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Steal this, please. | Re-Siever - 0 views

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I began reading Diane Cordell's blog. She shared a fabulous beginning-of-the-year activity to get her students thinking about class rules using images from Flickr as visual prompts. She wrote about the process, shared the links and the finalized SlideShare. The activity got her kids thinking both divergently and convergently about how a classroom can work as a community. I needed to do that, too.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I began reading Diane Cordell's blog. She shared a fabulous beginning-of-the-year activity to get her students thinking about class rules using images from Flickr as visual prompts. She wrote about the process, shared the links and the finalized SlideShare. The activity got her kids thinking both divergently and convergently about how a classroom can work as a community. I needed to do that, too.</div>

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:: The Years Are Short :: - 0 views

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Value the times you have with your kids!

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Stumbling Blocks: Playing It Too Safe Will Make You Sorry | Edutopia - 0 views

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"We need to create places where teachers can take chances," Honeycutt says. “Every district needs to anoint some teachers to play with Web 2.0 tools in a safe, hypothetical environment. I call it taming the tool. Teachers need time to consider, 'Under what conditions would we allow this tool into the classroom?'"
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“We realized that students don't see these as impediments, but rather as challenges,” Canuel says. "Students find ingenious ways to go around them." Rather than fighting to stay a step ahead of tech-savvy pupils, the district emphasizes online safety and digital citizenship.
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Instruction in digital citizenship needs to start early,
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In the still-evolving Web 2.0 era, anyone with Internet access has the power to create and publish content online and interact with content others have created.
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Dave Truss on 08 Nov 08

Content filters and firewalls are great for keeping kids away from pornography, as required by the Children's Internet Protection Act, or preventing them from updating their Facebook status during class. But the same filters can stop teachers from accessing cutting-edge widgets and digital materials that have enormous potential for expanding learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Content filters and firewalls are great for keeping kids away from pornography, as required by the Children's Internet Protection Act, or preventing them from updating their Facebook status during class. But the same filters can stop teachers from accessing cutting-edge widgets and digital materials that have enormous potential for expanding learning. </div>

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Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » Disrupting Professional De... - 0 views

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I'd encourage you to plan your own local events. Use the essential questions at the bottom of each presentation to guide you. If you have something in the works or just want to flesh out the ideas some more, leave a comment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'd encourage you to plan your own local events. Use the essential questions at the bottom of each presentation to guide you. If you have something in the works or just want to flesh out the ideas some more, leave a comment.</div>

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Google Watch - Gmail - Google Now Lets You Text Message from Gmail - 0 views

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I simply entered his 10-digit area code and phone number in the chat window, and it offered me the option to send an SMS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I simply entered his 10-digit area code and phone number in the chat window, and it offered me the option to send an SMS. </div>

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RemembranceDay

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The Canadian War Museum created the Remembrance Kit as part of its mission to promote public understanding of Canada's military history in its personal, national and international dimensions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Canadian War Museum created the Remembrance Kit as part of its mission to promote public understanding of Canada's military history in its personal, national and international dimensions.</div>

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Education Innovation: The Belief and Faith Equation For School Change - 0 views

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"It is merely about developing faith that it'll work." "Faith is critical to all innovation." "Faith, as we've seen is the cornerstone that keeps our organizations together. Faith is the cornerstone of our humanity; we can't live without it."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It is merely about developing faith that it'll work." "Faith is critical to all innovation." "Faith, as we've seen is the cornerstone that keeps our organizations together. Faith is the cornerstone of our humanity; we can't live without it." </div>

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Technology turning learning and teaching upside down | Betty Online - 0 views

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All in all the experience was nothing short of wonderful and I loved that it was them teaching us. 
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Dave Truss on 23 Oct 08

All in all the experience was nothing short of wonderful and I loved that it was them teaching us.

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Remote Access: What Business are we In? - 0 views

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Great question: what is our core mission?

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Dave Truss on 21 Oct 08

So if we view our resource in education and schools as being information, we will find ourselves more and more as one option among many. So I think that we need to ask the question: what is our core mission? What can we offer in classrooms and schools that can be gained nowhere else? What makes our spaces different?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So if we view our resource in education and schools as being information, we will find ourselves more and more as one option among many. So I think that we need to ask the question: what is our core mission? What can we offer in classrooms and schools that can be gained nowhere else? What makes our spaces different? </div>

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Christopher D. Sessums :: Blog :: Twitter Me This: Brainstorming Potential Educational ... - 0 views

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I can see using Twitter as a means for students to do the same: to organize ideas, reflect, send notes, and manage meet-ups.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I can see using Twitter as a means for students to do the same: to organize ideas, reflect, send notes, and manage meet-ups.</div>

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Tech Teacher: iPod, uPod | Edutopia - 0 views

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Anyone with a microphone and an Internet connection suddenly seems to have a podcast, and for good reason: It's very easy to produce and upload audio clips. The tools are cheap, the files are easy to share, and just about anyone can do it. Does it make sense for your classroom?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Anyone with a microphone and an Internet connection suddenly seems to have a podcast, and for good reason: It's very easy to produce and upload audio clips. The tools are cheap, the files are easy to share, and just about anyone can do it. Does it make sense for your classroom?</div>

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BPS Internet Safety Blog: Listen to the "Be Safe" CyberSafety Song - 0 views

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The BPS Cyber Superheroes long awaited release of the "Be Safe" song is available for download! You can listen to it here on the blog and download it from the Boston Public Schools Cybersafety website.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The BPS Cyber Superheroes long awaited release of the "Be Safe" song is available for download! You can listen to it here on the blog and download it from the Boston Public Schools Cybersafety website.</div>

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Question Everything :: Creative ICT News - 0 views

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The mantra of all the lecturers I ever met at teaching college (Didsbury) was "reflect, reflect and then reflect some more". This was good advice, and the lesson was learned. To this day few things irritate me more than the staffroom cynic saying "You can't do anything with these kids," or blaming bad behaviour for why the dull, dull lesson that the class has just experienced was a flop.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The mantra of all the lecturers I ever met at teaching college (Didsbury) was "reflect, reflect and then reflect some more". This was good advice, and the lesson was learned. To this day few things irritate me more than the staffroom cynic saying "You can't do anything with these kids," or blaming bad behaviour for why the dull, dull lesson that the class has just experienced was a flop.</div>

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The Schools We Need Presentation at Ignite Philly 2 - Uploaded by tdlifestyle - 0 views

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A must see!

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Dave Truss on 10 Oct 08

Chris Lehmann is brilliant in this video!

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The Power of Educational Technology: Ten Tips for Growing Your Learning Network - 0 views

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Great advice to the newbie.

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It's Not About the Technology :: I was thinking… - Learning to be me. - 0 views

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computers can support learners, open doors to a world of possibilities and learning opportunities and global thinking. They can provide a chance for every child to learn their own way and construct their own knowledge. They can facilitate conversations with other people and other children around the world. They can knock down the isolation of a classroom's four walls and invite in the voices, experience and passion of the entire planet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">computers can support learners, open doors to a world of possibilities and learning opportunities and global thinking. They can provide a chance for every child to learn their own way and construct their own knowledge. They can facilitate conversations with other people and other children around the world. They can knock down the isolation of a classroom's four walls and invite in the voices, experience and passion of the entire planet. </div>

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Dave Truss on 10 Oct 08

Great post!

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Angela Maiers Educational Services: Are you a 21st Century Teacher?...Really? - 0 views

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Lots of good comments to check out.

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Dave Truss on 06 Oct 08

...think about the following: * Who's in my neighborhood? local? global? * What are my best attributes as a 21st Century teacher? * Is technology one of these attributes? If not, how can it be? * What support/resources would it take?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">...think about the following: * Who's in my neighborhood? local? global? * What are my best attributes as a 21st Century teacher? * Is technology one of these attributes? If not, how can it be? * What support/resources would it take?</div>

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Think before you jump! « Effective Digital Classrooms - 0 views

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The best 'how to get started' post I've seen in a while!

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Dave Truss on 06 Oct 08

A few people have asked me about 'where do people start' in re-thinking their use of ICT in the classroom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A few people have asked me about 'where do people start' in re-thinking their use of ICT in the classroom.</div>

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edublogs: UK Government Research: Web 2.0 does improve learning - 0 views

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New research from Scotland and the UK Government shows that Web 2.0 and gaming can and do make a difference to educational attainment and student experience.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New research from Scotland and the UK Government shows that Web 2.0 and gaming can and do make a difference to educational attainment and student experience.</div>

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kids are learning by producing videos.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">kids are learning by producing videos. </div>

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