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It is hard to believe that June is upon us and my Epic Evernote Experiment is coming to a close. I wanted to share some thoughts with you on how this worked out for me and my students this year and offer some suggestions for teachers considering integrating Evernote into their workflow. Lesson Planning:
Wrapping up the Epic @Evernote Experiment #EdChat
A variety of different “communication channels” are available for parents, students and teachers at ClassenSAS. A clickable PDF of the following image is available , listing eight of the communication channels used by PTSA as well as school district officials.
PTSA Communication Channels :: Classen SAS News
The Truth About Snapchat: A Digital Literacy Lesson for Us All
The idea of Snapchat is simple, delightfully so. Take an image or a video, send it to a friend or paramour. Ten seconds after the receiver opens the file, it self-destructs, and the sender can rest assured that no trace of the message remains.
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4 Visual Guides To Bloom's Taxonomy Apps
Yesterday, we looked at an overview of the old and revised versions of Bloom’s taxonomy . We talked a little bit about categorizing current classroom activities to see which of Bloom’s objectives you’re addressing (whether intentionally or unintentionally). Today, we’re looking at some apps and web tools that address the Bloom’s taxonomy objectives – helping bring Mr.
The packet-driven classroom
Jeff Bliss got our attention when he shared his frustration with his teacher, classmates, and the world about his learning environment. The now viral video captures a room of students, some with their heads down, some with a facepalm, some staring into space, all silently sitting at their empty desks seemingly disconnected not only from each other, but also from their behind-a-desk-fortress teacher.
I sit in the lecture hall with 10,000 others waiting for my new teacher to speak. I look at my cell phone and silently groan that this in going to be a long hour; as long an hour as an hour can be as is typically the case when I listen to a lecture. She begins, “ Let me tell you about Uncle Willie. “ I take a deep breath of relief and settle in to hear her story.
Storytelling Is Not Lecturing; Lecturing is Not Storytelling
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10 Things You Can Do To Make Yourself an Ed Tech Star This Summer
As I watch Twitter at this time of year I see a mix of sadness, relief, and excitement that the school year is ending for many teachers. The summer is a great time to tackle some of that personal learning that got pushed to the back burner during the school year.Produced by ELI and NMC each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education and creative expression over the next one to five years.
2013 Horizon Report
33 Signs You Are an EdTech Nerd
Wondering if you qualify as an edtech nerd?Illustration by Jacob Thomas In the fall of 2011, Stanford University offered three of its engineering courses—Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Introduction to Databases—for free online. Anyone with Internet access could sign up for them.
MOOC Mania: Debunking the hype around massive open online courses
Like many educators in my current position—school technology directors, chief technology officers, or others who have responsibility for all things that plug in, use batteries, beep, or depend on a digital network—I never imagined this as a job when I was growing up.
The Principalship:The Changing Role of the Technology Director
MOOCs
Recently, I’ve been noticing that a lot of instructors are under the impression that they are successfully integrating technology, when in fact they are simply using technology.
What’s the Difference Between “Using Technology” and “Technology Integration”?
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