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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Tom Daccord

Tom Daccord

Rethinking the iPad as a Creation Device with @thomasdaccord - YouTube - 34 views

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    " Tom Daccord of Ed Tech Teacher talks about rethinking the iPad as a creation device and not as a substitute for the laptop computer. This episode is based on the Edudemic article "5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make with iPads and How to Correct Them" http://www.edudemic.com/5-critical-mi... ."
Tom Daccord

Grazing for Digital Natives - DigiStory20 - 60 views

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    Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 -- Tools Online Video Editors Video Hosting Image Editors Image Resources Audacity (Sound Editor) Publish Audio Audio Resources Image / Video Mashups Timeline Generators Comics Tools Mind Mapping Mapping Tools Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0"
Tom Daccord

Advise the Advisor: Melody Barnes | The White House - 9 views

  • Advise the Advisor is a new program to help senior staff at the White House stay connected to the American people.

    Providing our nation’s students with a world-class education is a shared responsibility. It’s going to take all of us – teachers, parents, students, philanthropists, state and local governments, and the federal government – working together to prepare today’s students for the future.

    This week, Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council and one of President Obama’s senior advisors on education policy, is asking for feedback from parents, teachers and students about what’s working in their communities and what needs to change when it comes to education.

    You can add your voice to the conversation by answering one or all of the following questions:

    • Parents: Responsibility for our children’s education and future begins in our homes and communities. What are some of the most effective ways you're taking responsibility at a personal and local level for your child’s education?
    • Teachers: President Obama has set a goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. How are you preparing your students for college and career? What’s working and what challenges do you face?
    • Students: In order to compete for the jobs of the 21st century, America’s students must be prepared with a strong background in reading, math and science along with the critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity needed to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce. How has your education prepared you for a career in the 21st century? What has worked and what challenges do you face?

    Past Questions

    David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the President, kicked off the series by asked for your feedback on how American innovation affects your community and the obstacles to innovation you see where you live. Check out David’s video and read his follow up blog post responding to some of the major themes we saw in reading your feedback.

    Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, posted the second edition of Advise the Advisor asking for feedback from small businesses about the obstacles they face in getting off the ground. Austan responded to some of your feedback during a live chat at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.

    Please answer the question(s) below that best apply to you. Please restrict your answers to no more than 2,500 characters.

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    Responsibility for our children’s education and future begins in our homes and communities. What are some of the most effective ways you're taking responsibility at a personal and local level for your child’s education?

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    "Advise the Advisor is a new program to help senior staff at the White House stay connected to the American people."
Tom Daccord

MASCD | Online Institutes: 21st Century District Leadership - 20 views

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    "21st Century District Leadership: Leading Change in Changing Times March 15 - April 26, 2011 We are pleased to offer a unique online institute for superintendents, principals, curriculum designers, and other educational leaders, focused on preparing how to use new technologies to foster 21st century competencies in students."
Tom Daccord

Beyond Current Horizons : Reworking the web, reworking the world: how web 2.0 is changi... - 24 views

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    Article by Justin Reich of Harvard Graduate School of Education and EdTechTeacher. Reich on Web 2.0: "There is no doubt that this democratization, these contributions from many millions of web participants, has produced a series of profound social, political and economic changes that this paper will seek to document. The changes inspired by the democratization of the web, however, will not of necessity lead to a more equitable distribution of power and resources in our society. The future of the web will depend upon the degree to which this blossoming of online participation will allow ordinary citizens and consumers to have greater voice and influence in shaping society and the degree to which powerful political and commercial interests can co-opt and constrain the surge of online enthusiasm in the support of the established hierarchy. "
Tom Daccord

Expert Article: Making the Case for Teaching with New Media - Common Sense Media - 21 views

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    "Expert Article: Making the Case for Teaching with New Media" "Why bring new media and technology into the classroom? Why change?" Commonsense media asked Justin Reich, from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and EdTechTeacher.org, how he would answer these questions.
Tom Daccord

Top News - ED's new tech chief previews national plan - 5 views

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    "ED's new tech chief previews national plan Learning, teaching, assessment, and productivity will provide the framework for the National Education Technology Plan scheduled for release in January "
Tom Daccord

TeachPaperless: The Boy Who Cried Tech - 0 views

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    Welcome to TeachPaperless. This is a blog meant to help teachers create and maintain paperless classrooms. In addition, our community regularly posts and comments on all aspects of paperless, digital, and technological culture as it relates to education.
Tom Daccord

Students Give E-Book Readers Mixed Reviews - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Book Smarts? E-Texts Receive Mixed Reviews From Students
Tom Daccord

K-3 Teachers Guide to Twitter - 0 views

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    Teachers Guide to Twitter - hoping to encourage K-3 Teachers and others, to give Twitter a try.
Tom Daccord

Justin Reich - Better Strategies Needed for School Internet Access - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    In Schools, a Firewall That Works Too Well By Justin Reich Saturday, July 11, 2009 Web site filters in schools have had tremendous success in keeping one group of people from freely searching online. Unfortunately, that group is teachers.
Tom Daccord

U6: E-portfolios - Supporting Distance Learners in the 21st Century - 0 views

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    Using e-portfolios for assessment The use of computers in distance education creates many opportunities for learners to record their progress through a course. In many institutions, tutors are using e-portfolios as a method of formative or continuous assessment. E-portfolios can be produced and published on the Web using some of the simple tools that were discussed in Unit 4, such as wikis, blogs and Google Docs. In addition, some learners might choose to add multimedia elements such as video or audio recordings, if they have the basic equipment - and the inclination - to do so. As the following illustration by Helen Barret (2007) shows, it is possible to create quite an elaborate, multimedia portfolio system using only freely available tools on the Web.
Tom Daccord

Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center - 0 views

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    Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center The new search tools on our Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center help you find the resources you need or take you directly to the pages that meet your needs. * Fund Finder: Identifies total distribution of funds to your state. * State Resources page contains state-specific information. * The LPA Resource page contains specially developed tools and resources. * The calendar of events is updated regularly. District and School Administrators * The School Reform and Improvement Database contains research on school finance models, optimal resource allocation for school improvement, whole district reform, and teacher retention strategies.
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    Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center The new search tools on our Education Recovery and Reinvestment Center help you find the resources you need or take you directly to the pages that meet your needs. Here is a sample of what you will find:
Tom Daccord

EdTechTeacher - 1 views

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    We have partnered with Boston University School of Education and Noble & Greenough School to offer an incredible group of educational technology experts who will lead a series of innovative hands-on summer workshops in Boston. Join educators from around the world who come to Boston each summer for a memorable and inspiring educational experience.
Tom Daccord

Teaching History With Technology - 1 views

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    EdTechTeacher.org presents The Center for Teaching History with Technology, a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for histlaptop classory and social studies lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about new and emerging technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, ipods, and online social networks and explore innnovative ways of integrating them into the curriculum. Find out how others are using technology in the classroom.
Tom Daccord

Facilitating Online | Centre for Educational Technology - 0 views

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    Facilitating Online is a course intended for training educators as online facilitators of fully online and mixed mode courses. The Centre for Educational Technology (CET) produced a Course Leader's Guide as an Open Educational Resource to assist educators and trainers who wish to implement a course on online facilitation within their institution or across several institutions. The guide contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customise the course and specific guidelines on each learning activity.
Tom Daccord

Education Secretary Seeks to Foster Innovation in Schools With $5 Billion Fund - washin... - 0 views

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    With $5 Billion Fund, Duncan Seeks to Fuel Innovation in Schools By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 26, 2009; Page A19 Education Secretary Arne Duncan said yesterday that he will leverage a $5 billion fund to shape school reform, rewarding states that push for classroom innovation with federal stimulus dollars and denying extra aid to those that do not.
Tom Daccord

TwHistory - 0 views

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    "Welcome to TwHistory. We believe that history is filled with exciting stories. We also believe that these stories can be told through Twitter; through the people who lived and experienced them. We go through journals, diaries, letters, and other original sources to deliver the day-to-day lives of people who lived through some of histories most exciting times. We broadcast this information through Twitter, and feel this is a new and exciting approach to understanding history."
Tom Daccord

Top News - Survey shows barriers to Web 2.0 in schools - 0 views

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    Survey shows barriers to Web 2.0 in schools Research reveals which tools are popular in schools, which aren't--and why
Tom Daccord

edubloggercon » BLC2009 - 0 views

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    Second (annual?) EduBloggerCon "East" is being planned (thanks to the generosity of Alan November) just prior to, the Buliding Learning Communities Conference (BLC09)
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