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Wordle Done Right

December 12, 2012 · 4 Comments · 21st Century Skills, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning, Web Tools

Wordle has been a staple for countless teachers for several years now. Students create word clouds with words they’ve listed to describe themselves, traits of literary characters, examples of metallic elements, planets, etc. While there is nothing inherently wrong with any of these projects, they completely negate Wordle’s most powerful ability–the ability to analyze and [...]

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2-Minute Tech Challenge #2: TED Ed

November 27, 2012 · 13 Comments · 2-Minute Tech Challenge, Flipped Classroom, images/video, professional learning, Teaching and Learning, Web Tools

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Thank you to every teacher who gave the first 2-Minute Tech Challenge a shot. If you did not complete that one yet, have no fear–you are welcome to complete it at any time between now and the end of the challenge, March 31st. This challenge focuses on TED Ed. [...]

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TCEA Areas 10 & 11 Conference: Exploring the Flipped Classroom

November 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · Educational technology, Flipped Classroom, images/video, implementation, iPad/iPod, podcasting, Teaching and Learning, Web Tools

Information, implementation guides, and early research on flipped classrooms: Flipped Classroom Pearltree   Technology tools for flipping the classroom: YouTube Facebook TED Ed Khan Academy Screencast-o-matic screen capturing document camera Edmodo Schoology Spreaker Podomatic Audacity Podbean iMovie (iSight Camera) iPad Apps: ShowMe (Free) ScreenChomp (Free) Explain Everything ($2.99) Educreations (Free) Android Apps: ScreenCast Video Recorder ($3.99)

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TCEA Areas 10 & 11 Conference: Creative and Innovative Technologies

November 2, 2012 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, collaboration, creativity, Educational technology, Global Awarenss, society, Teaching and Learning

Resources to promote creativity and innovation in the classroom: Raspberry Pi Makey Makey PicoCricket LittleBits Squishy Circuits DIY.org Scratch Lego WeDo and Mindstorms Sketchup Resources to inspire creativity and innovation: Future.ly Social Innovation Review Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show Young Scientist Challenge

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The PLN, Twitter, and You

October 16, 2012 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, collaboration, professional learning, Web Tools

For those who don’t wan’t to invest the full 9 minutes or so involved in listening to my latest podcast, here is my 5-step plan to growing a PLN using Twitter. Get started. Sign up and get set up to use Twitter with whatever tool you like best. That might be using the Twitter website, [...]

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Start the Engine and Hand Over the Keys

October 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning

Here is the situation for your consideration… You have a lot of stuff like this: You will soon have a lot of these (middle school kids): So, what do you do or say to get their imaginations turning? What is a specific question they could answer? What problems might they solve? Should the students exclusively [...]

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Exploring the Flipped Classroom

August 9, 2012 · 1 Comment · collaboration, Educational technology, Flipped Classroom, images/video, professional learning, Teaching and Learning

Unless one has managed to somehow avoid all professional conferences, publications, and conversations for the past year or so, we all have heard the buzz around the hot, new trend in classroom practice: flipped instruction. The concept first caught my eye in 2007, when I saw a news stories about Colorado educators Jonathan Bergmann and [...]

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