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Community - 3 weeks ago
So last night, the Science Leadership Academy Home and School Association threw the first huge...
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Gary Stager: First We Kill the Teacher's Unions - 1 month ago
[No... he doesn't really mean it.] A little over a year ago, Gary Stager wrote an article for the...
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We Interrupt this Education Blog... - 1 month ago
... with the following important message: GOOOOOOOOOOO PHILLIES!!! Game One was a thing of beauty....
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Visions of School -- The Student Perspective - 2 months ago
So after reading E. D. Hirsch, Deborah Meier, Diane Ravich, Nel Noddings, President Obama's speech...
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The Other Thirteen - 2 months ago
There is an inspiring article in today's New York Times about the Ted Ginn Academy -- a school...
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Core Standards - Sound Bites and Standardization - 2 months ago
[Tom Hoffman has been carrying the water for the ed-tech crew on this issue for the past few weeks...
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ISTE Proposal: Beyond Tools: Thoughtful 21st Century School Reform - 2 months ago
So here is one of what may be two proposals for ISTE this year... I've also been asked to be on a...
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EduCon 2.2 -- Call For Conversations and Registration - 2 months ago
The students and faculty of the Science Leadership Academy -- and all the amazing folks who give of...
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Anne Deveare Smith and the Voices of the Health Care Debate - 3 months ago
Anna Deveare Smith is one of my favorite American artists (and not just because she was on The West...
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My Intro Letter for Modern Educational Theory - 3 months ago
[I'm teaching a twice-a-week class on Modern Educational Theory this year to a (mostly) senior class...
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Should kindergarten emphasize play, or preparation? - 3 days ago
The focus is now on teaching measurable skills such as math and reading.
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Best of Edutopia's 2009 Technology Coverage - 1 week ago
Year in Review: Ten great 21st-century-classroom resources.
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Should we pay a lot of teachers less, or fewer teachers more? - 1 week ago
Might larger classes -- and fewer, better educators-- raise student achievement?
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Students Applying to College Must Apply Themselves -- But Relax, Too - 2 weeks ago
A dean of admissions gives reassuring advice.
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Do you support the online sale of lesson plans? - 2 weeks ago
Does the sale of teacher-developed curriculum materials enhance learning, or harm it?
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Will Operation Chokehold Bring the AT&T Network to its Knees Friday? - 16 hours ago
I do not, as a rule, link to blogs or social media sources who/which use any type of profanity....
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Microsoft admits stealing 80% of Plurk website code to build Chinese Microblog - 16 hours ago
Cheating and stealing isn’t limited to just the classroom. This week Microsoft admitted...
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Translate entire websites on the fly with Google - 17 hours ago
If you are building and/or maintaining a website with Google Sites, your creation just acquired new...
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Expectations and Standards for Students - yesterday
I’m in Norman Public Schools this morning, continuing to work with Matt Tilley and a group of...
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Planning for T4T in the Spring - yesterday
This spring I’ll be teaching two sections of the required “Technology for Teachers”...
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A focus on high test scores is all you need - 2 days ago
This just in… St. Maximus Academy proves a focus on high test scores is all you need!...
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KFC and McDonalds Reinvent Themselves – Why Not Our Schools? - 3 days ago
In the past couple of years, have you noticed how many fast food chain restaurants have undergone a...
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Using FeedForAll to update #k12online Podcast Channels - 4 days ago
This five minute screencast, recorded with the FREE, browser-based screenrecorder Screenr, explains...
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Reasons I love Blip.tv and Screenr - 4 days ago
Week 2 of the 2009 K-12 Online Conference begins in about seven hours, and our co-conveners are...
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Web-based Video Transcoding – A Beautiful Sight! - 1 week ago
As a co-convener for the K-12 Online Conference, the following is a beautiful sight. Presenters in...
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Asilomar #5: What Can We Do With This? - 5 days ago
Session Title Lights, Camera, Action! Fun And Success For All In Algebra Presenter Allan Bellman,...
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Asilomar #4: Be Less Helpful - 5 days ago
Be Less Helpful – CMC North 2009 – Dan Meyer from Dan Meyer on Vimeo. Session Title Be Less Helpful...
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Asilomar #3: How To Teach Geometry - 5 days ago
Session Title Don't Just Cover Geometry, Discover Geometry Presenter Michael Serra, Teacher /...
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Asilomar #2: What Do We Do With The Seniors? - 5 days ago
Session Title What Do We Do With The Seniors? Presenter Robert Loew, High School Math...
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Asilomar #1: What Do We Do With Algebra II - 1 week ago
Session Title Thoughts On Rationalizing Algebra In Ways That Serve Kids, Not Universities Presenter...
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Edublog 2009 Nominations - 1 week ago
Just a little love where it's due. Best Group Blog Sup Teach? http://supteach.blogspot.com/ I...
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What’s Wrong With This Picture? - 1 week ago
I'm still compiling my notes from a very strange and very cool CMC-North. Until then, consider this...
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CMC – North 2009: My Playlist - 2 weeks ago
a/k/a Asilomar 2009 I'm at CMC – North this weekend. CMC has cut itself back quite a bit in...
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Score One For The Forces Of Innumeracy - 2 weeks ago
In these exponential times, I admit that even I find it easy to nod my head credulously at a passage...
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David Foster Wallace’s Grammar Challenge! - 2 weeks ago
DFW just keeps on giving. One of his former students has posted a ten-question worksheet he wrote...
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The Carnegie Unit - yesterday
"Thus, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching encouraged the adoption of what came...
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Mythic America v. What Our Students Need - 2 weeks ago
In the Sierras last Friday night, climbing out of California, it began to snow. By the time we moved...
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Crossing America: An Education - 3 weeks ago
Michigan is firmly in the US Midwest, but, despite the feelings of both Midwesterners and...
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Toward a New Future of “Whatever” - 5 months ago
Here is the video from my recent talk at the Personal Democracy Forum at Jazz at Lincoln Center. ...
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The hype and hope of the past and a big fat gay collab - 7 months ago
While surfing for videos about the future from the past, I found this little gem from Apple: The...
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The Machine is Us/ing Us - Dance Mix - 7 months ago
Almost 9 months ago, the College of Wooster president, Grant Cornwell, forwarded my video to a...
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Our class on how we run our class - 7 months ago
The following are brief notes from our recent discussion with the great Alan Levine (twitter:...
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SmartPen as Digital Ethnography Tool - 9 months ago
This little smartpen from livescribe just might revolutionize my note-taking in seminars,...
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The Anonymity Project (Video Preview) - 10 months ago
After the 94 articles activity I reported about here 2 weeks ago, my research team (”...
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How to get students to find and read 94 articles before the next class - 10 months ago
My student-researchers and I tried something a little different to kick off our semester. Instead...
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Collaboration Strategies - 10 months ago
Now 2 weeks into our new project I am really pleased with the collaboration strategy we have...
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Presentation: From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able - 10 months ago
from the Educause Learning Initiatives conference in Orlando. This presentation is part...
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Published: From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able - 11 months ago
Academic Commons just released a great collection of essays on New Media Technologies and the...
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Life Just Got Complicated - Google Chrome Extensions - yesterday
Google Chrome ExtensionsOK, my life has just been thrown out of balance. So long as the Google...
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Multitasking (or not) at M.I.T. - 2 days ago
More fascinating video from the FRONTLINE Digital Nation project. When listening to "Lauren" I...
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Social Networking in Education - A Whitepaper - 2 days ago
Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will Play in Education ...
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The Stunning Growth of Social Networking - 3 days ago
Facebook Now Consumes 5 Percent of Our Collective Internet TimeAccording to comScore, 5.5 percent of...
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A Positive View of Technology and Literacy - 3 days ago
BBC News - Children who use technology are 'better writers'Children who blog, text or use social...
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Balancing a worrisome thought about multitasking and work capability - 3 days ago
The Decade Google Made You Stupid - Doug Rushkoff in The Daily BeastSo what does it mean if we...
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The 2009 Edublogs Awards Ceremony Is Thursday (and Be Sure to Vote Quickly!) - 4 days ago
We've just announced the time and date for the 2009 Edublog Awards Ceremony, which will be this...
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Social Media Burnout and the New Pressures on Educators - 5 days ago
When I'm speaking to or holding workshops for educators I use this image to indicate how I think a...
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The Droid Is More Like a PC Than a Cell Phone - 6 days ago
II'm not going to document the many incredible uses of the new Motorola Droid phone which I (and...
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We Were Told to Be Practical Not Passionate - 1 week ago
We've had a lot of interesting interviews lately at FutureofEducation.com--as I hope we should. ...
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Tis the Season - yesterday
Just like the last three years, I can't afford the postage to send this to all of you in my PLN. If...
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Blogging for The Huffington Post: I’m Gonna Need Your Help - 1 week ago
In the next week or so, The Huffington Post is going to add some new "blog topic" pages within their...
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Which Campaign is More Effective? - 1 week ago
Both LG and MTV have current campaigns centered around CyberSafety/Bullying/Sexting/Ethics. Alec...
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I Read (?) The News Today, Oh Boy - 1 week ago
Just a quick post to share this concept video from Sports Illustrated (digital breadcrumbs: Scott...
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Google Goggles: Why Didn’t I Think of That? - 1 week ago
So, Google Goggles is now in beta in Google Labs and available on Android phones.Humorous name aside...
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Shift Happens Statistic of the Day 12-2-09 - 2 weeks ago
From the December 7, 2009 issue of Time Magazine:In 1979, GM's U.S. employment peaked at 618,365....
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A Shift in the Digital Divide? - 2 weeks ago
NPR has a short, but interesting story on the use of mobile devices by young people. Citing research...
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K12 Online Conference 2009 - 2 weeks ago
The 2009 Edition of the K12 Online Conference has now begun. Here's the schedule and here is a flyer...
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Giving More Than Thanks - 3 weeks ago
Last year I wrote a couple of posts about Kiva, so I'll keep this one fairly short (please go read...
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It Was Amazing - 3 weeks ago
Kristin Leclaire (who needs to blog more often) just posted about her 10th graders reading The Kite...
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Nominations, Appreciation and Inquiry - 5 days ago
This year I have been honoured with nominations in two categories for the 6th Annual Edublog Awards....
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Shifting Education - 1 week ago
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment....
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Convergence, Cofino and a Connected World - 2 weeks ago
It’s time again for the K12 Online Conference. It was David Warlick’s Keynote that introduced me to...
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My 2009 Edublog Awards Nominations - 2 weeks ago
I would like to thank the following people for contributing so much to my learning. I’m only...
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moments - 1 month ago
How would you define a moment? I love how this video takes absolutely random visuals and makes a...
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Cassie and Katie have blogs! - 1 month ago
Please welcome my daughters, new bloggers Cassie and Katie to the blogosphere. Cassie has uploaded...
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Caring across the curriculum - 2 months ago
Caring across the curriculum Sometimes I get tired of seeing the school day broken into...
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Facebook Revisited - 2 months ago
A 2nd year teacher that I keep in touch with sent me an email yesterday: “Hey Dave! How do you...
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Openness and Acceptance, Mr Deng and his Allegories of Windows, Flies and Coloured Cats - 2 months ago
We just completed a vacation in Xi’an, one of China’s oldest cities and the starting point for the...
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Blogs as Learning Spaces - 2 months ago
Sue Waters, a friend who has always stepped up and helped me out with just about every request I...
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- My Moodle Test - 2 months ago
- Learning Pulse - 2 months ago
- Pay Attention!! - 3 months ago
- Leading from the Middle: Keystones 09 - 4 months ago
- Leading by Example - 5 months ago
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- Teacher Teach thy self - 5 months ago
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- Here Comes Learning - 5 months ago
- More Power to the Unconference - 5 months ago
- iTunes, Sirius Seem Antiquated After Spotify iPhone Trial - 16 hours ago
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