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Welcome - Introduction to K-12 ePortfolios. My Retention, Tenure and Promotion portfolio in PDF on CD-ROM with embedded video (1996-2002) with my artifacts accumulated in a separate PDF file Blogger blog, which is really my learning portfolio (2004-now) Online Portfolio Adventure, where I experimented with a variety of online services/tools/strategies for presentation portfolios: created a portfolio in 2004, and recreated it over 39 times since then. I recently added new versions using some of the tools you could try for your portfolios:My Portable Presentation Portfolio on my iPad converted to Keynote from Powerpoint (2010) (iWork Version) I am also an Apple Distinguished Educator, and privileged to participate in ADE events and trainings.

Assessing Depth of Knowledge with Recap – Recap. The Pointlessness of Unplugging. The fifth annual National Day of Unplugging took place earlier this month. The aim of the event, organized by the nonprofit Reboot, is “to help hyperconnected people of all backgrounds to embrace the ancient ritual of a day of rest.” From sundown on Friday, March 7th, until sundown on Saturday, March 8th, participants abstained from using technology, unplugging themselves from their phones and tablets, computers and televisions.

Many submitted self-portraits to Reboot holding explanations of why they chose to unplug: “to be more connected,” “to reset,” “to spend more time with my family,” “so my eye will stop twitching,” “to bring back the beauty of life,” “to be in the moment.” But how quickly the digital age turned into the age of technological anxiety, with our beloved devices becoming something to fear, not enjoy. What sex was for the Puritans, technology has become for us. And yet the “real” world, like the “real” America, is an insidious idea. Projects | Project Zero. Skip to main content SitemapPrivacy PolicyHarvard Graduate School of EducationHarvard University Copyright 2016 President and Fellows of Harvard College | Harvard Graduate School of Education Subscribe to Our Mailing List By submitting this form, you are granting: Project Zero, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States, permission to email you.

You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. (See our Email Privacy Policy for details.) Contact Us ShareThis Copy and Paste. 9 Apps for Parents | Project Zero. Nine easy discussion starters for parents of the App Generation: 1. Name and Notice Thinking Use the language of thinking to name and notice the thinking your child is using and thus make it more visible. I like how you have used what you already know to make connections. That’s a perspective I hadn’t thought about. 2. Develop a growth mindset in your child by focusing your praise on process, learning, and effort (You really worked hard on this and have learned a lot. 3. When your child encounters difficulties, don’t jump in to solve the problem and rescue him/her. 4. Our questions drive us as learners. 5. Learning is the goal of an assignment. 6. Research has shown that teenagers who argued constructively with their parents by building a case and providing evidence for their position were more enabled to speak up, voice an opinion, and use evidence in other facets of life. 7.

Students need time and space to pursue their passions and interests. 8. 9. 9 Apps for Parents. For Teachers and Leaders - Handouts to guide a COT Classroom | Project Zero. Skip to main content SitemapPrivacy PolicyHarvard Graduate School of EducationHarvard University Copyright 2016 President and Fellows of Harvard College | Harvard Graduate School of Education Subscribe to Our Mailing List By submitting this form, you are granting: Project Zero, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States, permission to email you. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. (See our Email Privacy Policy for details.) Emails are serviced by Constant Contact. Contact Us ShareThis Copy and Paste. Mindset Kit | About Growth Mindset.