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"Dr. Strange's Fall 2009 EDM 310 Class Blog "This class is not about being perfect, but about being willing to learn." Keysha Boltz (TT11) "This definitely is not your momma's classroom." Samantha Sunderman (TT2) "A classroom blog is a portfolio with a heartbeat." John Woolf (TT4) "Don't be afraid to innovate-- this is a class where that is actually encouraged." Kimberly Windham (W6)"

GREAT LIST OF RESOURCE TO CHECK OUT "present at the inaugural Tech Forum Boston yesterday. Just over 200 educators gathered at the Burlington, MA Marriott to learn together along with Keynote Mitch Resnick and presenters Patrick Larkin, Alice Barr, Samantha Morra, Kathy Schrock and countless others. Dan Callahan, Joanne Najarian and I facilitated the "Ultimate Web 2.0 Smackdown" and were joined by several educators including Karen Janowski and Valerie Beck as we spent no more than 3 minutes demonstrating the following tools: Sites we smacked down: "

JOHN WOODRINGWeb 2.0/Social Media/Cybersafety Consultant and Instructional Technology Coach

This is an excellent resource!!

After last week's carnival (see below for previous entries), we now digging into what makes effective professional development. Allison Rowland from Envision Schools describes her and Envision Schools approach to late night fun -- planning deep and engaging PD!

Welcome to The Innovative Educator! I'm glad you've come to visit the space I've created to share my ideas for making the learning environment a more exciting and meaningful place.I created this site as a companion to my blog The Innovative Educator. If you are an educator or someone interested in education I hope you find some of what I share valuable and that you are inspired to put some of my ideas into action or use some resources and recommendations I've shared in meaningful ways. As you navigate through this site you will find I invite you to the conversation on every page. I want to hear your feedback and recommendations, so use the discussion boards on the pages if you have something to share. Come on in. Look around. Share your thoughts and ideas and if you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please email me at lnielsen.professional@gmail.com. Lisa Michelle Nielsen The Innovative Educator "

"Video: The Amazing Youtube Choir Social media continues to amaze me. I believe a new online collaborative art form has emerged in which several people contribute to create a masterpiece. This virtual choir conducted by Eric Whitacre and produced by Scott Haines will show you what I mean by a collaborative masterpiece. Read the rest of the story of how this was created here. You may also want to see the collaborative video masterpiece my PLN has helped me create. This video was tweeted by @larryferlazzo."