Is the Internet the Digital Pacifier of our Digital Natives? This is a question that was posed by Bill Lammers. He conveys an incident in his high school classroom where the students were working intently on their assignments when . . . suddenly . . . the Internet Died. Some […]
A minute isn’t what it used to be . . . We used to hold our breath for a minute. Now we upload 72 hours of video on YouTube. We were excited if we could stand on one leg for a minute. Now we upload 20,000 new images on Tumblr. […]
Wondering what your superintendent is thinking? Gallup was thinking the same thing, but they asked them. This was all described in their What Superintendents Really Think report. They wanted to know what they thought about Common-Core Standards, Education Beyond High School, Affected Areas in Budget Cuts, and Technology in the […]
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? […]