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
Common Core: The good, the bad, and the ugly
This weekend I was a part of a panel presentation at NSBA called “New Opportunities Presented by the Common Core: Deeper Learning, Open Educational Resources, and Increases in Long-Term Student Success.” Common Core and Deeper Learning Among the main points
Zero-based curriculum planning
I have been excited about the potential of the Common Core standards. Fewer standards, deeper coverage, more higher order thinking skills and process orientation, better assessment — it all sounds like an improvement. Yet, as I’ve seen the beginning of
Mobile devices: Cell phones
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: It seems like nearly everyone has a cell phone these days. There are “smart phones,” like the iPhone and Android phones, that are full featured handheld
Open Education Week activities
Next week March 5-10 is the first annual Open Education Week! Open Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are
Mobile devices: Ebook readers
This is a part of a series on mobile devices available for learning. Category: These basic devices are intended for reading ebooks and not much more. (We’ve included the more sophisticated devices from the same manufacturers in our post on
Free, open PD!
The P2PU School of Ed is happy to announce a new round of free, open-licensed professional learning groups for educators that will start March 5. These courses are available for sign-up now: Student Grant Writing – A group for high