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12 Oct 09

VoiceThreads: Extending the Classroom with Interactive Multimedia Albums | Edutopia

An Edutopia article on Voicethread that highlights my work with the tool. Very nice bit...

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Bill Ferriter knew his sixth-grade language arts and social studies students spent time online outside of class, surfing the Web and instant messaging.
They are essentially online slide shows of images, documents, or videos that enable viewers to comment on any slide (or at any point in the video) by typing, recording an audio or video comment, or drawing on the image itself
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- resounding yes
- Each small box displays the chosen icon of a student (say, Big Bird or Homer Simpson) and represents a comment by that student.
- The teacher exploits the students' enthusiasm by pushing them to engage in free writing, an activity he thinks is too often overlooked.
- "We've tried to make it fairly universal in access," says Ben Papell. "If you don't have a microphone on your computer, you can use a telephone to comment. If you're in the classroom and don't have either, you can use text if you need to, or webcam commenting."
- "Take it slow -- don't upload 600 images and try to get fifty people to comment on each and every one," he says.

10 Jul 08

Drape's Takes: The Possible Price of Being A Student 2.0

A fascinating @ddraper post about a Twitter interaction between @arthus and a few followers. Drape wonders whether we've built students up into mythical status when talking about technology. Other key questions relate to concerns about the lifelong digital footprint of our students and the importance of collaborative v. competitive dialogue.

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09 Jul 08

Dangerously Irrelevant: We have neglected our leaders

An @mcleod bit on the importance of providing opportunities for school leaders to learn more about exactly what 21st Century learning looks like and includes. Includes a "top-10" list that details the reasons why this effort is so important.

www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/...leadership-da-1.html - Preview

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08 Jul 08

Educators wrestle with digital-equity challenges

An interesting article detailing the realities of technology in our schools: That having access to computers just isn't enough!

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Technology Reshapes America's Classrooms

An NYT piece about how technology can be used to reshape American classrooms.

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From online courses to
kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is
spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for
textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools
themselves
- Notice while you read that the majority of this article is not focued on how technology is changing current classrooms. Instead, it focuses on how technology can be used to bypass current classrooms.
  
  Why do you think that is?
  
  What makes changing current classrooms an idea that doesn't even cross our minds when talking about integrating technology? - on 2008-07-08
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Unlike traditional schools, Frederick's students work at
vastly different levels in the same classroom.
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- "Our projections show that 50 percent of high school
  courses will be taught online by 2019. It's about one percent
  right now," said Horn
  - Here's a pretty remarkable statistic, huh?!
    
    The question that I have is whether or not students will appreciate or enjoy these online classes. Every time that I speak to my kids about online learning, they are opposed to the idea of not being with their friends in school every day.
    
    The social nature of schools outweighs the frustration of classes that are not connected to their personal interests.
    
    Schools and teachers should take note, though---as better digital tools are created, the social advantages of schools will decrease and we'll lose the one advantage we currently have over online learning experiences! - on 2008-07-08
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- "You deliver education at lower cost, but you will actually
  improve the amount of time that a teacher can spend with each
  student because they are no longer delivering one-size-fits-all
  lesson plans," he said. "They can actually roam around."
  - This is definitely something that resonates with me---and with my students when we talk about online learning opportunities.
    
    Kids get frustrated when they can't get the help that they need---or when they need to wait for other students who are getting help!
    
    Digital learning experiences can be far more customizable for every child---speeding up the learning process.
    
    What percentage of teachers that you know would be prepared to work in such an environment? - on 2008-07-08
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Blip.fm: What are you listening to?

A neat social media/music sharing/radio station kinda tool! Users post updates about what they are listening to on Blip and other users can follow their updates/listen to the same shared songs. Kids would love this.

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Internet Safety Fact Sheet

A great fact sheet produced by the Crimes Against Children Research Center that can be used with parents and teachers to talk about the real risks of online behavior.

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Online safety: Dispelling common myths

An @kjarrett bit about the real risks of online behaviors. Includes a great presention from NECC that includes lots of details and statistics that teachers and principals simply must know when making decisions about keeping kids safe.

www.ncs-tech.org/?p=1365 - Preview

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06 Jul 08

Testing vs. Teaching: The Perceived Impact of Assessment Demands on Middle Grades Instructional Practices

An interesting article on the impact that assessment demands have had on middle school teachers and classroom instruction.

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Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom

An NMSA bit on Formative and Summative assessment and the role that it should play in a middle grades educational experience.

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04 Jul 08

A Difference: The Scribe Post

Another @dkuropatwa entry describing scribe posting that focuses particularly on how scribe posts have made him a better teacher.

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A Difference: Distributed Teaching and Learning

An old @dkuropatwa post describing the use of scribe posts in his classroom as a way of engaging students in conversations about classroom content.

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The Tempered Radical: Leadership Day 2008: Finding Time for Learning

My 2008 contribution to @mcleod's Technology Leadership day.

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22 Jun 08

The Tempered Radical: Introducing Digital Tools to Teachers

My piece on the ways that teacher leaders can work to encourage their peers to embrace educational technology. A response to an @mcleod piece.

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20 Jun 08

Dangerously Irrelevant: Ed tech quarantine?

An @mcleod piece about the risk of turning off novice teachers to digital tools with our enthusiasm. He recommends a "quarantine period" where we find ways to use tools in the classroom before approaching our peers.

www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/...ed-tech-quarant.html - Preview

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injenuity » Web 2.0 is Not the Future of Education

A great @injenuity post about the balance between Web 2.0 tools and learning. Jen argues that tools are hyped before learning, and that balance needs to shift. While tools can facilitate learning, it's the learning that matters, not the tools.

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19 Jun 08

Podcast Interview on Instructional Technology

This is the podcast interview on technology instruction that I was a part of---along with my students----to raise awareness in our school district.

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Weblogg-ed » Blogging Ethics

An interesting Will Richardson piece----and comment section---about the AP's decision to fight against bloggers who are quoting selections from AP articles found online. This is a discussion that has to be had in a world where information is so widely available for free online. How do you protect ownership rights? Are there any ownership rights?

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18 Jun 08

The Tempered Radical: Stupid Google and Teaching Reading

A post that I wrote in response to Nicholas Carr's Atlantic magazine article contending that reading habits have changed for the worse because of internet based reading.

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17 Jun 08

Dangerously Irrelevant: Leadership Day - Summary

A great post on instructional technology for school leaders to consider. Includes about 15 different blog posts on school leadership and instructional technology written by teachers, principals and other educational thinkers explaining the role that instructional technology must play in the life of building principals and district technology leaders.

www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/...leadership-day-.html - Preview

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