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• Wiki- Collaborative Notes Instead of Individual Ones

  
  Education with Technology Harry G. Tuttle — Authority: 112
  My classes use a wiki.  If the classes are sections of the same course, they share the same wiki. For example, my 8, 9 and 12:30 classes are all Writing and Research so I group them together on the wiki.  I  have been having students from each class take class notes and post them to the wiki.  As I read the notes ...
  3 days ago

• 21ST CENTURY SKILLS: LEARNING FOR LIFE IN OUR TIMES

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 142
  Heres the link to an interesting blogpost , organised in a Q & A format, on the importance of 21st century skills, as outlined in the book, 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times , by two educators, Berrie Trilling & Charles Fadel . In a nut shell, the foregoing book, accompanied by ...
  3 days ago

• Tip of the Week – Pretty powerful panoramic pictures

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  I’m a big believer in the power of photographs and images. And if you can find really big photos, so much the better! New camera and web technologies now allow the publishing of incredibly detailed, full screen 360 degree panoramic photographs online. And the people at Panoramas have gathered together over 600 ...
  5 days ago

• Teaching history and best practices

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  Teaching has always seemed to be an individual activity, forcing teachers to figure things out on their own. Using trial and error isn’t necessarily a bad thing when conducting a science experiment but probably not something that works that well when trying to corral 30 8th graders. And in the pre-internet days, it ...
  6 days ago

• What’s the Goal?

  
  The Edge of Tomorrow — Authority: 91
  There exists a philosophy of technology that states we should be dedicating specific time in our school day to teach students finite skills of operating computing technology.  That in order to prepare our students properly for the world, we must teach them how to word process and how to operate Power Point and how to ...
  1 week ago

• Cutting the Future to Make the Present Look Better

  
  AssortedStuff — Authority: 114
  Back to the continuing budget mess here in the overly-large school district. The superintendent and others have been holding meetings with employee groups and community members (and distributing poorly worded surveys) to get suggestions on what programs and people should be cut to make things balance financially. ...
  1 week ago

• 100+ Google tricks

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  As an official Google groupie, I am always looking for new and different ways to use Google tools. My PLN hooked me up with a handy site designed for college kids but one we all should be using. 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School has some old chestnuts (using Google Search to do calculations and ...
  1 week ago

• Assessing Learning with Web 2.0: Social Bookmarking

  
  Education with Technology Harry G. Tuttle — Authority: 112
  I was talking to  teacher who was so proud of the social bookmarking his students had done. They had collected over 60 links about the topic they were studying. I asked him if they had agreed on what tags they were going to use; he said that they used whatever tag they wanted.  Next,  I asked him what categories ...
  1 week ago

• Learning for Life in the 21st Century

  
  John Connell: The Blog — Authority: 414
  ….to the little girl in Santo Domingo, whose eyes will forever remind me that “a mind is a terrible thing to waste.” May you, and the millions like you, find the dignity, happiness, and serenity you deserve, through the transformational power of education. This powerful and personal memory ends Charles ...
  1 week ago

• Kids talking to kids – My History Network

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  I was told once that in the typical social studies classroom, 85% of the conversation is teacher to student, 10% student to teacher and 5% student to student. (And . . . no, I can’t remember the source so I suppose you can adjust the numbers as you see fit.) But even if the numbers aren’t exactly correct, the ...
  1 week ago

• Tip of the Week – Pretty powerful panoramic pictures

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  I’m a big believer in the power of photographs and images. And if you can find really big photos, so much the better! New camera and web technologies now allow the publishing of incredibly detailed, full screen 360 degree panoramic photographs online. And the people at Panoramas have gathered together over 600 ...
  2 weeks ago

• JOBS OF THE FUTURE

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 142
  What follows is actually a rather belated, but still relevant & interesting, analysis by Forbes.com Magazine of the jobs of the future. In a nut shell: Want to see how the working world will change? Here are the ten jobs that will be new in 20 years time: - gene splicer; - quarantine enforcer; - ...
  2 weeks ago

• THE CHANGE LEADER OF TOMORROW

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 142
  According to Melissa Dertmers , principal of Riverfork Consulting: The change leader of tomorrow will: - be a savvy guide; - be integrated, connected; - understand the implications of human behaviour; - be exploratory designers; - be intuitive, empathetic & good listener; - be anthropologist-like; - ...
  2 weeks ago

• World Digital Library

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  Do you teach World History? Then the new World Digital Library is a must visit. A cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and partner libraries, archives, and educational and cultural institutions from the United States and ...
  2 weeks ago

• 21st century skills: no substance

  
  Joanne Jacobs — Authority: 615
  B ernie Trilling and Charles Fadel’s book, 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times , is a disappointment , writes Jay Mathews on Class Struggle. Were the 21st century skills people finally going to show us how this idea actually works in the classroom? Would they have data? Would there be lesson ...
  2 weeks ago

• Message to Educonomists: You Cant Ignore the Important Stuff

  
  LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights — Authority: 492
  Emily and Bryan Hassel have an idea : Dont get too hung up on plans to make teachers better. Instead, figure out how to help the best teachers reach far more students. After all, they argue, the top 20 percent of teachers are three times as effective as the bottom 20 percent. Try as they might, though, they cannot ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lincoln’s pockets

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  Donated to the Library of Congress in 1937 and labeled “Do Not Open,” the box sat in the office of the Librarian of Congress for almost 40 years. Finally, in 1975, Librarian Daniel Boorstein untied the string and pulled off the brown wrapping paper. Inside? Twelve items – including several pairs of glasses, ...
  2 weeks ago

• TCEA Areas 10/11 Conference Links

  
  The Moss-Free Stone — Authority: 98
  Thanks to all who participated in my sessions/workshop today at the area TCEA conference. As promised, here are the links to the resources that were shared and a few more. Let me know if I can provide anything else! Also, if you attended either my own session on Voicethread or another on the tool, please [...]
  2 weeks ago

• In Case You Missed It . . .

  
  State of Ohio Education Blog — Authority: 126
  Just in case you missed it, this week Ohio joined the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. What does that mean? Well, Im not really sure, but we will get a new state advisory council. The entire press release is available here . In becoming a Leadership State, Ohio has committed to, within the next three years, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tip of the Week – Where are we?

  
  History Tech — Authority: 122
  I love Google Earth and all of its bells and whistles. But the following activity is a great way to hook kids using just the basics of GE and is very simple to implement. I call the activity “Where Are We?” and can be used to introduce a variety of history or geography units. Select at least one (I use two or ...
  2 weeks ago

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