Category: schoolreform
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iPhone and iTouch video out functionality, 1 to 1 Learning, and CCC Pedagogy
I want/need my iPhone (without jailbreaking it) to support video-out functionality, not just for video/movie playback but also to show my active/current screen when selecting and using different applications. According to the Apple Support Article “iPod and iPhone: TV out support,” the iPhone and iPod Touch just support “TV Out” currently. “TV out” functionality is…
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Learn and share about OLPC
As the December holiday season again approaches, many people in many cultures will be thinking about gift giving options. This year, consider giving an XO Laptop to a student in a developing country. The OLPC Foundation is again offering a “Give One, Get One” campaign, providing a chance to both obtain an OLPC for you…
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Share your ideas and stories with our next U.S. President: Barack Obama
Thanks to a tweeted encouragement from Lisa Linn, I learned about this request from Barack Obama for policy ideas and suggestions as he continues to form his leadership team: MYPOLICY: WHAT DO YOU THINK? The best, most comprehensive plan for change in our country will include your ideas and your feedback. America needs a president…
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Our next U.S. Secretary of Education
The following is not exactly the letter Dr. Scott McLeod asked for awhile back in his post, “Edublogger letters to the next President,” but it hits near the mark for me. This is my comment to the USNWR blog post today by Eddy Ramírez, “Who Should Be the Nation’s Next Education Chief?” Of the options…
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Moodle advocacy by School Charlson
Scott Charlson presented the session “K12 Student Engagement: Beyond the 3:00 Bell” at the 2008 Oklahoma Distance Learning Association (ODLA) conference on 13 Nov 2008. These are a few of the links and notes I jotted down from his session. A Ustream.tv recorded archive of Scott’s session is available. MoodleRooms is being used by the…
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Crescent Public Schools: A Beacon for Oklahoma Education
Today at lunch during day one of our November Celebrate Oklahoma Voices workshop, I had a chance to ask Julie Cook of Crescent Public Schools how their 1:1 laptop initiative with students in grades 9-12 is going. As far as Julie knows, Crescent is the only public school in Oklahoma currently with a 1:1 laptop…
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The mind of a learner: Iron, Marble, Receptacle or Flame?
I found this quotation about the mind of a learner this evening on the blog of the Tennessee State Board of Education: We are to regard the mind not as a piece of iron to be laid upon the anvil and hammered into any shape, nor as a block of marble in which we are…
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Podcast interviews with Oklahoma elected officials on NCLB
I recently discovered the audio podcasting page of the Professional Oklahoma Educators organization, which includes a variety of interviews with Oklahoma elected officials focusing on education policy and specifically NCLB. Strictly speaking I think these are simply posted audio files and not a podcast, since a web feed does not appear to be available permitting…
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Chris Lehmann on School Change at Ignite Philly
I’m very enthused Chris Lehmann is keynoting the “Leading the Change” strand of the 2008 K-12 Online Conference, which begins its first “regular” week in about six hours. Chris’ keynote will be posted a week from this Monday, on October 27th. This evening I took some time to watch this 5 minute video of Chris’…