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Pamela Stevens

2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning - 0 views

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  • Pamela Stevens on 22 May 09
     
    A Radically Different World If you think our future will require better schools, you're wrong. The future of education calls for entirely new kinds of learning environments. If you think we will need better teachers, you're wrong. Tomorrow's learners will need guides who take on fundamentally different roles. As every dimension of our world evolves so rapidly, the education challenges of tomorrow will require solutions that go far beyond today's answers.
Michelle Krill

Yodio - Add voice to photos - 0 views

www.yodio.com

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  • Michelle Krill on 27 Mar 09
     
    Yodio offers an integrated, one-stop digital publishing service where anyone can go to self-record, produce, and share audio recordings (podcasts) and personal broadcasts (audio synchronized with digital photos). Using Yodio's free production system, most anyone can combine digital photos with their recorded audio to create rich media presentations. What is a rich-media presentation? Think voice narrated power point presentations or photo albums. Now think of them being shared in a player similar to YouTube, so they can be streamed throughout the internet or the player can be embedded in other websites, blogs, etc. This is personal broadcast with the sharing part operating on steroids! You can link, e-mail, embed, and in many cases download as an MP3 file. It's made to share memories and photos that are made more interesting and informative by adding your own voice.
  • Michelle Krill on 27 Mar 09
     
    Thanks Tapp!
anonymous

National Map Viewer - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 18 Sep 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 18 Sep 09
     
    This should be bookmarked on every geography teacher's computer, I think. Great data.
  • anonymous on 18 Sep 09
     
    This should be bookmarked on every geography teacher's computer, I think. Great data. Was shared recently on Twitter.
  • anonymous on 18 Sep 09
     
    This should be bookmarked on every geography teacher's computer, I think. Great data. Shared today on the listserv
Darcy Goshorn

Balancing Animals - 5 views

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shared by Darcy Goshorn on 17 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 17 Dec 09
     
    Use animals as 'non-standard' units to weigh others.   'We're going to weigh the duck! What shall we use to weigh with?' 'How many hedgehogs do you think we will need to balance the scales? Count with me.' 'I've put on 2, how many more do you think are needed? Come and count on some more to see if we are right.' 'Whoops, I've put too many on. How many shall I take off?'
Jason Heiser

Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: The Reflective Principal: A Taxonomy of Reflection (Part IV) - 4 views

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learningstyles

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  • Jason Heiser on 12 Jan 10
     
    The Reflective Principal: A Taxonomy of Reflection (Part IV) Reflection can be a challenging endeavor. It's not something that's fostered in school - typically someone else tells you how you're doing! Principals (and instructional leaders) are often so caught up in the meeting the demands of the day, that they rarely have the luxury to muse on how things went. Self-assessment is clouded by the need to meet competing demands from multiple stakeholders. In an effort to help schools become more reflective learning environments, I've developed this "Taxonomy of Reflection" - modeled on Bloom's approach. It's posted in four installments: 1. A Taxonomy of Reflection 2. The Reflective Student 3. The Reflective Teacher 4. The Reflective Principal It's very much a work in progress, and I invite your comments and suggestions. I'm especially interested in whether you think the parallel construction to Bloom holds up through each of the three examples - student, teacher, and principal. I think we have something to learn from each perspective. 4. The Reflective Principal Each level of reflection is structured to parallel Bloom's taxonomy. (See installment 1 for more on the model) Assume that a principal (or instructional leader) looked back on an initiative (or program, decision, project, etc) they have just implemented. What sample questions might they ask themselves as they move from lower to higher order reflection? (Note: I'm not suggesting that all questions are asked after every initiative - feel free to pick a few that work for you.) Bloom's Remembering : What did I do? Principal Reflection: What role did I play in implementing this program? What role did others play? What steps did I take? Is the program now operational and being implemented? Was it completed on time? Are assessment measures in place? Bloom's Understanding: What was
anonymous

Steven Strogatz « Mathematics and Multimedia - 12 views

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math education teaching

shared by anonymous on 24 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • igher mathematics are always perceived as hieroglyphics to many — a language that can only be understood by experts.There are many gifted mathematicians, who can solve hard mathematical problems, but there are only a few who have the gift to communicate mathematics to the masses.
  • his explanations were simply grand. Here isthe list of his articles: From Fish to Infinity Rock Groups The Enemy of My Enemy Division and Its Discontent The Joy of X Finding your Roots Square Dancing Think Globally Power Tools Take it to the Limit Change we can Believe It Slices, it Dices Chances Are Group Think The Hilbert Hotel
Darcy Goshorn

Ficly - A better, shorter story - 4 views

ficly.com

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  • Darcy Goshorn on 18 May 11
     
    Ficly is about creativity. When I was originally thinking about this idea, I was looking for something creative I could do for the last fifteen minutes of my lunch break before I jumped back into coding and writing documentation. I'd originally had an idea for a much larger site for serious fiction, but realized that most people don't have the time to write serious fiction. But, everyone can carve out fifteen minutes to either continue a story someone else has started, or start something of their own - something simple - two, maybe three paragraphs of a character, a plot or even just a place. That's the premise. We impose a limit of 1,024 characters because we think constraints are good. They make you choose your words more carefully. They also make it less daunting than starting at a never-ending blank screen in a word processor. All you have to do is write one kilobyte of something - something fictional. That's all.
anonymous

Will the Real Digital Native Please Stand Up? -- Campus Technology - 1 views

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shared by anonymous on 03 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • "It is how they perceive [the web] that makes them different in my opinion," he explains. "Many older people use the web, of course, but for digital natives the web is an integral part of their lives. They go there first, instinctively. And yes, some are better at it than others. I definitely agree that there is a continuum of capabilities among the digital natives. But if we are talking about what makes them different from previous generations, I believe it is this connection to the web."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      If the difference is in whether or not they go to the web 'instinctively' then I think this guy just disproved his own point. MOST of us to to the web instinctively.'
  • She says this group of learners is more globally aware, thanks to the internet, and more adept at collaborative uses of the web.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      And this definition has NOTHING to do with age.
  • "This generation definitely has a thematic approach to learning," she says, "which is not about, 'I'm a vessel--go ahead and fill me up.' It's about, 'I'm the master of my own educational destiny. Give me lots of input and I'll find what I think is most important.' Most of the [K-12] schools I talk to still believe that they are the custodians of knowledge. But for these kids, increasingly, [schools] are just one more source of input."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      I LOVE this discussion. What do you think?
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 04 Oct 11
       
      I think this is true. The educator has to teach the students how to know which information is important and how to make connections between what they know and what they are learning.
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  • While Prensky's original definition might not survive close scrutiny a decade later--too generationally focused and without enough attention on how students use their devices--he was definitely on to something.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      Ah, there it is.
Darcy Goshorn

Bloom's Taxonomy: Progression in the Finance Lab - 1 views

www.rhsmith.umd.edu/...BloomsTaxonomy.pdf

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shared by Darcy Goshorn on 28 May 13 - No Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 28 May 13
     
    This presentation discusses a series of  financial lab exercises that demonstrate to students that finance theory has real value in  the business world, thus linking "abstract" course content to the real world. The  exercises align with Bloom's Taxonomy, starting with acquisition of knowledge goals and  moving toward the development of higher level critical thinking goals. 
Darcy Goshorn

Where Essential Questions Come From - 2 views

www.teachthought.com/...-essential-questions-come-from

essential questions critical thinking questions inquiry

shared by Darcy Goshorn on 03 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 03 Jun 13
     
    The author describes the usefulness of essential questions, and how the use relates to students' critical thinking skills, or lack thereof.
anonymous

Critical thinking - 5 views

www.microsoft.com/...critical_thinking.aspx

resources

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  • anonymous on 28 Dec 11
     
    "Applying critical thinking skills through web research can help students: Improve search skills. Evaluate the information they find. Incorporate them in their work."
smithsj

ISTE | NETS S - 1 views

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21st links

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  • exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 21 Feb 08
       
      An example> Students model legal and ethical behaviors by properly selecting, acquiring, and citing resources.
    • smithsj
      smithsj on 21 Feb 08
       
      results can be posted on wiki or blog
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    • smithsj
      smithsj on 21 Feb 08
       
      students use google doc to coordinate an event - this will reflect many of the tasks covered here.
    • smithsj
      smithsj on 21 Feb 08
       
      Here students can share the resources that they have found to make their use of time more efficient.
  • locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
  • evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
  • process data and report results.
  • Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 21 Feb 08
       
      Students can identify a complex global issue, develop a systematic plan of investigation, and present innovative sustainable solutions.
  • Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 21 Feb 08
       
      Create and publish an online art gallery with examples and commentary that demonstrate an understanding of different historical periods, cultures, and countries
  • Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
  • Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. >
  • Creativity and Innovation
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anonymous

Education Week: Filtering Fixes - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...02filter_ep.h29.html

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shared by anonymous on 15 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Instead of blocking the many exit ramps and side routes on the information superhighway, they have decided that educating students and teachers on how to navigate the Internet’s vast resources responsibly, safely, and productively—and setting clear rules and expectations for doing so—is the best way to head off online collisions.
  • “We are known in our district for technology, so I don’t see how you can teach kids 21st-century values if you’re not teaching them digital citizenship and appropriate ways of sharing and using everything that’s available on the Web,” said Shawn Nutting, the technology director for the Trussville district. “How can you, in 2009, not use the Internet for everything? It blows me away that all these schools block things out” that are valuable.
  • While schools are required by federal and state laws to block pornography and other content that poses a danger to minors, Internet-filtering software often prevents students from accessing information on legitimate topics that tend to get caught in the censoring process: think breast cancer, sexuality, or even innocuous keywords that sound like blocked terms. One teacher who commented on one of Mr. Fryer’s blog posts, for example, complained that a search for biographical information on a person named Thacker was caught by his school’s Internet filter because the prohibited term “hacker” is included within the spelling of the word.
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  • The K-2 school provides e-mail addresses to each of its 880 students and maintains accounts on the Facebook and Twitter networking sites. Children can also interact with peers in other schools and across the country through protected wiki spaces and blogs the school has set up.
  • “Rather than saying this is a scary tool and something bad could happen, instead we believe it’s an incredible tool that connects you with the entire world out there. ... [L]et’s show you the best way to use it.”
  • As Trussville students move through the grades and encounter more-complex educational content and expectations, their Internet access is incrementally expanded.
  • In 2001, the Children’s Internet Protection Act instituted new requirements for schools to establish policies and safeguards for Internet use as a condition of receiving federal E-rate funding. Many districts have responded by restricting any potentially troublesome sites. But many educators and media specialists complain that the filters are set too broadly and cannot discriminate between good and bad content. Drawing the line between what material is acceptable and what’s not is a local decision that has to take into account each district’s comfort level with using Internet content
  • The American Civil Liberties Union sued Tennesee’s Knox County and Nashville school districts on behalf of several students and a school librarian for blocking Internet sites related to gay and lesbian issues. While the districts’ filtering software prohibited students from accessing sites that provided information and resources on the subject, it did not block sites run by organizations that promoted the controversial view that homosexuals can be “rehabilitated” and become heterosexuals. Last month, a federal court dismissed the lawsuit after school officials agreed to unblock the sites.
  • Students are using personal technology tools more readily to study subject matter, collaborate with classmates, and complete assignments than they were several years ago, but they are generally asked to “power down” at school and abandon the electronic resources they rely on for learning outside of class, the survey found. Administrators generally cite safety issues and concerns that students will misuse such tools to dawdle, cheat, or view inappropriate content in school as reasons for not offering more open online access to students. ("Students See Schools Inhibiting Their Use of New Technologies,", April 1, 2009.)
  • A report commissioned by the NSBA found that social networking can be beneficial to students, and urged school board members to “find ways to harness the educational value” of so-called Web 2.0 tools, such as setting up chat rooms or online journals that allow students to collaborate on their classwork. The 2007 report also told school boards to re-evaluate policies that ban or tightly restrict the use of the Internet or social-networking sites.
  • Federal Requirements for Schools on Internet Safety The Children’s Internet Protection Act, or CIPA, is a federal law intended to block access to offensive Web content on school and library computers. Under CIPA, schools and libraries that receive funding through the federal E-rate program for Internet access must: • Have an Internet-safety policy and technology-protection measures in place. The policy must include measures to block or filter Internet access to obscene photos, child pornography, and other images that can be harmful to minors; • Educate minors about appropriate and inappropriate online behavior, including activities like cyberbullying and social networking; • Adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online activities of minors; and • Adopt and implement policies related to Internet use by minors that address access to inappropriate online materials, student safety and privacy issues, and the hacking of unauthorized sites. Source: Federal Communications Commission
  • “We believe that you can’t have goals about kids’ collaborating globally and then block their ability to do that,” said Becky Fisher, the Virginia district’s technology coordinator.
  • anonymous on 15 Sep 09
     
    This is an excellent article. I think every school should take this to a meeting with Administrators to discuss bringing sanity to this issue once and for all.
Donald Burkins

Weblogg-ed » "Willing to be Disturbed" - 1 views

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  • The cohort group had been meeting throughout the summer, focusing on learning about social networks, on making connections, reading blogs, trying Twitter and Facebook, and thinking about social tools in the context of their curriculum. The teachers come from every discipline, from math to special education to media specialists.
    • Donald Burkins
      Donald Burkins on 15 Aug 09
       
      And here is a fundamental difference! Superintendent and multi-disciplinary team actually doing their own active learning! Exciting!
  • Donald Burkins on 15 Aug 09
     
    The cohort group had been meeting throughout the summer, focusing on learning about social networks, on making connections, reading blogs, trying Twitter and Facebook, and thinking about social tools in the context of their curriculum. The teachers come from every discipline, from math to special education to media specialists. ... [The Supt] started by asking everyone to read Margaret Wheatley's "Willing to be Disturbed."
anonymous

Collier school district working to reduce absences among its top students : Education :... - 0 views

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  • While the attendance rate for the district is very good, Stockman said, 26.6 percent of the Top 50 students in the district’s seven high schools have missed between 10 and 19 days of school and 6.3 percent missed 20 days or more.
  • “We have students who miss 50 days of school and graduate in the Top 50 of their class. And we know the reasons. A lot of them are working on Florida Virtual School to get (Advanced Placement) and honors credits.”
  • students who have accrued 10 or more absences in a semester to the intervention team to be considered for denial of credit. Credit denial results in an “L” being placed next tot he semester grade on the student’s report card and in the student’s grade history. The grade will not be figured into the student’s grade point average.
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  • Stockman said the consequences reflect the School Board’s philosophy that “the classroom experience is of unique value and it cannot be duplicated by make-up work. Student interaction and the development of ideas through discussion are lost when a student is absent.”
  • anonymous on 06 Jul 09
     
    Is this a sign of things to come? What do YOU think of the idea of punishing the kids who don't come to school yet get good grades?
  • anonymous on 06 Jul 09
     
    Is this a sign of things to come? What do YOU think of the idea of punishing the kids who don't come to school yet get good grades? Is this school resisting the inevitable?
Jason Heiser

CriticalThinking.org - Critical Thinking Model 1 - 0 views

www.criticalthinking.org/...CTModel1.cfm

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shared by Jason Heiser on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Jason Heiser on 13 Sep 09
     
    Online Model for learning the Elements and Standards of Critical Thinking
  • Michelle Krill on 13 Sep 09
anonymous

ShoutEm - Video - 0 views

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MIcroblogging

shared by anonymous on 06 Aug 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 06 Aug 09
     
    Shared by Vicki Davis this AM on tiwtter, Watch this video. Do you think you might be able to use this tool in school if it is private?
  • anonymous on 06 Aug 09
     
    Do you think this service will get past the guards to be able to be used in school?
Kathe Santillo

Webspiration: Online Visual Thinking Tool - 0 views

www.mywebspiration.com

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  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents whether working individually or collaboratively. Use Webspiration's diagramming environm
Kathe Santillo

The Foundation for Critical Thinking - 0 views

www.criticalthinking.org/index.cfm

CFFButler Higher_Order_Thinking

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  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    The Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking aim to improve instruction in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities
Kathe Santillo

TeAchnology: Critical Thinking Worksheets - 0 views

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CFFButler Higher_Order_Thinking

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  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    A collection if student worksheets to stimulate critical thinking in students.
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