SpeEdChange: If school isn't for collaborating, why does anyone come? - 5 views
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A learning environment in which students make most decisions
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Classroom design and collaboration are intertwined. How does your environment promote student-centered learning and collaboration?
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Some teachers on my campus are allowing kids to construct knowledge through projects, but not nearly enough. Plus, I don't think we are truly doing Project Based Learning in the strictest sense.
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Every place they go, people will be using a flood of differing devices. Every place they work people will be Skyping, Twittering, Chatting, Texting, working together in Google Docs, translating, searching for information and data, and building social networks
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How are you teaching/supporting the use of these (age-appropriate) skills/tools within your curriculum?
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We have a blended ecosystem of iPads, Chromebooks, Macs, PC laptops , PC labs, language labs, and ActivExpression devices. However, it seems a minority of teachers are using these in a limited way. A few teachers are using Twitter follow, texting answers using ActivExpressions, and my personal favorite- GAFE!!! GAFE has been a game changer in terms of collaboration and assessment and the light bulb is starting to go off for some teachers.
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Student Chrome Squad (Part 1): Great Leadership is Key for 1:1 | Shake Up Learning - 1 views
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"This is a guest post, authored by my friend and colleague, Cody Holt from Royse City ISD in Royse City, Texas. After 11 years as a high school Language Arts teacher, Cody made the transition to the world of instructional technology and his toughest challenge ever-teaching teachers. As a Digital Learning Specialist for Royse City ISD, Cody gets the privilege to help teachers navigate instruction in a digital age; specifically, how to incorporate digital tools to positively impact learning. Cody is also the Director of C4L Operations and the Chrome Squad Internship (C4L is our district 1-1 initiative). When not neck deep in Chromebooks Cody spends his time with his wonderful wife Jennifer and their three amazing kids: Kollyn, Reese, and Tucker."