The next time you see a study that reminds us that dumping materials off to kids doesn’t result in some kind of magical osmosis on a child’s brain, it should be no surprise. There is no magic tool when it comes to student success. The magic comes from the tool combined with support, collaboration, coaching, modeling, and more.
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The Innovative Educator: Google Voice Provides Every Teacher with a Personal Secretary - 7 views
The Innovative Educator: Innovative Ideas for Using Cell Phones for Homework and Practice - 0 views
The Innovative Educator: You and Your Students Can Be The Next Sal Kahn with ShowMe - 2 views
The Innovative Educator: Facebook Doesn't Make you Dumb - 1 views
The Innovative Educator: Let's Stop Making Students Power Down at School - 4 views
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When school started this Fall, I was impressed with 9-year old Sarah's two-minute recorded response to President Obama's speech, posted to YouTube. She had 187,632 views, 1600 comments, and a 4 star rating. Talk about authentic assessment, authentic audience, and real learning.
The Innovative Educator: 14 interesting facts about text messaging - 0 views
The Innovative Educator: Free Guide! Mobile Devices for Learning: What You Need to Know - 1 views
The Innovative Educator: Cell Phones in the Classroom: Distraction or Undervalued Teach... - 5 views
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"While some educators see cell phones and digital devices as distractions and sources of attention deficit, others say these are wonderful, undervalued teaching tools. Do we need to suppress the use of cell phones in classrooms or bring today's teachers up to speed on how to teach with this new tool?"
The Innovative Educator: What's hot for innovative educators around the globe - 0 views
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"When it comes to education, it seems no matter where in the world you are from, the same innovative practices bring us together. This week at Microsoft's Partners in Learning Global Forum hundreds of educators from more than 80 countries came together to showcase, learn, discuss and think about innovative teaching, learning, and leading practices. "
The Innovative Educator: Why the flip's a flop - 0 views
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"I don't like the Flipped Classroom approach because its foundation is in flipping lectures from classwork to homework. "
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 6 free ways to capture student responses without... - 0 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 7 ways to connect with parents via texting - 2 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 6 Reasons Why You Should Use 6 Laptops in Your C... - 5 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Wrong! Free computers don't affect educational o... - 4 views
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"The next time you see a study that reminds us that dumping materials off to kids doesn't result in some kind of magical osmosis on a child's brain, it should be no surprise. There is no magic tool when it comes to student success. The magic comes from the tool combined with support, collaboration, coaching, modeling, and more. "
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 5 ways to increase chances of a successful #1to1... - 2 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 5 ways innovative educators can spice up their L... - 5 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Google SMS discontinued. Try these great alterna... - 4 views
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: What's your digital footprint? Take this quiz an... - 4 views
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"I developed this quiz with members of my personal learning network (found at end of post) to get students thinking about their digital footprint. The quiz was created at the request of high school students I spoke with who thought the creation of a such a quiz could lead to a smart conversation about ways students can update their digital footprint so that it is one that leads to college and career success. Check it out with your students and let me know how it goes in the comments below. "