My wife has long shared my love of animals, yet resisted adopting one due to her allergies. While we do have several fish, since my cat passed away three years ago I have not been able to replace him with either a cat or a dog. Last night before our family dinner, a surprise present [...]
Entries from December 25th, 2007
Where does this fit in the curriculum?
December 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · Education, flat class, technology
There is certainly no doubt that today’s youth are connected. Some of them even become “famous” through their well-know Internet blogs an video posts. But just how much can that fame be worth? Some edubloggers have been discussing the idea of “social capital”, the premise that the connections you bring to an organization through digital [...]
10 Candles on the Blogging Cake!
December 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Education, technology
I can’t believe I missed it, and from my feedreader, it appears that everyone else did too! It was ten years ago – yesterday – that Jorn Barger coined the term “weblog“, which quickly was shortened to “blog“. While “blogging” was arguably taking place several years prior in some for or another, it was the [...]
It’s Not What We Say…
December 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Education, flat class, technology
My wife often tells me (usually when I have deserved a calling out) that “it’s not what I say, it’s how I say it”. I know it’s true. Over on the new – and very active – Students 2.0 blog, quickly given the moniker “S2-oh”, Nicole Kim‘s “The Difference Between Teaching and Preaching” post has [...]
Friday ha-ha’s….
December 7th, 2007 · No Comments · technology
Thanks to Jeff Utecht for pointing this out…good for a Friday! [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/fi4fzvQ6I-o" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Technorati Tags: technology
The natives are coming!
December 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Education, flat class, technology
Until now, the blogosphere – at least that part devoted to issues of education and technology – has been the domain of adults. We have held conversations, mostly valuable, about the shift from teaching to learning, how today’s learners are different, the need for them to make connections in their learning (with each other and [...]
Leader vs Learner…
December 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Education, flat class, technology
As I have been working with teachers on trying to change the focus from teaching to learning, I have been trying to change the language I use to promote the point. In conversations, I am trying to replace the word “teacher” with one of two terms, depending on the nature of the focus. In it’s [...]
Leading in the future?
December 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Education, flat class, technology
Having been recently invited to join my district’s Leadership Development Program, I spent the better part of two days this week in the first module, which focused on developing “Professional Learning Communities”. It was an interesting couple of days, with many opportunities to share and influence through conversations. I’ll add more at a later date [...]
The tool is irrelevant…
December 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Education, technology
Since my post on the new Livescribe e-paper system a couple of weeks ago, I have had many teachers and readers offer comment on the new developments. Some have expressed interest, wanting to order it for their learners. Others, like Dan, saw the marketing video as being quite teacher-centered. Doesn’t the scenario presented in the [...]
