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GenYES changes the way teachers view students, school, and technology
OK, I know a post this long violates all the rules of blogging. But I’m doing it to make a statement that only volume can make. And you don’t have to read it all - just skim through it. You’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Generation YES, GenYES
Tagged children, collaboration, educational technology, educator, empowerment, GenYES, project, projects, research, student, teacher, technology, youth
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While you read this… watch the world change
In the last 10 seconds, 9 iPhones were sold, 90 people joined Facebook, 100 blog posts were created, 6,000 people joined a “social game,” 7,000 tweets were tweeted, 125,000 videos were watched on YouTube, and 2,00,000 SMS text messages were … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, social media
Tagged education, educator, Gary Hayes, schools, social media, teach
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The Tech and Learning 100 at 30 - Vote for Dennis!
As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of Tech&Learning Magazine, they are creating a compendium of important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. The first set of honorees will be the pioneers— the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Harper, education, educator, leader, pioneer, Seymour Papert, Tech&Learning, technology, visionary
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Free webinar: Education in the Digital Age from PBS Teachers LIVE!
via PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers LIVE! Webinars. December 8, 2009, 8-9PM ET : Education in the Digital Age: a tour of FRONTLINE’s Digital Nation FRONTLINE producers have learned a lot during a year-long, multi-platform project exploring the impact of … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, fun/free stuff, Generation YES, professional development
Tagged digital age, digital media, educator, free, Frontline, PBS, teacher, webinar, youth
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Circle of Life: the technology-using educator edition
Stage: A whole new world You hear an inspiring keynote at a conference, read a book, or see a colleague use technology in their classroom. It clicks with something inside you. Stage: Connection You try to understand the role of … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, education reform, professional development
Tagged education, educator, inspirational, PLC, PLE, PLN, technology
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Unpacking John Hughes - Lessons for Educators
Views: John Hughes’s Lessons - Inside Higher Ed. This is a great little article by Maureen O’Connell in Inside Higher Ed magazine for educators to ponder. John Hughes left a legacy of films about adolescent relationships - with each other, … Continue reading
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Tagged educator, Inside Higher Education, john hughes, Maureen O'Connell, teachers
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Part 2: What Makes a Good Project
Appearing this month in Creative Educator magazine is Part 2 of the article series What Makes a Good Project by Gary Stager. In Raising our Standards, Developing Projects that Endure, Stager argues that good projects meet higher standards than those … Continue reading
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Tagged creative, creativity, educator, PBL, project, standards, student, technology
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Constructing Modern Knowledge 2009
It’s back! The Constructing Modern Knowledge Summer Institute will return for a second year this July 13-16 in Manchester, NH. Constructing Modern Knowledge is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants will have the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged cmk09, collaboration, computer, constructing modern knowledge, constructivism, constructivist, educator, institute, integration, learning, Lego, Logo, PBL, professional development, programming, project, robotics, staff, summer, teacher, technology, training, workshop
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Constructing Modern Math/Science Knowledge 2009
Ever question why technology seems to have gone missing in so many math and science classrooms? What happened to the “compute” in computing? Wondering what STEM really looks like? Yes, technology, math, and science can be friends! Constructing Modern Knowledge … Continue reading
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Tagged cmk09, cmmsk09, collaboration, compute, computer, constructing modern knowledge, constructivism, constructivist, educator, institute, integration, learning, math, professional development, programming, project, robotics, Science, staff, STEM, teacher, technology, training, workshop
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More on Fair Use and ending copyright confusion
Last week’s post, Fair use explained for educators announced a new resource,
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Tagged best practices, confusion, content, copyright, creation, educator, examples, fair use, Kristen Hokansen, lessons, materials, resources, school
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