“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Yoda may be talking about the dark side of the force here, but his Jedi wisdom is just as applicable to the dark side of social media and technology. Like the force, these tools provide…
In many cases, there seems to be a tendency to water down expectations when it comes to integrating technology. During a recent presentation on digital pedagogy for deeper learning I asked attendees to discuss then share out on TodaysMeet how they were effectively integrating technology in their classroom, school, or district. There was an emphasis…
ViewedIt is a quick and easy way to create screencasts with Google Chrome. After you install the extension, it will ask you to log in with your Google account. From then on, to record, you click on the ViewedIt icon in the tool bar. You can select what you want to record, and whether you want…
If you use any web resources in your district, you need to read through Chris’ documents on parent consent and approval.
5 Common Uses Of Technology In The Classroom & How We Screw Them Up How many of these uses of technology are being used/misused in your district? Ten TED Talks for educators in 2017 You can never have enough TED. My conference checklist – 2017 edition Always something new to try at a conference!
Below I am sharing four ideas you can implement to your browser, which will boost your productivity. While the below apps and techniques I share below are for the Google Chrome Browser, if you search for the app or process and your browser name, you should hopefully find something comparable. Source: Setting Up Your Browser to…
There will be times when scrapping what happened altogether may be the best plan and just starting over or moving on and then circling back at another time, but more often then not, it’s worth it to just pause and reflect. These moments can yield a great deal of learning for everyone, including us. Source:…
Of course, this isn’t true. Physical proximity is one thing, but connection and intimacy come from eye contact, from hearing and being heard, from an exchange of hopes and dreams. Source: Seth’s Blog: Proximity and intimacy Can we get the connection and intimacy when we are not physically together? Students do it all the time on…
Speak is an extension for Chrome that performs text to speech. You may already know about Speak-It, but it has two issues that may not work for you in your district. One is the fact that is free for non-commercial use only. Does a school district satisfy that requirement? I don’t know. The second is…
In the past, I’ve written on ideas for gamification—using games in the classroom—but lately I’ve been reflecting on some of the bigger ideas that games open up in terms of pedagogy and the classroom experience. While we can use games as tools and perhaps build units that are gamified, we might also adopt some basic…