how cool is that? Here''s the link to the full-screen version of the HASL (Hawaii Association of School Librarians) wall shown above. [link] MAHALO to librarian extraordinaire Patricia Louis for setting it up!
The Daring Librarian
JUNE 26, 2010
'So I just came home from the awesome ISTE Affiliate reception with my friend Brenda Anderson and her hubby.all the states represented baby! Maryland''s own Dr. Judy Tomelden was there! I met a lot of awesome people.being on the ISTE board has been amazing and it''s only been 3 days! I met the cool (and HOT!) guys from CUE.typical Cali guys - so good looking one was a hot ginger and another one looked like Nate Berkus.Oh and thanks über cute & cool Mike Lawrence of CUE my other new board mem
The Electric Educator
JUNE 28, 2010
'This spring I read The Long Tail by Chris Anderson. It''s a very entertaining and insightful book on mass marketing and how the internet has made infinite choice possible. The title of Anderson''s book stems from the graphic below (click to enlarge) which shows that while a large portion of consumers are condensed at the front of the tail, an equal number of consumers are positioned within the infinitely long end of the tail.
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.
SpeechTechie
JULY 2, 2010
'to the Mindwing blog to see my post about using Character Mapping to build social thinking skills with your groups of students. According to the FTC guidelines, I will disclose with each of these cross-posts (and in other references to Mindwing products) that I have a contractual relationship with Mindwing as a guest writer. In no other instances am I compensated to review or endorse products or technology resources (i.e. websites).
SpeechTechie
JUNE 30, 2010
'This week I posted about the importance of directional concepts for understanding curriculum , and presented a complex website for older students. I thought this would be well-accompanied by a younger cousin of that website (again from the UK), the BBC''s Landscapes , hosted by their friendly alien (I think) Goggs. The Landscapes website reviews compass directions with animations, a mnemonic, and practice using NSEW to move Goggs around a campsite and then a maze.
The Daring Librarian
JUNE 26, 2010
'ISTE/TIE Leadership Bootcamp 2010 View more presentations from elemenous. I met Lucy Gray last night at the TIE/ISTE Leadership Bootcamp and she was just lovely! and seeing this preso above it''s like meeting another kindred tech spirit. (like our Geek Tribe family!) Must to give her a Geek Tribe ribbon! Now.i''ll shut up and encourage you to scroll through that slideshare again.and then suggest that you send it to someone back at home who couldn''t be at #lbc10, #ISTE10 or #ALA10.
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