Category Archives: blogs

Did you know Google Reader is going away?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Sylvia Martinez

Google is a company that likes to release products in “beta” - meaning, “we’re just dating” not getting married to the app. They support lots of products for a while and then when they feel they’ve had their day, shut … Continue reading →

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Respect: The Essential Ingredient in the Design of Modern Learning Environments

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Sylvia Martinez

Cross-posted on GetIdeas.org Learning Trends series on Cultivating Leadership. A modern learning environment should reflect everything we know about building a community, developing young people, and providing a healthy environment for human beings. We know that people, no matter their … Continue reading →

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Where Will Future School Leaders Come From?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sylvia Martinez

Great leadership is inclusive leadership, yet the largest stakeholder group in schools is often forgotten: students. Students are 92% of the population at most every school site. To be a leader, you have to lead 100% of the population, not … Continue reading →

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2012 Most Popular Posts

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

It’s that time of year again! Here are the most popular posts (according to WordPress, anyway) from the Generation YES blog. Khan Academy and the mythical math cure Games that encourage student teamwork and collaboration Happy Birthday Logo! 8 Big … Continue reading →

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How do teachers make informed decisions in choosing technology?

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

The best way to use tech in the classroom is when the technology primarily supports the process of student learning, not the product. Continue reading →

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The flipped classroom - join us for a free webinar

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Scott McLeod of CASTLE is hosting a free webinar on the ‘flipped classroom.’ Despite its now-famous Dan-Pink-sponsored affiliation with our esteemed colleague, Karl Fisch, is the ‘flipped classroom’ a true innovation or just a new label on the old stale wine … Continue reading →

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8 Big Ideas of the Constructionist Learning Lab

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

In 1999, Seymour Papert, the father of educational technology, embarked on his last ambitious institutional research project when he created the constructionist, technology-rich, project-based, multi-aged Constructionist Learning Laboratory inside of Maine’s troubled prison for teens, The Maine Youth Center. The … Continue reading →

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What’s your broadband speed? Find out and contribute to the crowdsourced map

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

This is from Bonnie Bracey Sutton, director of the PowerofUS Foundation. The power of crowdsourcing is put to good use in the National Broadband Map. The map has a built-in tool to find out your broadband speed and add your data … Continue reading →

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Student support of education reform - video

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

This is a 5 minute EDtalk shot at the Learning@School conference I keynoted in New Zealand in February. I touch on how students can be allies and advocates in the effort to improve schools, and how this enhances digital citizenship … Continue reading →

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Digital Citizenship Includes Rights as Well as Responsibilities

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

“Although not all American adults feel this way, the United States seems to have more respect for the rights of parents, schools and authorities than it does for the rights of children. And this includes control over what children can … Continue reading →

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