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The session handout: (Yep. We'll be writing. To
The session handout: http://t.co/wALcdmaQ (Yep. We'll be writing. Together.) #educon
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50 new tech tools you should know about - CNN.com
#CNN article on 50 Tech Tools you should know: http://t.co/bCWfIExZ
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Why the iPad won't transform education just yet - CNN.com
A couple interesting views on iPad in Edu via @CNNTech: http://t.co/5AcFJb2b and http://t.co/LsAkyg9r #edtech #mlearning
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BYOD – Worst Idea of the 21st Century? : Stager-to-Go
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Free Technology for Teachers: Free Download - Ten Digital Storytelling Projects
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The Fridge's Weekly Bookmarks (weekly)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Why I Hate Pep Rallies
I remember pep rallies in high school. Usually we looked all tough in our football jerseys or basketball sweats. The last few years, I've heard of districts who are putting on pep rallies in elementary schools. But there aren't athletics in elementary. So why the pep rally? State testing. Seriously. I wish I was making it up. I have two main issues with this. First, educators complain about lack of instruction time, but then time is taken out of the school day to do a little rah-rah, not to mention the preparation time by other grade levels and teachers. Second, does this really help relieve stress? "Don't worry kids, it's just another test, but we are going to bring the whole school together and line the halls with students and signs." How about a better job is done to provide meaningful opportunities for students to develop a love of writing, then downplay the importance so students are more relaxed? By downplaying, I don't mean ignoring the importance (which is a whole different discussion), but don't make it out to be life or death. Because its not.
If districts spent as much time on instruction as they do on assessments, the assessments would take care of themselves. I heard someone ask once if a teacher wanted their own kids to do well on one of our common summatives. I want mine to do good, but because my child's teacher engaged him in the subject matter. Not because he was psyched up to take the test.
If districts spent as much time on instruction as they do on assessments, the assessments would take care of themselves. I heard someone ask once if a teacher wanted their own kids to do well on one of our common summatives. I want mine to do good, but because my child's teacher engaged him in the subject matter. Not because he was psyched up to take the test.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Fridge's Weekly Bookmarks (weekly)
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- Top 10 Sites for Educational Apps
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40+ Super Secret OS X Lion Features and Shortcuts | Mac.AppStorm
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Educational Technology Guy: Evernote for Education
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Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: 4 Choices for Creating and Filling Out Forms on Your #iPad
4 Choices for Creating and Filling Out Forms on Your #iP*d http://t.co/IrUpmd5H #ipaded #tichat #elemchat
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Exploring the impact of Apple's iPad on schools & schooling.
An interesting collection of information on #iPads in #Schools: http://t.co/vyBKASA9
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iPad Apps for Every School Leader to Consider I'
iPad Apps for Every School Leader to Consider http://t.co/fdFJEYt4 I'm a fan of quite a few of these :)
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Top Ten Lessons from an iPad Roll Out - Change Course Blog
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iPaddiction: 8 Burning Questions About iPads in Class (Answered!)
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Doing Internet Research at the Elementary Level | Edutopia
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The Fridge's Weekly Bookmarks (weekly)
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Free Technology for Teachers: Seven Ways to Quickly and Easily Share Files
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Shifting the Classroom, One Step at a Time | MindShift
Shifting the Classroom, One Step at a Time http://t.co/Mz9huOWb via @zite
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Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: Top 10 Sites for Educational Apps
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Education Nation 2011: Give Students Mobile Devices to Maximize Their Learning Time
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iPads in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything
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5 Reasons Why Our Students Are Writing Blogs and Creating ePortfolios | Powerful Learning Practice
5 Reasons Why Our Students Are Writing Blogs and Creating ePortfolios via @jennyluca http://t.co/PEXG532D #bhschat #edchat
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Creating Custom Digital Content for iPad http://t.co/ozDscD7u
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