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21st Century Learning Socratic Seminar and The Backchannel Humanities teacher, Shannon Hancock, at Graded, the American School of São Paulo, read and worked through The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo with her 8th grade students. Visible Thinking in Math- Part 1 The conversation about visible thinking in Math started with one of our teachers at Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Adam Hancock, wanting to know how he could incorporate having students’ use their blogfolios in Math class. Redefining My Learning Silvana Meneghini and I work as Academic Technology Coordinators at Graded, the American School of São Paulo. ” A flashlight in the fog of technology integration“, initially the title of a conference workshop proposal, quickly developed into the desire of creating a framework to guide and coach teachers based on … The Digital Learning Farm in Action Student Tutorials- MineCraft, How to Ride a Horse, iMovie and more 3 Need-Scenarios to Engage Students with Authentic Tasks Global Education

As I mentioned in my previous post, I intend to use my iPad to do as much of my work as possible and that includes setting up and producing this blog. I am using Blogspot for the blog as (a) its free and (b) I use Google Docs a lot so it made sense to stick with a Google service so I needed to find an app that would work with Blogspot. Step forward Blogpress, £1.79 from the app store, 2 minutes to set up and we're off! Having set up a Blogspot account, chosen my blog name and layout (all done on the iPad), it was now time to make a graphic for my header. Next, I used Photopad to crop the header to the size I wanted and again it was saved to photos. Now I cheated and used my Mac to access the header graphic from Dropbox and upload it to Blogspot to set as my header. This particular post was created entirely on an iPad including the graphic showing the apps I used. So there we go, my first piece of blogging done completely on an iPad.

There is More to iPads in the Classroom Than Apps In a previous post, Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the iPad in Mind, I describe my ambivalence about teacher asking my for the “perfect” app to teach this or that. I have teachers ask me frequently about app recommendations for different subject areas.“What app could I use to teach subtraction?”“What app would you recommend for my students to practice writing?”“I want to use iPads in my Science class. What app is good for that?” In a recent article, titled ” How the iPad Can Transform Classrooms” by Ben Johnson on Edutopia, raises awareness of the difference between using the iPad as a way to teach students versus the iPad as a tool to learn for students. The lesson planning questions I hope my teachers will learn to ask will change from “How can I teach this content?” He calls for the paradigm shift in seeing the iPad as a TOOL TO THINK WITH: images used with permission from Andrea Hernandez @edtechworkshop You can download all four images as a pdf. Related 27. 15. 20.

Recensioner av iPhone, iPad och Android-appar för barn What Do You Mean Evernote Could Get Better? Last time I wrote about the way I organize myself completely changed for the better with Evernote. Really, I can't talk enough about this program and the endless possibilities there are for it. (Just look at the comments from that post.) In that post I gave a few resources for learning about Evernote and even fewer with how to use it in the classroom. Get Productive Fast With Evernote- Mark Stout contacted me about this great eBook he created about getting started with Evernote and then some of the more advanced features like integrating IFTTT.com. 10 Tips For Using Evernote Effectively- This recent article from ReadWriteWeb was a great addition to my Evernote resources. The Secret Weapon- A few weeks ago I was pining on Twitter about my overflowing inbox and how I wish I could funnel everything through Evernote. The Evernote-Livescribe Connection- Last year at ISTE I was able to get my hands (finally) on a Livescribe pen. Do you have any more resources to share?

iPads in the Primary Classroom Jesper Blomqvist Lars Jesper Blomqvist, född 5 februari 1974 i Tavelsjö i Västerbotten, är en svensk före detta fotbollsspelare. Efter tre års allsvenskt spel i IFK Göteborg flyttade han utomlands, där det åren 1996–2003 blev spel i flera italienska och engelska klubbar. Efter proffssejouren spelade han i bland annat Djurgårdens IF. 2005 avslutade han karriären, på grund av skadeproblem. Biografi[redigera | redigera wikitext] Blomqvist var en snabb vänsterytter men också tämligen skadebenägen. 1994 gjorde Jesper Blomqvist landslagsdebut. Framgångarna i IFK Göteborg gav Blomqvist ett proffskontrakt i italienska AC Milan, varifrån han flyttade till Parma AC. 1998 köptes han in till Manchester United, som alternativ till Ryan Giggs. 2001 skrev Blomqvist på för Everton FC, och senare flyttade han till Charlton Athletic. Från sommaren 2008 till hösten 2009 hade Jesper huvudansvaret som tränare i Enköpings SK fram tills han den 18 september tvingades lämna klubben[2]. Meriter[redigera | redigera wikitext]

A Wordpress Widget Perfect For Building Your PLN If you’re an education blogger using WordPress, Dell has a pretty sweet new tool for you. It’s a widget that displays a curated list of your favorite education blogs and websites. <shameless plug> We at Edudemic are honored to be featured in the widget. </shameless plug> Here’s how it works. It’s free and a great way to show off the work of the bloggers and writers in your PLN. 1. 2. - The ability to add any blog to your own wordpress widget installation. - New feature that will auto import your blog roll to the widget. A look at the option screen for the widget. 3. 4. 5.

iPad Classroom Next Term? – 10 Things to Consider If the iPad is making a ‘move’ on your classroom this year then these ten points are worth considering: Check your wireless network for everything from capacity to ‘dead-zones’. Leave no stone unturned as a failing wireless network will severely hamper iPad use in school.Be hands on with apps/methods you might ask students to use and see what it is like to produce ‘work’. The iPad is just a device and without an informed educator it will be ineffective as a learning tool.Set out clear behaviour guidelines and link them to school policy. Consistent expectations when using the iPads can help prevent the device from being a disruption.Don’t expect an app to ‘teach’ a lesson. Many educators ask if there is an app that will specifically deliver a part of a course/syllabus. After a year of iPad use, it is clear to me that it can be a very effective tool for learning. Please add any other pointers in the comments section. Like this: Like Loading...

So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? The first PHSprincipalBlog (changed to Director 4/1/2009) post was on 9/18/2007. (332 posts overall)I have been on Twitter for 4 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 1 hour, 27 minutes, 23 seconds (Nov. 29, 2007) according to My activity on my blog as well as on Twitter have diminished as of late. I still find an incredible amount of value/entertainment by engaging in the online discussions, I just find it harder to make time to write and send out 140 character tidbits. My participation in these discussions has ebbed and flowed over the past four years and I am sure I will get more bursts of blogging energy. As I contemplate these little facts, I am really surprised that I have been at it so long. Time is passing at what seems like an ever increasing rate. I have discovered a wide range of educational bloggers, created an RSS feed for my favorites, and read the ideas and thoughts of my favorites everyday. “So what?” So what has changed at PCHS?

So...You Wanna Use Voicethread I think collaboration and reflection are 2 of the biggest skills that kids need but aren't really getting enough of. Having the opportunity to work together in meaningful ways and to reflect on their work and the work of their peers is key to being a learner. There are lots of tools that you can use to help kids collaborate and reflect. Blogs are a great example. That's why I love Voicethread. What is Voicethread you ask? It is a multimedia slideshow that allows users anywhere in the world to collaborate. Here are the basics: Create a free account.Upload images, documents, and videos to the presentation.Share. Once the Voicethread is created is when the magic happens. Here is one I did a while back asking for my Personal Learning Network (PLN) to give me ideas on what their PLN means to them? You can see there is a mix of comments, some text, some audio and some video. Just a couple of ideas: Using a single image or a series of images to introduce a topic to students. Another great feature?