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Digital Historical Narratives (Using Voicethread & IMovie)
Here’s my post and my quest begins to receive “blogger-of-the-year” honors
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Evolution of an Immigrant Interview Project
In September, a friend happened to send me an invitation to the closing of an exhibit called “Esse Quam Videre: Muslim Self Portraits.” Though I might have felt the need to do grading and prep for the next day, it … Continue reading
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Resources from NCAIS Master Teacher Academy
This list comes from our Moodle course and has some of the resources that were presented or discussed during our 3 day session. Saint Albans School Form IV Honors Chemistry Website: http://sta.moodlehub.com/ 5th Grade Sign Project Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n1i5rtHsWM Chemistry Class … Continue reading
Bridging Learning with Tools
‘Bridge‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/91273409@N00/17854302 As I left work yesterday, Pete McWilliams asked me if I ever needed a testimonial on the power of our Google Apps for Education, let him know. I said I would love one as I would be interested to … Continue reading
Student Centered Learning Discussion
Prepared the resources below for a conversation with NCAIS Master Teachers who are part of the 21st Century Teaching Academy. This program is a part of the NCAIS Virtual Initiative. Obviously not a comprehensive list, the resources below are just … Continue reading
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Digital Doom to Digital Dawn
Several nights last week I sat at my dining room table listening to the chatter of keys on my laptop watching my own hands type as if they were separate entities, uncontrolled and foreign. One hand emailed a parent, another instant … Continue reading
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Student Portfolios with VoiceThread
With my new Foundations of Technology course for 5th grade students, I wanted to students to develop an online portfolio that could live outside of both the classroom and our school. My goal is to give the students an … Continue reading
Why social media for educators?
Once upon a very hot August almost-back-to-school day, I came upon a tweet. A tweet that traveled across the country, from North Carolina to Oregon (and maybe beyond) in a flash. I was not the only one. . . Within … Continue reading
Scaffolding Love with Romeo and Juliet
Below is my recipe for my new (new to me but not new to many of you) classroom model which builds on the idea of the classroom as a learning studio. Take one part Vygotsky, two parts Dan Pink’s Drive and … Continue reading
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Intrinsic Motivation
Close your eyes. Imagine a classroom where every student comes through the door wanting to be there and wanting to learn. What does it look like? What is happening? Now for the more important question… Could you create this classroom? … Continue reading
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