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Nice examples......
Thank you for this wonderful example!
I second that, we used Google Doc's w/ our 7th graders this year and if you don't get the Educational version you are in for a "world" of issues. This means that the only items they can add on their "start page" are the apps provided by Google, su...
Hi! Google Docs has been awesome for our school. We went to Google Docs for the same reason you're thinking of -- student work on network drives just didn't make sense. Now it's impossible for students (and their teachers) to lose work. Plus, it's...
Forty-six states have signed on to an agreement to create common academic standards.
I think this is a tremendously positive change and one that is long overdue. In addition to seeming like good common sense to me, it could save states a huge amo...
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This is a part of the "Tech Basics That No Teacher Should Be Without" series. See www.k12handhelds.com/techbasics for more, including a higher-res downloadable versions.
Licensed under CC-By. Please share!
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- I work with schools and education organizations across the country to integrate technology. My areas of particular interest are one-to-one computing, mobile technology, and open education.
My open ed site: http://www.k12opened.com
My open ed blog: http://www.k12opened.com/blog
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Common standards - what do you think?
Forty-six states have signed on to an agreement to create common academic standards.
I think this is a tremendously positive change and one that is long overdue. In addition to seeming like good common sense to me, it could save states a huge amount of money. It could also be another crack in the travesty of the educational bureaucracy that is… Continue
I think this is a tremendously positive change and one that is long overdue. In addition to seeming like good common sense to me, it could save states a huge amount of money. It could also be another crack in the travesty of the educational bureaucracy that is… Continue
Posted on June 3, 2009 at 9:00am —
What are the tech basics no teacher should be without?
I do a lot of professional development on integration, and I am always surprised by how many teachers, even those who use computers every day, don't know what I consider "must-know" tech skills. I'm not talking so much about broad areas like word processing or spreadsheets, but more small skills that make life easier no matter what application you're using.
Here are some "must-know" tech skills on my list:
- Right-clicking
- Tabbed browsing
- Efficient file management
What else should be on t… Continue
Here are some "must-know" tech skills on my list:
- Right-clicking
- Tabbed browsing
- Efficient file management
What else should be on t… Continue
Posted on March 26, 2009 at 1:19pm — 18 Comments
Student identity issues
We expend a lot of effort to make sure that only student first names and last initials (or sometimes use aliases to avoid even that) online publishing.
However, student first names, last names, and even pictures appear routinely on school web sites as a part of honor rolls, sports team listings, and other extracurricular activities.
Why the discrepancy? And what exactly is the concern with having student first and last names appear online?
However, student first names, last names, and even pictures appear routinely on school web sites as a part of honor rolls, sports team listings, and other extracurricular activities.
Why the discrepancy? And what exactly is the concern with having student first and last names appear online?
Posted on March 24, 2009 at 3:16pm —
Getting technology into the mainstream
I have been talking for a while about the need to get technology integration more into the mainstream of curriculum discussions. Technology shouldn't be a separate subject or another thing to implement -- it should be one of the tools we use to accomplish our curriculum goals.
One way to move this to the mainstream is for experts like all of us to present not only at technology conferences, but at curriculum conferences.
Another way to do this is to get involved in mainstream educational assoc… Continue
One way to move this to the mainstream is for experts like all of us to present not only at technology conferences, but at curriculum conferences.
Another way to do this is to get involved in mainstream educational assoc… Continue
Posted on March 16, 2009 at 5:09pm —
The Open Writing Space
[cross-posted from K12 Open Ed]
I've been thinking about creating a high quality curriculum resource that is open and have focused in on writing as a subject matter. Why? First and foremost, I love writing and think it has the ability to transform lives. Beyond that, it transfers to all other subject areas and grade levels, and success in writing is correlated to success in many other endeavors. Writing is fun and rewarding. Technology can greatly enhance… Continue
I've been thinking about creating a high quality curriculum resource that is open and have focused in on writing as a subject matter. Why? First and foremost, I love writing and think it has the ability to transform lives. Beyond that, it transfers to all other subject areas and grade levels, and success in writing is correlated to success in many other endeavors. Writing is fun and rewarding. Technology can greatly enhance… Continue
Posted on December 17, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment
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- At 10:14am on April 24, 2009,
Jack said… - Hi Karen,
I think there might be an opportunity for our two organizations...
Our Brainyflix video contest just ended. We got 800 submissions from across the country! MIT was really happy with the results and will let us run another contest, so we're going for it! But this time, we're gonna have kids create Brainypics flashcards - which are images and sentences paired up with a one of our SAT/ACT words. The contest ends May 22nd, and there'll be iTunes and a cash prize like last time. To boot, we'll double the payout if the kids can hit a certain goal. More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.
Maybe we can cross-promote a little bit. We have a blog where we can post about your website and maybe you can have a link to our website somewhere...
Let me know!
Jack
- At 9:03pm on February 2, 2009, Jack said…
- Good to hear from you, Karen! Perhaps you can offer your insight into the matter of using copyrighted material. Per our research, we believe that the videos fall under Fair Use because 1) this is a charity event being sponsored by a non-profit and 2) it is for free public education.
We are definitely open to collaborations! Did you have something specific in mind?
If you can email me directly at admin@brainyflix.com, that'd be great. It's just an easier interface than these Ning comments.
- At 5:12pm on January 31, 2009, Jack said…
- Hi Karen. I was wondering if your students would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. If not, perhaps you have some educator contacts you could direct me to. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
- At 4:49pm on December 17, 2008,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi Karen,
With your work to integrate technology into schools I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based, have a bunch of features and free basic service.
- At 5:25pm on December 2, 2008,
Chris Lambert said… - thanks, i enjoyed your class today i learned some things that i can further explore
- At 8:01am on December 2, 2008,
Faye Shaffer said… - Thanks for the Web 2.0 workshop. I feel ready to start.
Enjoy,
Faye
- At 8:19pm on October 7, 2008,
Kevin said… - I appreciate the conversation you started and enjoy your thinking very much!
- At 3:12pm on October 1, 2008,
Steve O'Connor said… - Wow--thanks! I really think that point gets lost in the Web 2.0 education world.
Steve
- At 2:38pm on October 1, 2008, Steve O'Connor said…
- Yes, this is difficult for me too as I am absolutely passionate about this. I am so passionate, that my biological children 9 and 12 year old have had their own domain names and web presence without my moderation for a couple years. They ask before they do something anyway, but they have the ability to put up whatever the want. They can install any software that they like.
This is what I am lobbying for my fifth grade:
Everything moderated
Parent choice on access to content
Use of pseudonyms
And I will lobby my parents passionately to consent to "open to the world." I did it last year and it went great. Not one problem.
I like the website and wonder how it is that I have not run into it sooner!
- At 1:56pm on October 1, 2008, Steve O'Connor said…
- Regarding the policy issues:
I have come to the conclusion that there needs to be a formal school board approved policy on this matter that has been drafted and approved by the technology committee.
Without going into details, for political reasons--really nothing to do with technology, some of what I have been done was called into question-- even though it was well known what I was doing and had the approval of our superintendent.
While there were no real problems as a consequence, it led me to come to the position that I would not leave myself vulnerable in the future. Nor should anyone else in my opinion.
We are in the middle of drafting a policy in a subcommittee. It's tough because there really isn't much out there. I plan on blogging more about that real soon as I need to present something to discuss next Wednesday.
I agree that teaching responsibility is important. What is your school and community willing to accepts? How do the parents feel?
I plan on offering a range of options to parents, but I'm not sure that I could get the school to accepts unmoderated posts and replies.
Regarding Administration and moderation:
Yes, it can get to be a load. I think it best to start small with a few teachers who are highly motivated, and they in turn, start with one class. In our school, teachers who wanted their students to blog were responsible for moderation.
Make sure you have good spam mechanisms in place because if you don't, you will have a lot more to deal with.
Let me know if I can help. Perhaps I should set up an Elgg community so we have a place to toss these ideas around. It something that I'd like to see more collaboration on and I have been frustrated by lack of resources.
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