Twitter Ideas
In my upcoming posts, I will outline how to find and manage followers. Until then, enjoy these ideas from professionals on how to use Twitter to improve your classroom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV5j_OIKPp4
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: October 12 – October 18
Kindle Lightens Textbook Load, But Flaws Remain– AP Online Students Find Problems with Credit Transfer Policy– Ray Parker, AZCentral Educators Held to a Higher Standard on Social Networking Sites– Michelle Spitzer, Florida Today Is Technology Creating “The Dumbest Generation?”– Edbuzz A Gardener’s Approach to Learning– David Warlick, 2cents worth Florida Virtual School Case Study Musings Part I– Disrupting Class, Michael Horn Google Wave and Mobile Learning– Judy Brown,...
Read MoreDo Schools Kill Creativity?
I’m always finding new and interesting speakers from TED. TED presents talks from innovative thinkers assembled from around the world. These talks often stimulate debate, showcase new ideas, and point towards the future with inventions. Sir Ken Robinson’s talk, while not new, is no exception. Ken Robinson believes that schools are educating students out of creativity. The usefulness of a subject is the measurement of its importance. This said, he proposes that the current approach not only stifles creativity, it may also deny mankind of some of its greatest talents. Take a look...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: October 5 – October 11
Low Cost or Learning Tool?– Jon Bower, eSchool News Hey, kids! Hate school? Don’t tell Facebook!– Helen Popkin, msnmbc.com Florida Launches iTunes Education Site– SunSentenil.com Is Education Really About Data?– David Warlick, 2cents worth Two Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution Debuts on Thursday– Matthew Tabor, Education for the Aughts ePortfolios, Blogs and Audiance Response Systems at Back to School Night– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology Mobile Learning Tools– Judy Brown, mLearnopedia Leveraging the Potential of Social Media for...
Read MoreRevenge of the Edupunks
In a recent piece on educational technology, Anya Kamenetz discusses a significant trend that is transforming higher education. According to Kamenetz, Web 2.0 technology is transforming higher education from a centralized and highly organized top down distributive model to a decentralized student-oriented learning model–one that is highly individualized, fairly inexpensive, and accessible just about everywhere. Because of advances in technology– mobile technology, new and exciting social media platforms, iTunes, and YouTube– the way today’s students share information...
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