Category: web 2.0
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Podcast170: Reinventing Project-Based Learning by Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss
This podcast is a recording of the NECC 2007 presentation “Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age” by Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss, along with several other educators who joined the session via Skype. As the authors of an upcoming book on project-based learning with the same title as…
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The iPhone cometh and inspires inquiry
It has been interesting to track the delivery path of my iPhone the last few days, which is set for delivery on Tuesday of this coming week. When I told my 9 year old it was shipping from Shenzhen, China, his first question was, “Why is the iPhone made in China?” Rather than tell him…
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K-12 Online Conference 2007 Presenters!
Lani Ritter Hall has posted (on behalf of all 4 co-conveners) the official list of the 2007 K-12 Online Conference presenters and their presentation titles! Those 36 presentations (9 per strand) will be shared in addition to the previously announced keynote presentations in each strand, and the pre-conference keynote by David Warlick, for a total…
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Podcast167: From Hand It In to Publish It: Re-Envisioning Our Classrooms by Will Richardson
This podcast features a recording of Will Richardson’s spotlight presentation at NECC 2007 titled, “From Hand It In to Publish It: Re-Envisioning Our Classrooms.” Will provided a thorough list of major points and links on a wiki site he created to accompany his presentation, included in the podcast shownotes. Will continues to challenge educational leaders…
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I can hum, so I can find a mystery song
Wow. I am blown away. In a response to yesterday’s post “Challenging Internet search tasks,” Kern Kelley shared a link to Midomi.com. The website describes the service the following way: Search with your Voice: Search for music by singing or humming part of a song. All you need is a microphone. Sounds too good to…
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Podcast166: iPhone First Impressions from Devin Henley
This podcast features an interview this evening with my cousin, Devin Henley, who become an enthusiastic iPhone owner at 6:15 pm US central time on June 29, 2007. Devin discusses his initial impressions of the iPhone, gives an overview of its applications and features, and reviews the process of setting up his iPhone and syncing…
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Use YouTube to ask U.S. Presidential candidates questions
The Democratic Party in the United States is soliciting questions for upcoming debates between its Presidential candidates via YouTube. If you don’t already have a webcam, get one and record a thoughtful question for DNC candidates via video. Then post it to YouTube. Encourage your own children, young people you know, and students you teach…
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Nuggets from NECC (2)
Wow. NECC 2007 is officially over, and my brain is feeling pretty full. Yesterday was a day full of conversations in the hallways and at the EduBlogger lounge for me (along with my session in the afternoon.) Today was highlighted by several wonderful sessions, more hallway conversations, and a great series of lessons on advanced…
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From “Hand it In” to “Publish it”: Re-envisioning our Classrooms by Will Richardson
THESE ARE MY NOTES FROM WILL RICHARDSON’S SESSION ON WEDNESDAY AT NECC 2007. WILL HAS VERY THOROUGH NOTES ON http://handitinnecc.wikispaces.com/. I’M LIVE BLOGGING THIS AND WILL WRITE “END OF NOTES” WHEN WE’RE FINISHED. I’M RECORDING THIS SESSION AND WILL POST SUBSEQUENTLY AS A PODCAST. The Saturday edubloggercon was a powerful meet-up – it was the…
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I’m on Twitter!
Behold, the power of a cohesive, persuasive group to exert peer pressure and influence others to change their behavior… No, I’m not talking about any type of self-destructive behavior… I’m admitting that thanks to the instruction and encouragement of John Pederson and many other edubloggers in the edublogger lounge at NECC, I’m now twittering! I…