The Schools of Tomorrow and The Tech Literate Teacher

Changing to Learn - Changing to Learn

2010-11-02T13:22:00.005-05:00

If you watch only one video in search of the answer as to why we are doing why we are doing what we are doing in EDM310, watch this one!

Pushing Back on Mediocre Professors

2010-10-29T09:29:00.002-05:00

Pushing back on mediocre professors is reprinted here in its entirety.

College costs a fortune. It takes a lot of time and it takes a lot of money.

When a professor assigns you to send a blogger a list of vague and inane interview questions ("1. How did you get started in this field? 2. What type of training (education) does this field require? 3. What do you like best about your job? 4. what do you like least about your job?") I think you have an obligation to say, "Sir, I'm going to be in debt for ten years because of this degree. Perhaps you could give us an assignment that actually pushes us to solve interesting problems, overcome our fear or learn something that I could learn in no other way..."

When a professor spends hours in class going over concepts that are clearly covered in the textbook, I think you have an obligation to repeat the part about the debt and say, "perhaps you could assign this as homework and we could have an actual conversation in class..."

When you discover that one class after another has so many people in a giant room watching a tenured professor far far in the distance, perhaps you could mention the debt part to the dean and ask if the class could be on video so you could spend your money on interactions that actually changed your life.

The vast majority of email I get from college students is filled with disgust, disdain and frustration at how backwards the system is. Professors who neither read nor write blogs or current books in their field. Professors who rely on marketing textbooks that are advertising-based, despite the fact that virtually no professional marketers build their careers solely around advertising any longer. And most of all, about professors who treat new ideas or innovative ways of teaching with contempt.

"This is costing me a fortune, prof! Push us! Push yourself!"

Sharing: The Moral Imperative

2010-10-13T05:01:00.003-05:00

2010 Preconference Keynote
K12 Online Conference

Presenter: Dean Shareski
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sharing: The Moral Imperative

SMHS Gen Yes Rocks

2010-10-13T04:52:00.002-05:00

SMHS GenYes Rocks! from Debbie Kovesdy on Vimeo.

Also see the Huffington Press article by Sylvia Martinez It's A Gift --Tech Savvy Kids Changing the World

MOCOM 2020 - The Future of Mobile Media and Communication

2010-10-09T14:09:00.004-05:00

via @lkolb

Pay Attention - Final Cut

2010-09-22T17:10:00.002-05:00

Thanks to Caitlyn Lord

Sugata Mitra - How Kids Teach Themselves

2010-09-22T16:01:00.001-05:00

Another version (earlier)

Increasing Student Achievement with Macs

2010-09-21T09:28:00.003-05:00

It's not just the technology: it's project based learning, it's collaborative learning, it's rigorous learning, it's empowerment through trust, it's powerful tools used by excited teachers, it's tools that are easy to learn and use, it's an emphasis on creativity. Here is what Green County, N.C. did to improve student achievement: Increasing Student Achievement with Macs.

Thanks Allie Howell for finding and sharing this!

A Faculty Response to A Vision of Students Today

2010-09-18T07:01:00.004-05:00

Watch A Faculty Response to A Vision of Students Today on You Tube. Be sure to read the comments. Leave a comment of your own. Comments are often more important than you might think!

Found by Carrie Tucker. Thanks Carrie!

California Tests Full Year Algebra Course on iPad

2010-09-16T06:36:00.002-05:00

California Tests Full Year Algebra Course on iPad

No More Pencils; No More Books

2010-09-16T06:34:00.001-05:00

No More Pencils; No More Books

The Stable Boy and the iPad by Michael Noer (Forbes)

2010-09-13T17:14:00.005-05:00

It’s easy to be a knee-jerk cynic about Steve Jobs. After all, this is a man who seemingly can’t describe a product made by Apple without using the words “revolutionary” and/or “magical.” Even techno-crud like the MacBook Air and Apple TV.

But there are moments when you simply can’t deny the man’s genius. Two weeks ago, I was staying at a working dairy farm 60 kilometers north of Bogotá, Colombia. I was fiddling around with my iPad (OK, OK, I was reading a crappy science fiction novel) when one of the kids that worked in the stables came up to me and started staring at it. He couldn’t have been more than 6 years old, and I’d bet dollars to donuts that he had never used a computer or even a cellular telephone before (Colombia has many attractions. The vast pool of illiterate poor is not one of them.)

Curious, I handed him the device and a very small miracle happened. He started using it. I mean, really using it. Almost instantly, he was sliding around, opening and closing applications, playing a pinball game I had downloaded. All without a single word of instruction from me (my conversational Spanish is largely limited to nodding sagely while intoning sí, sí interspersed with the occasional Quiero una cerverza más, por favor.)

Think about this. Steve Jobs has designed a powerful computer that an illiterate 6-year-old can use without instruction. If that isn’t magical, I don’t know what is.

Did You Know - A Student Perspective

2010-09-10T16:33:00.000-05:00

Thank to Heather Bright for finding this video of Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School in Las Vegas.

Phone Numbers Are Dead, They Just Don't Know It Yet by Nikhyl Singhal

2010-08-29T11:52:00.002-05:00

Phone Numbers Are Dead, They Just Don't Know It Yet by Nikhyl Singhal

A fascinating commentary on what may lie ahead for phone numbers and the way we communicate on "telephones."

What Adults Can Learn From Kids by Adora Svitak

2010-08-28T11:30:00.005-05:00

Powerful!

Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home

2010-08-05T09:55:00.003-05:00

Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home!. A must read for all teachers and administrators according to Allison Kirby (Summer 2010). I agree. Actually, you will enjoy all posts on this blog. Look it over. Subscribe by RSS Feed!

Dear Education

2010-06-30T08:59:00.000-05:00

From the Fischbowl

Dan Pink's Talk at RSA

2010-06-28T12:42:00.002-05:00

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Added because of Content and Technique. Think about both when you watch this interesting video.

Dr. Scott McLeod Are Schools Dangerously Irrelevant?

2010-06-06T13:32:00.000-05:00

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'

2010-05-08T14:14:00.005-05:00

Found by Jennifer Chambers (Class B Spring '10). Here's her post:

I Think I've Become A Blogger
Check this out - just amazing! A choir ensemble of 185 people peformed Lux Aurumque. That in itself doesn't seem special. Until you realize the singers never met or performed together. The entire performance was put together through the internet and posted on You Tube. This was on the WKRG 5 Early Morning News today [May 4, 2010].

Thanks Jennifer!

Recommended by Jessica Ferris

2010-05-05T14:17:00.001-05:00

In her final blog post reflecting on what she learned Jessica wrote this:

Since my perspective on technology has changed significantly, my mindset and hunger to learn about more has improved as well. I use whatever I can whenever I can. This commercial really summarizes the potential for the capacity of technology use. I just saw it on television, and I was amazed at how relevant it was to this particular blog post!

Thanks Jessica. What do you think?

The Elements ebook for iPad

2010-05-03T11:22:00.001-05:00

Blogs in Plain English

2010-04-24T06:12:00.001-05:00

University of Padua - Using Blogs in the Classroom

2010-04-18T12:25:00.001-05:00

21st Century Skills

2010-04-18T12:23:00.000-05:00

Blogging With Students: How and Why

2010-04-18T12:18:00.001-05:00

Why Let Our Students Blog?

2010-04-18T11:52:00.001-05:00

Blogging in the Classroom - East Side Bloggers Video

2010-04-18T11:47:00.002-05:00

East Side Bloggers Podcast

2010-04-18T11:46:00.002-05:00

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Why Blog?

2010-04-18T11:40:00.003-05:00

Dalton Sherman (10 Years Old) keynote

2010-04-18T11:16:00.000-05:00

Blogs in Education

2010-04-18T11:13:00.002-05:00

A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)

2010-04-13T09:25:00.005-05:00

Another video from Wendy Drexler

What You Can Learn From A Lousy Teacher - Seth Godin

2010-03-25T08:51:00.002-05:00

What you can learn from a lousy teacher...

If you have a teacher (of any sort) that you cannot please, that you cannot learn from, that is unwilling to take you where you need to go because he is defending the status quo and demonstrates your failure on whatever report card he chooses to use, you could consider yourself a failure. Or you could remind yourself...

Grades are an illusion
Your passion and insight are reality
Your work is worth more than mere congruence to an answer key
Persistence in the face of a skeptical authority figure is a powerful ability
Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run
If you care enough about the work to be criticized, you've learned enough for today

From Seth Godin's Blog

Dr. Seuss - The Zax

2010-03-09T13:35:00.004-06:00

Paulo Cassallo (Class B) contributed this video in her post Sunday, March 7, 2010.It was first brought to my attention in an email from Amanda Sullivan (Class F). Think about these two statements when you watch the video:
Paula wrote: " 'Paula - are you being a ZAX with regard to technology?' I don't want to be a Zax but change is not always easy."
Amanda wrote: "I feel like a lot of teachers are like the Zax!"

What do you think?

Web 2.0 Presentation Student Teachers

2010-03-04T17:59:00.003-06:00

Web 2.0 Presentation Student Teachers

View more presentations from SJC Tech Trainers at St. Joseph's College, N.Y.

Two Questions That Can Change Your Life - Daniel Pink

2010-03-02T16:20:00.000-06:00

Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.

Jess3 - The State of the Internet 9/09

2010-02-28T11:28:00.001-06:00

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

An Open Letter to Educators by Dan Brown

2010-02-24T17:35:00.001-06:00

via @courosa to MBayda's site Morgan Bayda

The iSchool Initiative

2010-02-24T05:37:00.002-06:00

Found by Paula Casallo (Class B)
This will be part of the Blog Assignments in the 2nd half of this semester.
Thank you Paula!

Classroom Management in 1947 & 2010

2010-02-21T11:54:00.002-06:00

Thanks to Aaron Eyler on his blog Synthesizing Education

Expectations and Attitudes - Sonya Woloshen PODs Interview

2010-02-20T11:11:00.004-06:00

Part1
Part 2

Part 3

"Multiple Intelligences: The First 25 years" with Howard Gardner

2010-02-12T11:24:00.000-06:00

Project Based Learning

2010-02-12T10:58:00.000-06:00

From Buck Institute for Education and Edutopia

Why Do We Have to Learn This?

2010-02-11T08:53:00.001-06:00

Why Do We Have to Learn This? by Steven Anderson

Fab Labs and Math by Paula White

2010-02-06T15:28:00.002-06:00

Fear of rotary-dial phones (or how to be gentle when introducing technology)

2010-02-06T13:00:00.004-06:00

See the entire post at Fear of rotary-dial phones (or how to be gentle when introducing technology) by Sharon Elin

Personal Learning Networks by Anne Carnevale

2010-01-28T11:09:00.000-06:00

21st Century K-12 Learner

2010-01-15T16:36:00.000-06:00

eTools-as basic as breathing

2010-01-13T10:55:00.001-06:00

Dorothy Burt's provocative article which contributes to the ongoing discussion of what constitutes a tech literate teacher:

The basic technology tool kit of a teacher in 2009 has exploded from something filling a small handbag in 1999, to a full set of luggage in the last decade.

Education Sites of Importance

2010-01-10T17:52:00.007-06:00

There are hundreds of educational sites I could recommend. But start with these great teachers:
Mr. Michael Fawcett ("TeacherNZ"), Hamilton, New Zealand:Glenview 9 Class Blog; 9lenview; and What Now? What Next? So What?
Mr. Jarrod Lamshed, Adelaide, Australia: Mr. Lamshed's Class
Mr. Joe McClung, Fayetteville, Arkansas: Mr. McClung's World
Ms. Jenny She, Auckland, New Zealand: Jenny's Learning Journal
Room 10, Pt. England School, Auckland, N.Z.: Room 10, Pt. England School
Mr. Myles Webb ("NZWaikato"), Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand: Room 8 @ Melville Intermediate School
Mrs. Kelly Hines, Washington, N.C.: Mrs. Hines' Leading Learners and Keeping Kids First
Ms. Alison Colbeck, Willunga, South Australia, Australia: 2 BC
Ms. Candace Follis, Missouri: The Follis Files
Ms. Cristy Vogel, South Carolina: Reading Resources 4 French Teachers Wiki and Page Français de Hammond School
Ms. Beth Still, Scottsbluff, Nebraska: Nebraska Change Agent
Mr. Russ Goerend Learning Is Life and Mr. Goerend.com Room 304's Classroom Blog

Leadership - Will You Lead?

2009-12-30T08:48:00.000-06:00

How the iPhone Could Reboot Education

2009-12-28T17:38:00.005-06:00

Wired Magazine reports on Abilene Christian University's use of the iPhone as an educational tool in an interesting post on the Gadget lab Blog in a post titled How the iPhone Could Reboot Education.

Cinema Owls in Canada

2009-12-17T16:21:00.006-06:00

Anne-Marie Holmwood and her students at Kelowna Secondary School have created Cinema Owls a You Tube channel to make publically available the work of students in the film and media production classes that Anne Marie teaches.

Anne-Marie describes the things she considered and did in establishing the Cinema Owls channel in two interesting and helpful posts The Big Picture and Cinema Owls Take Flight.

An Example of An End of Course Reflection

2009-12-12T09:13:00.005-06:00

Delise Fathers created this YouTube movie to reflect on her experiences in Dr. Alec Couros's social media ECI831 at the University of Regina Fall 2009. It is an excellent example of one approach to a summary reflection on a course.

Trillions! A Movie from MAYAnMAYA

2009-12-04T11:19:00.001-06:00

Trillions from MAYAnMAYA on Vimeo.

Water Drop 2000fps

2009-11-25T05:11:00.001-06:00

Siftables: The Toy Blocks That Think

2009-11-16T17:39:00.004-06:00

Watch this TED Talk by David Merrill of MIT. My comment: WOW!

India Munden (TT4) found this for her Videocast. Thanks India!

A Vision of K-12 Teachers Today

2009-11-10T21:16:00.002-06:00

The More Info supplied on You Tube with this video says: "This video was created as a part of our Reading Assessment class at Arizona State. It was modeled after a video entitled "A Vision of K-12 STUDENTS today" and is a response to Graves' book entitled 'Testing is Not Teaching." ' By michelle1759

2009-11-10T21:10:00.002-06:00

B. J. Nesbitt of the Gettys Middle School in Easley, S.C. contributes this K-12 version of Michael Wesch' s A Vision of Students Today.

Buzztracker

2009-10-25T14:22:00.001-05:00

Just click on the image to "see" the latest hot spots of news.

Speaking of History - Eric Langhorst

2009-10-25T13:02:00.001-05:00

From Mr. Chamberlain in a comment on Caroline Shedd's Blog: If you are really interested in learning how to use an mp3 player for school I would suggest checking out Eric Langhorst's Blog Speaking of History He uses Microsoft Zune's in his classroom instead of the Apple Ipod, but I think you will find that he has done an excellent job leveraging that technology. Eric was the Missouri state teacher of the year a couple years ago and has done tons of interesting professional things.

Thank you Mr. C

Technology Rich Classrooms in Kansas

2009-10-17T14:06:00.002-05:00

The following text accompanied this video on YouTube:
"Technology Rich Classrooms in Kansas are funded through the competitive portion of Title IID, Enhancing Education Through Technology, as a requirement of No Child Left Behind. The primary goal of the Ed Tech program (Title IID) is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. It is also designed to assist every student regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and to encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with professional development and curriculum development to promote research-based instructional methods that can be widely replicated. " From http://trc.altec.org/

The Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills is a nation-wide online event where educators, administrators, business people, policy makers and parents—anyone who desires to have a voice in the future of education in our country—can learn and be heard as we work together to advance the 21st Century Skills Movement.

An iPod in Your Classroom Toolbox - Grace Poli

2009-10-12T12:27:00.001-05:00

An iPod in Your Classroom Toolbox

View more documents from Grace poli.

iPods and Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction - Grace Poli

2009-10-12T12:02:00.000-05:00

iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction

View more presentations from Grace poli.

Harry Burdick - Learning is Messy

2009-09-20T20:15:00.002-05:00

http://learningismessy.com/HarrisBurdickProjectMovie.mov
http://classroombooktalk.wikispaces.com/Mysteries+of+Harris+Burdick

1993 AT&T "You Will" Ads

2009-09-17T10:50:00.000-05:00

A Digital Odyssey by Edutopia

2009-09-17T07:51:00.001-05:00

Did You Know ? 2009 Version

2009-09-14T17:14:00.001-05:00

I Need My Teachers to Learn

2009-09-05T11:36:00.001-05:00

John Strange says I found this video on At The Teachers Desk posted by Mr. William Chamberlain. I urge all teachers and aspiring teachers to watch it and think about the message in it. Also, my students should think of it as an example of one technique that could be used for their "Substantive Presentations" due near the end of the semester. Listen to the song written by Kevin Honeycutt from ESSDACK Video. Check out other YouTube Videos Directed/Edited by Shawn Gormley (otherwise known as changingworldbyfilm).

Mr. Chamberlain said:
I found this video on Wesley Fryer's blog Moving at the Speed of Creativity. I think this is an excellent example of how to create content that is powerful and meaningful. Watch the video below and listen to the message. Do you think this video might change the way someone you know thinks of using tech in the classroom?

The Digital Education Revolution in New South Wales, Australia

2009-08-30T13:48:00.001-05:00

A Laptop for All Senior School Students

Google Wave

2009-08-29T17:11:00.000-05:00

Another PS 22 Video

2009-08-28T16:02:00.002-05:00

This movie is accompanied with all of the following text on Alex Couros' excellent blog
Open Thinking: Rants and Resources From An Open Educator. The specific post from which the following is taken is:

Why Publish Student Work to the Web?

Here is yet another compelling reason why we should encourage posting student work to the Web. Enjoy this beautiful cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide from elementary students of the PS22 Chorus in New York City.

From the comments, “What does Stevie think of this?” (although ~~I can’t confirm validity~~ – confirmed here).

Just got word from Stevie Nicks tour manager that she was completely blown away by the PS22 Chorus rendition of her song “Landslide!” He said she asked him to replay 2 times afterwards, crying each time she watched! Talk about humbling!! And the kicker?? She invited the PS22 Chorus to sing the song at Madison Square Garden for the upcoming June 11th Fleetwood Mac show!! Holy cow!!!

Henry Jenkins: The Skill of the Future

2009-08-27T21:56:00.000-05:00

Henry Jenkins: The Skill of the Future

Doing Things Differently in New York

2009-08-27T21:50:00.001-05:00

A Digital Nation Frontline report.

Mr. Winkle Wakes by Matthew Needleman

2009-08-19T13:17:00.002-05:00

This is a video created by Matthew Needleman in response to the 2.0 version of Did You Know?

Did You Know 3.0 is an assignment for your blog posts for August 23. Add this to that assignment.

Michael Wesch

2009-08-17T20:58:00.001-05:00

May be a duplicate.

Education's Sacred Cows

2009-08-15T11:53:00.002-05:00

Education's Sacred Cows, an excellent list of aphorisms that may be sacred or not. Read it. Which are sacred. Which are not?

New Classroom Rules

2009-08-13T16:45:00.001-05:00

From Education Innovation
1. Come to school every day, unless you would rather just go on line.

2. Come to class on time, or log into your online class anytime day or night, whenever it is most convenient to you.

3. Leave your seat only when necessary, which should be often to go collaborate with others or demonstrate something to the class.

4. Bring required materials, including your laptop and cell phone every day.

5. Talk only when permitted, text at all other times.

6. Don't Talk to your neighbors, unless you are sharing your ideas, asking for help or giving help.

7. Use polite speech when speaking, blogging, texting, Twittering, instant messaging, etc.

8. Do not cheat, but remix, re-purpose, and sample other peoples’ work and ideas and give them credit.

9. Follow the teacher's directions immediately and your peers’ directions too.

10. Be polite, courteous, and respectful at all times in both physical and virtual space.

11. Complete all assignments neatly and on time and submit on line or post to your blog or wiki, and share it with your followers on Twitter.

12. Keep your hands to yourself, but share all your ideas and knowledge with others in your Personal Learning Network.

13. Be quiet in lines, hallways, and restrooms, unless you are at home and logged into your on line classroom, in which case you can dance and play music.

14. If you need help raise your hand, but don’t wait for the teacher get help from your neighbors and post your question to your online Personal Learning Network.

15. Know what you are supposed to be learning, why, and what you will do with the knowledge.

The Future of Communication by Michael Wesch

2009-08-13T13:40:00.004-05:00

In this extremely important video, Anthropologist Michael Wesch discusses how the schools of today must be changed, immediately and completely. He demonstrates how he is doing that with his class at Kansas State University.

From what I can gather from You Tube, this presentation was made to The National Geographic in the summer of 2009. This is what is onYou Tube: "Mike Wesch, a 2009 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, talks about the future of communication and education, and describes the inspiration behind—and breakthrough success of—his wildly popular video Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us"

Toward A New Future of Whatever - Michael Wesch

2009-07-30T17:56:00.003-05:00

Jul 17th, 2009
Professor Michael Wesch has revised his talk in the post that immediately follows this one with the title "The Machine Is (Changing) Us.

This is what he says on his blog to introduce the new video:"
Here is the video from my recent talk at the Personal Democracy Forum at Jazz at Lincoln Center. About 10 minutes of it is a minor update (rehash) of An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube, but the rest is new. The gathering may have been the highest concentration of amazingly creative and concerned global citizens I have ever been around. Hallway conversations were different than your typical conversations. Instead of lots of people saying, “You know, somebody should … ” there were lots of people saying, “So I did this, this, and this, and now I’m working on doing this, this, and this and we should collaborate … ” In other words, it was a bunch of people blessed with what I once heard Yochai Benkler and Henry Jenkins call “critical optimism.” Nobody there was blindly optimistic, thinking technology was going to make everything better. They were all continually trying to figure out where we are, where we might be going, and the possible downsides and dangers of new technologies so we can use the new technologies to serve human purposes. In other words, it was my kind of crowd." Source: Mediated Cultures

The Machine is (Changing) Us - Michael Wesch

2009-07-27T17:36:00.003-05:00

Alec Couros called this to me attention. He said: "Watch this. Trust me. The video is well worth your time." I would add that it is essential for all teachers, students, and people interested in contemporary culture.

Blogging

2009-07-27T09:09:00.001-05:00

Set Godin and Tom Peters discussing the importance of blogging. An important message for teachers and writers!

Social Networking

2009-07-27T09:08:00.002-05:00

Seth Godin on Social Networking. Addresses social networking in business, but of interest to teachers as well.

10 Internet Technologies For Teachers

2009-07-16T09:48:00.002-05:00

10 Internet Technologies That Teachers Should Be Informed About

And yes, via Twitter @web20classroom

7 Stupid Mistakes and 7 Brilliant Things Teachers Make/Do With Technology

2009-07-15T10:48:00.007-05:00

Seven Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make With Technology

Seven Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology

A Vision of Students Today

2009-07-14T17:45:00.002-05:00

This movie was produced by students at Kansas State University and Michael Wesch.

The web page referred to in the movie is Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University. This website is a fantastic resource for the questions that we will address in class next Monday. I am only sorry that I did not know about it sooner. And, yes, I found it through Twitter! Thanks to @willswartz !

Kelly Hines: Web 2.0 Debate

2009-07-08T11:01:00.002-05:00

Kelly Hine's Keeping Kids First: Web 2.0 Debate

Dianne Krause: Classroom 2005

2009-07-08T10:57:00.002-05:00

Classroom 2025 From Dianne Krause

Next Generation Learning

2009-07-06T11:30:00.003-05:00

In a short movie entitled Next Generation Learning, British organization seeking to expand the use of technologies in a classroom, provides us with a slick presentation by a 6th grader showing a variety of ways technology can enhance learning.

Dr. Richard E. Miller Discusses Writing With Multimedia

2009-07-06T11:23:00.003-05:00

A remarkable presentation by Richard E. Miller of Rutgers University, a true "writing with multi-media" effort, that shows what can be done to change from a reading/writing culture to a listening/watching culture and still have our students (and faculty) contribute to the products being listened to and watched (authors, if you will). For the first time I see how my challenge to teachers to adapt to a listening/watching culture by teaching students to produce multimedia instead of just consuming it can be brought about.

Part 1

Part 2

Dr. Miller's Dream for Rutgers

2009-07-06T11:20:00.000-05:00

This presentation reveals Dr. Miller's dream of how Rutgers should respond to the new approaches to teaching and learning that Dr. Miller advocates:

Shift Happens 2.0 and 3.0

2009-07-06T08:51:00.003-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

Embed 2.0

3.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8

Embed 3.0

Narrated Version:

Google Wave

2009-07-04T11:06:00.001-05:00

Read/Write Web with Will Richardson

2009-07-01T10:59:00.001-05:00

Edutopia

2009-06-30T15:29:00.003-05:00

The home page can be found at Edutopia. Edutopia is a major project of the George Lucas Foundation.
The major project of Edutopia is the Digital Generation Project
As of 6/30/09 there are 49 videos (11 minutes or less) available in iTunesU under Edutopia. Check out all of these videos!
A summary of teaching ideas is found in Edutopia's The Edutopia Webinar

Be sure to read these two Key Concept Blogs:
Sara Bernard: Digital generation Language Arts Lessons
Leonard Shlain: Media Literacy Is Vital in the Age of the Image

Vicki Davis: Harnessing Your Students' Digital Smarts

2009-06-30T12:41:00.004-05:00

Alec Couros: Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning

2009-06-30T12:39:00.004-05:00

Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching & Learning, a presentation to the faculty of the University of Delaware June 5, 2009.

Wendy Drexler: The Networked Student

2009-06-30T11:27:00.002-05:00

The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler's high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros' Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to help their colleagues, parents, and students understand networked learning in the 21st century.

PS 22 Chorus

2009-06-30T11:21:00.001-05:00

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