The Bammy Awards | Honoring the Education Community from A to Z. Guest Post | Three Starting Points for Thinking Differently About Learning. Video describing a digital history textbook created by students, a project begun in two Ohio middle schools, but continued “with help from others around the globe.” Go to related wiki » If you’re an educator who is interested in technology, we’re pretty sure you’ve come across the work of Will Richardson at some point in the last five years. The first edition of his “Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms” was the first tech-specific education book I read in 2006 when, fresh out of the classroom, I took the job as editor of this site — back when I barely knew the keyboard shortcuts for “cut” and “paste,” much less how blogs, wikis and podcasts could change learning. Mr. Three Starting Points for Thinking Differently About Learning By Will Richardson When I was a classroom teacher just over a decade ago, just when the Web was starting to become inherently social and participatory, I had a feeling it was going to change things in a big way. — Will Richardson 1. 2.
A “TO-BE” List for Aspiring Leaders by Angela Maiers. ”Being’ and ‘doing’ are inseparable aspects of your presence and influence. -author unknown I have the privilege each year of speaking to auditoriums full of aspiring young leaders, anxious to go out into the world and make their mark. They are looking for the “book”, the “roadmap” , the “words or wisdom” that will guide them to the things they need “TO-DO” next. As we know, success in leadership and in the world is not only attributed to what you do; it is dependent on who you are and why you do. In supporting the kind of leader they must be, we enable and elevate their ability to influence, catalyze, and transform the future in a way we have not yet seen.
I have detailed the following TO-BE List for theirs and your consideration: Be a Learner: You may have graduated from school, but never graduate from learning. So, what do you think? Leadership is a choice. That is certainly of the question of our time. Meet Angela Maiers My life path has always been about teaching and communication. Encourage Other Teachers Even When School is Out for Summer. Sitting in my room listening to the silent spinning of the DVD as the graduation / senior movie renders for (hopefully) the last time. I can hear the hum of my small refrigerator in my room. Funny, I put that fridge in during the second week of school and I've never noticed that hum. I guess it is because this room is always full. Always noisy. Always bustling. "Give me a cliff. That point seems to come a lot during the last month of school.
My Babies As full time teacher of technology, IT Director, and IT Integrator, I try to keep this place running and work hard to be efficient. But my babies are really these kids. So ends my ninth year of teaching. "It's the truth. You Can't Fire Students This job isn't perfect. I lay awake at night thinking and praying over kids. Helping Each Other is Part of Teaching. My inspiration is Mrs. I'd like to be like her. It would be so much easier to just travel and be at home, I guess. Hard to Explain Unless You've Been There Be an inspiring commenter.
News Has A New Face: Meporter. Meporter has launched. Meporter is available online and has free apps (Android coming soon) that let you take pictures and write reports on the news and "cut out the middleman" with the mainstream media being considered the middleman in this case. Sign up is pretty simple. You don't have to use the app and can submit online directly. It does say you can "earn" by posting. It would be interesting to see if some of those who are unemployed over the summer may see this as an opportunity. It will take time to see if the community has a way to self correct and rate reporters, but this is very intriguing.
Concerns aside-- Citizen journalism may just have a new face: ME (and you.)
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