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Every Strike Brings Me Closer to the Next Home Run.
I used to be scared to experiment with our marketing. I thought that I there was the potential for me to “screw something up” and I didn’t want to hurt my school’s name. The realization is that you won’t screw anything up. The reality is that the worse case scenario is that no one will pay attention. You need to learn from that lack of attention and try something else.
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Can’t get enough @nicholedobo reporting on #blendedlearning and #edtech? Get exclusive newsletter content: http://t.co/BjgM17yklq
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Create An Alias That Automatically Distributes Documents | The Gooru
Create an alias that automatically distributes docs and save time for the important things http://t.co/Owj2TI2Q2l http://t.co/cJm6crMd9p
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iPaddling through Fourth Grade-Encourage…Engage…Enlighten…Empower: Student-Led iConferences
Great examnple of Student-led iConferences
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Two Years of Research on HarvardX and MITx
Research from Justin Reich on the Mooc’s at Harvard and MIT after two years.
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On reading, Part 4: research on the comprehension strategies – a closer look | Granted, and…
Part four in Grant Wiggins’ series on teaching students to be better readers
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The extent to which children slow down their reading on encountering inconsistent information is a significant predictor of comprehension.
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If strategies are taught with too narrow a base of content or text, then students do not have a chance to learn how to transfer them to new reading situations (Rosenshine & Meister, 1994). The optimal balance enables students to learn that strategies are an important means for understanding but are not the main point of reading activities.
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found that third graders’ conception of a good reader was one who reads quickly without making mistakes, replicating the findings of Myers and Paris 30 years earlier
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Many students think comprehension is “knowing what the words mean” and “what the author said”
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The key “strategy” is metacognitive self-monitoring because without it, there is no awareness of misunderstanding and thus no need for the strategies.
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Far greater attention has to be placed on getting readers to feel the lack of understanding/slow down in the face of the realization that they do not get it.
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This is a key!
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The third post in Grant Wiggins’ series on reading and literacy.
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As the previous posts on literacy have shown, many researchers are critical of the way the strategies are taught (or NOT taught), and few studies show solid transfer of learning into independent reading. There is no doubt that comprehension can be improved through teaching cognitive and comprehension strategies; the most common implementation of these strategies is often doomed to fail. Every teacher of reading, ELA, and English needs to understand how and why.
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Collaborating Online Is Sometimes Better than Face-to-Face
From Harvard Business Review
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Good post on digital workflow for the iPad from Holly Clark
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Students Ask Big Questions At Science Leadership Academy
From Tom Vander Ark about his visit to Science Leadership Academy – “Philadelphia is home to a high school that is transforming the opportunity set for 500 urban students in an unremarkable converted office buildings located downtown.”
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The 10 most popular TEDx talks | Playlist
The 10 most-watched TEDx Talks
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iPad Summit Boston 2015 – EdTechTeacher iPad Summits
WOW! #ettipad Boston?! It’s like someone built my #edtech PLN Pantheon! @mrbadura @GuyKawasaki http://t.co/YAwIVDA8bg http://t.co/lBQEcCXYYL
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Twitter for Learning: The Past, Present and Future
From Jane Hart – “…to understand the VALUE it holds for them personally or professionally, requires spending TIME on it – being immersed in it and “feeling” what it’s all about.”
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Evidence-Based Professional Development
White paper from Campaign for Learning in the UK
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12 Google Apps Adoption Tips For Your EDU
From The Gooru – “How do you increase adoption early on and ensure a smooth implementation for your school? Below are 12 tips addressing change management, training and adoption.”
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Convert PDFs to Google Docs to Differentiate Instructional Materials
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On Reading, Part 5: A key flaw in using the Gradual Release of Responsibility model | Granted, and…
Part 5 of great series on reading by Grant Wiggins
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The Finnish National Board of Education – Current issues
Subject teaching in Finnish schools is not being abolished
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Hacking PD Through Innovation and Collaboration – SXSWedu 2015 (with images, tweets)
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MassAnalysis – Pioneer Institute :: Home
Want to see how well your Mass. town operates compared to neighboring communities? Check out: http://t.co/kRAgG4mcsj #mapoli #localgov
Category: Uncategorized
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 29, 2015)
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Part I of the 2015 Brown Center Report on American Education.
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NPR Interview: Jay Smith And Mary Willingham, Authors Of ‘Cheated’ : NPR
today, UNC’s athletics are also known for something else entirely: a massive academic fraud scheme. In Cheated: The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports, UNC history professor Jay Smith and Mary Willingham, who worked with UNC athletes as a learning specialist, detail the scheme and the attempts to cover it up
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Debate over test security vs. student privacy rages in the age of social media – The Washington Post
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Dave Isay shares his TED Prize wish: to take StoryCorps global
From TED Blog – ““Tonight, I’m going to make the case that inviting a loved one, a friend or a stranger to record a meaningful interview might just turn out to be one of the most important moments in that person’s life — and in yours,” says Dave Isay of StoryCorps, stepping to the TED stage to accept the 2015 TED Prize in Session 5 of TED2015.”
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Family Success at the Heart of Engagement Efforts in Mass. District
If parents in the Springfield, Mass., school system want to help their children with the college-application process, figure out how to balance the family budget, learn to knit, or even become a certified lifeguard, there’s a class for that, thanks to the district’s Parent Academy.
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Knowing and Wisdom Isn’t Enough
More food for thought on marketing schools from Brendan Schneider
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5 Steps to Effective and Transformative Professional Development
From Getting Smart – “At last year’s Learning Forward Conference in Texas, Linda Hammond Darling (the respected Professor of Education at Stanford University and Director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future) was asked about the effectiveness of teacher professional development. She said that while she believes some districts are doing a great job and could just tweak it around the edges, about 90% of school districts need to think about starting over and redesigning their PD.”
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The Somali woman who’s become a global star on Instagram
Another example of social media used to promote a positive message – What’s your stereotype of the Somali capital Mogadishu? Whatever it is, chances are it’s different from the view you get if you follow Ugaaso Abukar Boocow on Instagram.
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Learners are learning differently; are you changing the way you train and support them?
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Pls vote by RT & Fav for @TEDxFargo @MrsDelz https://t.co/zmwhFK6It4
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Nipmuc Regional High School Principal’s Blog: Guest Technology Blogger: Senior Ashley Whitmore
Guest Blogger on Nipmuc Blog – Highlighting benefits of 1:1 at the high school.
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Five-Year Comprehensive Professional Development Plan
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Adult learning inmultiple forms abounds in school districts. However, articulation of focused, coherent professional development is a rarity. A specified path for professional development and training for all employeesserves toclarifyexpectations, evaluations,and the allocation of resources. This requires a school district to clarify its aim as a system and align professional development so that it can have its greatest impact on improving student learning. A school district should organize itself sothat each employee has access to adult learning that affects his or her ability to perform so that every student learns and is able to graduate.
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Continuous improvement is a familiar model, used in much school improvement planning. Killion and Roy‘s Backmapping Model for Planning Results-Based Professional Learning, shown below, complements school improvement planning. Killion and Royobserve that―School improvement plans identify student learning goals, while professional learning helps educators acquirethe knowledge and skills to help students meet those goals‖
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If students designed their own schools… – YouTube
A look at Monument Mountain High School’s student-designed program
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After Learning New Words, Brain Sees Them as Pictures |
Interesting study from Georgetown University Medical Center
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Wondering about customer service when it comes to the way educational institutions connect with their stakeholders, mainly parents and students. What connections can we draw here?
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Research Seeks Scale For Measuring Student Engagement
From Teach Thought – “a University of Missouri researcher has developed a scale that quantifies student engagement and could help educators identify barriers to student participation and increase levels of student involvement and learning.”
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Collaborative Culture Fuels Meriden’s Blended Success
from Getting Smart – A great example is Meriden Public Schools, which hosted a Blended Learning Summit (#MPSblended).
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Scaling Unhangouts: Our First In-District #Edcamp Online
A great idea for an online edcamp which was carried out by Meg Roa
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What’s the Perfect Amount of Homework?
Melissa Dahl from NYMag reports that new research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology has found that any amount of homework that surpasses 70 minutes is too much.
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Great set of podcasts on a variety of topics related to literacy
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Flipping the Classroom Explained – YouTube
Great video explaining the Flipped Classroom
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Why We Are Misunderstanding the Chromebook iPad Debate
Good summary of what the iPad can do that laptops cannot from Tim Holt
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 22, 2015)
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Preventing Youth Suicide Through Lessons Of Hope
From Teach Thought – “Schools for Hope is a new, free educational curriculum that was developed by The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) to prevent youth suicide by giving students, educators and parents the necessary learning tools to find and maintain hope.”
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How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting
From Harvard Business Review
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Increase Learning Comprehension By Taking Pen and Paper Notes in Class | Big Think
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Why the American Dream is unraveling, in 4 charts
from the Wall Street Journal with some interesting data to back ti up – “analysis shows how family structure, parenting practices, schooling and health habits correlate with diminishing opportunities for poorer children.”
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From Terrance Ross in The Atlantic – “Nearly every school in America has some form of Internet connectivity—but that alone doesn’t mean all kids have equal access to the web.”
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Letter from the Department of Education in NJ re: Social Media monitoring
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Doxxing to Defend Student Privacy
Another Must Read – More on student privacy from Audrey Watters – prompted by Pearson’s monitoring students’ online activity during PARCC exams.
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Warning bells for me: this was the second story in a row in which Braun had disclosed the personal information of a female edu employee of the state of New Jersey. And in this second story, it wasn’t just work info; it was a home address. Her deets. Her documents. Her dox.
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Some great tips from Brendan Schneider about using social media tools to help manage your priorities
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Twitter Looks Back on Its 9-Year History, in Tweets
From Time – Social media site celebrates birthday with a round-up of influential moments and milestones
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Is Your Child’s School Student-Centered? A Checklist for School Visits |
From Bonnie Lathram on Getting Smart – “This checklist is for parents who want to ensure that the school is student-centered. A student-centered classroom and school helps create deeper levels of engagement through a more personalized learning environment and allows for learners to thrive- by putting them in the driver’s seat.”
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Maybe we don’t understand what readers really do – and why it matters
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Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core
From Teach Thought
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Research shows how to make your employees happier
Research shows how to make your employees happier and more productive http://t.co/TTOq9bBPse http://t.co/Cj3NNj8oUg
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Highlighted sections of ELL Requirements for Principals
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ELL students must participate in allMCAS or PARCC tests scheduled for their grades regardless of the language program and services they are receiving or the amount of time they have been in the United States. The one exception applies to first-year ELL students who enrolled in U.S. schools after March 1, 2014.
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ELL students, including those who have been identified as LEP in the past, but are no longer reported as LEP, may use an authorized bilingual word-to-word dictionary and/or glossary on the following MCASand/or PARCC tests:
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Ohio Schools Punish Children Who Opt Out of Common Core Testing
Sad story about students being disciplined for opting out of PARCC testing.
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How to Stream Live Google Hangouts on Air to YouTube
Are you using Google Hangouts on Air? Do you want to know how to set up for live YouTube streaming?
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What are the Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make When Integrating Technology into the Classroom?
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Know Your Terms: Constructivism
A good overview of Constructivism
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An app for learning grammar and building sentences
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Universal design for learning brings emotions into education technology.
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Allows teachers to create a custom search for their students
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Disney’s $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband
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That’s how we think of it. If we can get out of the way, our guests can create more memories.
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It also allows Disney to optimize employees. The goal was to create a system that would essentially replace the time spent fiddling with payments and tickets for moments of personal interactions with visitors.
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“move past transactions, into an interactive space, where they can personalize the experience,”
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In fact, it’s called the paradox of choice: You make people happier not by giving them more options but by stripping away as many as you can
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Such a great read! Worksheets vs. iPads – The Surp
Such a great read! Worksheets vs. iPads – The Surprising Truth http://t.co/TxFnChCnIr #gafesummit #iossummit
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On today’s open thread – Player Development is human development masquerading as a baseball endeavor. http://t.co/LXMSrhLBMt
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 15, 2015)
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Google Classroom iPad App User Guide for Teachers – by EdTechnocation.com – Google Docs
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Why Deep Reading is Suffering as Technology Advances
What do you think? Is it not possible to deep read in an electronic book format? I find that reading on the iPad may come with a few distractions, but I also really enjoy being able to quickly look up related information to further explore ideas, facts, words, and so on.
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Workflow: Moderate Student Email-Posted Videos to YouTube
Good overview of workflow for classrooms uploading videos directly to a class YouTube Channel.
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The Right Way to End a Meeting
Simple but effective way to ensure that everyone is on the same page
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@patrickmlarkin Check out our website for more info: http://t.co/KJvxyJ7yDZ
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If you’re looking to improve your core, squat. http://t.co/0HCqFBoy91
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The Compelled Educator: Ideas for Using Google Hangouts in the Classroom
Ideas for Using Google Hangouts in the Classroom http://t.co/edpx8ZwAOD via @Jennifer_Hogan #ALedchat
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Frankie’s New 3D Printed Hand | Enabling The Future
A story abut our middle school students and what they did with their 3-d printer
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The iPad Goes to School: The Rise of Educational Tablets – Businessweek
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Drive Your Classroom Guide – Google Docs
Great Resource from Rich Kiker
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From Chris Casal – a great addition to the traditional bulletin board by using Aurasma for links to multi-media presentations (iMovie)
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Highlander Institute Blends Rhode Island
Great overview of how the Highlander Institute supports Blended Learning for schools in the state of Rhode Island
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Link to Google Drive Folders from Buckeye Valley Schools in Ohio
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Inside the film room: Transition defense | Comcast SportsNet – CSNNE.com
Inside the film room with Brad Stevens: Transition defense #Celtics http://t.co/TKbdqv3VyT
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New York Public School Abolishes Homework
P.S. 116 will be a very interesting school to keep an eye on. Researchers will doubtlessly analyze whatever effects result from every student’s dream come true: the abolition of homework.
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Video, Transcript & Excerpts From President Obama’s Extraordinary Selma Speech
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How Do We Learn? How Should We Learn?
Great post by Jackie Gerstein on the science of learning.
A quick research tip
After seeing a blog post from Slate last week that discussed that Google is thinking about ranking its search results on facts rather than links, I was wondering how many people take advantage of the search tools built into the social bookmarking tool Diigo. Why do a random Google search when you can search inside this network of links that have already been vetted by others?
I wrote a bit about the problems inherent in a random Google search a while back and thought I’d revisit this example with Diigo to show the advantage. When you do a random Google search for information on something (i.e. Martin Luther King Jr.) you don’t really now the quality of the site before digging beneath the surface of the link. The example below highlights this fact as the links below that came up on the first page of my Google search include martinlutherking.org which is run by the White Supremacist group Storm Front.
Try Diigo Instead
The search below is from Diigo where members can click on the Discover tab at the top of the page and then choose Community to search the bookmarks of everyone who uses the service. The list below gives an example from the Martin Luther King Jr. search that was also done on Google. The top sites about Martin Luther King Jr. here are from the Nobel Prize, Stanford University and the King Center which was founded by Coretta Scott King.
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So next time you need to research, I encourage you to give Diigo a try.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 8, 2015)
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From Brendan Schneider – Some good insights on how to use Facebook for marketing/engagement
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A good framework to share with teachers looking to get started with PBL.
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Apple Overhauling iPad for Education Program to Simplify Sharing Devices and Apps http://t.co/gkeuloLQ3Z
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“The measure of a free society is not how it treats its good citizens, but how it treats its dissidents.” http://t.co/8BsMBFAZ7x
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Best part of #LFL15 connecting with my good friend @patrickmlarkin https://t.co/pZKwjlE1Ik
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My day began with a Facebook suicide letter from a friend. http://t.co/wFSaG629DV
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Interesting look at how the textbook companies are dealing with the digital shift.
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Great site for new tweeters!
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From Richard Byrne – Text 2 Mind Map and MindMeister’s Google Docs Add-on bridge the gap between the outline format and the mind map format.
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From Getting Smart – “My School Information Design Challenge”
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A4: Interesting article by @patrickmlarkin http://t.co/bCv6S4j0RN bottom of the article talks about innovation #perrychat
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from Richard Byrne
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Good overview of 50 of the top Chrome Extensions for Teachers
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From Scottsburg, Indiana
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The Common Core has become a flashpoint at the nexus of education politics and policy, fueled by ardent social media activists. To explore this phenomenon, this innovative and interactive website examines the Common Core debate through the lens of the influential social media site Twitter. Using a social network perspective that examines the relationships among actors, we focus on the most highly used Twitter hashtag about the Common Core: #commoncore. The central question of our investigation is: How are social media-enabled social networks changing the discourse in American politics that produces and sustains social policy?
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Today, however, Thompson and her fellow drivers understand they are uniquely positioned to play important roles in children’s experience of school, beyond getting them there and back home safely.
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From Justin Reich
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Check out 5 Google Chrome Apps for Social Studies Teachers http://t.co/zfhCziB6Ri #edchat
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Goodies galore! Our new #GoogleClassroom updates make it a treat to teach. Learn more about what’s been added: http://t.co/IADBC3G8zD
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10 Intriguing Photographs to Teach Close Reading and Visual Thinking Skills http://t.co/xmU8s2sFTK http://t.co/hq03qjQEk5
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How can games support classroom practice? via @eschoolnews http://t.co/KOlq1PpCBe
Twitter is whatever users want it to be…
A lot of the chatter in the Boston-area over the last few days has been about some nasty Twitter comments made about the 17-year old daughter of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. This whole story began over the weekend when Curt tweeted a congratulatory Tweet to his daughter Gabby regarding the fact that she will attend Salve Regina College next year and be a member of the softball team. Unfortunately, this celebratory tweet from Curt to his daughter brought out some vulgar tweets from people who are not fans of Schilling. If you are out of the loop on this story, which has now gone national, you can read about it here on Schilling’s Blog (Warning – Schilling’s article shares some of the x-rated tweets that were made). I have also listed a few links at the bottom of this post from news sources who have covered this story.
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Anyway, my reason for writing this post is not to editorialize on the Schilling situation. Instead, I would like to defend the use of Twitter which I heard classified by local sports radio host Michael Felger as “a sewer.” The interesting thing about Felger’s commentary about Twitter is that he does not use it himself. How can someone who does not understand the scope of Twitter declare that it is something vile? For me this is akin to denigrating a movie that you have not seen, a book that you have not read, or a location that you have not visited.
Is it fair to make final judgements on cities, towns, or countries because of the negative headlines that are coming out of that location. No, I think we need to go a bit deeper and find out both the negative and the positive of places before making a decision. The reality here in regards to Twitter is that it is a microcosm of the world we live in. If you hang out in a bad area of a town or city known for a certain type of criminal behavior, then you are going to see more criminal behavior.
Twitter is an amplifier
So let’s look at this incident in regards to the area that it emanated from, the sporting world. Unfortunately, the trend in our country (and probably beyond) is that people who are fans of a particular team or athlete take their passions about that individual or team to a level that is well beyond the lines of decency that we expect. The same can be said for Twitter-based conversations that are related to athletes or teams. While we see many comments that are inappropriate, it is a lot more common to stumble on some negative and/or offensive comments than you would find regarding some other topic.
My point here is that Twitter amplifies conversations bit it does not change the standard on its own. Pick some of the opposite sides of the spectrum out there (i.e. Red Sox-Yankees, Patriots-Jets, Democrat-Republican) and you are more likely to run into some conversations, both in-person and on Twitter, that cross the lines of decency. Twitter is not the issue, but I will give in to the point that there are a lot of people who will say things online that they would not say in person. But again, the main thing here is that a discussion that lends itself to venomous comments takes new heights and is amplified on Twitter.
My Six Years on Twitter have been extremely positive
For me, Twitter has been a godsend that has connected me with educators from all over the world. I have seen very isolated instances of nastiness and would call the stream of information of which I partake the furthest thing in the world from the “sewer” that Michael Felger describes Twitter as. The connections with the fine educators I have connected with on Twitter have opened the door for endless learning opportunities for me, for teachers, and for students.
In addition, our use of these tools in our school community has helped us have conversations with our students about navigating this digital world and helping them avoid some of the negative aspects of social media. It has helped us build a sense of community by the use of a school and district hashtag (#bhschat and #bpschat) to share news and successes.
Of course I could ramble on and cite countless examples of the connections that have taken place on Twitter over the past six years for me and others I know, but the important thing is why it is happening. We know where to go and where to look for the constructive conversations that we seek and I find it insulting to be thought of as someone who hangs out in a “sewer.” There are a number of amazing hashtag-based chats that allow educators to have constructive and meaningful conversations with others who share our passions about students and learning.
There are some nasty things happening on Twitter for sure, but that is not indicative of the intentions of the majority of Twitter users. Those people who use Twitter for positive ends know this and those who refuse to partake should refrain from jumping to drastic conclusions. While social media may not be for you, please don’t insult my right to use it.
Related articles
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 1, 2015)
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School snow days should be turned into e-learning days with students attending class online, a Halifax education expert says.
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From Paul Bennett – Director of Schoolhouse Consulting and adjunct professor at St. Mary’s University in Canada
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Example of a teacher’s work-flow with Google Classroom
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The fifth grade students at Bradwell School of Excellence explain why their home is not Chiraq.
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When a gardening project went awry, they discovered a naturally occurring bacteria in soil called Diazotroph. The girls determined that the bacteria could be used to speed up the the germination process of certain crops, like barley and oats, by 50 percent, potentially helping fulfill the rising demand for food worldwide.
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From Richard Byrne – Tackk is a free tool for creating blogs, simple webpages, and digital portfolios.
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5 principles for designing a digital badging PD system http://t.co/xJwOBaPEFW #AASA150 @EducatorsCoop @CajonValleyUSD
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See the happiest & unhappiest jobs in 2015: http://t.co/HJ2E04Qeza
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When instructors engage with e-texts, students do too: digital textbook study from Indiana U http://t.co/rvs7R1HtBf http://t.co/LRs9KkLblS
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@jonbecker http://t.co/i9mqw9X3H4 http://t.co/WNdBEx3hRO and http://t.co/UvTB80Nc0e also @chadsansing wrote a good piece (I thnk I sent it?)
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Great site from Moore County Schools
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From Alfie Kohn in the Washington Post
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The Managing Complex Change model puts language to that which makes some schools successful while others struggle. The model looks at five components necessary to create a desired environment. These include vision, skills, incentives, resources, action plan. If any one piece is missing the model indicates results schools will experience including change, confusion, anxiety, gradual change, frustration, and a false start.
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Last night, John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn –better known as John Legend and Common–won an Oscar for their emotional song “Glory” from this year’s Academy Award nominated film Selma. Beating out Tegan and Sarah’s amazing theme song, “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie, and Glen Campbell’s career-capping song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from the documentary Glen Campbell….I’ll Be Mine, which explores the famed singer’s battle with Alzheimers, “Glory” had some tough competition. Addressing the racial inequality America still faces, “Glory” is a song that brought tears to the eyes of the Oscar audience, including David Oyelowo who played Dr. Martin Luther King Junior in Selma. Common and Legend took the stage to perform the song, accompanied by a chorus slowly marching forward to reflect civil rights protestors, and were awarded the Oscar immediately following. While many believe that Oyelowo and Ava Duvernay, director of Selma, were snubbed by the Academy for not being nominated, and this year’s Academy nominations have been criticized for lacking diversity, “Glory” spoke to the struggle of African Americans and highlighted the consistent racial inequality painfully present even at the Hollywood ceremony.
Watch the awards ceremony performance, and their stirring acceptance speech to understand the immense power of the song and its relevance to contemporary American society.
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Interesting TED Talk~http://t.co/yAjhX2mx6f ~thanks for sharing Travis Hunt. http://t.co/x8Aay9yoLZ
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Chrome Extension – Gradebook Split http://t.co/dLYJRctU2P via @alicekeeler #usd246 marvelous piece of work, thanks Alice!!
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How Spelling Keeps Kids From Learning – Atlantic Mobile http://t.co/vwlilJupQ2
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Great example of a blizzard bag assignment from a teacher in NH
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Best Online Collaboration Tools Directory – 500+ Tools organized & ranked http://t.co/D2GpCPcNSu #collaborationtools http://t.co/pkKxaKkePp
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USB Heated Gloves? YES PLZ. 21 Products Everyone Who Works in a Freezing Office Needs http://t.co/kScLLgroKK http://t.co/PUIbcSXaZy
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VCU Fans Fool Refs, Entire UMass Team With Fake Shot Clock Countdown (Video) http://t.co/1mH3bobzYK
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (February 22, 2015)
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Massachusetts: Business Group Endorses Common Core Testing | Diane Ravitch’s blog
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Peter Greene live-blogs his taking of the PARCC test. Interesting read.
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Could You Teach Without Grades? |
Great podcast with Starr Sackstein on her experience in a high school Englisg classroom with no grades.
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A Wonderful Example of Learning Enabled by Technology
Good example and pointers on using explain everything
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The Choreography of Presenting
Great post from Royan Lee
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The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad
The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad #yorkuict @tcdsbntip #yorkutc http://t.co/Vcpr7WTkdc
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one of the most interesting sites I’ve see lately #gdelt http://t.co/c92yIBuTe8
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Teays Valley Local Schools – Blizzard Bags
From Teays Valley School District in Ohio
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From Akron, Ohio
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Samples from Willard, Ohio
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http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/images/BlizzardBags/MiddleSchool/Garrett/Garrett-Gr8-LA-Day1.pdf
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Alex Rodriguez’s return to the New York Yankees
The guy who wrote this already owns a Pulitzer, which means this probably isn’t even his best work. Read & be amazed. http://t.co/F8IHNEYf1P
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How to Search for Publicly Shared Google Docs, Slides, and Spreadsheets
From Richard Byrne – Searching by file type and searching by domains is a great way for students to refine their Google searches – i.e. site:docs.google.com
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Everone knows my district is a big fan of…
From Tim Holt – Here is a short video we created giving you an idea of how CK12 works in a BYOD environment.
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Bad Maths | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Great Flickr Feed from Danny Nicholson – A place to store all those images of crazy special offers and examples of things that just don’t add up. The aim is to be able to use these in maths lessons
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The decline of play | Peter Gray | TEDxNavesink – YouTube
All work and no play makes Jack a maladjusted boy [Watch] http://t.co/MPJOw5Bmwo #edchat #miched #tlap #elpspd http://t.co/Lkcn9VrRs6
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STUNNING: THE INTERNET IN REAL-TIME: http://t.co/
STUNNING: THE INTERNET IN REAL-TIME: http://t.co/rx4kuQTvIL http://t.co/FNpVXxI6DD
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (February 15, 2015)
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Check out my Digital Dad series on Youtube https://t.co/4BHKIJEUzO and download my free book http://t.co/6TCbpiXb3I #ideasforlostkids
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3 Reasons Why Your ELLs Need Arts Integration | graphite Blog
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(25 Years Ago) The First School One-to-One Laptop Program
From Audrey Watters – A look back at 1:1 Laptop Programs – 25 years after the first one.
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The Lack of Evidence-Based Practice: The Case of Classroom Technology (Part 3)
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Join our School Visibility Initiative | Dangerously Irrelevant
Join our School Visibility Initiative started by Scott McLeod
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The Connected Administrator – Linkis.com
The Connected Admin-my presentation on helping ignite digital leadership! http://t.co/Tqv9HtQD4Y #bfc530
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My Favorite Liar – A Shrewd and Cunning Teacher
tactic from a college professor to get students to check the facts of what he was saying – Between today until the class right before finals, it is my intention to work into each of my lectures … one lie. Your job, as students, among other things, is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.”
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Importance of Technology in Education
Great list of questions here regarding what ourt students can do with technology
My Un-Learning Journey 