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PolicyTool for Social Media - 1 views

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    Hat tip to Scott McLeod for tweeting this tool out. Looks interesting. 
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The Essential iPad Guide for Principals - Updated « Eduleadership - Justin Ba... - 0 views

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    For all of you IPad users (myself included now!)
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National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010 - The Big Picture - Boston.com - 0 views

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    I totally want a high res digital camera now. 
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Welcome | Media Education Lab - 0 views

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    Here is the website for the Media Education Lab at Temple University. 
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The Future of Education is Here » Blog Archive » Innovation? Yes, Please! - 1 views

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    I love the terms, community intelligence cartographers or education sousveyors. Read also about the Media Education Lab and about how twitter can make you smarter!
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Improving team collaboration and productivity with Google Sites - Official Google Docs ... - 0 views

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    You can now develop a "to do" list when working collaboratively on google documents with this gadget. Try it out!
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Cognitive Interfund Transfer: What are QR Codes? - 0 views

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    New blog post. 
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One Simple Thing | November Learning - 0 views

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    Do your teachers have a web presence? Do they have the option? 
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Google Earth 6: Here's What's New - 1 views

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    Google just released the update to Google Earth. Check it out!
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How To Build an Online Community - Kristen Taylor - Technology - The Atlantic - 2 views

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    Ok, I admit I've not read this, but I'm going to because it looks awesome.
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Is the New Information Landscape Changing our Shopping Practices? : 2¢ Worth - 2 views

  • It also makes more clear the need to retool every classroom and equip every teacher and learner with contemporary information technologies, and instill not only the literacy skills of this information landscape, but also the literacy habits.
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    Warlick is great at seeing the application of digital knowledge. 
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Cognitive Interfund Transfer: Networking Knowledge and DLC - 1 views

  • Indeed, we are now immersed in a moment time of both isomorphism and revolution, and we will need and need to contribute to our DLNs and PLNs to meaningfully subsist (instead of turning dangerously irrelevant).
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    My new blog. 
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Knowledge and expertise are changing - Mind Dump - 2 views

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    I love the phrase, "filter failure," of which you should employ too. Part of this very group of professionals (all socially bookmarking) is to not use old ways of informatio dissemination where inappropriate but new ways when we deliberately need it.\n
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Dr. Tae - Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning on Vimeo - 2 views

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    Yes, it's a half an hour, but it's worth it.
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Beyond Current Horizons : 6 Future scenarios | Technology, children, schools and families - 1 views

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    For those of you that are big fans of Knowledgeworks, this is the British version. The British version of the Dept. of Ed projects six scenarios that entail different societal values and different approaches to life and education. 
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8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education - 1 views

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    A tale of interactiveness and engagement. 
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Teaching for America - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Incremental change isn’t going to get us where we need to go. We’ve got to be much more ambitious. We’ve got to be disruptive. You can’t keep doing the same stuff and expect different results.
  • There are three basic skills that students need if they want to thrive in a knowledge economy: the ability to do critical thinking and problem-solving; the ability to communicate effectively; and the ability to collaborate.
  • they insist that their teachers come from the top one-third of their college graduating classes.
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  • They have invested massively in how they recruit, train and support teachers, to attract and retain the best.
  • Duncan’s view is that challenging teachers to rise to new levels — by using student achievement data in calculating salaries, by increasing competition through innovation and charters — is not anti-teacher.
  • How we recruit, train, support, evaluate and compensate their successors “is going to shape public education for the next 30 years,” said Duncan. We have to get this right.
  • All good ideas, but if we want better teachers we also need better parents — parents who turn off the TV and video games, make sure homework is completed, encourage reading and elevate learning as the most important life skill. The more we demand from teachers the more we have to demand from students and parents. That’s the Contract for America that will truly ensure our national security.
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    Here, Friedman analyzes Duncan's new approaches to federally initiated school reform. His last point, however, is very thought provoking. 
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The Wisconsin Vision - 4 views

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    This is the report published by the Wisconsin School Administrators' Alliance in the summer of 2010 (I think). Check out the part on A Visionary Tale on page 9. Hat-tip to Mary Bowen-Eggebraaten for forwarding this piece on to me.
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My Google Chrome extensions (August 2010) | Dangerously Irrelevant - 1 views

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    For those of you who would like to get more technical with blogging, website management, and cross posting to optimize readership, McLeod has assembled a great group of chrome extensions.
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Education Reform is Re-establishing, Redefining and Retooling : 2¢ Worth - 0 views

  • new generation of learners In a new information landscape For an unpredictable future
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    And David Warlick hits it again. 
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