In a session on streaming in the classroom– Ustream and Mogulus have powerful capabilities for live streaming student events, class projects, etc. David Jakes is sharing projects using Ustream. Wendy Smith project with elementary students; video of students in advisory talking about “their technologies” while people in chat room were able to ask the students [...]
Entries from June 30th, 2008
Using streaming technologies in the classroom
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Web 2.0
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Shirky book discussion
June 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · necc08
In one of the most enjoyable sessions at EdubloggerCon, we had an interesting book discussion about Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody. I’m only on chapter one, but still found the discussion of how we face what is coming and what will happen to schools fascinating. Wish we’d had time to go even deeper into [...]
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If the leaders don’t get it, it’s not going to happen
June 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Web 2.0
I’m in a session on Leaders and how to make change happen. Everyone wants to help kids learn, but there’s a default orientation in the climate of accountability for administrators–conception of how learning happens is different from what is going on in the conversations at places like Edubloggercon. (not sure who that was speaking) Speaker [...]
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First Edubloggercon session!
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Web 2.0
I missed the opening session because I drove down from Austin this morning, but I’m sitting here now in an interesting edubloggercon meeting on social networking. Steve(not sure who it was since I can’t see his badge) shared some great points about introducing teachers to social networking. He talked about the importance of whoever sets [...]
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Remixing for Library 2.5 session
June 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · necc2008
How are library services changing? I’m really excited to be on a panel of oustanding librarians at NECC on “remixing” tools and strategies for a 21st century learning environment, as Cathy Nelson mentioned on her blog as well. Joining us will be Joyce Valenza, Anita Beaman, Judy O’Connell, Diane Cordell, and Kim Cofino(remotely) to talk [...]
Creating an ensemble
June 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Learning, Professional Learning Community
One of the things that I can tell is going to be interesting about our professional learning community we have formed at my campus is the diversity of teachers involved. We have members from departments all over campus, from English to science to special education to band. And it’s fascinating hearing their perspectives on teaching [...]
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Making passion visible
June 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Web 2.0
Our new professional learning community recently got together for a summer “coffee and conversation.” For conversation we used questions from The Big Picture by Dennis Littkey. The conversation wound its way around to the idea of passion. Remembering conversations at Educon in Philadelphia, I shared a conversation I had with some students who attended the [...]
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NECC — some “hot” tips
June 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Web 2.0
NECC is fast approaching! If you haven’t registered, you still actually have until June 18! And if you have registered but aren’t from “around here” I thought I’d share a few tips! It’s likely to be hot. We’ve been having an unusually hot June and so far, it shows no signs of breaking. Of course, [...]
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Using versus having
June 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Learning, Teacher Learner
“They say knowledge is power. We say the use of knowledge is power.” Elliot Washor in The Big Picture by Dennis Littkey As a group of us have been meeting at our campus to form a professional learning community, we’ve been talking quite a bit about the notion of students as a pail having information [...]
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Of passion and literacy
June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Web 2.0
Recently, the Texas State Board of Education passed a new Language Arts curriculum, but substituted their own version for one that had been labored on for 3 years by a group of teachers and consultants. We don’t know much about what is in it yet, but word has it that there’s an increased focus on [...]
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