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Give a LOOK SEE - Visible Thinking from Harvard Ed. moving the students to the next leave.

This overview shows the progression of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, how each thinking skill applies in practice, and examples of activities using digital tools.

This overview shows the progression of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, how each thinking skill applies in practice, and examples of activities using digital tools.

Article on Digital Badges - On a student's Digital Portfolio besides the artifacts and specimens of ownership, a Digital Badge may be important. Should we include these? Are we "forward thinking and outside the box and ahead of the curve". Check out the "Mozilla Open Badges".

Interesting articles - Flipped Learning - School iPads Bust or Boom - Digital Footprint - 'Design thinking' fuels engagement, learning.....

History "stuff"

History "stuff"

classroom use to start critical thinking-engage students in discussion

Check the steps in the skills - incorporating in to flipped classroom could be useful.

Check the steps in the skills - incorporating in to flipped classroom could be useful.

The grownups who make and debate education policy disagree about a lot of things, but they often take it as a given that kids love technology. And tapping into that love of gadgetry and games is a way to make students "more engaged" in learning, or so many believe. Interviews with students in the middle-income, …

The grownups who make and debate education policy disagree about a lot of things, but they often take it as a given that kids love technology. And tapping into that love of gadgetry and games is a way to make students "more engaged" in learning, or so many believe. Interviews with students in the middle-income, …

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The report also found that students increasingly see benefits to online learning, with 57 percent of respondents in high school saying that it would put them in control of their learning, up from 40 percent in 2009, and 56 percent saying that it would allow them to work at their own pace, a five percent increase over the same period. Students also said that it would provide other benefits, such as improved ability to review materials, a greater sense of independence, and an improved opportunity to succeed in class, in greater numbers than they did in 2009, though they are still not in the majority. Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/06/06/report-students-prioritize-devices-variety-over-internet-access.aspx#h56BQclTTuW2xerf.99 

Good stats and on the correct course, thinking about it and not sounding negative, from observation, it's a mind set change with these 21st Century tools. Those who achieve are on top of this, and the others may feel an invasion of their personal worlds. Yet the mind set is shared with those in front them, standing at a podium. I have found it interesting that this year many sources for collaboration and social media have changed their logo to include Learning in their names. Instead of Social Network - Social Learning Network or Community. Putting stats aside, once that reluctant learner starts using the learning networks and tools and sees their achievement (grades), the stats for success with mobile learning starts to fill out on the positive side. Nothing like a winner, everyone gets on board.

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Pearson launches searchable catalog of Open Educational Resources - Sites of the week posting from eSchool - check the link for sites of the week.

Cengage Weekly Newsletter - Some hints and Techniques for the classroom.

Professional development isn't something that many teachers look forward to. All too often professional development follows the following format: Schools pay expensive consultants, and people are forced to listen.

I think pairing teachers is a great idea. As stated, we often sit through PD days with one idea that might not fit all. This is an opportunity to pair with people specific to your needs in the classroom or discipline.

SchoolCIO Advisors Blog

SchoolCIO Advisors Blog

This was a very good article. I mentioned the swing to Responsible use to Cara and the B/T committee. I think it is a move in the right direction.

For your consideration. Can we think of additional ones?