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Anna left a comment on my blog post about 1:1 program with MS and HS students that reads:

Advice for Parents of 1:1 Programs

http://www.thethinkingstick.com/advice-for-parents-of-11-programs-2/
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http://socialtimes.com/parenting-social-media-part-2-what-every-parent-should-know-about-facebook-twitter-youtube-and-more_b89504 As a parent, do you ever feel like your teen or young adult children are speaking a completely different language when they start talking about Facebook or Twitter?

Parenting & Social Media Part 2 — What Every Parent Should Know about Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and More

http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/qr-coded-student-videos-classifying-activity/

QR Coded Student Videos: Classifying Activity

This is part of my continuing series of blogs about how I am integrating mobile learning into my undergraduate course on interpersonal relations.
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/flipped-classroom-full-picture-an-example-lesson/ The flipped classroom, as it is currently being described and publicized, is simply recording the didactic content information via videos, having students view these as homework, and then using class time to further discuss these ideas. Harvard Professor Chris Dede stated in his Global Education 2011 keynote in response to a question directed about the flipped classroom . . . I think that the flipped classroom is an interesting idea if you want to do learning that is largely based on presentation.

Flipped Classroom Full Picture: An Example Lesson

http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/02/08/02mobile.h05.html?tkn=MRQFj6s%2FqS3jEwFARswxove0gI6cwIm%2B5BkX&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1

Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad

Published Online: February 8, 2012

Professors should be SMART « WizIQ Blog

Most of my professors teach their classes one of two ways. The first is more traditional. http://www.wiziq.com/blog/professors-should-be-smart/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/pearltree-of-free-technology-for.html#.UVfBA9GI70M A few months ago I wrote Playing With Pearltrees - A Great Way to Organize the Web . Last night I was exploring Pearltrees again when I came across a Pearltree titled Free Technology for Teachers.

A Pearltree of Free Technology for Teachers

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/08/pbl-best-teaching-method-in-21st.html

PBL – the best teaching method in the 21st century instruction

Let me start this article with what Obama says in a speech at the Center for American Progress : “ Let’s be clear — we are failing too many of our children.

The Right Technology May Be a Pencil

As a tech integration specialist and a computer lab teacher, one can imagine that I have a special place in my heart for bringing current technologies into the classroom. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-integration-classroom-mary-beth-hertz#comment-100500
A Time.com piece titled “ Digital Literacy Will Never Replace the Traditional Kind ” says that despite a current emphasis on 21st century skills, content remains more important than the delivery mechanism. The author, Annie Murphy Paul , examines the findings of a study that brought into question students’ Internet savvy and claims the real issue is helping them gain real knowledge.

Future of Teaching: Writer Stresses that Teaching Focus should be on Knowledge not Mechanisms

http://www.teachability.com/community/future/blog/2011/10/27/writer-makes-point-that-teaching-focus-should-be-on-knowledge-not-mechanisms
Photo: Document with Red Line by Dukeii (Editor's Note: The conversation and interest in the flipped class continues . . . From our very first post about this topic in January 2011 to date (3/30/13), The Daily Riff has received approx. 250,000 views which are linked below - extending to over 100 countries.

The Flipped Class Manifest

Spotlight on Professional Learning Communities

Administrators and teachers are trying to convert typically scattershot professional development into a seamless endeavor. November 10, 2010 - Education Week
Update on 01/04/2012: We have just published a free ebook for our readers. This ebook has all the skills mentioned below and many more facts about both the 21st century skills students and teachers need to have and not only teachers. Here is the ebook.

The 21st century skills teachers should have

ePortfolios

learning Center- tutoring and intervention

reading help for students

accomodations for struggling students