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Steve Hargadon

Steve Hargadon
April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - T.S. Eliot The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning.

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2013 School Leadership Summit - Update on the Free Virtual Conference / Submit Your Presentation Proposal! We've started accepting proposals for the inaugural School Leadership Summit on March 28th--24 great sessions have already accepted! If you haven't participated in one of my other massive, peer-to-peer conferences, they are a blast (they are more than MOOCs, really, maybe HOOPs? Highly Open Online and Participative conferences?). We’re ‘imagineering’ our K-4 Computer Lab into a STEM experience. Join our journey Have you ever wondered what it would be like to re-invent your classroom? I have. For quite a while. Training v Facilitation Ever taken part in any professional development? Was it a course? A workshop? A seminar?

Emerging Education Technologies Be sure to share these great resources with your friends and colleagues! Access all of these videos in this YouTube Playlist How to Add “Time Tags” to Youtube Vids (so Viewers can Jump to Tagged Sections)It’s Super Easy to Create These Simple ‘Bookmarks’ so Viewers Can Pop to Different Section of Your

Screen Recording and Screencasting Software - ScreenFlow Overview - Telestream Highest Quality Recording ScreenFlow has the best screen recording available – whether you are recording multiple screens at once, or using retina displays. Built in Stock Media Library Spice up your videos with access to over 500,000 unique images, audio & video clips and more directly from within your ScreenFlow projects. iOS Recording 6 Great Note-Taking Tools for Students and Teachers One of the best things about education technology is that it has allowed students and teachers alike to turn to online annotation and records, making hastily scrawled, illegible scribbles and coffee-stained pages a thing of the past. From university students keeping track of lectures to young students making plans and mind maps, there is an online note-taking tool to suit everyone… 1. Study Blue A great site that allows students to create online flash cards, study guides and quizzes. These learning resources are stored online, making heavy folders and easily-misplaced notebooks redundant, as students can simply login anywhere anytime and use their notes to revise, or test themselves using their flashcards.

Blogstitute Week 1: What We Talk About When We Talk About Writing June 25th, 2012 We are excited to kick off our Summer Blogstitute series with a post by Mark Overmeyer, author of When Writing Workshop Isn’t Working and What Student Writing Teaches Us and the DVD on conferring How Can I Support You? Mark has written many times for the Stenhouse blog and in this post he explores how the language we use in writing workshop turns an assignment into a treasured opportunity to write, and a student into a writer.

Everything Teachers Need to Know about Chromebooks (9 Tutorials) August, 2014 Chromebooks are making gigantic inroads in the education sector. Several school districts here in Canada and the States are adopting them as teaching tools within classrooms. Their growing popularity among the education community is attributable not only to their reasonably cheap price but also to a host of excellent features that you can not find in other devices. Chromebooks are easier to handle, faster and more secure. They are also " instantly personalizable by each student or teacher, and easy to manage, making them an ideal solution for bringing the power of the web to your classrooms". AASL eCOLLAB Skip to main content AASL eCOLLAB Archived webinars are now available on an expanded eCOLLAB platform! All current, personal members of AASL and eCOLLAB subscribers can log in with their ALA/AASL website credentials on the site. This repository of AASL professional development and resources is intended for AASL members and subscribers to eCOLLAB. To gain access to this resource, you are invited to join AASL or subscribe to eCOLLAB.

The 10 Most Useful Learnist Boards Of The Week We think Learnist is so helpful both in and out of the classroom that each week we will be spotlighting ten boards. This week’s Top Ten features a variety of boards, from boards featuring high-tech apps and their use in the classroom, to good old-fashion children’s lit boards. In addition, Learnist is celebrating World Teachers Day with a celebratory board that will help you remember the teachers that got you where you are today–and smile.

The EdAdmin Minute - A New Podcast For The Busy School Administrator This article has been just updated: May 2, 2020 Podcasts have never been more popular. It’s hard to find time to sit down and read a feature-length article—let alone a book—which is why more people than ever listen to podcasts while driving, cleaning, working out, or cooking. There are podcasts on just about any subject you can think of, but educational podcasts are in particularly high demand these days.

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