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Fabian Aguilar

Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Orchestrating the Media Collage - 1 views

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shared by Fabian Aguilar on 11 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Public narrative embraces a number of specialty literacies, including math literacy, research literacy, and even citizenship literacy, to name a few. Understanding the evolving nature of literacy is important because it enables us to understand the emerging nature of illiteracy as well. After all, regardless of the literacy under consideration, the illiterate get left out.
  • Modern literacy has always meant being able to both read and write narrative in the media forms of the day, whatever they may be. Just being able to read is not sufficient.
  • The act of creating original media forces students to lift the hood, so to speak, and see media's intricate workings that conspire to do one thing above all others: make the final media product appear smooth, effortless, and natural. "Writing media" compels reflection about reading media, which is crucial in an era in which professional media makers view young people largely in terms of market share.
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  • As part of their own intellectual retooling in the era of the media collage, teachers can begin by experimenting with a wide range of new media to determine how they best serve their own and their students' educational interests. A simple video can demonstrate a science process; a blog can generate an organic, integrated discussion about a piece of literature; new media in the form of games, documentaries, and digital stories can inform the study of complex social issues; and so on. Thus, a corollary to this guideline is simply, "Experiment fearlessly." Although experts may claim to understand the pedagogical implications of media, the reality is that media are evolving so quickly that teachers should trust their instincts as they explore what works. We are all learning together.
  • Both essay writing and blog writing are important, and for that reason, they should support rather than conflict with each other. Essays, such as the one you are reading right now, are suited for detailed argument development, whereas blog writing helps with prioritization, brevity, and clarity. The underlying shift here is one of audience: Only a small portion of readers read essays, whereas a large portion of the public reads Web material. Thus, the pressure is on for students to think and write clearly and precisely if they are to be effective contributors to the collective narrative of the Web.
  • The demands of digital literacy make clear that both research reports and stories represent important approaches to thinking and communicating; students need to be able to understand and use both forms. One of the more exciting pedagogical frontiers that awaits us is learning how to combine the two, blending the critical thinking of the former with the engagement of the latter. The report–story continuum is rich with opportunity to blend research and storytelling in interesting, effective ways within the domain of new media.
  • The new media collage depends on a combination of individual and collective thinking and creative endeavor. It requires all of us to express ourselves clearly as individuals, while merging our expression into the domain of public narrative. This can include everything from expecting students to craft a collaborative media collage project in language arts classes to requiring them to contribute to international wikis and collective research projects about global warming with colleagues they have never seen. What is key here is that these are now "normal" kinds of expression that carry over into the world of work and creative personal expression beyond school.
  • Students need to be media literate to understand how media technique influences perception and thinking. They also need to understand larger social issues that are inextricably linked to digital citizenship, such as security, environmental degradation, digital equity, and living in a multicultural, networked world. We want our students to use technology not only effectively and creatively, but also wisely, to be concerned with not just how to use digital tools, but also when to use them and why.
  • Fluency is the ability to practice literacy at the advanced levels required for sophisticated communication within social and workplace environments. Digital fluency facilitates the language of leadership and innovation that enables us to translate our ideas into compelling professional practice. The fluent will lead, the literate will follow, and the rest will get left behind.
  • Digital fluency is much more of a perspective than a technical skill set. Teachers who are truly digitally fluent will blend creativity and innovation into lesson plans, assignments, and projects and understand the role that digital tools can play in creating academic expectations that are authentically connected, both locally and globally, to their students' lives.
  • Focus on expression first and technology second—and everything will fall into place.
Vicki Davis

21st Century Learning. 21st Century Leadership. - Integrating Technology: My ... - 7 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 22 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 22 Apr 13
     
    I'm interviewing Gallit Zvi from British Columbia, Canada today on Every Classroom matters (should post in about a week) about genius hour and I was intrigued by this post on her blog about how her school "looks." While some of these points have inspired questions (they can cook for their family in lieu of copying spelling sentences, for example) others have me wishing we could do the same thing (entrepreneur fair where students have a sales idea, craft a business plan and make and sell products.) It is worth a peek inside this fascinating classroom and school which uses genius hour among other things.
Dave Truss

Start Your Own Global Project | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 14 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 09 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Dave Truss on 09 Nov 11
     
    What is a global project? I define a global project as any sort of collaborative project that involves two or more classes from different schools/countries. There is usually a defined purpose and structure to the project. The learning is usually documented and shared on an online space such as a blog. Some global projects have a culminating event.
anonymous

What The Heck is Cyberlearning All about '' ? - 7 views

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  • anonymous on 25 Nov 11
     
    Cyberlearning is another buzz word in the literature of  the 21st education. With the growing integration of technology into education there emerged some new  forms of learning that just decades ago never existed. It is a positive sign that educators are moving with the current and not against it.
Vicki Davis

Module #3 - Becoming a Google Drive Master - Google Drive - 19 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 05 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 05 Oct 13
     
    A nice training module to help students and teachers become "Google Drive masters." Neat idea.
David Wetzel

Ideas and Strategies for Using Voice Thread in Science and Math - 18 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 23 Jun 10 - Cached
  • David Wetzel on 23 Jun 10
     
    Are you searching for a way to share documents, presentations, slideshows, or a series of photos or images with your students? Then Voice Thread is the free Web 2.0 tool for you and your students (teachers can register for a free education account).
Andrew Barras

Escaping the Echo Chamber | Jason T Bedell - 7 views

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shared by Andrew Barras on 28 May 10 - Cached
  • while my colleagues challenge me, we tend to agree on most levels.  We discuss tech integration, education reform, homework, student motivation and we share Web 2.0 tools and projects amongst ourselves, but these conversations rarely leave our small circle. We often say that we are stuck in an echo chamber.
  • So how do we open the chamber up?
  • Find a colleague who seems open to new things:
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  • Share:
  • Don’t keep quiet:
  • Be a model for what you believe teaching and learning should look and sound like:
  • Keep the conversation going in the Echo Chamber:
  • Change, at least meaningful change, is a slow and deliberate process.
  • Andrew Barras on 28 May 10
     
    Nice post about how to evangelize advanced tech to fellow teachers
David Wetzel

Tips and Tricks for Finding Science and Math Images on the Web - 14 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 07 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • David Wetzel on 07 Sep 10
     
    Like everything else on the Internet, trying to find images is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Without the right tools for finding science and math images on the web it is often an impossible, or at least mind-numbing, task. What is needed are search engines which make the job easier. This is where the tips and tricks provided below help this seemingly impossible task by using the top search Web 2.0 search engines and tools available today. These are valuable resources for both you and your students when trying to find just the right image for lesson or project involving digital media.
David Wetzel

What Does the Online Digital Footprint in Your Classroom Look Like? - 20 views

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  • David Wetzel on 13 Sep 10
     
    In contrast to the digital footprint you use for your personal learning network, this focus is on the online digital footprint students' use in your science or math classroom. The power of a well designed digital footprint brings the capacity to transform a classroom into an online learning community. Within this community your students use digital tools to create and develop a personal learning network.
Clif Mims

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2.0 Audio Podcasting Conference=Convention Teaching Technology-Integration

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  • Clif Mims on 18 Jan 09
     
    This network is for educators who are interested in educational podcasting and the Podstock conference May 1st and 2nd in Wichita Kansas.
Clif Mims

Podstock 2009! | Podstock: An Education Podcasting Convention - 0 views

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  • Clif Mims on 18 Jan 09
     
    Podstock is a brand new conference designed to bring podcast creators and those who see the real value of podcasting as creators and consumers together.
Nancy White

ALA TechSource | The Digitally Re-Shifted School Library: A Conversation with Christoph... - 0 views

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  • I also believe that a very important step lies in getting library boards, school boards, and other trustees/governing bodies on board with Web 2.0 ideas as well as the changes we are discussing here.
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      Nancy White on 08 Jul 08
       
      Not just the tools - but how they can trasform learning in the classroom.
  • I think school libraries will also need to work to firmly re-establish themselves as the foundation of instructional practice. The library space will become more flexible, perhaps moving toward the idea of a university-like information commons with mainly digital non-fiction and reference collections, but still possessing high-quality fiction and picture-book sections. School libraries can work to embrace new technologies and become the iPod content hubs as well as the place for books. The school librarian will also become more flexible – moving in and out of the library and classrooms as a curriculum and instructional pedagogy-consultant teacher. As education works to meet the needs of the so-called "21st-century learners," school librarians will have a key role in supporting an increased demand for information literacy and knowledge management throughout the content areas.
    • Nancy White
      Nancy White on 08 Jul 08
       
      I agree - T-L as instructional consultant will become a more important role in using the AASL Learner Standards and helping to guide teachers toward more relevant, inquiry-based instruction that integrates 21st century tools and skills.
Deborah Casilio

Tequipment's Educator Resource Center: Downloads - 0 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 16 Dec 08
     
    Templates for SMART Board Technologies and classroom integration.
Dave Truss

Twitter options « My Integrating Technology journey - 0 views

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  • Dave Truss on 23 Jun 08
     
    After doing some research on the different possibilities Twitter offers I found the following options:
Michael Walker

SAILOn Subject Area Interactive Lessons On - 2 views

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shared by Michael Walker on 10 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Fred Delventhal on 10 Feb 09
     
    Great Collection of sites. I got this link from my friend Elaine Plybon via twitter @glad2be
  • Fred Delventhal on 10 Feb 09
     
    Our goal is to help classroom teachers integrate technology into their curriculum by identifying and providing interactive Internet resources addressing specific objectives.
  • Michael Walker on 16 Feb 10
     
    A compilation of lessons created by 7 districts in the Houston, TX area.
Steve Madsen

PicoCricket - Invention kit that integrates art and technology - 0 views

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  • Steve Madsen on 08 Sep 08
     
    Picocricket is aimed at primary schools, age 8 and up. From the same people who created Scratch. Combining Art & Robotics to spark Creative Thinking. Not free.
  • Steve Madsen on 08 Sep 08
     
    A PicoCricket is a tiny computer that can make things spin, light up, and play music. You can plug lights, motors, sensors, and other devices into a PicoCricket, then program them to react, interact, and communicate.
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