The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I remember having a conversation with a school district administrator about rethinking a professional learning opportunity for staff. Instead of teachers coming in on certain professional learning days, if they were to blog or share actual work and link it back to a simple google doc, they could earn days in lieu through the process.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 27, 2015

In just 15 or so years we''ve seen an emphasis on getting classrooms connected to high-speed resources, availability of devices that put the learning in the hands of students and access to on-demand professional learning resources that can help any educator improve their practice anywhere. Remember Google Wave?)

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 30, 2017

There are a million ways that you can use google forms, but the ability to use “google forms” is not innovative’; it is what you do with it that creates the innovative practice in the classroom. I am not about absolutes, so if you do a multiple choice exam here and there, I am fine with it, but it is not innovative.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Twitter is his favorite tool for professional learning.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 18, 2015

Last summer, a Make Cycle about memes inspired a discussion about leveraging the power of memes to promote learning, and a contest to create the goofiest meme about Uruguayan World Cup soccer player Luis Suárez’s infamous bite. So who is the MOOC designed for? Somebody who really wants to explore and connect,” Dillon said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. Session will also include a brief how-to on Google+ and a brainstorming activity of ways to implement Google+ with students. View the new Learning Forward Washington Web site and plans for professional learning opportunities during the year.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

When they came back, they added their blog to a google document, that put their name, twitter handle, title with a link to their blog, and the topic, along with any other comments that they had. I have long believed that one of the best ways to change learning in the classrooms, is to change learning in our professional learning days.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Late last spring my alarm rang early so I could join a Google Hangout with two eighth graders from Jack Zangerle’s 8th grade English class in New York’s Hudson Valley. They wrote their questions about equity on half sheets of paper and taped them to a brick wall in the high school cafeteria where we planned our professional learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. These tasks are perfect for learning across the curriculum and especially for librarian-led learning. What’s the evidence? What do other sources say?

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” A screen sharing app.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Training Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). From the press release : “ ISTE Launches New Professional Learning Partnership with Code.org ; Announces Plans to Update Standards for Computer Science Educators.” Fortunately, I hit the paywall so I couldn’t hate-read this.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Via Getting Smart : “ Competency-Based Micro-credentials are Transforming Professional Learning.” For-Profit Colleges.” ” asks Edsurge. ” Are they?

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