Well, I’m back from the ISTE ’13 conference in San Antonio in late June. We had a wonderful time. Gaming was the theme of the conference and it was exciting to see Joan McGonagal talk about how life changing gaming can be. She autographed my book with “Play with Purpose.” […]
Do you ever feel like you live in the Age of Distraction? I was just taking (not teaching) a course on how to teach online, when they introduced us to a wonderful diagram about dealing with Digital Distraction and I thought that I would share it with you. It is […]
The Social Media World is huge and ever-exploding. I was just reviewing graphics on social media when I came upon this Social Media Landscape infographic from the All Twitter Blog. I found this graphic most useful by reading the topics to better understand the multiple aspects of the Social Media […]
Yes, this is how I organize (?) my life. I have been a long-time user of Stickies on my Mac. It is a simple and non-intrusive tool for taking notes. I happened upon a blog posting at the Mac Tuts blog about Stickies and it inspired me do some research […]
After 36 years of leading the Hingham Middle School in Massachusetts, Principal Roger Boddie’s students surprised him with a flashmob dancing tribute to him on his last day of his term on the job. It is touching to see how this affects Boddie as well as the students. Imagine leading […]
Making Learning Meaningful means more than “getting the point across.” Meaningful Learning is a transformative experience where learners are building a Relation with what they are learning. Instead of memorizing information that can be recited on a test on Friday morning, Meaningful Learning involves students: Connecting to content because of […]
Skills and Attributes of Generations Y and Z/motivate/inspire/teens tags: generation GenZ generations genY Practical tips for Generation Y and Z Teachers/motivate/inspire/teens tags: generation GenZ generations genY Meet Generation Z | Getting Smart tags: generation GenZ generations Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. What’s YOUR opinion? […]
I am privileged to be Skyping with Amy Kangas and her wonderful class of educators who are spending the next week exploring what it means to be a 21st Century Teacher. While I will just be there to answer questions and share some experiences, here are a few resources that […]
There’s Saturn. I can’t believe it! Fraser Cain in Courtenay, British Columbia, is SHARING THE UNIVERSE!He is using Google Hangout to share this image on his telescope with other astronomers from all over the world. English: Auroras on Saturn. Français : Des aurores polaires sur Saturne. Русский: Полярное сияние на […]
Guidelines for Working with Adult Learners. ERIC Digest tags: andragogy adult_learning eit Building An Online Learning Community by Kevin Wilcoxon : Learning Solutions Magazine tags: eit online learning community developing Building an Online Learning Community | Samuel Merritt University tags: eit onlinelearning online learning community Education Week Teacher Professional Development […]