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21st Century Education is Happening: What does it look like?

The video posted on this page on 21st Century Learning suggests requirements that neither make all schools the same, nor require we drop everything we do. But it does suggest a framework for renewal. We need to:

Use a project/problem based curriculum and experiential learning
Have students address real world problems
Nurture and support creativity
Instill curiosity -- lifelong
See the arts as…

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Added by Jeff Leppard on May 9, 2010 at 8:10pm — 2 Comments

Multi-Tasking a Myth?

http://publicmediatexas.org/2010/02/02/distracted-by-everything-dig...

Or, the original PBS on the Digital Nation:

Muti-tasking is a myth: Evidence abounds in texts such as Brain Rules. Students who are multi-tasking make… Continue

Added by Jeff Leppard on May 9, 2010 at 7:20pm — No Comments

TED Commandments for Speaking

Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick

Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before

Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion

Thou Shalt Tell a Story

Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Skae of Blessed Connection and Exquisite Controversy

Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success.

Thou Shalt… Continue

Added by Jeff Leppard on May 8, 2010 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Homework: A response to Alfie Kohn

Response to Alfie Kohn's interview in Maclean's magazine

Alfie Kohn’s…

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Added by Jeff Leppard on May 8, 2010 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Radical Ideas at Work in Education: A Response

Today I was accused of being a 'lazy teacher'. Amused, bemused, I asked why. The response, "I walked past your classroom today and your students were just busy talking to one another and you weren't lecturing them. It looked like you were doing nothing." I felt rather thrilled at the characterization.…

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Added by Jeff Leppard on May 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Registration deadline approaching for course on the 2.0 Language Classroom

The course 'Designing activities for the 2.0 Language Classroom' is offered by the Faculties of Education of Heidelberg and Utrecht Universities of Applied Sciences in conjunction with the Utrecht University SummerSchool.

2008 Participants in front of Faculty of Education in Utrecht

With applications by practitioners from a great variety of EU countries (n = 8) and beyond (n=2) this edition again promises to…

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Added by Ton Koenraad on May 8, 2010 at 10:41am — No Comments

Reflections about Facebook Changes and Privacy

Facebook and Privacy Issues: Reflections about the ever-changing interfaces of Facebook and the growing number of Facebook-connected websites.....

Here is an info-graphic about Facebook privacy issues that I share on my post, from Matt McKeon of the Visual Communication Lab & Many Eyes at IBM:…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on May 8, 2010 at 9:36am — No Comments

4th Grader Brennan LaBrie Interviews Siegfried Behrens Microsoft General Manager, U.S. Education in D.C.

At the 2010 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals in Washington D.C., 10-year-old Brennan LaBrie, TIME For Kids, interviewed Siegfried Behrens, Microsoft General Manager, U.S. Education, about the role technology will play in the classroom of the… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on May 7, 2010 at 8:07pm — No Comments

New to this thing!

Ok, I am officially trying to develop my own PLN. I have gone back and forth for the last year debating whether it was worth it to join twitter and jump with both feet into the whole thing. I know find that it is well worth the time and energy that it takes to get started. The benefit is what counts. I have learned so much from the people that I follow on twitter and the blogs that I follow through my email. I don't have to go to conferences to find information on specific topics like we used… Continue

Added by Lindsey Hansen on May 7, 2010 at 8:18am — No Comments

ipad ideas

I really want to begin exploring the possible uses in the classroom for then new ipad. I pitched the idea to a central administration person in my district who has a little money for ideas like this. He countered by saying he needs something a little more concrete, than my original idea of "playing."…

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Added by Eric Walker on May 6, 2010 at 6:34pm — 1 Comment

The Webinar Minute - "Webinars Are Free... Wanna Bet?"

Not all webinars are free, but not all are saleable. Watch this episode of The Webinar Minute to learn what makes people willing to pay for your webinars. Intrigued by webinars?…

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Added by Lee Salz on May 6, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

The Usual Suspects

This is a strange post to be putting up in a ning with so many members.

In my own locale, Greece, the number of educators who engage in dialogue with other educators aroung the globe is really far too small for comfort.

And yet, this may be true in the smaller local settings in which each one of you find yourselves; I read comments like this often enough on twitter and educators' blogs to know that it is not only a local…

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Added by Marisa Constantinides on May 6, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Take Attendance Using Your Smartboard

A few months ago, I came across a blog…

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Added by Shelley Reichert on May 5, 2010 at 7:38pm — No Comments

eLearningToday.TV | Building a PLN as an Educator

To view the show notes, click here.

Added by Amanda Kenuam on May 5, 2010 at 7:42am — No Comments

Grab student's attention with cellphones in the classroom

Use cellphones in the classroom for:

TxtMeBox - to have students formulate questions about the chapter
Poll Everywhere - to check for student understanding
iPadio - to create a podcast…

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Added by Lisa Durff on May 5, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Social networks in class

Hi, I'm Valeria and I'm new here.
I'm an Italian student undertaking my MA in Education at the University of Warwick (UK). I'm currently working on my final dissertation about the use of social networks in the language classroom and I'm looking for someone who has already used or is using them.
I hope someone can help me.

Added by Valeria on May 5, 2010 at 5:11am — No Comments

Jeopardy Game...

This one is an old one but a great one. I use Jeopardy Powerpoint in my classroom all the time. It's really simple and great for a review. I put students into pairs and ask them to play against each other keeping score. Then I email the Jeopardy game to them. Or you can play it as a classroom with you running the program and splitting the class.

The one I attached I used in my classroom after doing a unit on Emailing. I had prizes (candies) for the winners. Kids loved it and the… Continue

Added by Nicole Painchaud on May 4, 2010 at 7:19pm — 1 Comment

New Ning Plans: The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown

As they had promised, today Ning announced a new strategy for their host-your-own social networking service. The following notes are from my reading of the blog announcement, the similar announcement page, and the new FAQ. They are not definitive and are subject… Continue

Added by Steve Hargadon on May 4, 2010 at 3:16pm — No Comments

New Mutt-i-grees Curriculum

Come to Yale this summer July 19-21st to participate in an exciting 21st

Century Conference for educators. Yale will debut an exciting new K-12

Mutt-i-grees Curriculum which incorporates Social Emotional Learning and

can be easily integrated into any classroom. Cesar Milan (the Dog

Whisperer) and his wife Ilusian Milan... (who generously support this

new curriculum) will be present. To find more, or register for this

wonderful opportunity visit the conference web… Continue

Added by Vanessa on May 3, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

On a roll - Prezi....

I've been teaching Prezi, the presentation software to my students in Grades 8 - 12. I have also been teaching it to my fellow colleagues. And this is what I've been handing out to them to help them get started. The presentation program is fun, excellent for concept mapping as well as just plain image mapping. Students have the ability to put an order to their thoughts at the end of the presentation instead of worrying about what should come next after each slide on the slide show. This lets… Continue

Added by Nicole Painchaud on May 3, 2010 at 7:57pm — 3 Comments