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Carl Bogardu

Careers and Career Information - CareerOneStop - 4 views

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    Great resource for educators, counselors, or anyone working with students who are beginning to look at career choices.
Joseph Alvarado

b9667271ee6c154195_t9m6iij8k.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

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    Great research paper on why student test scores should not be used to evaluate teachers.
Vicki Davis

Atomic Learning's eBook on How to Flatten Your Classroom - Movies - 0 views

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    Free downloadable ebook from Atomic Learning based upon the 7 steps workshop I did for Atomic last year.
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    Did a workshop for Atomic Learning about the 7 Steps to Flatten Your Classroom and they've created an ebook based upon the content in the online workshop. This ebook is free in PDF form and available for download and is based upon the principles to help you get to a Flat Classroom.
Shawn B

The Parent-Teacher Talk Gains a New Participant - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • At the student-led conferences, our children are learning to be organized and capable adults someday,” Ms. Issa said. “When I was growing up, my parents went to my conference, and I waited at home, scared they would come back with some concerns. With this new kind of conference, there are no secrets. “My daughter is learning that the teacher is not responsible for her learning. Cierra knows that she is responsible for her own success.”
Vicki Davis

Hulu - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - 0 views

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    This is a very viral video that a lot of the kids are talking about. (It came out LAST June but now is a hot seller on Amazon.) Neil Patrick Harris wants to join the Evil League of Evil. It is 42 minutes long. It is ironic how much of entertainment is becoming viral -- television can no longer control what gets watched - it gets "put out there" and then they see what is watched. In many ways, this viral way of video viewing is very interesting. Not saying this should be watched -- it is quite hot with many college students. I could see how much that is said would resonate with college kids. Listen to the vernacular - even though some of you may find this very napolean dynamite-ish. "I'm just trying to change the world. I don't have time for a grudge match for every poser in a parka." It grows on you -- stick with it. Oh and be warned there are few words in here. But, no rating to catch it! (not sure why not rating movies just released online.) This is sponsored by XO laptop.
Keith Hamon

education2020 » Unconference 2009 - 0 views

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    Vicki Davis's tag to a post about how to give an unconference reminded me that I'm attending one now and have forgotten to refer it to you. Join in with some fine people in Scotland.
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    unconference
Ruth Howard

Shift Happens - Now What? at Change Agency - 0 views

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    More than a digital literacy manifesto-21st century learners all.#educhat
Vicki Davis

Blue Zones - EDUCATION - 0 views

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    Blue zones education program - this is the education model - this is a great opportunity for younger students and is a "real" live experience that makes a big difference. Fascinating for health teachers and science teachers as well.
Vicki Davis

Earth Day - 22nd April - Blogging4Educators - 0 views

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    What some teachers are doing for earthday - April 22nd -- some good ideas.
Vicki Davis

Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web - New York Times - 0 views

  • Open Content Alliance
  • , a nonprofit effort aimed at making their materials broadly available.
  • Libraries that agree to work with Google must agree to a set of terms, which include making the material unavailable to other commercial search services. Microsoft places a similar restriction on the books it converts to electronic form. The Open Content Alliance, by contrast, is making the material available to any search service.
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  • many in the academic and nonprofit world are intent on pursuing a vision of the Web as a global repository of knowledge that is free of business interests or restrictions.
  • Many prominent libraries have accepted Google’s offer — including the New York Public Library and libraries at the University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford and Oxford. Google expects to scan 15 million books from those collections over the next decade.
  • libraries and researchers worry that if any one company comes to dominate the digital conversion of these works, it could exploit that dominance for commercial gain.
  • “One is shaped by commercial concerns, the other by a commitment to openness, and which one will win is not clear.”
  • The Open Content Alliance is the brainchild of Brewster Kahle, the founder and director of the Internet Archive, which was created in 1996 with the aim of preserving copies of Web sites and other material.
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    This New York Times article on the Open Content Alliance is an essential article for librarians and media specialists to read. It is also important for those following the fight for information and control of that information. In this case, the Open Content Alliance wants to make books that they scan available to any search engine while Microsoft and google are aggressively approaching libraries for exclusive access to their content. (which could be rescanned by another later, possibly.) Librarians and media specialists should understand this... when will people approach schools to scan annuals or student produced works? Maybe that is a while off, but for now, be aware that it is probably inevitable.
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    An overview of the Open Content Alliance versus Google and Microsoft battling to take control of the content housed in libraries.
Vicki Davis

Microsoft Innovative Teachers network - 0 views

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    Another growing network for educators.
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    Microsoft's Innovative teacher's network. Another network for teachers.
Vicki Davis

Jennifer Maddrell's research on Backchannels - 0 views

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    Research shared by Dr. Leigh Zeitz on backchannel research.
Vicki Davis

TEDTalks as of 09.02.09 - 0 views

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    Spreadsheet with every Ted Talk ever given!
Vicki Davis

Top Blogs on Twitter - Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Engadget, and more - Twittorati - 0 views

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    Where blogosphere meets twittersphere from the makers of Technorati -- just when you thought Technorati was irrelevant that old authority rating comes back -- time to make sure you're pinging technorati again!
Vicki Davis

edubloggercon - EduBloggerCon 2009 - 0 views

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    Edublogger con details for Saturday - this fun free unconference is one of my favorite personal PD experiences of the year. I'll only get to be there in the morning but need volunteers for the web 2.0 smackdown we're planning.
Ruth Howard

The Importance of Managing Your Online Reputation « emergent by design - 17 views

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    Will Rich points to this post re 'online reputation' and job readiness. For me it points to the need for students to use the social tools together with adult help rather than separately as when banned from use at school. And of course..how to help, really?!
Vicki Davis

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Media - 12 views

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    Excellent McArthur foundation white paper that I think is an important read for IT integrators and leaders.
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