"iPad as the iDeal Classroom Tool" Nice insightful information. If you wnat to learn more, read these blog posts. scroll down to begin with the first one.
Read all the way to the end and click on the link to sing the petition. If they passed thin in Florida, it will be happening other places soon. It WILL impact you too!!
"Real school change would mean changing high school curriculum"
Yes I know blasphemy! But real school change would mean changing the high
school curriculum. The high school curriculum has been part of what we believe
schools must be for so long that we assume that it has to be that way. In fact
our core curriculum has changed very little in 115 years.
In 1892 [...]
You may view the latest post at
http://whatsbecomeclear.com/real-school-change-would-mean-changing-high-school-curriculum
"Alan November talks about the importance of making students contributors to their own learning. I have been following his work for years (seen him present in person a couple of times too). I have been especially paying attention to his thoughts about how, over the years, it seems that we have taken away the reason/relevance for learning of our children."
We Are In Deep Doo Doo
Lois Weiner, who has been documenting the global neoliberal assault on teachers, posted a critique of Diane Ravitch's new book on her blog today that is worth every public school teacher's attention. "
"An evolutionary writing site. Only the strongest stories survive. - Simian Simon"
One Million Monkeys Typing is a community story-telling site.
1. Read
Start reading. When you finish a snippet of text, click 'read more'. You will be presented with three unique paths that continue the story. If you like your options, keep reading.
2. Write
If you reach an end, or simply don't like the story's trajectory, graft a new snippet and take the story's direction into your own hands.
3. Publish
Publish so that others may add on to your story. If it gets ranked well and has enough offshoots it stays, if not, watch it wither
and die.