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The Role of Mistakes in the Classroom | Edutopia - 75 views

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Failure

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BalancEdTech - Apps Taskonomy - 77 views

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iPad iPodTouch Apps ProfessionalDevelopment

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The iPad (or iPod touch or iPhone) with its apps opens many new opportunities for learning. At the same time, it offers a slightly different wrapper for older learning opportunities. Both can be worthwhile, but it would be a shame if teachers missed the former for the latter. And, if past experience and research is any indication, educators are much more likely to co-opt the new technology to accomplish the status quo. This activity is designed to help teachers think through both opportunities and to categorize those apps that lend themselves to either or both. Teachers will start by exploring a variety of apps, some that lend themselves to learning content such as math facts or spelling words and others that can be used in open ended content creation such as storytelling or photography. Then, teachers will examine a set of lessons that use these apps. Finally, teachers will use a "taxonomy" such as Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, LoTi, ETaP, Prensky, etc. and attempt to classify/categorize where the apps fall. Most likely teachers will need to contextualize the app to a particular use/activity. Ideally, teachers will realize that in most cases it is not the app itself, but the use that detrmines where it falls and that the apps belong in multiple places.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The iPad (or iPod touch or iPhone) with its apps opens many new opportunities for learning. At the same time, it offers a slightly different wrapper for older learning opportunities. Both can be worthwhile, but it would be a shame if teachers missed the former for the latter. And, if past experience and research is any indication, educators are much more likely to co-opt the new technology to accomplish the status quo. This activity is designed to help teachers think through both opportunities and to categorize those apps that lend themselves to either or both. Teachers will start by exploring a variety of apps, some that lend themselves to learning content such as math facts or spelling words and others that can be used in open ended content creation such as storytelling or photography. Then, teachers will examine a set of lessons that use these apps. Finally, teachers will use a "taxonomy" such as Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, LoTi, ETaP, Prensky, etc. and attempt to classify/categorize where the apps fall. Most likely teachers will need to contextualize the app to a particular use/activity. Ideally, teachers will realize that in most cases it is not the app itself, but the use that detrmines where it falls and that the apps belong in multiple places. </div>

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BalancEdTech - iPad - 82 views

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iPad

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Links to: Guided Tours User Guides Apps by Category Apps by Subject Curricular Ideas Etc.

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2aAbove And Beyond 2c 0f - YouTube - 59 views

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Video Creativity GroupSkills 21stCenturySkills

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Above & Beyond is a story about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning opportunities for all kids.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Above & Beyond is a story about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning opportunities for all kids.</div>

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teachwithyouripad - Blooms Taxonomy with Apps - 118 views

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iPad Apps Bloom

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  Inspiration for a quick PD activity. After playing with a range of Apps, ask participants to place their app in the taxonomy (depending on use of course). Then, ask them if they can imagine a different way to use the app that might place it in a different section. This could also be used with SAMR, LOTI, Prensky, etc.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Inspiration for a quick PD activity. After playing with a range of Apps, ask participants to place their app in the taxonomy (depending on use of course). Then, ask them if they can imagine a different way to use the app that might place it in a different section. This could also be used with SAMR, LOTI, Prensky, etc.</div>
  
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atw2 - home - 76 views

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Portfolios Wiki Multimodal

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Multi-year student portfolio

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10 questions - 157 views

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CurriculumDesign

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10 questions to consider during and after lesson/project/unit development

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February 22, 2011 : The Daily Papert - 50 views

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EdTech Change Papert

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incremental change, if you’ve looked at any system, has a particular way of breeding immune reactions and resistance to further change. If you bring in a little bit of change people adapt to it and then it gets professionalized.
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February 20, 2011 : The Daily Papert - 25 views

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ToolLeadingCurriculum Papert EdTech

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it takes personal chutzpah to face down members of the Education Establishment when they sneer (or worse, smile) at the idea of technology significantly influencing the content of education.
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February 15, 2011 : The Daily Papert - 22 views

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Change EdTech Papert

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past, well what else would you do with the computer except put it in there? But why is there no discussion about whether school could be very different, and how different it could be?
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And so it is oxymoronic — not to mention just plain moronic — to think that the role of the computer should be to get in there and improve a system which exists as a result of the technological limitations of a previous epoch.”
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Curriculum-based Technology Integration Reframed - Harris, Mishra & Koehler, republished - 93 views

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TPCK ActivityTypes ProfessionalDevelopment

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Original here: http://punya.educ.msu.edu/publications/HarrisMishraKoehler-JRTESumm09.pdf

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Original here: <a href="http://punya.educ.msu.edu/publications/HarrisMishraKoehler-JRTESumm09.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://punya.educ.msu.edu/publications/HarrisMishraKoehler-JRTESumm09.pdf</a></div>

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Educational Leadership:Giving Students Meaningful Work:Even Geniuses Work Hard - 160 views

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differentiation mindset growth

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Educational Leadership

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Stephen Downes: The Role of the Educator - 122 views

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educator role

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BalancEd Tech on 22 Dec 10

This isn't just about online learning! How many of these roles do you fulfill as a teacher, "facilitator," or admin? How successful have professional development efforts been in getting teachers to try out new roles? How successful have they been in getting kids to try out some of these roles? What other roles are there for students?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This isn't just about online learning! How many of these roles do you fulfill as a teacher, "facilitator," or admin? How successful have professional development efforts been in getting teachers to try out new roles? How successful have they been in getting kids to try out some of these roles? What other roles are there for students?</div>

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Gone With the Myths - Civil War and Slavery - 56 views

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SocialStudies History CivilWar Slavery

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NY Times Op Ed piece

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TEDxYorkU 2010 - Paul Alofs - Re-defining the Meaning of Wisdom in the Post-Google Worl... - 32 views

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Questioning Video 21stCenturySkills

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TEDxKC - Michael Wesch - From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able - 95 views

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TED Video web2.0 21stCenturySkills

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YouTube

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Daily Walkthroughs with GoogleApps and the iPad - Practical Theory - 70 views

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Assessment Walkthrough Teachers Principals

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How Does The World Work? - 44 views

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CurrentEvents World Blogging Blog

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  Students blogging about how they think the world works. It'll be interesting to see how their views change as they look at world events throughout the school year.
  
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Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education | Video on TED.com - 103 views

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ProblemSolving Failure Video Autodidact

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Excellent video that examines students ability to learn for/with themselves.

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Wikispaces Webinar - Birmingham Public Schools - August 18, 2010 - 54 views

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Webinar Wikis Collaboration ProfessionalDevelopment Multimodal

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Ellumiate session with the second half focusing on the ways Birmingham Public Schools have used wikis throughout the district. Links to dozens of wiki ideas are mentioned. http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Wikispaces

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ellumiate session with the second half focusing on the ways Birmingham Public Schools have used wikis throughout the district. Links to dozens of wiki ideas are mentioned. <a href="http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Wikispaces" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Wikispaces</a></div>

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