Adult or child? Teacher or student"
This post has made me reflect on this question, in the context of motivating teachers to adapt, expand or bluntly put, change their practice.
Larry Ferlazzo wrote: I've never motivated a student.
I have been gathering information on the "brain and learning" in a previous post.
Work in progress ...
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Student Safety Online - Must respond ... not just nice to respond (1)
Lots of interest worldwide in Safer Schools Day 2010.
Safer Internet Day 2010
From Ireland, an article about Irish teens online
Check out this Kentucky safe schools organisation website. The Pledge against cyber bullying is interesting, as is the matching cyber bullying website.
Visit wisekids UK and a post that refers to the Wise Kids conference on Young People in a Digital World
Online Safety: the sensible and the bizarre a post by John Connell about a UK experience.
Australian Federal government pilot increase cybersafety in schools. This includes a link to the National Safe Schools Framework.
Online safety push for 5 year old more about the UK experience.
YouTube safety mode, hot off the press is covered in a later post.
Safer Internet Day 2010
From Ireland, an article about Irish teens online
Check out this Kentucky safe schools organisation website. The Pledge against cyber bullying is interesting, as is the matching cyber bullying website.
Visit wisekids UK and a post that refers to the Wise Kids conference on Young People in a Digital World
Online Safety: the sensible and the bizarre a post by John Connell about a UK experience.
Australian Federal government pilot increase cybersafety in schools. This includes a link to the National Safe Schools Framework.
Online safety push for 5 year old more about the UK experience.
YouTube safety mode, hot off the press is covered in a later post.
Web Filtering - News and Views (1)
A topic that arouses high emotions and passionate, polarised opinions ...
Here is a selection of posts relevant to this topic, that I have collected over the last months.
Ewan McIintosh on Glow, Scotland, VLE and school filtering
Larry Magid writes on filtering for parents, recommending rarely for teens.
Here is a selection of posts relevant to this topic, that I have collected over the last months.
Ewan McIintosh on Glow, Scotland, VLE and school filtering
Larry Magid writes on filtering for parents, recommending rarely for teens.
In a perfect world ... a teacher posts about a blocked website.
Web 2.0 and filtering
Filtering internet content for kids
Internet filtering as a form of soft censorship
Copyright, filtering issues for the 21st century.
I will continue to collate articles and post on this topic.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Still stuck on SlideShare - Where to now?
Work in progress ...
I plan to map the new features that should attract even more educators and users of social media to SlideShare.
I think I might set up a new group to save to...
I want to create some shows this year, a noble goal, but we will see ...
My enthusiasm about SlideShare, which almost matches my keenness for google tools, figured in many of my very first posts. My first major reflection post 2007-2009.
Social learning - the story so far ...
About my Slidespace, my uploads and my groups.
... and I am not alone, Angela Maiers Chalk Talk post on her use of @SlideShare and that of other well-known educators.
I plan to map the new features that should attract even more educators and users of social media to SlideShare.
I think I might set up a new group to save to...
I want to create some shows this year, a noble goal, but we will see ...
My enthusiasm about SlideShare, which almost matches my keenness for google tools, figured in many of my very first posts. My first major reflection post 2007-2009.
Social learning - the story so far ...
About my Slidespace, my uploads and my groups.
... and I am not alone, Angela Maiers Chalk Talk post on her use of @SlideShare and that of other well-known educators.
Just wait a minute ... reflection on the language weuse
Just wait a minute, is the language we use helping our cause. I have written on this topic previously. Breaking old habits is easier said than done.
Speaking about education reform. More useful terms could be: rethinking, reframing or what about simply variations of the word "change".
Angela Maiers has her thoughts on this topic too: Nurturing New Ideas: Turning "Yeah, but" into "Yes, how?"
Let's all abandon the notion that school teachers might teach "social media".
Speaking about education reform. More useful terms could be: rethinking, reframing or what about simply variations of the word "change".
Angela Maiers has her thoughts on this topic too: Nurturing New Ideas: Turning "Yeah, but" into "Yes, how?"
Let's all abandon the notion that school teachers might teach "social media".
Digital Tools and Laptops for Learning - Global Buzz (12)
Seventh graders in Richfield Springs now have laptops to take home, a story from New York.
Some schools rethink bans on cell phones
This MSNBC article references activities in a few American states.
Another opinion piece on laptop learning: The Truth about 1:1 Laptop Programs
Student response systems still attract interest in the field.
Jury still out on EVSC laptop computer program
Finneytown students enjoy being test subjects.
An alternative view: Ban cell phones in school
Wesley Fryer writes: Teaching more content with an IWB is not transformational
Some schools rethink bans on cell phones
This MSNBC article references activities in a few American states.
Another opinion piece on laptop learning: The Truth about 1:1 Laptop Programs
Student response systems still attract interest in the field.
Jury still out on EVSC laptop computer program
Finneytown students enjoy being test subjects.
An alternative view: Ban cell phones in school
Wesley Fryer writes: Teaching more content with an IWB is not transformational
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