A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

'This week we officially unveiled The Academies at New Milford High School to our junior and sophomore students (next week we will roll it out to the freshman and eighth graders). The three academies are Arts & Letters, S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), and Global Leadership. For obvious reasons I was extremely excited to speak to my students about this initiative and the incredible opportunity that they would now have to be part of a structure that caters to their in

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

'Over the weekend my good friend Gwyneth Jones tweeted about an interesting search engine called Heapr. I am all about search engines so of course I had give it a go. Basically Heapr is a quad search engine. With one search you get results for 4 different searches all on one screen. While built using Google search you also get returned results from Wikipeda related searches, WolframAlpha search and Twitter instant results.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

'A project may look appealing, but is it project-based learning? My answer to that without hesitation is no. The focus of a project is the product , while the focus of project-based learning is the learning that occurs through the development of the project. If that just sounds like pitter-patter , then let''s just focus on the quality of the project or project-based learning.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

'One of the questions that face those with a growing Professional Learning Network is: How can you effectively manage the flow of information? Also, a related question is: With all of the information available at any given moment on the Web, how can I possibly hope to keep abreast of the cutting edges issues in education? One of these information management tools for me is Google Reader.

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The Electric Educator

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

'Note: This is the fourth part in my series "5 things to watch in 2011" Future installments will include: Five companies to watch in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five people to follow in 201 1 Next Monday: Five technologies to watch in 2011 Here are five blogs that I''m reading in 2011: The EdReach Network (Collaborative) I''m excited to announce the launch of a new collaborative blog dedicated to giving education a BIG voice.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

'I found this resource on Karen Ogen''s awesome blog, InTec Insights. Thanks, Karen! Be sure to visit her blog for more Valentine''s ideas. Games such as the classic Lemonade Stand involve a lot of language and executive functioning: planning, ability to modify a plan, etc. My Money Valentine is a version of this game, but involves running a Valentine-themed store, where you sell candy, cards, teddy bears, etc.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

'In my earlier post, I discussed how Google Reader gives me the ability to control all the information on the Internet that is vying for my attention. There’s another tool from Google that assists me in my information control measures and that is Google Alerts. I won’t take the time to instruct in how to set up and use Google Alerts, because there are some resources that do that much better than I can: Google’s Own Getting Started Guide for Google Alerts eHow’s Guide to Setting Up Google Alerts

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The only useful class I remember taking in school was typing. I was 13 and I took the class from Miss Web, long before the Web was anything more than what spiders wove. Back then, typing meant taking something written somewhere else and then typing it on your own paper complete with erase tape, that you used on mistakes, and that bar that you hit to put the typing carriage back to where you started.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

'As I ramble on and on here about technology resources that you can use in your therapy, I need to disclose that there is a price we pay for technology integration, especially and paradoxically when it is free. First of all, your therapy materials on your shelves are always there, reminding you that you can use them anytime. Games, books and toys are in that way easier to incorporate in your therapies.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

'Notes from breakout session at TCEA 2011 Google Academy Scott Floyd (@woscholar on Twitter) Director of Instructional Technology, White Oak ISD Presentation: [link] White Oak ISD has been using GAFE for four years and only had three brief outages. A couple of them weren''t even noticed because Google has so much redundancy. What about FERPA or CIPA violations?

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 5, 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.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

'Collaboration Coaching is individualizing and adapting to the readiness of the person you are working with. There is a predictable progression of technology integration, and understanding this development of growth can help with creating short term and long term goals--which ultimately leads to the learning-centered classroom. Technology Integration Progression: Key: 1 Beginning - 5 You''ve Arrived How much will you pay me to attend the training?

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

'I accidentally back-posted this to 1/3/10 some time ago- this blog didn''t even exist then! Anyway, I lost track of it, and it would be a good resource to explore around President''s Day, as well as aligning with curriculum around Social Studies and the Revolutionary War. George Washington''s World for Kids gives you an interactive glimpse into colonial days and the landmark of Mount Vernon.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Workshop Shelly Locke Integration Specialist Katy ISD Resource website for presentation: https://primarytechnology.pbworks.com/w/page/32707518/Welcome Web 2.0 Resources aren''t just for older students. Katy has adopted web tools. Use of Technology in Katy ISD VoiceThread - Use to record student voices combinded with pictures.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

'I think we''re on the right track. Our fiction is flying off the shelves (being borrowed, that is), and our non-fiction is slowly being replaced by online resources that we''re building via Castle Library''s Learning Network and teacher and student-produced content. I really like this article, because it paints a true picture of the challenges and opportunities for school libraries such as ours.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

'What are your favorite favorite examples of project-based learning ? What are your favorite sites for resources, ideas, and PBL ? Thank you, Rachel , for introducing me to the Australian Arts Association.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

'Our social studies curriculum includes the importance of Washington DC and its memorials and monuments, a topic also relevant to next week''s President''s Day holiday. The National Parks Service has a beautiful interactive site exploring the Lincoln Memorial. Students can take an interactive 360º tour of the memorial, navigating its attractions and reading about their importance.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent of Schools Birdville ISD Kelli Montgomery Coordinator of Instructional Technology Birdville ISD "OMG, I CNT BLIEVE WE R REALLY GTTNG 2 TXT WILE WE LRN!" Schools should be learning organizations, but how can we be learning organizations when we ban the use of the very tool that is creating learning today?

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

'The METC_CSD conference is right around the corner -and I''m so excited & honored to have been invited to be a Featured Speaker there! I''m presenting 5 times - if you go to the METC conference website and do a search for "Gwyneth" you''ll find my trouble making self having a great time starting some provocative conversations around some of my favourite topics!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

'Join me today, February 11th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Wayne Mackintosh on designing an "Open Educational Resources" (OER) university and creating free learning for all students worldwide. The simple but powerful idea is that the world’s knowledge is a public good, and that the internet provides unique opportunities for everyone to share, use, and reuse knowledge.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

'Thanks, Moms with Apps and App Friday - Peekaboo Wild is an adorable animated app you can use to explore the category of wild animals, their sounds, verbs associated with the animations, and printed names of the animals, as well as cause-effect. Peekaboo Wild is normally $1.99 (like its siblings Peekaboo Forest and Barn ) but is $.99 today on the iTunes App Store.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

'Notes from Lone Star Edubloggercon Breakout Session at TCEA 2011. I got to facilitate this session, which means I briefly set the stage and then invited everyone in the session to share. Fortunately, there was a plethora of experience and ideas in the room! McKinney ISD - Three high schools piloting students bringing their own devices AUP for guest access pops up every time someone tries to connect to their guest wireless Teachers now struggling with using devices which have many different type

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

'Notes from a breakout session at TCEA 2011 Google Academy Amy Hopkins Caddo Mills ISD Links to Presentation [link] or [link] BACKGROUND Implemented use of Google Accounts in her classroom 4 years ago with 8th graders District converted email to Google Apps 2 years ago Converted classroom/middle school campus to Google Apps for Ed this year Why Google Apps for Education?

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

'Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. The speakers words flowed fast and I caputred/paraphrased them as accurately as I could. For an additional take on this event from someone else who also live blogged it, you can visit this post from Bryan Doyle. Members of Panel: Representative Scott Hochberg - Houston, TX Representative Mark Strama - Austin, TX Mr. Thomas Ratliff, State Board of Education - Mt.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Google Academy breakout session. Jennifer Bergland TCEA Apps for Education Certified Training Website [link] Google is looking for people who will conduct themselves professionally and who will represent Google well. If you become a trainer, you must commit to providing trainings at least three times per quarter. If you become a trainer, your name is listed on a Google website so others can contact you to provide training.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

'In November 2010 I completed a master’s degree in Educational Technology Leadership after 18 months of course work entirely online. I had taken isolated online classes in the past for professional development or to work toward additional teaching certifications and enjoyed learning in that manner, so when an opportunity for advancing my education this way came along, I took advantage of it.

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

'The Digital Kids Grow Up Disruptive Shifts in Tech and Culture The App Phone - Whole computers - iPhone, Android It''s a whole new category of gadget 350,000 iPhone Apps, 220,000 Droid Apps Example: Ocarina - written by a music teacher in California - author became a millionaire in 7 months - blow into the mic and put your fingers over the "holes" on the phone.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Jana Wenzel, Instructional Technology Specialist, jwenzel@bryanisd.org Sharon Ogden, District Technology Training Coordinator, sharono@bryanisd.org Troy Kuhn, Instructional Technology Specialist, tkuhn@bryanisd.org Bryan ISD Online Questions: [link] Presentation Website: https://sites.google.com/a/bryanisd.org/digital-learning/staff-development Our staff development plan is not online but you can request it via email to sharono@bryanisd.org.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Kelly Cordray Elizabeth Powell 5th Grade Classroom Teachers Texarkana ISD PowerPoint presentation is available online at the TCEA website. Kelly used iPod touches in her 5th grade classroom. Was using a Regulary Basal in 08-09 but wanted a change and was working on a technology campus. Started researching iPods, wrote a proposal for using them.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

'Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Dr. Kay Abernathy Dr. Diane Mason Cindy Cummings Daryl Ann Borrel Dr. Sheryl Abshire Lamar University Conncectivism Research George Siemens, University of Manitoba Stepehn Downes, Senior Research for Canada''s National Research Council. OLDaily Online Newsletter You Tube Video, Connectivism and Technology [link] Connectivism in Practice Building 21st Century Learning Environments in EC-20 Building Educational Technology Leadership Capacity Promising Pra

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