These are my notes from Shawn Massey and Wynn Draper-Bryant’s presentation, “Classroom Basics for 1:1 Computing” at the One to One Institute‘s conference on November 10, 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session and hope to share it as a podcast later. Shawn and Wynn are
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Gary Stager shared his presentation, “10 things you can do with a laptop” at the 2009 uLearn Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, last month. Gary’s summary of this session is available on his website. This presentation is based on Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon’s 1971 paper, “Twenty Things to Do with a Computer.” Check out
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If you’re not subscribed to the K-12 Online Conference blog, the K12Online Twitter feed, or Facebook page, you may not have noticed we’ve had five of our 2009 conference presenters share “teaser trailers” about their upcoming sessions! These are optional, short (30 – 60 second) advertisements for conference sessions by presenters, designed to whet your
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These are my notes from Mark Clemente’s presentation, “NASA Resources for Millennial Learners” at the One to One Institute‘s conference on November 9, 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session and hope to share it as a podcast later. NASA eClips is NASA’s newest program, one
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These are my notes from Leslie Wilson’s session, “Leadership: The Critical Factor” (for 1:1 success) at the One to One Institute‘s conference on November 9, 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session and hope to share it as a podcast later. Leslie Wilson was Director of
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These are my notes from Illinois Senator Deanna Demuzio‘s presentation, “Engaging all Stakeholders” at the One to One Institute‘s conference on November 9, 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session and hope to share it as a podcast later. History of the Illinois technology immersion bill
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These are my notes from Alex Inman’s presentation, “Saving Money on Your One-to-One Program,” at the One to One Institute‘s conference on November 9, 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session and hope to share it as a podcast later. Alex in 6th year of 1:1
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These are the results from our PollEverywhere survey during today’s keynote address at the One to One Institute‘s conference in Chicago today. These were the poll options for participants: We have a 1:1 project in at least 1 grade, students take home laptops We have a 1:1 project in at least 1 grade, students do
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The free, worldwide K-12 Online Conference is just around the corner, and this short teaser video from Maria Knee, one of our co-conveners, will whet your appetite about what is to come! If you have not already, please join the K-12 Online Conference Ning, subscribe to the conference blog, follow k12online on Twitter, and become
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It’s coming and you won’t want to miss it! The 2010 PodStock conference will be held July 16-17, 2010, at the Old Town Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. The 2009 PodStock conference was a GREAT event, made superb by the contributions of lots of creative educators from around the midwest of the USA and beyond. Mark
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Last week when I was in Hangzhou and Shanghai, China, for a higher education 21st century learning conference, I used my Boingo WiFi Hotspot login several times on the “partner login” page of ChinaMobile. I don’t have a Boingo subscription, in the past I’ve just opted for a “pay as you go” plan. The interesting
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The days of photographic privacy are over. It is important for people of all ages, but especially teenagers who are most prone to rash behavior, to understand this and its implications. Chris Foresman’s November 2, 2009 article for ARS Technica, “Students suspended for racy slumber party pics, file lawsuit,” is the latest well-publicized case in
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Amanda MacMillan’s article last month for CNN Health, “Internet addiction linked to ADHD, depression in teens” highlights a troubling study from Taiwan pointing to widespread Internet addiction problems faced by adults as well as youth. This paragraph really got my attention: Our culture practically mandates time online, he (Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis of the Center
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Sylvia Martinez is spot on in her post today, “Students are not the enemy.” Shame on the vendor and vendor representative, Sophos and Chris Ridgway, for sharing an upcoming session at NYSCATE (The New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education) conference titled, “The Enemy Within: Stop Students from Bypassing Your Web Filters.”
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Wednesday night Shelly and I joined friends in Shanghai for a culminating dining experience at Din Tai Feng. If you ever have an opportunity to eat at one of their restaurants in China or elsewhere, don’t miss their soup dumplings. They are AMAZING! (Full panorama: 2758 x 870) (Full panorama: 3770 x 970) These iPhone
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This podcast is a reflection I recorded on a flight back to the United States from the October / November 2009Â 21st Century Learning Conference in Hongzhou, China. There are some issues about which I am reticent to blog, given their poliltical sensitivity in China, but want to share and reflect upon because of the
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Podcast333: Reflections on Social Media, School Change, 21st Century Learning Skills, and China [ 44:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3147)Yesterday our international group (composed of educators from the UK, Australia, and the US) had the opportunity to visit both Hangzhou Normal University as well as Zhejiang University here in Hangzhou, China, just outside of Shanghai. (full panorama: 4154 x 976) Hangzhou currently has a population of about 13 million people, Shanghai has a population
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Thanks to our introduction by Marco Torres a couple of weeks ago in Maine for ACTEM09, I’m in love with the iPhone application Pano. For more about why I love this program and some other examples, see my October posts, “Easy iPhone Panoramic photos with Pano” and “Beautiful Kansas fall colors and more iPhone panoramic
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These are my notes from the closing panel, “Professional Association and Publication Potentials for ICT and 21st Century Learning in the Asia / Pacific Region,” at the 21st Century Learning @ the West Lake Expo held Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2009 at Xi Hu, China, also known as West Lake. West Lake is in
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