We've taken the kids out of school, rented out the house, purchased around-the-world tickets, planned as much as we can, packed as little as we can, and now we're setting out to see the world. Or at least as much of it as we can over twelve months. It's a year to grow, to learn, to create, to live, to give, and to think. Together. Feel free to follow along.

Maker Faire>the next Industrial Revolution?

"Here are the social-era rules that allow both people and institutions to thrive"

Ed Tech Co-Op Welcome to the Ed Tech Co-Op. This site is a collaborative effort between the College of William & Mary, Alexandria Country Day School, and other educators interested in exploring and developing their knowledge for effective curriculum-based technology integration in K-12 classrooms.

writing about strengths

A blog to follow--she posts reflections on great examples of teaching and learning.

SRSD for writing for all students

innovation and design, thinking about libraries

The focus of this guide is on emerging practice rather than emerging technology. The examples and case studies in the section, Exploring emerging practice, show different perspectives and different approaches that reflect the naturally different stages institutions and departments will be at in using technology to enhance learning and teaching. They describe a series of exploratory journeys using a range of technologies to address particular needs or ambitions.

powerful essay on learning

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Other ideas come to mind when thinking of how Hangouts can be used in school administration: a school's technology help desk can leave a Hangout open all day to allow teachers and students to jump in and out as needed with questions, and an admissions office can offer online panel discussions for perspective parents and students (especially good for boarding schools where families may not be local).

Our Pew Internet tumble-log is still in the experimental stage, but we're having a lot of fun. It's a good place to go for our favorite charts, videos of our talks, and round-ups of interesting links we've run across-but if you have any suggestions for what you'd like to see here, let us know!

Visioning should result in change not word play