Contents contributed and discussions participated by Maggie Tsai
Dr. Yong Zhao Talks Creativity, Global Learning at ISTE 2012 Keynote | ISTE Connects Blog - 6 views
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United States is on the wrong educational path. Zhao, who studies global education practices, used the keynote address to advocate for reducing emphasis on traditional models of assessment in education.
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“I would love the common core standards if they were not common or core. I love standards, I love the NETS, but they are not common or core,” he said. Instead, Zhao argued for an education system that recognizes the diversity of talents evident in our students.
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“It was an amazing talk because he brings to life what’s really important in education right now. Not worrying about test scores but thinking more about creativity and entrepreneurism
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ISTE12 Newbie Lounge - 3 views
Tips for ISTE newbies - 1 views
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Facebook Friending 101 for Schools - 0 views
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Defining "Friend" Anyone who has seen The Social Network finds Mark Zuckerberg's use of the word "friend" ironic as through the course of the movie we see him lose the few friends he has in order to gain the millions that are online. I've heard it is a mischaracterization (come on what billionare 20-something year old doesn't havea lot of friends ;-) but nevertheless friend doesn't mean what you think.
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Let's get this straight. We are talking about Facebook Friends (I call them FF's in class) and a Facebook friend has access to everything you put on your wall (unless you "list" them - more on that later.) It means that if you "friend" someone who hates you that they will be crawling your page and your life looking for something bad about you. It also means that if you "friend" your students and you skip school one day and post "I took a sick day to go to the mall." that you've just ratted yourself out -- in writing. Everyone will know, that sort of word travels fast.
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In "the South" we are taught to be friendly from the moment our Mom's tell us as a drooling tot to "say hello because he just said hello to you." Be friendly. So, we think we have to "friend" everyone who "friends" us - it is good manners, right?
ePortfolios for Learning: ISTE 2012 presentations - 12 views
ISTE 2012 - A USD 259 Teacher's Perspective: Tools and Apps: What, why, when, and how - 4 views
The 21st Century Principal: 5 Aspects of Social Media Leadership for School Administrat... - 8 views
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Twenty-first century school leaders need to become masters of social media leadership.
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Being a social media leader means you see the technology of social media as a way to invite stakeholders into conversations, not as an announcement system
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Being a social media leader means you don't just use social media to tell your parents and community what you think they want to know: you tell them the kinds of information they want to have
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Why we need eFolios in schools #iste12 #socialedcon - 8 views
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Portfolios should be:1- About learning and legacy.It isn't just about assessment but about helping kids connect to their legacy and who that student is.efolios should be about taking kids from a number to a unique individual and give us a unique way to celebrate creativity beyond the standardized test.2 - Efolios should make kids not feel like a number to feeling unique. They should be able to pull all of their lives together. Steve Hargadon shares how his daughter used her blog to get into college.
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3 - Schools need permanent museums of learning.If I was sending my child to a new school, I would ask that school to show what their students were doing.
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4 - Schools can use efolios as a way to celebrate creativity, the arts, and phenomenal work instead of the "standardized test."
Describe your ISTE12 day in 5 words or less - 4 views
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Connecting, engaging, reaffirming, heartwarming, thought-provoking #iste12 #iste5
Tweet of the day by @henrythiele - 1 views
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We are retiring the phrase "21st Century Learning" and replacing it with "Learning". #schoolcio #ISTE12
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: ISTE 2012: Going to be Great! - 8 views
ISTE12 - Sarah Barclay's ISTE12 List | Diigo - 10 views
ISTE Blog > 10 Tips for ISTE 2012 Attendees: Making the Most of Your Conference Experience - 3 views
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Check out ISTE Unplugged.
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Hang out in the lounges
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Plan to take notes
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