Category: 1:1
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Technology Integrators are essential for 1 to 1 Laptop Learning and Technology Immersion
Yesterday I had an opportunity to join a group of ten educators from Sweden in a tour of Yarmouth High School, in Yarmouth Maine. Yarmouth students, teachers and administrators have participated in the MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) for the past eight years. Alice Barr is the technology integrator at Yarmouth High School, and Cathy…
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The 21st Century Teachers’ Toolkit by Alice Barr @alicebarr #cmtc10
These are my notes from Alice Barr’s breakout session, “The 21st Century Teachers’ Toolkit” at the the 2010 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference in Manchester, NH on 30 Nov 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Track conference conversations using the Twitter hash tag #cmtc10. Alice is the Instructional Technology Integrator at Yarmouth High…
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iPads in the Classroom by Jonathann Reed and Sharon Parsons #cmtc10 #edapp
These are my notes from Jonathann Reed and Sharon Parsons’ breakout session, “iPads in the Classroom” at the the 2010 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference in Manchester, NH on 30 Nov 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Track conference conversations using the Twitter hash tag #cmtc10. Sharon teaches 6th grade and Jon is…
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Pocketbook Tablets and Commoditization of Touch Technologies
I’m glad to see tablets proliferating, although I have yet to “test drive” one which has a comparable feel, user experience and app selection to/as the Apple iPad. Yesterday in Independence Mall just outside Kansas City, I was interested to see Pocketbook tablets for the first time. These tablets were most notable for their prices:…
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Take care of your laptop! (TPI: ThinkPad Investigation)
Do students at your school take care of their laptops, or the laptops they are able to use on carts kept at school? Lenovo sponsored the following ten minute CSI-spoof video to help students understand the critical need to take care of laptops, especially Thinkpad laptops featured in this video. This video was created by…
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Speech Tournament Naps, iPod Policies, Laptop Lockdowns and Student Inspiration #cwf2010
Yesterday and today my son and I spent quite a few hours at Putnam City North High School, northwest of Oklahoma City, at their annual speech and debate tournament. I snapped these photos today in the student commons area. Weekend tournaments can be tiring! Some of the students on our team didn’t leave Friday night…
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Podcast363: Implementing 1:1 Prepare Our Students for Their Future… TODAY!
This podcast is a recording of Cheryl Beaman and Michelle Barnes’ presentation, “Implementing 1:1 Prepare Our Students for Their Future… TODAY!” at the Innovative Learning Institute sponsored by the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma on November 4, 2010. Cheryl and Michelle are educators at Grand View School in Oklahoma, which is near Tahlequah.…
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Dreaming of iPad Presentation Apps for the classroom
When I was in Holland, Michigan, recently at Holland Christian Schools, one of the teachers (Dan Vos) shared his dream of an iPad application which combined the functions of Air Display, Air Sketch, and Mobile Mouse Pro. I’m not sure if that will be developed or not, but the way iOS app development is going…
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Video reflection from North Texas
Today I had an opportunity to spend the morning with Dr. Gerald Knezek visiting with educators in Irving ISD. There are lots of things to share which I’m thinking about now as a result of our conversations, but since I don’t have time to write them in a post at present I recorded a twelve…
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The Fisch Flip in Michigan: Dale Eizenga on flipping traditional lecture and homework routines
Colorado teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams were some of the first educators I learned about who are leveraging the power of podcasting, screencasting, and video sharing to “flip” the traditional model of lecture in class and homework at home which predominates in many schools today. In his article “Think Tank: Flip-thinking – the new…