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50 things to do during Connected Educators Month
On an e-Journey with Generation Y - Anne Mirtschin
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Resources recommended by @heyjude
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Powerful Learning Practice one-day live conference September 28 in Philadelphia - lots of talking, lots of sessions, some innovation in conference design....but where are the students, and where is the true collaboration and co-creation?
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Once you go flat you never go back
Article written for SmartBlogs by Vicki Davis about the five areas of connection to flatten your classroom
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Flat Classroom Global Collaboration Community
Our Flat Classroom Global Community on Facebook. Come and share your flat learning experiences around the world. Flat Classroom updates posted regularly.
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Connected Educators Month: Schedule
Flat Classroom in conjunction with Taking IT Global scheduled sessions for Connected Educator Month, August-September 2012. Highlight: Flat Classroom Book Club with TIGED - starts Wednesday August 22, 5pm EST
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The connected conundrum for education
Tom Whitby writes a provocative blog post about Connected Educator Month, August 2012. He states: "No, to be a good teacher, one does not need to be connected. However, the question is if you are a good teacher and unconnected, could you be a better teacher if you were connected? Shouldn’t we strive to be the best that we can be? It’s not only an Army thing. Being connected offers not only exposure to content and ideas but also the ability to create and collaborate on ideas. Being connected fosters transparency and debunks myths of education that have been harbored in the previous isolation of the education profession. This is the stuff of a true learner’s dreams, and, as educators, are we not all learners?"
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An Apple for the teacher: are iPads the future in class?
Another article about a teacher's journey sing iPads for learning. Good points made about pros and cons and apps resources shared.
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Playing Globally| The Committed Sardine
Article by Andrew Churches, http://edorigami.edublogs.org/, talking about the benefits of global learning, and gives a great wrap for Flat Classroom. "Our classrooms are not limited to the four walls of the physical building we teach in but can encompass the entirety of the planet. Technology—much of which is free—has enabled us to push back the classroom walls and stretch our virtual arms across the globe to shake hands with classrooms and students almost anywhere."
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Using Dropbox in the Classroom
Some excellent tips from Jennifer Carey. I know classrooms CAN move beyond the central control of a school imposed LMS - the students are ready, let's get the teachers ready!
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Cool Tools for the Connected Classroom
Published by Action Stations authored by Anne Mirtschin, my Australian friend and colleague and Flat Classroom enthusiast. Congratulations on your excellent book!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Global Education Highlights (weekly)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Global Education Highlights (weekly)
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Gapminder is used in classrooms around the world to build a fact-based world view. On this page we feature quality examples & resources.
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Slideshow by Silvia Tolisano @langwitches. Excellent!
- Wow! This is great! The article on the eReader was very informative as well. I'm using the eReader article to help me with me current research on using eReaders in the classroom. Thanks Julie!! - post by Craig Union
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One of many available videos on You Tube that share classroom practice and show transformation of learning using technology. This one talks about the 3R's: Reread, Record and Reflect with 6 year old students
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Hoping to get to this conference in Brazil at the Graded School.
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"Thus while the results indicated small or negligible effects on academic achievement, positive impacts were found in relation to cognitive competences. The study concludes that in order to improve Math and Language skills, laptop computers are not enough; high-quality instruction is necessary. The study suggests combining the provision of laptops with a pedagogical model targeted toward increased achievement by students. "
- Thus while the results indicated small or negligible effects on academic achievement, positive impacts were found in relation to cognitive competences. The study concludes that in order to improve Math and Language skills, laptop computers are not enough; high-quality instruction is necessary. The study suggests combining the provision of laptops with a pedagogical model targeted toward increased achievement by students.
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International Schools and Overseas Hiring Practices
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"Make images come alive with music, videos and any web content."
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An interesting initiative as part of Connected Learners Month of August. Add your thoughts and sign with Twitter handle.
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Add your name to this Twitter list, and find other educators to follow.
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Checking on sales for our book. Spread the word! With school starting in the northern hemisphere, this book is a must read!
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Friday, August 03, 2012
A School in Sydney with a Vision for Learning
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| Julie, Anne, Steve and Mark |
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| The library at NBCS |
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| (Pic taken by Anne Knock) |
- Their motto: 'Do it, then Think!' - Well! How many educators get to work within an environment that really encourages risk-taking?
- Many places and spaces designed or organised to meet the needs of a diverse range of learners
- Cross-classroom AND cross-age teaching - for example all of Grade 5 and 6 together in the one very large learning space, with a 2-year curriculum
- A library with no books! At last I have found a school strong enough to get rid of the rows of (largely) books that nobody borrows or reads anymore in that environment. Wisely they have moved books to curriculum areas, or year levels, where they are still used as needed. But now the library is a SPACE with movable furniture and partitions ready for all sorts of purposes
- The 'whiteboard' paint on the walls. I cannot remember seeing this in a school before, but knew it was a little costly. Such a wonderful innovation....and IMHO beats installing (expensive) whiteboards
- Mobility and flexibility of learning while mobile - YES! Similar to my school in Beijing, NBCS has a BYOD policy, where students and teachers can bring whatever device they need to connect to the robust wireless network. This was supported by 'trolley's' of laptops for loan in the library space, as well as collections of desktop computers in many classrooms with particular software for curriculum needs
- A faculty that actually enjoyed talking about pedagogy and was encouraged to be innovative. Such a joy! Not that this is uncommon in other schools......or is it?
- The general aesthetics of the buildings and surrounds - yes a beautiful Australian setting, with many building design innovations
- The link with the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning - started by the existing Principal, Stephen Harris, who was awarded the Australian Principal of the Year, NSW last year.
- The fact that a number of NBCS teachers connected with me and tweeted with me during and after our visit.....a connected and collaborative working environment with confidence using Web 2.0 tools and technology for learning
Great NBCS teachers to follow on Twitter (apologies if I have missed anyone I met or connected with last week!): Chris Woldhuis, Jonathan Pugh, Mark Burgess, Steve Collis, Anne Knock, Mark Liddell, Louise Deibe, Chantelle Morrisson, Liam Dunphy, Stephen Harris.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Virtual Online Conferences: Put these on your calendar NOW!
The conference general information page is HERE and call for presentation proposals and instructions for Learning 2.0 can be found HERE.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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10 Tips To Help You Use TweetDeck And Twitter More Efficiently
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Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Pyramid
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Global Education Summit at ISTE 2012 - The Global Education Conference Network
A three hour opportunity on Sunday to join other global educators and build your global PLN.
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SAN DIEGO: Educators warming up their iPods for ISTE conference
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Exploring New Models for Professional Learning - Transforming Learning - Education Week
"By Don Knezek, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
As the education community continues to collaborate to transform instruction in ways that will engage all learners and accelerate student achievement, we are increasingly hearing about new learning models. These emerging models — such as project-, problem- and challenge-based learning, the flipped classroom, the flat classroom and blended learning — are allowing teachers to engage struggling learners and personalize learning for students of all levels and abilities. " -
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: ISTE 2012: Going to be Great!
Vicki's blog post about sessions at ISTE. Coming up in a few days in San Diego!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Heading to ISTE 2012 in San Diego
Below is my schedule. I encourage you also to view Vicki's ISTE details for other opportunities to interact and talk about 'flat' learning.
Saturday June 23
8-5 - Social EdCon (formerly Edublogger Con)
Sunday June 24
2-5 - Global Education Summit
7-8:30 - Flat Classroom Projects--Transform Learning through Global Collaboration [Learning Station Session; Global Collaboration Project]
Location: SDCC Halls DE Lobby, Table 39
7-8 - Global Connections Lounge - I am attending as an ISTE Ambassador hoping to meet people from the Asian region and beyond!
Monday June 25
Location: SDCC 5
Holly Jobe, ISTE with ISTE Board
5:30-6:45 - Flat Classroom and Global Collaboration [Concurrent Session; Birds-of-a-Feather]
Location: SDCC 30CD
Julie Lindsay with Vicki Davis and other Flat Classroom teachers
Tuesday June 26
10-11 - Book Signing at the Pearson Booth Location: Exhibit Hall -- Booth 3513
Vicki and I will be signing our "Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds" book at this time. It is the only time we will be together during the conference to do this. Come and say hello!
10-12 - Flat Classroom Teachers Poster Session - Location: Table 31
Come and meet other Flat Classroom teachers as they share their global collaborative experiences via this poster session
Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher with Ben Curran, Julie Lindsay, Susan Nestico, Jennifer Roberts and Leigh Zeitz
Wednesday June 27
10-11 - Book Signing at the Pearson Booth Location: Exhibit Hall -- Booth 3513
I will be back at the Pearson booth again eager to meet more people and sign books!
Have a great ISTE everyone, looking forward to meeting many of you in San Diego.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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For ISTE Attendees: Global Education Summit Update - The Global Education Conference Network
This is a live, f2f event at ISTE 2012 in San Diego next week. Hope to see a few online colleagues in person!
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An Animated Educational Site for English Language Students of all ages - Games, Lesson Plans, Teaching Tools, Activities, Animated Movies, for TESOL, TOEFL, ELL and EFL learners
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The GEC Mission Statement - The Global Education Conference Network
November 12-16, Global Education Conference. Get this on your calendar now. Online, free. Read Mission Statement via this link!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Learning and Sharing with Ms. Lirenman: Flat Classroom Project
Blog post by Marin Lirenman, teacher in the Building Bridges to Tomorrow K-2 Flat Classroom Project this semester. If you are a K-2 teacher, read this then plan to join in next year!
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Conference and Festival | Learning Without Frontiers
This is one conference I must attend next year!
"Learning Without Frontiers hosts its next annual conference and festival in London, 17th-21st June 2013.
Significantly expanded, LWF presents a week long summer festival of learning at two of the foremost venues in London.
Relaunching its renowned Handheld Learning, Game Based Learning and Digital Safety conferences to be hosted at the award-winning Brewery 17th-18th June followed by the LWF 13 Future of Learning Conference & Festival hosted 19th-21st June at The Barbican noted as one of the country’s finest auditoriums." -
CampusNet - The Future of Education, Training and Communication
Excited to see this new initiative in Africa designed to connect communities and provide learning opportunities.
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Portfoliogen - Create a Free Customized Teacher Portfolio Webpage in Minutes!
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Telling the World: Flat Classroom Student Summit
K-12 Online Conference on Blip
Realised I had not bookmarked this site from 2 years ago. A presentation I put together to highlight the student summit's we run as part of Flat Classroom Project. -
Excited to be on the Keynote Technology Panel at the 2012 Partnership for Global Learning Annual Conference in July!
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e-Courses - Professional Development - TIGed
"Our graduate level, accredited e-courses are perfect for educators looking to explore practical ways to implement global education in their classrooms. Each course is designed to support educators' unique needs and curriculum requirements, and is led by experienced educators."
Courses:
- Global Citizenship
- Environmental Stewardship
- Student Voice
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Classroom in the Cloud: 10 Professional Development Books for Teachers
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iPoPP - International Project or Partner Place
iPoPP is a place for educators and youth worldwide to find global learning projects and partners.
iPoPP combines the best offerings of GlobalSchoolNet and eLanguages, to improve academic achievement, encourage workforce readiness, and give youth skills to become responsible global citizens. -
Schools Go Into the 'Cloud' to Embrace the Popularity of Social Media - NYTimes.com
Good article about the evolution of LMS's from Blackboard, Moodle and now newer more social platforms such as Edmodo, Schoolology and Teamie. Yes, learning is social and we need the best tools and appropriate tools for each age level to support this.
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PodOmatic | Podcast - Eracism project
Wonderful podcasts from Marilina's school in Italy as they discuss the Eracism Project and interview teachers and students from Florida, USA.
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P2PU | Global Dialog: International & Comparative Perspectives on Education | Full Description
This seminar welcomes teachers, learners and parents to share and discuss ideas and questions around international and comparative ed.
The course is divided into 4 modules each containing 1 or 2 online short videos, an optional reading, online asynchronous discussions and an optional synchronous discussion (via Skype) around the following topics:
Global definitions of learning and education (June 4-10) Cross-country education borrowing and lending (June 11-17) Educating the whole person (June 18-24) Creating sustainable education systems (June 25-July 1)
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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iPads for Learning Getting Started
Excellent resource produced by Dept Education and Early Childhood development, Victoria, Australia
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Winston Salem, NC, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators
Great resources for getting started with blogging and pedagogical resources to justify why this is an important professional objective for educators. -
a Free Voice Translation app that Breaks the Language Barrier
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BYOT? Bring it on | An international forum for all schools seeking to make the best use of BYOT.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Digital Citizenship - ISTE online course
A self-paced course offered by ISTE on digital citizenship.
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Connected learning is when you’re pursuing knowledge and expertise around something you care deeply about, and you’re supported by friends and institutions who share and recognize this common passion or purpose. Click here to learn more about the connected learning model and the research that supports it.
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Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner | MacArthur Foundation - YouTube
From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/programs/learning.
The MacArthur Foundation's grantmaking aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations. -
in pursuit of good viral videos to play for staff PD sessions. This one by Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a story about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning opportunities for all kids. Visit www.p21.org/4Cs
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BYOD - Criteria for Implementation Success
Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org
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Microsoft Next 2012 on MSN Video
Sherri Erickson, Uri Goren, and Ellen Kampel
People's choice winners - Digital Citizenship.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Third Culture Kid | A Third Culture Kid’s Guide to College | Denizen
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Living with Laptops: Digital Citizenship for Parents
Excellent slide presentation by Kim Cofino at Yokohama International School revealing essential ideas and objectives for living with technology.
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Free Download: Digital Citizenship Poster | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools
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"The digital handshake is a critical point in any online interaction. Handled well, it will lead to successful and rich communication. Handled badly, it will take a long time to recover and get group process on track. I am thankful to Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay for this evocative name for a vital part of online collaboration."
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I have not had time to really explore this yet.....but it looks exciting.
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Flattening classrooms in Kindergarten | KC
Great work done by Tasha at YIS, Japan!
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Education and the income gap: Darling-Hammond - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Interesting article revealing lack of support in health and early education and support facilities such as stable housing do have an affect on education levels in the US cf other countries.
"We cannot pretend that multiple layers of growing inequality — in home, community, and school resources — don’t matter for student learning, or that solutions to our education problems can be enforced without strategic investments in a level playing field. Our challenge is to confront the reality of growing up in America today and to design in- and out-of-school supports that will allow children a fair shot at the American Dream. " -
WeVideo - Collaborative Online Video Editor in the Cloud
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Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis on Flattening Classrooms
Steve Hargadon: Live Monday, April 23rd - The Future Of Education interview series. Recording and MP3 file available for playback.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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UK - Inside Government - Innovation in Education
This one-day event on April 26 will provide opportunity for delegates to analyse the future of innovation in education in the UK. Interesting......
Some preamble on the website:
The Next Gen Report, published in February 2011, highlighted the lack of emphasis the UK’s current education system places on ICT. The report called for an urgent revision of this to ensure that the UK remains globally competitive in an age when innovation, technology and entrepreneurship are vital to economic growth. In response to this report the government stated that the current teaching of ICT was "insufficiently rigorous and in need of reform". Technology should be used within the classroom to inspire and engage students, improving education and raising attainment.
In January 2012 Michael Gove announced plans to scrap the existing ICT curriculum. In its place, new courses of study in Computer Science will be introduced. The move, which is being supported by industry experts including Ian Livingstone, e-skills and naace, will give schools the freedom to create their own ICT and Computer Science curricula equipping pupils with the skills need to succeed in the digital age. -
Flat Classroom Projects--Transform Learning through Global Collaboration - ISTE 2012 Conference Ning
"Global Gallery Presentations - Sunday, 6/24/2012, 7:00pm–8:30pm
Julie Lindsay, Beijing (BISS) International School with Susan Davis and Vicki Davis
Join students and teachers of all grade levels from all over the world in authentic, real-world projects using emerging technologies. Recommended by ISTE's SIGIS, SIGIntS" -
Flat Classroom and Global Collaboration
Join the conversation - ISTE 2012 Conference Ning
Plan to join us in person at ISTE 2012 in San Diego
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2012 Recordings - Classroom 2.0 Social Learning Summit
Links to all of the recordings of presentations from the Social Learning Summit April 23, 2012. Many hands on topics, use of social media, pedagogy, and ideas to connect and collaborate.
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EdTechSandyK: Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds With @CoolCatTeacher & @JulieLindsay
Great summary of our interview on the Future of Education with @stevehargadon today
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Cisco British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards - Home
"Welcome to the British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards
With over $200,000 in prizes, the BIG Awards is an annual open innovation competition to discover
and reward the finest examples of the UK's most innovative start-ups. Powered by Cisco I-PRIZE.
There are less than 10 days left to submit your ideas. Don't miss the opportunity to win prizes and shape the future technology agenda! Submit your idea by 1 May, 2012." -
blended-classrooms - The Flipped Classroom
"The flipped classroom is an exciting new instructional approach. As it is relatively new, much of the information about it only is available in the popular press. Little research can be found. On this page, I am pulling together what I can find relevant to flipped classrooms. Enjoy!"
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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@julielindsay :: Twitter Birthday - twbirthday.com
Ok, this is so gimicky, but fun. :-)
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The portal for the annual conference 'Beyond Laptops' hosted by Yokohama International School, Japan.
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iPads in the Classroom are Changing the Face of Education | Mac|Life
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"Although I’m only 48, I have been working in educational computing for thirty years. When I started, we taught children to program. We also taught tens of thousands of teachers to teach computer science to learners of all ages. In many cases, this experience represented the most complex thinking about thinking that teachers ever experienced and their students gained benefit from observing teachers learning to think symbolically, solve problems and debug. There was once a time in the not so distant path when educators were on the frontiers of scientific reasoning and technological progress. Curriculum was transformed by computing. School computers were used less often to “do school” and more often to do the impossible."
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Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Load Up Your iPad with a Massive Library of Over 38,000 Free eBooks
"The iPad is a great device to read on, and if your digital library is feeling a little bare then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve found some of the best places to get free ebooks, ready to be downloaded and opened with iBooks on your shiny new iPad (or iPhone, iPod, Kindle, Nook, or Android, for that matter)."
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Gaming: Leveling Up Global Competence - Global Learning - Education Week
A great article by Honor Moorman, one of our Flat Classroom teachers and Asia Society consultant.
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Finding Solutions to Hunger | iEARN USA
iEARN K-2 global project - interesting outline.
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"The American Heritage® Dictionary invites you to create a self-portrait using your words.
The words that tell the world who you are. That make you, you. It's easy to do, whether you decide to link to places like Facebook for words you've already written or write something new specifically for your portrait. Either way, you'll create a unique image that can be shared and saved and will remind everyone that You Are Your Words. " -
I am very excited to be keynoting the Asia Society, Partnership for Global Learning Conference in NYC June this year, straight after ISTE.
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The Social Learning Summit - April 21st, 2012 - Classroom 2.0
From Steve Hargadon and Classroom20.com
The conference theme is the use of social media and Web 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the conference URL is http://www.SocialLearningSummit.com. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please make sure you are a member here at Classroom 2.0. This will also allow you to correspond with the presenters and other members, and to comment on sessions and discussions. -
ISTE | Passion-Based Learning Contest
When it comes to inspiring students in the classroom, no question, you are an A-list star! Give the great work you do the red carpet treatment by entering it into our Passion-Based Learning Contest. As an educator, how do you help your students pursue the ideas or projects that ignite their passions and spark their imaginations? Share your strategies with fellow ISTE members and the rest of the educational community!
Winners will be featured during the ISTE 2012 keynote sessions, and the grand prize winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to ISTE 2013 in San Antonio! We will also publish a selection of our favorite entries in an e-book collection and feature them on ISTE’s website. -
Video created by Tina Schmidt and her students to show others how to use Edmodo. Created for the A Week in the Life, Flat Classroom project for upper elementary students.
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Organization: Longwood University
Consortium: New Learner
Project URL: http://www.ittipgist.org/
HP Project Catalyst Project Showcase: Globally Collaborative Digital Learning Landscape
"Teachers in in Virginia, Ghana, and India have participated in professional development on integrating Scratch and Alice in teaching STEM content; teachers in Virginia and Ghana are integrating inquiry based learning using HP science kits. Students in each building collaboratively discussed a global problem and identified potential solutions. Teachers will create wikis for students across the school divisions to interact and collaborate with each other on global problems in the 2012-13 school year. The innovation initiative focused on motivating girls into computing and design; “design through inquiry” was piloted with a small group of girls by using the LilyPad Arduino. Implementation challenges resulted in creating design kits for girls and for teachers. We are in the process of developing video tutorials for LilyPad Arduino projects as well as step-by-step instructions. Video tutorials and step-by-step instructions on using Scratch and Kodu have been created. Teachers in Dinwiddie and Hopewell suggested the need for professional development and learning modules with assignments and timelines; teachers in Virginia also need portable devices such as an HP slate for student access. Our scale-up efforts will include: Learning modules for Scratch; Learning modules for Kodu; Learning modules for inquiry based learning; and Learning modules for integrating design and computing with LilyPad Arduino. " -
China Breaks Ground on Wenzhou-Kean University Campus
Such and exciting development for education in China!
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020 | MindShift
Related specifically to education....I think I agree with most of this.
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Frankfurt International School: European 1-1 Learning Institute
"Frankfurt International School is proud to announce the details of the 2012 European 1 - 1 Learning Institute. In addition to the two-day conference, FIS will be hosting a special presentation on the evening of 27 September. Keynote speakers Ian Jukes, Scott Klososky and Jeff Utecht will each present a 20-30 minute session."
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5 Misconceptions of Blended & Online Learning | TeachHUB
Misconception #1: It’s (Physically) “Distant” Learning
Misconception #2: It’s (Emotionally) “Distant” Learning
Misconception #3: It’s Busy Work, Canned Curriculum
Misconception #4: It’s Delayed
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Tech For a Global Early Childhood Education | Globalizing Early Learning with Technology
Excellent resource by Margaret Powers. If you teach younger students and want to collaborate or hop into a global project this website provides many updated resources and connections.
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The Largest Global E-Learning Conference - ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012
18th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training
The Largest Global E-Learning Conference for the Corporate, Education and Public Service Sectors
Nov 28-30, 2012