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Classroom in the Cloud: 10 Professional Development Books for Teachers
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iPoPP - International Project or Partner Place
iPoPP is a place for educators and youth worldwide to find global learning projects and partners.
iPoPP combines the best offerings of GlobalSchoolNet and eLanguages, to improve academic achievement, encourage workforce readiness, and give youth skills to become responsible global citizens. -
Schools Go Into the 'Cloud' to Embrace the Popularity of Social Media - NYTimes.com
Good article about the evolution of LMS's from Blackboard, Moodle and now newer more social platforms such as Edmodo, Schoolology and Teamie. Yes, learning is social and we need the best tools and appropriate tools for each age level to support this.
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PodOmatic | Podcast - Eracism project
Wonderful podcasts from Marilina's school in Italy as they discuss the Eracism Project and interview teachers and students from Florida, USA.
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P2PU | Global Dialog: International & Comparative Perspectives on Education | Full Description
This seminar welcomes teachers, learners and parents to share and discuss ideas and questions around international and comparative ed.
The course is divided into 4 modules each containing 1 or 2 online short videos, an optional reading, online asynchronous discussions and an optional synchronous discussion (via Skype) around the following topics:
Global definitions of learning and education (June 4-10) Cross-country education borrowing and lending (June 11-17) Educating the whole person (June 18-24) Creating sustainable education systems (June 25-July 1)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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iPads for Learning Getting Started
Excellent resource produced by Dept Education and Early Childhood development, Victoria, Australia
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Winston Salem, NC, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators
Great resources for getting started with blogging and pedagogical resources to justify why this is an important professional objective for educators. -
a Free Voice Translation app that Breaks the Language Barrier
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BYOT? Bring it on | An international forum for all schools seeking to make the best use of BYOT.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Digital Citizenship - ISTE online course
A self-paced course offered by ISTE on digital citizenship.
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Connected learning is when you’re pursuing knowledge and expertise around something you care deeply about, and you’re supported by friends and institutions who share and recognize this common passion or purpose. Click here to learn more about the connected learning model and the research that supports it.
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Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner | MacArthur Foundation - YouTube
From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/programs/learning.
The MacArthur Foundation's grantmaking aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations. -
in pursuit of good viral videos to play for staff PD sessions. This one by Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a story about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning opportunities for all kids. Visit www.p21.org/4Cs
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BYOD - Criteria for Implementation Success
Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org
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Microsoft Next 2012 on MSN Video
Sherri Erickson, Uri Goren, and Ellen Kampel
People's choice winners - Digital Citizenship.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Third Culture Kid | A Third Culture Kid’s Guide to College | Denizen
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Living with Laptops: Digital Citizenship for Parents
Excellent slide presentation by Kim Cofino at Yokohama International School revealing essential ideas and objectives for living with technology.
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Free Download: Digital Citizenship Poster | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools
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"The digital handshake is a critical point in any online interaction. Handled well, it will lead to successful and rich communication. Handled badly, it will take a long time to recover and get group process on track. I am thankful to Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay for this evocative name for a vital part of online collaboration."
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I have not had time to really explore this yet.....but it looks exciting.
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Flattening classrooms in Kindergarten | KC
Great work done by Tasha at YIS, Japan!
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Education and the income gap: Darling-Hammond - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Interesting article revealing lack of support in health and early education and support facilities such as stable housing do have an affect on education levels in the US cf other countries.
"We cannot pretend that multiple layers of growing inequality — in home, community, and school resources — don’t matter for student learning, or that solutions to our education problems can be enforced without strategic investments in a level playing field. Our challenge is to confront the reality of growing up in America today and to design in- and out-of-school supports that will allow children a fair shot at the American Dream. " -
WeVideo - Collaborative Online Video Editor in the Cloud
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Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis on Flattening Classrooms
Steve Hargadon: Live Monday, April 23rd - The Future Of Education interview series. Recording and MP3 file available for playback.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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UK - Inside Government - Innovation in Education
This one-day event on April 26 will provide opportunity for delegates to analyse the future of innovation in education in the UK. Interesting......
Some preamble on the website:
The Next Gen Report, published in February 2011, highlighted the lack of emphasis the UK’s current education system places on ICT. The report called for an urgent revision of this to ensure that the UK remains globally competitive in an age when innovation, technology and entrepreneurship are vital to economic growth. In response to this report the government stated that the current teaching of ICT was "insufficiently rigorous and in need of reform". Technology should be used within the classroom to inspire and engage students, improving education and raising attainment.
In January 2012 Michael Gove announced plans to scrap the existing ICT curriculum. In its place, new courses of study in Computer Science will be introduced. The move, which is being supported by industry experts including Ian Livingstone, e-skills and naace, will give schools the freedom to create their own ICT and Computer Science curricula equipping pupils with the skills need to succeed in the digital age. -
Flat Classroom Projects--Transform Learning through Global Collaboration - ISTE 2012 Conference Ning
"Global Gallery Presentations - Sunday, 6/24/2012, 7:00pm–8:30pm
Julie Lindsay, Beijing (BISS) International School with Susan Davis and Vicki Davis
Join students and teachers of all grade levels from all over the world in authentic, real-world projects using emerging technologies. Recommended by ISTE's SIGIS, SIGIntS" -
Flat Classroom and Global Collaboration
Join the conversation - ISTE 2012 Conference Ning
Plan to join us in person at ISTE 2012 in San Diego
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2012 Recordings - Classroom 2.0 Social Learning Summit
Links to all of the recordings of presentations from the Social Learning Summit April 23, 2012. Many hands on topics, use of social media, pedagogy, and ideas to connect and collaborate.
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EdTechSandyK: Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds With @CoolCatTeacher & @JulieLindsay
Great summary of our interview on the Future of Education with @stevehargadon today
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Cisco British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards - Home
"Welcome to the British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards
With over $200,000 in prizes, the BIG Awards is an annual open innovation competition to discover
and reward the finest examples of the UK's most innovative start-ups. Powered by Cisco I-PRIZE.
There are less than 10 days left to submit your ideas. Don't miss the opportunity to win prizes and shape the future technology agenda! Submit your idea by 1 May, 2012." -
blended-classrooms - The Flipped Classroom
"The flipped classroom is an exciting new instructional approach. As it is relatively new, much of the information about it only is available in the popular press. Little research can be found. On this page, I am pulling together what I can find relevant to flipped classrooms. Enjoy!"
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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@julielindsay :: Twitter Birthday - twbirthday.com
Ok, this is so gimicky, but fun. :-)
Thanks to jo Mcleay for being my 'godfather' -
The portal for the annual conference 'Beyond Laptops' hosted by Yokohama International School, Japan.
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iPads in the Classroom are Changing the Face of Education | Mac|Life
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"Although I’m only 48, I have been working in educational computing for thirty years. When I started, we taught children to program. We also taught tens of thousands of teachers to teach computer science to learners of all ages. In many cases, this experience represented the most complex thinking about thinking that teachers ever experienced and their students gained benefit from observing teachers learning to think symbolically, solve problems and debug. There was once a time in the not so distant path when educators were on the frontiers of scientific reasoning and technological progress. Curriculum was transformed by computing. School computers were used less often to “do school” and more often to do the impossible."
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Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Load Up Your iPad with a Massive Library of Over 38,000 Free eBooks
"The iPad is a great device to read on, and if your digital library is feeling a little bare then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve found some of the best places to get free ebooks, ready to be downloaded and opened with iBooks on your shiny new iPad (or iPhone, iPod, Kindle, Nook, or Android, for that matter)."
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Gaming: Leveling Up Global Competence - Global Learning - Education Week
A great article by Honor Moorman, one of our Flat Classroom teachers and Asia Society consultant.
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Finding Solutions to Hunger | iEARN USA
iEARN K-2 global project - interesting outline.
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"The American Heritage® Dictionary invites you to create a self-portrait using your words.
The words that tell the world who you are. That make you, you. It's easy to do, whether you decide to link to places like Facebook for words you've already written or write something new specifically for your portrait. Either way, you'll create a unique image that can be shared and saved and will remind everyone that You Are Your Words. " -
I am very excited to be keynoting the Asia Society, Partnership for Global Learning Conference in NYC June this year, straight after ISTE.
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The Social Learning Summit - April 21st, 2012 - Classroom 2.0
From Steve Hargadon and Classroom20.com
The conference theme is the use of social media and Web 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the conference URL is http://www.SocialLearningSummit.com. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please make sure you are a member here at Classroom 2.0. This will also allow you to correspond with the presenters and other members, and to comment on sessions and discussions. -
ISTE | Passion-Based Learning Contest
When it comes to inspiring students in the classroom, no question, you are an A-list star! Give the great work you do the red carpet treatment by entering it into our Passion-Based Learning Contest. As an educator, how do you help your students pursue the ideas or projects that ignite their passions and spark their imaginations? Share your strategies with fellow ISTE members and the rest of the educational community!
Winners will be featured during the ISTE 2012 keynote sessions, and the grand prize winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to ISTE 2013 in San Antonio! We will also publish a selection of our favorite entries in an e-book collection and feature them on ISTE’s website. -
Video created by Tina Schmidt and her students to show others how to use Edmodo. Created for the A Week in the Life, Flat Classroom project for upper elementary students.
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Organization: Longwood University
Consortium: New Learner
Project URL: http://www.ittipgist.org/
HP Project Catalyst Project Showcase: Globally Collaborative Digital Learning Landscape
"Teachers in in Virginia, Ghana, and India have participated in professional development on integrating Scratch and Alice in teaching STEM content; teachers in Virginia and Ghana are integrating inquiry based learning using HP science kits. Students in each building collaboratively discussed a global problem and identified potential solutions. Teachers will create wikis for students across the school divisions to interact and collaborate with each other on global problems in the 2012-13 school year. The innovation initiative focused on motivating girls into computing and design; “design through inquiry” was piloted with a small group of girls by using the LilyPad Arduino. Implementation challenges resulted in creating design kits for girls and for teachers. We are in the process of developing video tutorials for LilyPad Arduino projects as well as step-by-step instructions. Video tutorials and step-by-step instructions on using Scratch and Kodu have been created. Teachers in Dinwiddie and Hopewell suggested the need for professional development and learning modules with assignments and timelines; teachers in Virginia also need portable devices such as an HP slate for student access. Our scale-up efforts will include: Learning modules for Scratch; Learning modules for Kodu; Learning modules for inquiry based learning; and Learning modules for integrating design and computing with LilyPad Arduino. " -
China Breaks Ground on Wenzhou-Kean University Campus
Such and exciting development for education in China!
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020 | MindShift
Related specifically to education....I think I agree with most of this.
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Frankfurt International School: European 1-1 Learning Institute
"Frankfurt International School is proud to announce the details of the 2012 European 1 - 1 Learning Institute. In addition to the two-day conference, FIS will be hosting a special presentation on the evening of 27 September. Keynote speakers Ian Jukes, Scott Klososky and Jeff Utecht will each present a 20-30 minute session."
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5 Misconceptions of Blended & Online Learning | TeachHUB
Misconception #1: It’s (Physically) “Distant” Learning
Misconception #2: It’s (Emotionally) “Distant” Learning
Misconception #3: It’s Busy Work, Canned Curriculum
Misconception #4: It’s Delayed
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Tech For a Global Early Childhood Education | Globalizing Early Learning with Technology
Excellent resource by Margaret Powers. If you teach younger students and want to collaborate or hop into a global project this website provides many updated resources and connections.
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The Largest Global E-Learning Conference - ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012
18th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training
The Largest Global E-Learning Conference for the Corporate, Education and Public Service Sectors
Nov 28-30, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Across My Desk (weekly)
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Digital Citizenship: The Forgotten Fundamental
Presentation by Kim Cofino @mscofino for EARCOS teachers conference. Kim has an excellent presentation style with vibrant images and a well organised approach.
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ISTE Ambassador Program - Asia - ISTE Community
Come and join me on the ISTE Community Ning. This is the ISTE Ambassador - Asia group. I welcome educators globally, and in particular fro Asia to come and interact and share.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Wonderful World of ISTE - Did you know?
- ISTE Membership - Many options and opportunities, including global online membership - great value!
- Leadership Conference - Indiana, USA, Oct 12-13, 2012 - focus on developing strategic planning using NETS.A
- NETS - National Educational Technology Standards - these are globally relevant and applicable and 1,000s of schools use them to inform a standard approach across all levels and areas of the school.
- NETS - Global Outreach - Translations are available of NETS in Spanish, Arabic, French and Korean right now.
- Singapore 2012: International Conference on teaching and Learning with Technology - Coming up very soon, this event is supported by ISTE and will live up to it's theme: "Do IT! Transform Learning, Shape the Future."
- ISTE Community Ning - come and join over 7000 members, join a discussion, find a special interest group
- Computational Thinking - Video and downloadable resources
- ISTE Conference 2012 - This annual event attracts an international audience of 1,000's! This year San Diego is the venue. View the short promo video below. Join the online community.
Want to learn more about ISTE? I invite you to browse the ISTE website, join the communities I listed above, and in addition come and join the conversation starting around my ISTE Ambassador areas on the ISTE Community Ning.
