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Setting the stage for the entier school year takes place during the few weeks of school. How are you using technology with your students to set the stage for things to come? I have read several school blogs that were started during the first week an…
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Jim Wenzloff

The First Week of School and Technology Use

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Rick Papera

To filter or not to filter.... 8 Replies

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Interview video of Alan November

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Jim Wenzloff

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Julie Elkan

Where are the hand outs presenters from the BLC 2010 keynotes and workshops?

Hi Brian,
I called NL and they directed me to this site, but I can't see the handouts from the conference (which was great by the way). Can you help me?
Thanks,
Julie

Posted by Julie Elkan on August 18, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Lisa

Controlling your digital identity is as easy as 1-2-3

Cross posted at The Innovative Educator

Google or You? Who Would You Rather Control Your Digital Identity?

This question was asked by Dean Shareski recently who pres
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Posted by Lisa on July 28, 2010 at 8:00am

Susan Carpenter

Maiden Voyage of #web20chat on Twitter - 7/21/10 @ 5pm CST/6pm EST

Please join in tomorrow for the first scheduled #web20chat. This Twitter chat will begin at 5pm CST. It's totally devoted to Web 2.0 Tools!

Posted by Susan Carpenter on July 20, 2010 at 7:57pm

Rick Fabbro

What is Five?

When I first started teaching grade 3 in 1979 I quickly noticed two
student behaviours that drove me crazy. When I walked around the room
to check on students’ work there seemed to be a relationship between
the closer I came to their desk and the rotation of the student’s
pencil. They would slowly turn to point the eraser at their page. The
second behaviour is related. I will use Arithmetic for the example, but
any subject could substitute. I noticed that when I asked a question,
say, “What is 3… Continue

Posted by Rick Fabbro on July 20, 2010 at 6:23pm

Betty Ann Fish

How to get started!

Here is the link to my morning presentation.
How to get started.



Posted by Betty Ann Fish on July 15, 2010 at 9:50am

Scott Merrick

Enjoy BLC10 and Share SIGVE Resources

I hope everyone's having great fun at Boston, especially since I can't be there with you :(. I'm following the tweets at #blc10 with great envy.
I want to extend this community into our own at ISTE SIGVE (Special Interest Group for Virtual Environments) by offering a welcome to the SIGVE wiki, our group's touchstone, especially if you have an interest in learning and teaching in virtual worlds. Feel free to join the wiki whether you are an ISTE member or not and to simply use it as a resourc
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Posted by Scott Merrick on July 15, 2010 at 9:30am

Mike Gorman

I Have Some Great Resources To Share With You!

Join Me at BLC 7:30 AM in St. James. Learn about awesome resources that are free and you can start using tomorrow. - Michael Gorman author of 21centuryedtech - Awarded a top 50 educational innovation educational blog!.

Posted by Mike Gorman on July 14, 2010 at 11:14pm

nancy boyle

"Topics in Global Health: An example of Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning" Presentation Link

Here is the link to my presentation, "Topics in Global Health: An example of Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning." Hope to see you at 7:30am Thursday in Beacon Hill!


Posted by nancy boyle on July 14, 2010 at 10:14pm

 
 
 

From the NL Blog

An Interview with Richard Halkett – Part 3 of 6

In the third part of Alan’s conversation with Richard Halkett, Alan and Richard discuss the demand for Global Skills based on data from the past twenty years. Richard is the Director of Strategy, Research and Global Education for Cisco Systems. In the podcast, Richard discusses the power of informal learning and how schools need to [...]

Is Your Class on Facebook? Should It Be?

At BLC10, we had the opportunity to have Erin and Devin Schoening, from Council Bluff, Iowa, present a session on how Facebook can be utilized in class with first grade students. You heard it right – first grade. The two explained how Erin’s class uses Facebook every day to connect with the families of her [...]

An Interview with Richard Halkett – Part 2 of 6

In part two of this series, Alan November and Richard Halkett discuss the demand for Global Skills based on data from the past twenty years. Richard is the Director of Strategy, Research and Global Education for Cisco Systems. In the podcast, Richard examines the polarization of jobs for our students into routine and non-routine work. [...]

Student Scribes with Darren Kuropatwa – Part 3 of 3

In this final segment of Alan’s conversation with Darren Kuropatwa, the discussion shifts to classwork and homework assignments. Specifically, the two emphasize the need for change in the types of assignments teachers give to best make use of the content to which students now have access. Darren has been a presenter at our Building Learning [...]

Student Scribes with Darren Kuropatwa – Part 2 of 3

In our previous episode with Darren Kuropatwa, Alan and darren discussed what impact having students publish to a global audience has had on them and on his classroom. In this episode, they continue by talking about how this publication has also led to a shift of control that fundamentally changes teaching and learning. Alan and [...]

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