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Not sure I agree with where many of these are placed but it does start a good conversation
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Kevin has done a nice job here of categorizing a nice collection of web 2.0 tools.
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What Happens in 60 Seconds on The Internet
Cool infographic about what happens on the internet in 60 seconds
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A great place to start for finding hashtags for education. Check out the other links at the top of this page, as well.
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Electronic Teaming for Singletons in a PLC - The Tempered Radical
Getting started with PLC
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Fostering Student Creativity and Responsibility With Blogging | Edutopia
Interesting article supporting blogging
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I Education Apps Review - I Education Apps Review
Want to know what apps teachers are using and what they think of them? Shared by Kevin Honeycut today
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Syncdocs - Easy Google Docs file sync and backup
Syncdocs lets you “Go Google” by migrating all your files to Google’s cloud.
Simply select a folder on your PC, like “My Documents”, Syncdocs copies it online and across all your computers, automatically. This folder is then kept in sync.
Syncdocs integrates right into your desktop opening your files in Google Docs. -
YouTube - Social Media Revolution 2011
Part of the world's most watched Social Media video series; "Social Media Revolution" by Erik Qualman. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011.
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I still don't like 'em, but here's a nice livebinder with tons of resources for the ipad. Shared tonight on twitter
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Planning for Workshops - and the ipads
I think it's very telling that as we are planning for the TechItU event coming up in July, we expressed real concern over the notion that someone might come with an ipad and expect to be able to do all that the rest will be doing. They will be able to browse some websites, but they won't be able to edit a wikispaces page (except in wikitext editor mode), they won't be able to edit a google doc (except in basic mode), they won't have certain toolbar functions (Digo toolbar, for example), won't be able to copy and paste (easily), won't be able to see some of the sites because they're flash based, won't be able to do MANY things in Google Earth - and the list goes on and on.
Yes, it was I who mentioned the concern first, but everyone else in the group also voiced concern. "They won't be able to..."
Very telling, I think.
Yes, it was I who mentioned the concern first, but everyone else in the group also voiced concern. "They won't be able to..."
Very telling, I think.
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
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ze's page :: zefrank.com: "Why Man Creates" :: by Saul Bass
VERy cool video about Creativity
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"Personal Learning Networks (PLN) is the phrase often used to describe connections that educators develop with other educators throughout the world by using online social media.
I’ve previously written more specifically about how ESL/EFL teachers can best create this kind of network, but I thought it would be useful to bring together a broader collection of resources that could be used as guides by any educator."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Learning from the Masters
I was watching the video of this year's YouTube Symphony Orchestra performance (Outstanding, by the way) when I heard one featured performer talk about his violin training. This is what he said:
"I never went to music school.
I just learned from my mother
But all teachers have their limits
You can't learn more than the teacher knows
So who could I study with?
I put my entire career in the hands of the Internet.
These are my teachers.
Musicians who are no longer alive
But who left their work behind, recorded in black and white.
I learned from them.
I incorporated their movements into mine
When I play a new piece I upload it
I want people to know who I am
… what I do…
..and to appreciate it…"
So, here's a boy who studies violin with the masters in the field by watching them on youtube. I looked back through this blog at the number of times I said that we're risking having our schools become irrelevant to kids and their education. I found one post dated in 2006 that mentioned that. And where are we FIVE YEARS later? Are we much further ahead? Are we winning the fight against becoming irrelevant? In some schools, yes. Perhaps. But, certainly not as a nation.
Kids don't need school to be successful. They've got all the answers they need right in their pockets. But, when they come to school they can't use their cell phone. They can't access youtube. In some schools they can't even see wikipedia because it's blocked. Some are still blocking all wikis and even Google Docs! And that school isn't irrelevant? Are they really THAT ignorant of what's going on in the world that they think their school has meaning to their students? Not in ANY real sense.
I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this family doesn't have the right idea. Not only were they not schooled in a public or private school, and not even home schooled in the typical sense. They were "unschooled."
I don't know. Schools seem to be in business for the benefit of the school, not the students. Schools make decisions based on what will get the kids to score higher so that the school makes AYP. It's not about the students and what they need, is it? If it were, then a great many decisions would be made differently. At SOME point schools will HAVE to come to terms with the fact that it's not about filling in a blank or choosing A, B, C, or D, or True or False. Start listing questions that can't be answered from a browser. So, it's not about that any more. Let's start with a different 'Given.'
Given: Students have access to ALL the world's knowledge.
Now what? Build from there. Make decisions based on that. Make education meaningful in that context.
P.S.
Here's the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Make sure you watch it around the 1:47:00 mark to hear some beautiful music and see some amazing sand art being created live. What incredible talent.
"I never went to music school.
I just learned from my mother
But all teachers have their limits
You can't learn more than the teacher knows
So who could I study with?
I put my entire career in the hands of the Internet.
These are my teachers.
Musicians who are no longer alive
But who left their work behind, recorded in black and white.
I learned from them.
I incorporated their movements into mine
When I play a new piece I upload it
I want people to know who I am
… what I do…
..and to appreciate it…"
So, here's a boy who studies violin with the masters in the field by watching them on youtube. I looked back through this blog at the number of times I said that we're risking having our schools become irrelevant to kids and their education. I found one post dated in 2006 that mentioned that. And where are we FIVE YEARS later? Are we much further ahead? Are we winning the fight against becoming irrelevant? In some schools, yes. Perhaps. But, certainly not as a nation.
Kids don't need school to be successful. They've got all the answers they need right in their pockets. But, when they come to school they can't use their cell phone. They can't access youtube. In some schools they can't even see wikipedia because it's blocked. Some are still blocking all wikis and even Google Docs! And that school isn't irrelevant? Are they really THAT ignorant of what's going on in the world that they think their school has meaning to their students? Not in ANY real sense.
I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this family doesn't have the right idea. Not only were they not schooled in a public or private school, and not even home schooled in the typical sense. They were "unschooled."
I don't know. Schools seem to be in business for the benefit of the school, not the students. Schools make decisions based on what will get the kids to score higher so that the school makes AYP. It's not about the students and what they need, is it? If it were, then a great many decisions would be made differently. At SOME point schools will HAVE to come to terms with the fact that it's not about filling in a blank or choosing A, B, C, or D, or True or False. Start listing questions that can't be answered from a browser. So, it's not about that any more. Let's start with a different 'Given.'
Given: Students have access to ALL the world's knowledge.
Now what? Build from there. Make decisions based on that. Make education meaningful in that context.
P.S.
Here's the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Make sure you watch it around the 1:47:00 mark to hear some beautiful music and see some amazing sand art being created live. What incredible talent.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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newspaper map | 10000+ online newspapers in the world, translate with one click
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JotForm · Easiest Form Builder
Create forms easily and quickly. Many options
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Record & Share your PowerPoint presentations | Present.me
"With Present.Me you just upload your slides, click record, present into your webcam and then publish instantly on the web"
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Very easy and quick to use to create and share audio files
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join.me – Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings
Share your screen with others
Saturday, June 04, 2011
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BBC News - Endeavour space shuttle set for final touchdown
- The children out there ought to be inspired that when they get to go to space they'll probably get to go beyond low-Earth orbit, maybe to the Moon, maybe to Mars or beyond."
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a MUST SEE!
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