A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 19, 2010
'In my District I am part of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) with other administrators. The focus of our PLC is the Classroom Walkthrough practice as a tool to improve student achievement. During our professional day in October we decided to collect data on whether or not student-centered learning was taking place and present our finding to our respective staffs in January.
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 20, 2010
'Have you seen these around town where you are lately? I was a little surprised when I saw them all over the Black Friday ads back in November. This is a QR or Quick Response Code. Simply, put it is a 3D barcode. It''s a much more sophisticated version of the barcode on your bag of Lays Potato Chips. QR Codes are popping up everywhere and are gaining in popularity in education.
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The Daring Librarian
DECEMBER 21, 2010
'(Click above for more sizes & to download or to embed! ) As promised! Please feel free to Take, Use, Share! Creative Commons - Share Alike! Like these Comic Tutorials? I have a whole slew of ''em! From Blabberize, Customizing Blogger & blog design, downloading YouTube videos to your HD to a Two part Twitter Primer - I seem addicted to creating these bright fun direction sheets!
Connecting 2 the World
DECEMBER 22, 2010
Yesterday I gave my first presentation using Prezi. I had heard about the software and had even registered for the educational version, but then had promptly forgotten about it. Then one of my students used it in a class assignment. So giving a presentation on Presentations to my daughter's class, I decided to try it out. As this is the first presentation I've given using Prezi, it is still in the basic mode.
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 22, 2010
'Below is a message that I sent to my entire staff today prior to our holiday break. The Holiday Season is a wonderful time of the year. It is filled with gifts, family gatherings, festive celebrations, and most importantly scrumptious food. I would just like to take this minute to wish each and everyone of you a break filled with joy, peace, and rest.
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 21, 2010
'When I wrote my post yesterday about QR codes I was just tossing around some ideas and putting some things out there that I had seen. I never expected the awesome feedback I have gotten and people wanting to know more. I have gotten lots of questions and have been thinking lots about practical ways to use these in the classroom. First, QR codes definitely have the cool factor.
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SpeechTechie
DECEMBER 19, 2010
'2010 is wrapping up! In February, I started this blog almost on a whim, and it has been an amazing experience so far. It has been totally rewarding to have watched my audience of 2 or 3 grow more sizable over the months, something I have been able to view through Page Views, subscriber stats, Facebook "Likes" and Twitter followers. I''m really thankful that you are out there and keep reading, and I hope you are finding my posts helpful.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 23, 2010
'Sarah Milstein So many libraries and librarians are using Twitter! Sarah Milstein''s article in InfoToday paints a bright picture of how libraries are using technology to better serve their patrons. Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians) I especially like the sidebar describing Twittiquette for Institutions -- excellent advice! Here''s a list of Libraries using Twitter , compiled by Lindy Brown and updated recently (thanks, Lindy ).
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 21, 2010
'Googlios tags: ePortfolio google favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The Electric Educator
DECEMBER 20, 2010
'December 21st, 2010 at 7:30 ET I will be leading a webinar on collaborative projects for STEM classrooms using Google Apps for Education. This is a free, 1 hour webinar. Please join the discussion! To register for the webinar, click here. For a glimpse at the topics and tools that will be covered, click here. See you tomorrow night! Thanks for subscribing to my blog.
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
DECEMBER 18, 2010
'Well, no, I don''t, totally, because their careless closing of social bookmarking site delicious is causing me to finally commit to using the superior diigo. This screencast discusses the calamity, shows you how to move existing (if you have any) bookmarks from delicious to diigo, and the basics of bookmarking with diigo (as well as the rationale for social bookmarking).
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 20, 2010
'I couldn''t believe my eyes -- they''re selling iPads at Verizon? Could iPhones be close behind? I drove down the hill this evening with my grandson to get the Android X he wanted for Christmas, and came away with the Android, a new water-proof phone for my dad (he''s hard on phones), cases for both, AND a wireless keyboard to go with my (actually the school''s) iPad.
The Daring Librarian
DECEMBER 18, 2010
'Geek Chic: I am addicted to a few things. OK. I have guilty pleasures. Fine Coach handbags, & Fine (and/or funky/steampunk/freaky/unique) Jewelry - basically Self-Indulgent Fripperies and geeky tools & swag. (Oh and Bravo TV reality shows) Get the hippest geekiest social media hipster bling from Zazzle. Use my favorite QR Code Generator , grab your QR Code PNG, & start designing!
The Electric Educator
DECEMBER 23, 2010
'This week I had the privilege of leading the December installment of the Google Apps for Education professional development webinar. People from around the world joined me for a discussion of the importance of teaching collaborative skills to students as well as five specific projects that can be integrated into STEM classrooms. Resources related to my presentation can be found on the companion website that I have created to share my links and examples.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 19, 2010
'Photo courtesy of Huffington Post I left a comment on Huffington Post''s article about the new Three Little Pigs iPad app and posted on my other blog: SEABURY READS. Received a great response from Dr. Heather L. Wittenburg of babyshrink.com , who referred me to her March 25, 2010 article -- Pros and Cons of High Tech Toys for Young Children Dr. Heather notes that high-tech toys won''t rot our children''s brains unless we let them.
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