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10 Curricula-Spanning, Learning-Boosting, Creativity-Inspiring, Must-Have Apps

April 27, 2012 · No Comments · Bookmarking, collaboration, creativity, Digital Storytelling, Educational technology, images/video, iPad/iPod, mobile computing, podcasting, Teaching and Learning

Because there are just not enough app lists, I decided I needed to throw in one more. There are tons of lists that tout subject-specific apps for students at all levels. The following apps have broad applications in virtually any subject area, and they promote important higher level skills such as critical thinking, analyzing, researching, [...]

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No Fear

February 2, 2012 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, implementation, leadership, society, Teaching and Learning

While at a campus I serve recently, I had a conversation that is being repeated a lot in education right now. We discussed the importance of giving our kids the opportunity to participate in a rich array of learning experiences. We talked about the importance of students using technology. The teacher with whom I spoke [...]

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5 Ways to Elevate Technology Use

December 3, 2011 · 2 Comments · 21st Century Skills, collaboration, creativity, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning

Here in Birdville, access to technology is precious. In most schools, teachers and students are competing for time in a single lab or with a laptop cart with an entire campus, often of 700+ students. Like most schools/districts, a 1:1 program isn’t in the cards for us in the near future. Given such limited resources, [...]

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5 Most Impactful Technologies of 2010-2011

June 8, 2011 · 1 Comment · Educational technology, implementation, mobile computing, Teaching and Learning

As the 2010-2011 school year comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the technologies that have had the biggest impact on teaching and learning this year in our district. Some are primarily teaching tools, while others have had a huge impact on the way kids learn and demonstrate their learning. In no particular [...]

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TCEA Areas 10/11 Conference Presentation

March 25, 2011 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, Educational technology, Global Awarenss, society, Teaching and Learning, Web Tools

The following are a Prezi I’ll be using on Saturday, March 26th, when I present the keynote address at the TCEA Areas 10 and 11 annual conference and a Google document with additional resources. The theme of this year’s conference is “Going Global”. I’ll be discussing the importance of fostering global awareness in our students [...]

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Technology, Creativity, and Rigor

March 2, 2011 · 3 Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning

We in education are fond of buzzwords that reflect the latest, hot trends or newest resources or research. Scarcely can we attend a professional learning session or listen to an educational leader without hearing the newest eduspeak (That’s another one.): relevance, engagement, child-centered, empower, brain-based, collaboration, authentic, etc. One term that is not new but [...]

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Obeying Copyright Laws Is Easier Than You Think

February 21, 2011 · 2 Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Digital Storytelling, images/video, Teaching and Learning, Web Tools

Several recent opportunities to work with groups of teachers in the past couple of weeks has prompted this post. An issue that is important for teachers and students to understand is copyright law. This is particularly true as they engage their students in creating so many marvelous digital products, many of which will be shared [...]

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