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Steve Madsen

Google Sites - 0 views

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flatclassroomproject2008 google web2.0 workflow_software

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  • Steve Madsen on 08 Oct 08
     
    Google sites is the best thing to hit the web since Google Apps. For a long time I'd been wanting a way to have a more private area, where others could still contribute without having to give them full administrative privileges to my domain - and Sites fits the bill and then some. I've used it to support many varied activities including private notes and conversations with clients, keeping track of my home schooled children's assignments and homework, letting them create their own web pages, collaborating with others on content for books and engineering designs, and even sharing pictures of our new dog with my family. It's easier and faster than a wiki, I can control who can see or contribute to a given site, and it's just downright fun to use!
  • Steve Madsen on 08 Oct 08
     
    I have only just became aware of this Google service. Apparently it is very easy to exchange data from one google application to another google application. Levels of control can be given. I saw this used extensively for curriculum co-ordination in a failing Bronx school in New York by an Australian who now is back in Australia and continuing the co-ordination. The world is surely getting flatter?
Vicki Davis

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  • has to think, be flexible, change, and use a variety of tools to solve new problems. We change what we do all the time. I can guarantee the job I hire someone to do will change or may not exist in the future, so this is why adaptability and learning skills are more important than technical skills
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      Adaptability and learning skills -- this is why building a PLN is so important!!
  • I say to my employees, if you try five things and get all five of them right, you may be failing. If you try 10 things, and get eight of them right, you're a hero. You'll never be blamed for failing to reach a stretch goal, but you will be blamed for not trying.
  • risk aversion
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  • entrepreneurial culture
  • Effective Oral and Written Communication
  • clear and concise
  • focus, energy, and passion around the points they want to make.
  • first 60 seconds of your presentation is
  • Summers and other leaders from various companies were not necessarily complaining about young people's poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling—the things we spend so much time teaching and testing in our schools
  • the complaints I heard most frequently were about fuzzy thinking and young people not knowing how to write with a real voice.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      Writing with voice = blogging -- give students a voice, this means first person, NOT third person writing.
  • Employees in the 21st century have to manage an astronomical amount of information daily.
  • There is so much information available that it is almost too much, and if people aren't prepared to process the information effectively it almost freezes them in their steps.”
  • rapidly the information is changing.
  • half-life of knowledge in the humanities is 10 years, and in math and science, it's only two or three years
  • “People who've learned to ask great questions and have learned to be inquisitive are the ones who move the fastest in our environment because they solve the biggest problems in ways that have the most impact on innovation.”
  • want unique products and services:
  • developing young people's capacities for imagination, creativity, and empathy will be increasingly important for maintaining the United States' competitive advantage in the future.
  • The three look at one another blankly, and the student who has been doing all the speaking looks at me and shrugs.
  • The test contains 80 multiple-choice questions related to the functions and branches of the federal government.
  • Let me tell you how to answer this one
  • reading from her notes,
  • Each group will try to develop at least two different ways to solve this problem. After all the groups have finished, I'll randomly choose someone from each group who will write one of your proofs on the board, and I'll ask that person to explain the process your group used.”
  • a lesson in which students are learning a number of the seven survival skills while also mastering academic content?
  • students are given a complex, multi-step problem that is different from any they've seen in the past
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      This IS flat classroom digiteen and Horizon project and other projects where teachers are pushing kids to have novel answers to novel questions.
  • how the group solved the problem, each student in every group is held accountable.
  • ncreasingly, there is only one curriculum: test prep. Of the hundreds of classes that I've observed in recent years, fewer than 1 in 20 were engaged in instruction designed to teach students to think instead of merely drilling for the test.
  • . It is working with colleagues to ensure that all students master the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners, workers, and citizens.
  • I have yet to talk to a recent graduate, college teacher, community leader, or business leader who said that not knowing enough academic content was a problem.
  • critical thinking, communication skills, and collaboration.
  • seven survival skills every day, at every grade level, and in every class.
  • College and Work Readiness Assessment (www.cae.org)—that measure students' analytic-reasoning, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and writing skills.
  • 2. Collaboration and Leadership
  • 3. Agility and Adaptability
  • Today's students need to master seven survival skills to thrive in the new world of work.
  • 4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
  • 6. Accessing and Analyzing Information
  • 7. Curiosity and Imagination
  • I conducted research beginning with conversations with several hundred business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and education leaders. With a clearer picture of the skills young people need, I then set out to learn whether U.S. schools are teaching and testing the skills that matter most.
  • Julie Lindsay on 28 Oct 08
     
    Educational Leadership article from ASCD
Vicki Davis

Flat Classroom Project - Group | Diigo - 0 views

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      Vicki Davis on 10 Oct 08
       
      This shows all of the bookmarks on this project so far.
KathrynC C

The World Wide Web of the past, present, and future - 0 views

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  • KathrynC C on 10 Oct 08
     
    Hyperlink about the World Wide Web of the past, present, and future. It talks about how the World Wide Web has changed.
  • KathrynC C on 10 Oct 08
     
    The World Wide Web is a huge part of most people's everyday lives.
HunterH H

flatclassroomproject » Work Flow Software - 0 views

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information_change

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  • KaycieE E on 10 Oct 08
     
    Go to this for more information about the project. This will be helpful if we look on last years wiki.
  • KaycieE E on 10 Oct 08
     
    This is the page of the last year's wiki on this topic.
  • HunterH H on 13 Oct 08
     
    Last years group A our group B.
ShelbyK K

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outsourcing

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  • Many businesses have started relying on other countries for employment. Some rely on other countries for computer parts or etc. Many ask one question about outsourcing: is it Good or Bad?Outsourcing is costing American jobs daily. Some view that outsourcing is not affecting our economy. Some businesses are outsourcing because it is cheaper to pay the people from other countries that it is to pay American workers. In the background section of outsourcing examples are given of some companies that outsource for parts and labor.
  • ShelbyK K on 10 Oct 08
     
    This is last years page I think everyone in our group should read it.
Leena Issa

Virtual communication - 0 views

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  • Virtual communication is breaking down barriers that have separated people for centuries. A new wave of technology is exploding into society. What other device could permit a student in a rural community of south Georgia,Los Angeles, or Missouri in the United States of America to connect with a student in metropolitan Bangladesh, Australia, China, Austria, or Qatar?
  • Joy J on 10 Oct 08
     
    This is last year's page. This is a good explanation of Virtual communication. this is specifically the common forms of virtual communication
  • Leena Issa on 09 Mar 12
     
    This was talking about virtual communication and what it is. It was saying how it is used in everyday life and how people use it. By talking to someone over the internet that's in a distant location is virtual communication.
KAILEY K

Outsourcing - What is Outsourcing? - 0 views

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RLHS outsourcing

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  • Outsourcing is contracting with another company or person to do a particular function. Almost every organization outsources in some way. Typically, the function being outsourced is considered non-core to the business. An insurance company, for example, might outsource its janitorial and landscaping operations to firms that specialize in those types of work since they are not related to insurance or strategic to the business. The outside firms that are providing the outsourcing services are third-party providers, or as they are more commonly called, service providers.
  • ShelbyK K on 10 Oct 08
     
    I highlighted the part that answers, what is outsourcing, but the whole page has information we could use.
  • KAILEY K on 26 Oct 10
     
    This article is about outsourcing and what it is about
Steve Madsen

FCC, Wireless for Unused Airwaves - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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flatclassroomproject2008 mobile social_entrepreneurship wireless_connectivity

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  • Steve Madsen on 11 Oct 08
     
    FCC is considering to allow free Wireless Internet but of course the large wireless carriers are against such a move.
  • Steve Madsen on 11 Oct 08
     
    "We need to reserve some spectrum for free broadband services," Martin said. "This would be lifeline broadband service . . . that would be designed for lower-income people who may not otherwise have access to the Internet."
Vicki Davis

The Metasaver: Virtual Coupons! Save BIG! | The Story of My "Second Life" - 0 views

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arts_entertainment education secondlife worldonline

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  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    Second life is a virtual online world and part of undertsanding how the world is connecting online. This blog is by Kevin Jarrett, an elementary teacher and expert in this area - we can contact him as Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Lindsay and some of the other teachers know him. Virtual worlds are just one way people are connecting online, but a way not to miss.
  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    For you second lifers out there - there are virtual coupons for things in second life now. Kevin jarrett shares them all.
Vicki Davis

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education history history_teacher techintegrator web2 web2.0

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  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    How history teachers are using the web to teach history - some great examples and tools that you may want to use on your wiki - dipity is a GREAT tool as is the bitty browser. This may actually affect HOW you do your web page.
  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    Fascinating link for social studies and some samples. I LOVE how some web pages were inserted using bitty browser. What a cool tool. This site also features several dipity timelines. This is a GREAT site for history teachers to see.
Vicki Davis

Identity, Avatars, and Future of Humanity | Intrepid Teacher - 0 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    Changing pictures and avatars - this author offers insight into this and why students may be changing their picture so much.
  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    I really enjoyed intrepid teacher's thoughts about changing your avatar and self expression. I think this is very insightful into what is in the minds of our students and children. I don't think I change my picture much as it reminds me that I have 40 pounds to lose.
Vicki Davis

25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom - Pass It On! - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinkin... - 0 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    Join Liz Strauss by sharing your 25 words of wisdom and linking back to Liz's blog.
  • Vicki Davis on 12 Oct 08
     
    Telling stories is changing fundamentally - this is a great example of new ways of communication that are beginning.
Vicki Davis

Wireless Broadband Education Competition - 0 views

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education invention prediction social_entrepreneurship story_empath virtual_communication wireless wireless_connectivity worldonline

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  • Vicki Davis on 13 Oct 08
     
    Consider creating a video for the project if you're in the wireless group that could be submitted for this award - includes a prize and trip to Florida. We'd love for someone in this group to win the award from Flat Classroom project. it is about how wireless broadband can be used in education. Great idea for a video.
  • Vicki Davis on 13 Oct 08
     
    Competition for envisioning the future of wireless broadband - what could you do with high speed wireless broadband. This competition carries a prize and a trip to Florida this next February - application due November 1st, so a quick turn around. My good friend, Louise Maine, shared this with me. It is a great opportunity. Please share it.
MichaelJ J

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  • MichaelJ J on 13 Oct 08
     
    read this if you want to know about protocols.
  • MichaelJ J on 13 Oct 08
     
    The information which travels over the Internet does so via a variety of languages known as a protocols
MichaelJ J

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www_world

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  • MichaelJ J on 13 Oct 08
     
    Read this for information on Internet Explorer
  • MichaelJ J on 13 Oct 08
     
    This is another web browser like netscape.
KathrynC C

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  • KathrynC C on 13 Oct 08
     
    Browers are something people use to locate and display web pages.
  • KathrynC C on 13 Oct 08
     
    A browser is used to locate and display web pages.
KathrynC C

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  • KathrynC C on 13 Oct 08
     
    Hyperlinks
  • KathrynC C on 13 Oct 08
     
    A hyperlink is a word that you can click on to take you to a different web page.
Vicki Davis

FOXNews.com - Cyberbullying: Parents, Tech Companies Join Forces to Keep Kids Safe - Sc... - 0 views

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  • An ex-friend’s mother faces charges in federal court as a result, and Missouri has made Internet harassment a crime.
  • Cyberbullies often commandeer e-mail accounts and social-networking profiles, attacking kids while pretending to be someone they trust, like a best friend. They use cell phones and the Web to spread embarrassing and cruel material, and they can harass their victims well beyond the schoolyard -- even when they're "safe" at home.
  • 85 percent of 5,000 middle-school students surveyed said they had been cyberbullied. Only 5 percent of them said they’d tell someone about it.
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  • Fake profiles and anonymous screen names are used in 65 percent of cyberbully attacks,
  • she went to a mental-health clinic
  • assuming that if they haven’t received a death threat or had a picture of their face posted on a naked body on the Internet, they haven’t been bullied.
  • They think that’s just part of online life,
  • Aftab said she knows of three other teens who have committed suicide after cyberbullying attacks, and that the problem is on the rise.
  • Cyberbullying peaks in 4th and 7th grade
  • 4th graders are especially into blackmail and threatening to tell friends, parents or teachers if the victim doesn’t cooperate.
  • The most outrageous recent way is through theft of a cell phone for a few minutes," Aftab said. "If your kids leave their cell phone unattended or accessible in their backpack, the cyberbully will take it and send a bunch of bad text messages or reprogram it.”
  • “This whole password thing freaks people out ... but a good password doesn’t have to be hard to remember, just hard to guess,” Criddle said. “Friends don’t ask friends for passwords.
  • October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month,
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
     
    Excellent article on cyberbullying and an example of a girl who was harrassed online and killed herself. This sort of thing is tragic and we should consider what we think aboutinternet harrassment penalties, particularly against children. There are mention of several websites including one I'd never heard of called CyberBully Alert.
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Oct 08
     
    You should consider mentioning cyberbullying as an issue. This might also be a topic of interest to push forward for a social entreprenuership video.
Vicki Davis

Yale Open Courses: The New Lineup | Open Culture - 0 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 17 Oct 08
     
    Colleges like Yale and MIT are sharing their courses with "open courseware" - this is a very important part of sharing and how things are changing. People can literally attend colleges without paying (of course, they don't get the "credit." But this is part of building a personal learing network and how people are connecting online like never before.
  • Vicki Davis on 17 Oct 08
     
    Yale is joining the open bandwagon and now has some more open courses including courses on "The American Novel Since 1945" "introduction to Greek History, Civil War History, France history since 1871, Milton, physics and engineering. There are great college level resources becoming available. There are also many audio books and online podcasts here.
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