Kansas Educators

One of my favorite TV moments is when Norm of the series Cheers walks into a bar and everyone shouts, "Norm" as if they were welcoming him home. Part of the Cheer's theme song, Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy, goes: Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got Taking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You want to be where you can see Our troubles are all the same And this is what Twitter is for me, a place where my Personal/Passionate Learning Network (PLN) knows my name, they're glad I came and we find out all our educational problems are pretty much the same."

"The book will never die. But the textbook probably will," says Inkling CEO Matt MacInnis. Inkling is working directly with textbook publishers. First, they'll port their existing tomes onto Apple's iPad as interactive, socialized objects. Then, they'll create all-new learning modules - interactive, social, and mobile - that leave ink-on-paper textbooks in the dust.

"Tweeting with Elementary School Kids"

"Today, the entire public school system of Oregon will embrace Google Apps. 400,000 Students, teachers, and administrators will have access to a common e-mail and chat system, cloud-based collaboration tools, and a robust multimedia streaming service. Traditionally, statewide adoptions of any kind in education are hotly contested, with the most minute details up for extended debate."

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Interactives, teacher pages, and cell information for classroom integration.

"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)"

"Check out Garyapos;s list of apps that he suggests most people install on a new Mac on the first day. The list includes some utilities and browser plug-ins. You can get the links and make your own suggestions at http://macmost.com/must-have-lion-apps"

Educator's five characteristics of being effective in the 21st Century. 

K-State student photography work on Flickr.

Using geography locations to provide visual illustrations of events and people. 

Compiled list of videos and web based resources addressing the "Flipped Classroom" pedagogy. 

Grading Practices: Liabilities of the Points System