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Steve Blank. Ken Robinson on Passion. Ken Robinson believes that everyone is born with extraordinary capability. So what happens to all that talent as we bump through life, getting by, but never realizing our true potential? For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low and succeed.

We need to find that magic spot where our natural talent meets our personal passion. CoSN. q2lwebsite. ... It's an exciting time to be alive! The Digital Primary Teacher: Google Hangout Lesson. Today I love Google+ Hangouts!

The Digital Primary Teacher: Google Hangout Lesson

Although I am new to Google+, I have been using the hangout feature since September 2011. It began as a method to connect students together because they had moved to a new school to help with an overcrowding issue. We felt the students would probably like to see their friends and talk about what is different at the "old school" and what cool at the "new school". For Social Media In The Classroom To Work, Instructors Need Best Practices. I’m writing this post to procrastinate grading the last batch of final papers that are sifting into my inbox.

For Social Media In The Classroom To Work, Instructors Need Best Practices

After one year of being a proponent of social media in the classroom, I can tell you what worked and what didn’t in the classes I taught at Bridgewater State University this year, and how it compares to what the current scholarly research is finding about student engagement in classes that use social media. At the start of the 2011-2012 school year, I spoke to the faculty of Mass Maritime Academy about ways they could incorporate social media into their teaching. My instructions were clear: It’s only something you should do if you are 100% comfortable with the technology, and whether you were having students watch YouTube videos relevant to the course or tweet questions and discussion points in class, social media had to be a tool, not a distraction. Evidence that Social Media Boosts Learning Outcomes, But No Best Practices (Yet) How social media was used depended on the class. Blooming-orange. Stop Telling Me Technology Engages.

Tech Tips for Teachers. It Takes One. Learning with technology.