Sat.Oct 16, 2010 - Fri.Oct 22, 2010

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Climate is Everything

A Principal's Reflections

'This week has been extremely gratifying in terms of the instructional practices I either witnessed firsthand or heard about. Coincidentally they are all coming out of my History Department. Here is a quick rundown: On Thursday, October 21, I observed Nicolette Perna’s American History 1 class where the lesson focused on the major patriots during the Revolutionary War.

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New Posted Resources 10/22/2010

The Web20Classroom

'Book Trailers - Movies for Literacy! tags : literacy favorite Grand Canyon Guided Google Earth Tour tags : googleearth favorite The History Lab tags : history favorite Wissahickon School District''s eToolBox - Voicethread tags : voicethread favorite Personal Learning Networks tags : favorite PLN A Rubric for Evaluating Student Blogs - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education tags : blogs favorite Posted from Diigo.

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Wednesday - Jenifer Fox on Children's Strengths, Live in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Wednesday, October 20th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com Webinar with Jenifer Fox as we talk about the "Strengths Movement" within education, and her book, Your Child''s Strengths. Date : Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

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Monster Exchange

SpeechTechie

'The Monster Exchange is a very cool project connecting kids through the Internet to develop reading and writing skills. The website links classrooms who are willing to participate in the project; kids then create and describe a monster in writing and are paired with a child who reads only the description and then attempts to draw the monster (scroll down a bit for example).

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Facebook Top 20 Learning Applications

A Principal's Reflections

'Check out this video for some great learning applications associated with Facebook. Do you know of other learning applications? If so list them here!

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A Level Playing Field.

The Web20Classroom

'Access. Equity. When I hear educators talk about access and equity my mind immediately thinks of Internet access. Surprisingly there are still places in this country where schools are not connected to a high speed broadband connection (and are relying on dial-up still) or where they have no access at all. ( I even wrote about that this year.) I was thinking about access and equity just the other day.

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This Weeks Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'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.

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Carve a Pumpkin

SpeechTechie

'There are dozens of virtual pumpkin carving activities out there, but I have always favored this one at NCS-Tech. It is blessedly free of ads, and rather than a drag-drop interface, it allows students to carve a pumpkin freely. It''s great for descriptive language, and also serves as a good context for a barrier game. Have students request a face with specific features as another listens/"carves"- I love to do this every year with my pragmatic groups!

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New Posted Resources 10/21/2010

The Web20Classroom

'Sample Lessons - iPad in Education tags : ipad favorite The Google Classroom tags : googleapps favorite Education Week: The Misuse of Professional Development tags : professionaldevelopment PD favorite Podcasting at an Elementary School | School Technology Solutions tags : podcasting favorite 21st Century Teaching / Digital Storytelling tags : digitalstorytelling favorite Cybraryman Internet Catalogue-iPad tags : Ipad favorite 10 Ideas For Class Blog Posts | edte.ch tags : blog favorite classro

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Unexpected Classroom Tech Application

The Electric Educator

'Sometimes classroom technology integration is a byproduct of research, planning, and hard work; other times, it happens unexpectedly I picked up the new iPod Touch with plans on integrating multimedia lab reports into my 9th grade biology class. The still/video camera on the new Touch is great! There was another application for the touch that I had not considered, however.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Thursday - Online Resources from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Live in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Thursday, October 21st, for a live and interactive Classroom 2.0 webinar on "Integrating MoMA’s Online Resources." Learn about The Museum of Modern Art’s online resources in this one-hour webinar led by Lisa Mazzola , Assistant Director of School and Teacher Programs and Beth Harris , Director of Digital Learning. We will explore the multimedia content created for the current exhibition Abstract Expressionist New York, and lesson plans on Modern Teachers Online.

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Halloween on SpeechTechie! (Horror Film Fest)

SpeechTechie

'It''s Halloween week(s) here, and time for some resources to use around one of the kids'' favorite times of year! Every Fall, the 5th grades at my school did a study of the horror genre. Not Stephen King or Saw or anything, more like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , etc. Kids also would write a horror piece at the conclusion of the unit. Some years in, it occurred to me that it would be a great opportunity to target genre conventions and story structure, so the teachers and I planned a "Horr

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New Posted Resources 10/20/2010

The Web20Classroom

'LiveBinders Tips and Tricks tags : livebinders favorite iPads in Education - Exploring the use of iPads and Tablet computers in education. tags : ipad favorite 41 New Ways Google Docs Makes Your Life Easier ‹ Edudemic tags : googledocs favorite The 3 Ps of Online Privacy « The Spicy Learning Blog tags : digitalcitizenship privacy favorite Using Facebook For Social Learning tags : facebook favorite Using Facebook in the Classroom tags : facebook favorite Posted from Diigo.

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SLJ Summit: The Future of Reading

The Daring Librarian

'Tomorrow morning I leave for Chicago. I''ve never been there and I''m SO excited. I''m honored, humbled, floored, & flattered (and frankly gobsmacked!) to have been asked to come to the School Library Journal’s 2010 Leadership Summit ! As the summit starts today I think I can safely announce why.and it makes me squirmy, happy, and strangely bashful to do so!

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Tuesday - Nancy White on Networks, Communities, and the Role of Facilitators

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Join me Tuesday, October 19th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com Webinar with Nancy White as we talk about her book, Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities. Date : Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

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New Posted Resources 10/16/2010

The Web20Classroom

'"Own Your Space--Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online" Digital Book for Teens by Linda McCarthy tags : digitalfootprint digitalcitizenship favorite ABCs of Web Literacy: Interactive Tutorial tags : literacy favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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What Twisted Sister Can Teach Us About Education Reform

The Web20Classroom

'So maybe we need to be like the kid in this video and stand up to those that think they know what "Education Reform" is. Less talk. More action.

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Amazing Animation and Ideas - Video from Sir Ken Robinson RSA Talk

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'Thanks to @garymdietz for forwarding this.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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New Posted Resources 10/19/2010

The Web20Classroom

'Technology Integration Matrix tags : technologyintegration pedagogy favorite Learner-centered learning and blogging tags : blogging favorite More Than Wordles tags : wordle wordclouds favorite Technology in the Classroom-An Infographic tags : infographic technology classroom favorite 50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch | U Tech Tips tags : Apps ipod itouch ipodtouch favorite Fostering Home-School Communication: Edutopia tags : communication parents favorite Facebook Apps for eLearning - Inte

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