Category: web 2.0
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Podcast187: Implications of the Attention Economy for Schools (Part 2 of 3)
This podcast is the second of a three part podcast series focusing on a 1997 article published by Michael Goldhaber on “The Attention Economy.” In this episode I explore the first three of six implications I see of the attention economy for schools, teachers, students, and learners of all ages. SHOWNOTES: Michael Goldhaber’s 1997 article,…
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100 new Internet users per minute?!
The August 29, 2007, edition of the NPR Technology podcast included an episode on game addiction in China. Louisa Lim’s August 28th article “Gamers Find Gaps in China’s Anti-Addiction Efforts” was the same story, I think. One of the attention-grabbing statistics shared in the episode was that every minute, 100 new people in China are…
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Podcast186: Building Professional Learning Communities with Educators Using Digital Tools
This podcast features is a recording of a featured presentation I shared at the 2007 EncycloMedia Conference in Oklahoma City on August 29th. Professional development is no longer limited by time and space constraints. Conversations and content now accessible via the Internet, the blogosphere, and podcasts are opening up amazing new possibilities for professional development…
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Podcast183: Engagement, Student Participation with Media Technologies, and School Cultural Change by Quyen Arana
This podcast features a recording of Quyen Arana’s keynote address at the 2007 EncycloMedia Conference in Oklahoma City. Quyen is the Associate Director for Technology and Industry Partnerships for the K-20 Center at the University of Oklahoma, and also serves as the Director for the Institute for Biotechnology Partnerships. In the latter capacity, Quyen “serves…
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Shanghai and “What is Learning 2.0”
In a little over two weeks, I’ll be making a trek around the globe I can barely begin to imagine. Even now, having my airline ticket reservations and having my passport in process with the Chinese embassy for a visa application, the reality of this trip is just starting to “hit home.” This “delayed realization”…
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Wanted: K12 Online Conference Committee Volunteers!
We are looking for volunteers to serve on five different committees assisting with the 2007 K-12 Online Conference this year. I am the convener liason for the Professional Development committee, charged to: …arrange opportunities for graduate credit and Continuing Education points that can be obtained globally. Please consider donating some of your time as a…
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Podcast182: Reinventing School for the 21st Century (Goodland, Kansas keynote)
This podcast is a recording of my keynote address for K-12 educators in Goodland, Kansas, on August 21, 2007. SHOWNOTES: Presentation Slides, Morning and Afternoon workshop audio recordings (unedited) on social bookmarking are also available. Subscribe to “Moving at the Speed of Creativity” weekly podcast Receive an email alert whenever a new Speed of Creativity…
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“Upgrading” by Bob Sprankle
Day 3 Guest Blogging at Wes’ by Bob Sprankle Yesterday I picked my daughter up from the neighbor’s to “fetch” her home for dinner. She was playing with the two boys on their lawn, and they had all made these incredible tents and lean-tos. They designed them with natural resources (branches) as well as bandanas…