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"There is a great excerpt from the Abilene, Kansas High School Dialogue Buzz Website that sums up what we will do for students when we create a 1:1 environment for our students Here's the excerpt: Let's have a little competition at school and get ready for the future. I will use a laptop and you will use paper and pencil. Are you ready…? I will access up-to-date information - you have a textbook that is 5 years old. I will immediately know when I misspell a word - you have to wait until it's graded. I will learn how to care for technology by using it - you will read about it. I will see math problems in 3D - you will do the odd problems. I will create artwork and poetry and share it with the world - you will share yours with the class. I will have 24/7 access - you have the entire class period. I will access the most dynamic information - yours will be printed and photocopied. I will communicate with leaders and experts using email - you will wait for Friday's speaker. I will select my learning style - you will use the teacher's favorite learning style. I will collaborate with my peers from around the world - you will collaborate with peers in your classroom. I will take my learning as far as I want - you must wait for the rest of the class. The cost of a laptop per year? - $250 The cost of teacher and student training? - Expensive The cost of well educated US citizens and workforce? - Priceless"

Parent road maps to share; highlights what should be learned, what we are learning, and what we need to be prepared to learn next.

I like the analogy of a road map when communicating learning to parents and students. This would be a very powerful exercise for all.

Wikispaces as a platform for essential learnings.

What falls under the personalized learning umbrella and what does not?

Learn Scratch, the graphic programming language for everyone. View the video tutorials; then create and share your own multimedia creations: art, music, interactive stories, games, simulations., Learn Scratch, the graphic programming language for everyone. View the video tutorials; then create and share your own multimedia creations: art, music, interactive stories, games, simulations.

If you are teaching math and science and aren't using quest learning you are wasting your time."  Derrick Oneil

Excellent video on the blended learning cycle.

a game and curriculum designed to educate preteen students about the forms and methods of advertising. Admongo's primary feature is a game in which students earn points by collecting advertisements as they move through a fictional city. As they advance through the game, students will see short videos that explain the type of advertisements they see and how those advertisements attempt to get them to take an action. Watch the video below to learn more. Applications for Education Admongo provides a curriculum for teachers to use with 5th and 6th grade students. The curriculum is designed to complement the lessons students learn by playing the game. On the Admongo curriculum page teachers will find posters, handouts, quizzes and other printable materials to use in their classrooms.

Personal Learning Environments as different from PLN's.

Cool website of conferences.

Boring site, but it does a typing test. And you can mass import students.