Educon is described as “both a conversation and a conference”. Although I don’t want to romanticize Educon as a learning event, one of the things I appreciate the most is the nature of the presentations. They are indeed conversations. Dialog and open thinking are essential to the “structure” of the sessions. And, often, the conversations spill over to the hallways, the stairways, the meals, and of course, in virtual spaces.
Back to the quotation above, it resonates greatly on a number of dimensions. The essence of its message to me is that innovation happens as a result of continued open exchange of ideas in conjunction with intentional and serendipitous expansion of one’s learning network. It is this open and networked exchange of ideas that leads to the creation of new ideas.
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The Arrogance Of Bill Gates - Part Three | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 0 views
Ewan McIntosh: iPad Learning for All the Wrong Reasons - 0 views
Green Change : I want my five hours back: the case against homework - 0 views
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There are 24 hours in each day. Between school and sleep, I have five hours to spend with my school-aged kids. One would think that those are five hours in which we could decide to play a game, go to a sporting event, read books, cook dinner together, do our family chores, go to a movie, attend religious education classes, play a pick-up game with friends or even (gasp!) watch television. One might think five hours is a long time. One would be wrong.
The Answer Sheet - First blame the teachers, then the parents - 0 views
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The U.S. Department of Education blames teachers for low test scores, and parents could be next, writes Maine educator Maja Wilson. She argues that rather than looking for ways to boost achievement, officials are assigning blame through a so-called "accountability movement." She writes that Education Secretary Arne Duncan's next move might be to implement a system he saw while working in Chicago schools that graded parents on whether they were involved in schools and their students were prepared to learn
Heather Wolpert-Gawron: The Education of Student Success: Top 10 Family Responsibilitie... - 0 views
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Teachers, students and parents all have roles in ensuring student success, says teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron, who lists the top 10 responsibilities of each in three blog posts. For teachers, it is important to be experts in your field, make lessons engaging and relevant and be strong role models. Wolpert-Gawron writes that students must be their own advocates, ask questions and communicate with teachers. Families, she writes, are responsible for making sure students attend school ready to learn. However, a fourth party -- policymakers and voters -- must support education if students are to succeed, Wolpert-Gawron writes.
Sources: Google-branded Chrome OS netbook to launch on December 7th -- Engadget - 0 views
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The Google Crome Netbook! Could a Cloud based OS be the answer to the school's 1-1 initiative? Technically - a school could create their own version of Chrome OS and control the atmosphere for students. This way students could bring in their own devices that are running Chrome OS for your school.
Why Teens Don't And Won't Tweet - 0 views
730 U.S. schools trying to reinvent themselves | Funding | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views
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Another "where do you stand on this issue?" thought. Might make for interesting discussion.
How to spur more technology use in the classroom | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views
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Just wondering how others felt about this. Is a tech integration specialist the best answer? What about the comment about getting teachers to use it themselves? What do YOU think is the best way to spur more technology use in the classroom?
Education Week Teacher: Best Practice: Think Globally-or Locally? - 0 views
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Do digital tools and the Web's ability to connect classrooms to global society detract from or enhance teaching and learning? Two teacher leaders offer divergent views. Always an interesting discussion.
Product: Ignite! Stick-Made for SMART - 0 views
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Is this thing a good idea? Whether you like IWBs or not, I'm not entirely clear what this "stick" is all about.
EdTechTrek - 0 views