Today I had the opportunity to talk about differentiating instruction with a group of educators using mobile technology as a part of ISTE’s Verizon Innovative Learning Schools virtual conference. At the end of the end of this session (with no
Differentiating and personalizing learning
I do a lot of work to help teachers and students differentiate and personalize learning. One thing I know about this is that you need A LOT of content to succeed in doing this. Also, mobile technology makes it a
All teachers deserve to be "connected"
Connected Educator month in August affected me deeply. I consider myself “connected” — I’m on Twitter often; I use other social media tools to collaborate with others; I love online participatory learning. When I have a puzzling problem or a
Ed tech, conferences, and broadening the discussion
I’ve been pretty vocal about my view of conferences in the past. They seem to me to be a less than optimal format of professional development, and I feel inauthentic standing up and lecturing (presenting) about not standing up and
K12 Online – a great learning opportunity
If you don’t know about the K12 Online conference, you should! This year’s conference starts today, but you can participate any time. The K12 Online conference is a progressive professional learning opportunity to engage educators worldwide around 21st century learning.
Kids photo challenge = great fun + creativity + learning
I am a big fan of DS106, the digital storytelling MOOC (group? online course? community? it’s a mix, I guess), and especially of the Daily Create project there, which is a way to encourage myself to create something on a
August is Connected Educator month!
August is Connected Educator month, and there are so many ways you can participate, whether you are already a “connected educator” or whether you are curious what all this is about! Here is a calendar of events for the month.
Workaround for student email
Many schools don’t give student email accounts or permit students to use email at school. However, many Web 2.0 sites require unique email addresses, which poses a challenge. A pretty usable workaround for this is this Gmail trick. If your
Making ebooks – quick and easy
[cross-posted from K12 Open Ed] In my 4T Virtual conference session today, there was a lot of interest in how to make ebooks with open content, so I’m writing this short post with more details. (We’ll also be doing this
BeBOLD – Online and Blended Learning
Over the past year or so, I’ve been working with a consortium of four districts in New Mexico on a project to foster online and blended learning. It’s been a great experience that has benefited teachers and students and left