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BISS and TGS students get to know each other through 'buddy' activities |
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Julie Lindsay, Dr Ettie Zilber and Dr Yong Zhao at BISS |
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Yong Zhao speaks with students at BISS |
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BISS and TGS students get to know each other through 'buddy' activities |
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Julie Lindsay, Dr Ettie Zilber and Dr Yong Zhao at BISS |
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Yong Zhao speaks with students at BISS |
Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: Video: Using a Creative Commons License
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An excellent way to find creative commons photos. I found this by browsing Mrs Yollis' wonderful blog! http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/
YouTube - Global Video ISTE 2010
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International Conference on eLearning Futures 2011
If I had the time and the money....this conference would be a priority!
tags: conference elearning acrossmydesk
10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On Your iPad: Apple News, Tips and Reviews «
tags: ipad acrossmydesk
It’s Your Choice…You Choose « Primary Preoccupation
Blog post by Kathy Cassidy I empathize with.......yes CHOICE is Step 5 of our SEVEN STEPS to flatten your classroom. So important!
Not really sure what this one does yet.....
tags: web2.0 acrossmydesk
Playing Tag or Digital Games? Why Not Both? | MindShift
What’s the difference between a computer simulation and a backyard game of tag? Quite honestly, not much – which is exactly why we, as educational media designers, have failed three decades of curious kids (with some notable exceptions). Interactive quizzes and digital flash cards may make content more exciting than their analog counterparts, but that’s a short-sighted approach that fails to get at the root problem, an extrinsic motivation when kids are already intrinsically motivated to learn. The fundamental problem is not that learning isn’t fun, it’s that we’re answering questions that kids aren’t asking (Who?, What?, When?, Where?) instead of giving them tools to experiment, build on, and share their own ideas. The problem is that we’re trying to replace teachers and parents with software rather than giving them complementary tools to help them become facilitators and coaches instead of test administrators.
tags: games gamebasedlearning acrossmydesk education
Digital Health, Rather than Digital Citizenship – A Time to Rebrand?
Interesting perspective on digital citizenship by Jason Ohler
tags: acrossmydesk digital_health digital_wellness digitalcitizenship
10 Things That Will Be Obsolete In Education by 2020|
The Committed Sardine
I empathize with this list....wish it was 2020 now, why do we have to wait!
MacdonaldTechForTeachers - iPad Apps for Education
Shared with me by Anne Macdonald, Flat Classroom teacher, this is an excellent resource for iPad adventurers!
tags: ipad education acrossmydesk
One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of iPads on Education - iPads in Education
tags: acrossmydesk ipad mobiles mobile
What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School?
"iPads. Interactive Whiteboards. Netbooks. Video games. Although educational technologies are being implemented more and more in classrooms across the country, we don't often stop and ask students - or their parents - what they think their technology needs are. But the newly-released Speak Up 2010 survey has done just that.
The project surveyed almost 300,000 students (along with 43,000 parents, 35,000 teachers, 2000 librarians and 3500 administrators) from over 6500 private and public schools last fall about how they're using - and how they want to be using - technology for learning."
tags: research survey technology acrossmydesk
The best of the best... - Educator Blogs
An interesting doc with educator blogs and their 'best' blog post. A good place to find new people to follow and add to your PLN.
LiveBinder collection of resources for the iPad. Wonderful!
tags: ipad education resources acrossmydesk mobilelearning
ISTE's Special Interest Group on Mobile Learning
Reviewing the excellent resources and community developed by colleagues at ISTE. This is a great SIG to belong to and to learn with.
tags: ISTE sig mobilelearning acrossmydesk
The Two Faces of Social Networking - from iPads in Education
Soul searching example of using social networking to build dynamic learning communities.....
"If connecting and collaborating through online learning communities is a principle feature of 21st century education, then this video represents a core debate about the use of technology in education. Is technology bringing us together or is it breaking us apart? Does the increasing use of technology make our students better digital, global citizens but reduce their ability to interact socially and emotionally?"
tags: insideitgs socialnetworking learningcommunity acrossmydesk
Find creative commons
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Case for Digital Citizenship in Schools
tags: digitalcitizenship 1.12_digital_citizenship acrossmydesk cyberbullying digital_responsibilities
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Facebook Friending 101 for Schools
Excellent blog post by my friend Vicki Davis (Coolcatteacher) - everyone should read this and learn from it!
tags: facebook digitalcitizenship social_media socialnetworking acrossmydesk 2.5_social_networking
Learning 2030: The Future of Teacher Professional Development
This blog post is very much in line with my ideas. I should write something about this.
They're learning to write, and they've got readers - TwinCities.com
Invent a Job, Not Find One: A Working Conference on Preparing Students as Global Entrepreneurs
Yong Zhao blog
This is one conference with a difference! Would love to attend!
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Author, academic who will be coming to China in April as the Think Global School distinguished speaker. BISS teachers will be attending as well!
tags: digitalportfolio personalbranding acrossmydesk globalization
Pics4Learning | Free photos for education
a copyright-friendly photography library for teachers and students. Students, teachers, and amateur photographers have donated thousands of images that are perfect for school projects.
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