What the World Needs NowI like the idea of this video. It has to do with Education (with a capital “E”) and not with schooling. This is what happens when the John Lennon Bus shows up at TED.
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From Creating to ChattingFirst, take a minute to look at this infographic: I think this is similar to what many people in the edtechosphere have seen. There have been a lot of comments in the past year about the “death of blogging.” While I think...
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9 Spaces for Technology in ClassroomsI’ve been doing some thinking lately about the possibilities of using technology in classrooms. I’m sure I’ve missed some, but I’ve come up with nine different spaces of technology use that I’ve commonly seen in classrooms. The nine...
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Passion and LearningHeard a lot about passion based learning? Wondering what it’s all about? Take a look at this video and learn what it’s like to not be able to “go in to work,” but instead “go in to play.” Awesome stuff.
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Nervous?Google Buzz makes me nervous. Not because it is yet another social media channel that I don’t need (am I turning into an old codger?) but by the fact that is was basically built in to my google ecosystem without my permission and with no...
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Blogging RubricWith a nod to the ever-brilliant-and-willing-to-share Kim Cofino, here is the rubric I’ve lately begun to use in my classroom for grading student blog posts. This is an experiment in action and depending on how this tool works, it is very likely that it...
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