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20 useful ways to use TodaysMeet in schools | Ditch That Textbook - 0 views

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    A nice collection of ideas here on using a backchannel in the classroom.
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Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • “It says: ‘This person is not a drone. They can use this skill set and apply themselves in other parts of the job.’ ”
  • everyone is creative, and can learn to be more so.
  • clarifying, ideating, developing and implementing
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  • freshman seminar course at Penn State that he calls “Failure 101.”
  • “the frequency and intensity of failures is an implicit principle of the course. Getting into a creative mind-set involves a lot of trial and error.”
  • “As soon as someone in the class starts breaking the sticks,” he says, “it changes everything.”
  • “Examine what in the culture is preventing you from creating something new or different. And what is it like to look like a fool because a lot of things won’t work out and you will look foolish? So how do you handle that?”
  • be willing to fail but that failure is a critical avenue to a successful end.
  • Because academics run from failure, Mr. Keywell says, universities are “way too often shapers of formulaic minds,” and encourage students to repeat and internalize fail-safe ideas.
  • When ideas from different fields collide, Dr. Cramond says, fresh ones are generated.
  • rephrasing problems as questions, learning not to instinctively shoot down a new idea (first find three positives), and categorizing problems as needing a solution that requires either action, planning or invention. A key objective is to get students to look around with fresh eyes and be curious. The inventive process, she says, starts with “How might you…”
  • “A lot of people can’t deal with things they don’t know and they panic
  • make creativity happen instead of waiting for it to bubble up. A muse doesn’t have to hit you.”
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    Great article that has many applications to the classroom at all levels!
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Social Media for Teachers: Guides, Resources and Ideas | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Social Media for Teachers: Guides, Resources and Ideas
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analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship - 0 views

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    Great idea to help kids express themselves appropriately as they prepare to transition to the online/digital world that has few safety nets.
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25 Ideas for Online Learning Success - 0 views

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    Must complete form to gain access to document.
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How Do I Get a PLN? | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Personalized Learning Network
  • many established thought leaders develop PLNs to maintain relevancy, following good ideas, rich discussions and resources. PLNs accept people for their ideas, not their titles.
  • The PLN is a mindset
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  • requires effort.
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    Nice, clear piece by @tomwhitby. I love the primary emphasis on developing a personalized learning network [PLN] as a mindset, not a toolset. It's about learning... and it takes work.
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Coffee Shop Construction Toy | MAKE - 0 views

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    Great (and cheap!) idea!
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Live-tweeting the #Gettysburg Address - Yahoo News - 0 views

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    An example of how students can re-tell and make sense of ideas using new [social] media
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Presentation Zen: How to make a good (or bad) presentation - 0 views

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    Great lesson idea for students of all ages...
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25 IDEAS FOR ONLINE AND BLENDED LEARNING SUCCESS - 0 views

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Twitter: Best Practices For Educators #ReinventingWriting - Edudemic - 0 views

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    Great list of ideas for getting more responses to your tweets.
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Half an Hour: New Learning - 0 views

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    Stephen Downes expands on 8 Ideas That Will Permanently Break Education As We Know It... important shifts to recognize and reconcile.
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Augmented Reality Brings New Dimensions to Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Great ideas for augmented reality... assuming the desired audience knows how to access the content... in this case with the Aurasma app. A simpler way to do this without having folks download/install Aurasma would be to use QR codes to access related media. Of course, this would require that folks have or download a QR code app.
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2013 Schedule | K12 Online Conference - 0 views

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    So many great presentations and ideas from the K12 online conference this year. Check out the schedule and join in! They are all recorded ahead of time, so you can participate at your own convencience any time after sessions go live.
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Non-Digital Twitter - 0 views

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    Great post and idea by Ryan Bretag to help those on the outskirts of twitter see that it IS indeed doable and valuable.
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