Ryan Goble, who often coaches teachers in what he calls the "mindful" use of technology, has written today's guest post on user-friendly tools that enable the creation of student projects.
John Seely Brown is a remarkable thinker. His book The Social Life of Information and his article "Growing Up DIgital" are the result of deep and patient thought about society, education, human nature. This is his homepage that brings together in one place his work, his ideas. Highly recommended reading: 'Growing Up Digital."
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Janet Allen recommends creating "expert groups" topics from books and having students investigate the topics to build background knowledge for the class. Would expert groups look like this in a digital environment?
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Episode #1148
American Icons: The Great Gatsby
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Episodes of false identity, living large, and murder in the suburbs add up to the great American novel.