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E-School news- Article 11.20.09 school libraries as a place students can interact with social media and will be necessary for schools of the future
Cheat Sheet for Text terms~ FWIW- Link to article
New study out with important findings for Hand held devices: They REDUCE the digital divide! Has major implications for teaching and learning in the 21st Century, especially our minorities and how they are accessing the internet! Added on July 26, 2009
Eight ways to use a school wiki. Great ideas for ways wikis can facilitate communication in schools with real examples.
Looking for international collaborations? Consider checking out this ning
Check out the Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills. There are discussions, web streams of live events at the National Summit on 21st Century Skills, comment on visioning documents: http://www.weareteachers.com/web/cybersummit/home. C21L Director Stevan Kalmon (Denver) and Greg Wilborn (Colorado Springs) bring Colorado perspectives to the National Summit on 21st Century Skills in Washington, D.C. on June 12.
Here's a slide show called 21stCenturizing Learning 2: I like the check list on slide 16: they're notes from David Perkins' Making Learning Whole.
Video of PS22 chorus- amazing singing and powerful results from posting simple videos to a blog and on YouTube. See the video in our video collection page. Grab the tissues first. :-)
Just 5.8.09 read this tweet- "ddraper@canyonsdave @tylertoone I think wikis are a good platform for open textbook creation. Access can be open or limited by accounts."
Isn't this a great idea? Wikis as textbooks? You could upload all kinds of files...change it as you go. And it can be more than just a textbook, but the workbook, and the log of use as a part of evaluation and so on. Darren Draper followed up with this list of opensource wiki textbooks... http://www.diigo.com/list/darrendraper/open-textbooks
Computer Using Educators (CUE) 2009 included an exhibit hall of students using technology for learning Student Showcase- this video documents informal interviews of students describing what they learned and how they learned it. Now THAT's a great share fair! However lots of the students did these projects afterschool- When is this going to be the core of the school learning?
Bob Marzano Keynote @ CUE 2009 regarding effects of technology on student achievement. AZimmer has also started a discussion about this video- watch it and add to the discussion
What is our digital footprint? Why does it matter? What are our students' digital footprints? Why do they matter? Here's a thoughtful look at both, with implications for educational policy and teacher, parent, administrator, and (surprisingly) college admissions expectations. This blog post May 09 by Ben Wilkoff will give you something to think about... and a way to share it with your students. In it he discusses the importance of watching what you say in cyberspace, because it is all archived and will return to you- check out the useful links he provides to make his case. Thanks Ben!
Here is Weblogg-ed & the blog on Transparency in Educational Leadership
Just 5.8.09 read this tweet- "ddraper@canyonsdave @tylertoone I think wikis are a good platform for open textbook creation. Access can be open or limited by accounts."
Isn't this a great idea? Wikis as textbooks? You could upload all kinds of files...change it as you go. And it can be more than just a textbook, but the workbook, and the log of use as a part of evaluation and so on. Darren Draper followed up with this list of opensource wiki textbooks... http://www.diigo.com/list/darrendraper/open-textbooks
Computer Using Educators (CUE) 2009 included an exhibit hall of students using technology for learning Student Showcase- this video documents informal interviews of students describing what they learned and how they learned it. Now THAT's a great share fair! However lots of the students did these projects afterschool- When is this going to be the core of the school learning?
Bob Marzano Keynote @ CUE 2009 regarding effects of technology on student achievement. AZimmer has also started a discussion about this video- watch it and add to the discussion
What is our digital footprint? Why does it matter? What are our students' digital footprints? Why do they matter? Here's a thoughtful look at both, with implications for educational policy and teacher, parent, administrator, and (surprisingly) college admissions expectations. This blog post May 09 by Ben Wilkoff will give you something to think about... and a way to share it with your students. In it he discusses the importance of watching what you say in cyberspace, because it is all archived and will return to you- check out the useful links he provides to make his case. Thanks Ben!
Here is Weblogg-ed & the blog on Transparency in Educational Leadership
Here's an article from Wall Street Journal written by our new Secretary of Ed Arne Duncan... He is firming up his policy on National reforms.
A great new resource The World Digital Library! From Teaching with Primary Sources Colorado blog "The Library of Congress just launched a new website in partnership with The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as well as 32 other partners."
So, we already highlighted David Warlick's blog on the resources page, but his recent conversation with Clarence Fisher about assessment & student self evaluation is worth a listen.
Library of Congress will be using social networking sites to post their videos and material! CNN article
A great new resource The World Digital Library! From Teaching with Primary Sources Colorado blog "The Library of Congress just launched a new website in partnership with The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as well as 32 other partners."
So, we already highlighted David Warlick's blog on the resources page, but his recent conversation with Clarence Fisher about assessment & student self evaluation is worth a listen.
Library of Congress will be using social networking sites to post their videos and material! CNN article
The Thursday Folder and Worksheet Measured Learning - from Wesley Fryer's "Moving at the Speed of Creativity" blog.
WoW- wikipedia has some sister wikis that are really useful tools! Check this out.
Hacking Education this blog post offers 11 ways out and changes we will see in the near future.
Here's some perspective from Iowa on 21st Century Learning.
Great blog entry that describes a very cool use of Wordle to examine literature.
Science Daily article about critical thinking and multi-tasking.
Do you have the Ed tech talk on your Google Reader? Listen to this conversation about constructivist learning and what it means from a practical standpoint, by Gary Stager.
Check out Mr Mayo! He's engaging 6th and 7th graders in film literacy. Recently they created short films that include suspense and involving a box, sound interesting? As Mr Mayo says, "the level of sophistication in these short films is impressive" I agree. Those kids put some thoughtful work together. Check out their videos! And when you go give those kids some comments! Then come back here and tell us what you thought! More from Mr Mayo- a real 21st Century Language Arts Teacher! GO Mr MAYO GO!
One teacher who's got lots of interesting things going on and documenting them in his blog.
Here are some engaging videos that address the Urgency of 21st Century Learning
NYtimes Article 2.16.09 "Librarians in Web Age" (21st Century) An important piece highlighting the changing role of librarians.
CASL blog on CDE standards- scroll down a little to see the post on Standards.
What tech are people using? From the:
Cell phones in Classrooms? What do you think?
Educon conference Axioms Infinite thinking machine blog
Questions to the new Sec. of Ed! Let your voice be heard! Check out this blog about it and follow the links to tell them what you think! See what wikis are capable of? Empowering 21st Century educators with a VOICE. Don't forget to return here and let us know what you find! :)
Malcom Gladwell Article on Teaching and teacher training....New Yorker
Here is a blog about a recent and interesting report that suggests a new Office in the Dept of Ed to pay close attention to 21st Century Skills and needs! Read more here.
Are you going to Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation? It takes place on Saturday, February 21st at Heritage High School in Littleton.
Hacking Education this blog post offers 11 ways out and changes we will see in the near future.
What to learn: core knowledge or 21st-century skills? Be sure to read the thoughtful comments following the article. They warn against either/or thinking.
Here's some perspective from Iowa on 21st Century Learning.
Great blog entry that describes a very cool use of Wordle to examine literature.
Science Daily article about critical thinking and multi-tasking.
Do you have the Ed tech talk on your Google Reader? Listen to this conversation about constructivist learning and what it means from a practical standpoint, by Gary Stager.
Check out Mr Mayo! He's engaging 6th and 7th graders in film literacy. Recently they created short films that include suspense and involving a box, sound interesting? As Mr Mayo says, "the level of sophistication in these short films is impressive" I agree. Those kids put some thoughtful work together. Check out their videos! And when you go give those kids some comments! Then come back here and tell us what you thought! More from Mr Mayo- a real 21st Century Language Arts Teacher! GO Mr MAYO GO!
One teacher who's got lots of interesting things going on and documenting them in his blog.
Here are some engaging videos that address the Urgency of 21st Century Learning
NYtimes Article 2.16.09 "Librarians in Web Age" (21st Century) An important piece highlighting the changing role of librarians.
CASL blog on CDE standards- scroll down a little to see the post on Standards.
What tech are people using? From the:
Connecting 21st Century Students with 21st Century Technology -Videoconference…
Cell phones in Classrooms? What do you think?
Educon conference Axioms Infinite thinking machine blog
Questions to the new Sec. of Ed! Let your voice be heard! Check out this blog about it and follow the links to tell them what you think! See what wikis are capable of? Empowering 21st Century educators with a VOICE. Don't forget to return here and let us know what you find! :)
Malcom Gladwell Article on Teaching and teacher training....New Yorker
Here is a blog about a recent and interesting report that suggests a new Office in the Dept of Ed to pay close attention to 21st Century Skills and needs! Read more here.
Recent article in EdWeek(01-09-2009) about the role of mobile devices in 21st Century Learning, with link to report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center.
Check out this Diigo list of bookmarks related to potential uses of twitter/microblogging in education. It would be nice to get some dialog going around this and other uses of emergent tech in education.
Are you going to Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation? It takes place on Saturday, February 21st at Heritage High School in Littleton.
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| lesliekm | Transparency in Education | 8 | Jul 30 2009, 12:05 PM EDT by Suzanne_Neuman | ||
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As a Teacher I see myself first as a learner and then as a facilitator. This year, as I have immersed myself in 21st Century Learning and tools, this term "transparency" has a new meaning. In the last two News posts, we have people talking about transparency...Joyce Valencia describes, and I agree, how she has embraced this new 21st Century habit of mind "I've welcomed the ability to reflect out loud, to join the discussion, to contribute." Web 2.0 tools such as this wiki invite us to reflect out loud, join the discussion, and contribute...We can all learn so much when we all can embrace this mentality...but it is hard...
The flip side of this is in using Web 2.0 tools with our students. Helping them open to putting their ideas in progress out there for others to see. If we can help them to do this it offers us their teachers a window into their mind's eye and thinking. In this way these tools and this habit of mind can grow into a wonderful assessment of thinking and learning, if we open to it. Have you embraced it? What is hard about it? What barriers are you finding with throwing your ideas out there? How can we help ourselves to join in this greater conversation and connect? How can we provide our students with environments and experiences that open to thinking in progress?
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| Saralynn24 | This is Promising | 0 | May 23 2009, 2:23 PM EDT by Saralynn24 | ||
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http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/EDStandards-RW/detail-all.asp
CDE is including 21 Century skills in the new standards. They even include 21 Century skills in the other Draft Standards. |
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| hpohlma | NY Times article | 1 | Apr 26 2009, 3:52 PM EDT by lesliekm | ||
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I loved this article it really hit the reality of this job. I just think it odd to describe this move as "new" because it has been moving this direction for at least 6 years, but hey good to be recognized! Anyway, this article described my job to a tee!
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