In his breakout session at our March 5 inservice program, Zac Chase started with one question: What do you want to learn today? The session became a conversation between the presenter and participants, highlighting some online resources, some new ideas, and some different perspectives.
The topics discussed run the gamut from overcoming the challenges of time [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by John Schinker
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This year, like most, there were lots of sessions at the eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference about new technologies. There was a definite theme to many of them: overcoming the taboos of technology. In our schools, cell phones have been governed by a variation on “don’t ask, don’t tell.” We know that nearly all of [...]
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by John Schinker
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We see that the world has changed. We’ve been listening to the buzzwords for a decade now. Online learning. Digital citizenship. Web 2.0. Personal learning networks. Social networking. Data-driven decision making. We have to prepare our students for a world we can’t imagine. We have to re-invent our industrial age skills. If Rip Van Winkle [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by John Schinker
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Last weekend, I was struck by the difference in approach between ISTE and Educon. Last month, ISTE announced their “Top Ten in ‘10,” which identifies their ten priorities for boosting student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
They start off the list this way:
Establish technology in education as the backbone of school improvement. To truly improve [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by John Schinker
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Updated February 4, 2010 to include the presentation, update the conference tag, and change some of the wording.
A few weeks ago, a colleague asked me if I still think about Africa a lot. “Every day,” I replied. “Every day for the past year — six months before I went, and six months after coming home.” [...]
Posted on February 1st, 2010 by John Schinker
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