October 2010 Blog Posts (77)

Making Our Education More Useful: Project Management for Everyone

Einstein said ‘Never memorize what you can look up in books’, so why do we focus so much on what we learn as opposed to how we learn? I don’t believe that the objective of education should be the memorization of facts. Instead it should be focused on the acquisition

of useful skills.

In effect I believe…

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Added by Sal P on October 25, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Midterms Week

Since it's midterms time for college students, I decided to find out what everyone thinks. Currently I have many friends who are stressed out and tired from studying for tests. I cannot necessarily relate because for the most part my midterms are writing papers. Personally, they both have their pros and cons. I feel that I retain information better when I have to write a paper because I am heavily involved in what I am writing about and I feel that I need to have mastered the information in… Continue

Added by Tori Kagawa on October 25, 2010 at 2:57pm — 1 Comment

math ed tech consultants needed (nyc area)

Looking for per diem Math Educational Technology Consultants in NYC area; must not have worked for the NYCDOE for at least 1 year. http://goo.gl/W1Um

Added by Jeff Branzburg on October 25, 2010 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Oct 26 TLT Kickoff Meeting

Introductions

Mission & Vision

Goals for the year

TLT Expectations

Meeting schedule

Preparation for MASSCUE

HW:

1) Take the TSAT!

2) Join the Ning,

3) join the BRCPS TLT group,

4) post a reply!

…and have fun at MASSCUE!!

Resources:

TLTPresentationOct26.pptx…

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Added by MsLisaKate on October 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Understanding Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons, as they apply to Education

As we studied this topic in an online course I’m taking, I realized how little I understood it, and figured I wasn’t alone in that regard.

After studying this topic in the “Implementing Instructional Technology Innovations” course I am taking online at…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on October 25, 2010 at 4:23am — 1 Comment

Technology Goodies Blog Link

Follow my blog, Technology Goodies ... Blogging my journey of the 1:1 Laptop Program

Added by Lesa on October 23, 2010 at 10:26pm — No Comments

What island are you on?

I just finished reading The Learning Leader, by Douglas R. Reeves, as a part of my doctoral studies. I found the book to be

extremely well written, as well as extremely valuable for anyone looking

to gain a more in-depth understanding of school improvement.

As districts and schools look to both district and building leaders, it

is difficult not to notice the "Islands of Excellence," as well as the

islands of… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on October 22, 2010 at 3:43pm — No Comments

AFL and Learning to Drive

This was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.

Have you ever watched a teenager prepare for the DMV Learner's Permit test? If you have, then you'll know what I mean when I say that it is an excellent example of Assessment FOR Learning.

(As an aside, I'm having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that my oldest child is now learning to drive a car. Kaitlin is everything I could ask for in a daughter with…

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Added by Scott Habeeb on October 22, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

2010 Verizon Business Data Breach Report

This yearly report is becoming the Gold standard in the information Security field.

It can be used to Identify real threats to any organizations data and data systems.

For example, one recent finding concerns Malware Customization: "We are not so happy to say that the increase in customized malware we reported last year appears not to be a fluke limited to 2008. 2009 revealed a similar proportion of breaches (54% of those involving malware) and an incredible 97% of the…

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Added by George Grachis on October 21, 2010 at 6:47am — No Comments

Meet Fifth Grader Iain Coates KidReporter/Paleontologist

If YouTube is blocked at your classroom, you can watch Iain's video on SchoolTube.

11-year-old Iain Coates shows off his stuff animal peniguin collection, plays the cello, talks about paleontology and his other… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on October 21, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Overview of ICT 2010

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Added by Juan O'Shea on October 21, 2010 at 12:51am — No Comments

A small sign of success...celebrate the little victories

I entered the 2010/2011 school year with two goals:

Goal 1 - Try as many new and innovative ideas in my German classes as possible...

Goal 2 - As a Professional Development Representative at my high school, I want to share as many resources and ideas with other…

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Added by Justin Tarte on October 19, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

Please help my fellow teacher

I'm putting out a call for help from all who are willing to share their ideas.

Situation:

A fellow teacher, "Jane," is trying to build relationships with her students, but is not having a lot of success. She teaches Algebra II, and the students do not like her class because it is hard. A few more details: Jane is a first year teacher, she is the only person who teaches it, all students must take the class, classes have extremely wide ranges of abilities and the school is focused on… Continue

Added by Jak Kolarik on October 19, 2010 at 5:37pm — No Comments

More fun, free online photo and image editing tools

Building on last week’s review of free image editing applications with a look at 5 more of these types of tools.

Last week we looked at 5 free online picture and image editing tools that I had seen mentioned in this Campus Technology article. A few readers responded to this post and mentioned some other tools they liked. I took a look at these tools, and share…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on October 18, 2010 at 6:35am — No Comments

lORD OF THE FLIES Jack loses his sense of identity in that he slowly becomes more and more savage. It starts simply enough with his hesitation at killing the first pig they see on the island, but lat…

lORD OF THE FLIES

Jack loses his sense of identity in that he slowly becomes more and more savage. It starts simply enough with his hesitation at killing the first pig they see on the island, but later morphs into a kind of paranoia that he cannot maintain any sort of importance or control on the island without proving himself capable of hunting pigs. Used to being a leader, he is completely thrown off when he is not voted chief, and as he instills more and more fear into the other boys,… Continue

Added by Megan on October 17, 2010 at 3:18pm — No Comments

REBEL - Education Reform Blog - revisit...The factory model does not work for schools...

Tom Whitby has encouraged all education bloggers to write a positive blog on how we should reform the

educational setting. I have decided to revisit a previous post of

mine...

If you have ever walked into a factory that produces a finished good from raw materials, it is frankly an amazing process. Dating back to

the early 1900's, Henry Ford revolutionized…

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Added by Justin Tarte on October 17, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Sometimes we all just need a little time...

This past week at school has been particularly busy, and unfortunately this means not getting to spend a lot of time with my two favorite

girls. Coming home from meetings, training sessions, and classes late

at night are all the perfect ingredients for an exhausted and mentally

drained educator. We all have experienced work weeks like this...work

weeks that never seem to end and never seem to give you a moments… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on October 17, 2010 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Why I'm Here!

Hi Fellow Classroom 2.0 Members. I run a blogsite for my personal branding services at: www.CampbellDuke.com. The focus is on 3 main groups: "job hunters, career changers and solopreneurs".

Personal branding has its roots in personal success psychology as well as in marketing. As people work through the process there is a significant focus on communication skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing.…

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Added by Beth Campbell Duke on October 17, 2010 at 7:19am — No Comments

Sir Ken Rpbinson's Presentation: Changing Education Paradigms. Great animation, great content.

(Cross-posted on the Interactive Multimedia Technology blog)

The following video is an "Animate" of a talk by creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson at the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce). How do we educate our children…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on October 16, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments