Category: web 2.0
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Working behind the great firewall of China
Well, after about 24 hours of travel time we’ve arrived safety in Shanghai, China, for the Learning 2.0 conference! Our local time is exactly 12 hours opposite US Eastern Time– a clear sign we’ve literally come halfway around the planet. I spoke with my parents over Skype this evening (in China) and morning (for them)…
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Stitching transformative social networking experiences and impactful professional development
It may be a little silly to try and talk about “best practices” when it comes to Twitter, because the technology is so new and people are still inventing uses for it. I’m certainly not nearly as active a “twit” as some out there, but based on my limited experiences to date there is no…
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No time to make a video? No problem with Animoto!
I am constantly amazed by the variety and high quality of the videos created by Marco Torres and his student videographers. I would love to have access to Final Cut Studio Pro, the hardware required to run it, and to have the knowledge and expertise required to use many of the special effects Marco’s student…
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K-12 Online Conference Teasers!
We’re about a month away from the start of the 2nd annual, FREE K-12 Online Conference. This year presenters have been invited to create short “teaser” videos giving others a better idea of what they will be addressing in their presentation. Four teasers are now available, with hopefully more to come! Learn more and watch…
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Meaningful PD and helping students create media
I’ve posted some new thoughts on the TechLearning blog related to meaningful professional development for teachers, and how school district leaders can help empower students by granting them access to digital technologies as well as inviting them to share their voices on the global stage via digital storytelling. My top recommendationsare : Digital Storytelling with…
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Interaction is insufficient, creation and construction are key
I was (at last) able to listen to Dr. Mitchel Resnick’s keynote address from BLC 2007, thanks to Bob Sprankle’s podcast recording. (Original link broken: Here’s an Internet Archive Wayback Machine version, which includes the original mp3 podcast!) I’ve heard Bob, Queyen Arana, and a few others mention what a fantastic message Mitch shared in the…
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Instructionally Investing in VoiceThread
I am not sure what all the considerations are, but at some point I sense that particular read/write web tools and environments are so powerful and robust that I decide to COMMIT and thoroughly INVEST in them via my time and ideas. My confidence in these tools may be misplaced, since the companies now offering…
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Visa to China
Well this is a relief! To travel to China next week and present at the Learning 2.0 conference in Shanghai, I need a Chinese visa. Thanks to the speedy and professional services of The Travel Broker staff in Salt Lake City, Utah, my passport arrived back home today with my visa to China! The cost…
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Measuring engagement
Engagement is vital for authentic learning. Without engagement, learners are unlikely to experience “transfer” of ideas, images, and skills from a lesson into their long term memory and schema. On Friday I recorded and shared some thoughts about the implications of the “attention economy” for teaching and learning in the 21st century. One of the…