I have been meaning to write about podcats ever since I started this blog. This completely new form of entertainment has fascinated me since I downloaded my very first episode of the History of Rome podcast. (For a thoroughly enjoyable account of the fascinating history of the Roman Empire, check out the iTunes Store or Mike’s blog and download the 179 episodes of this podcast.)…
Pinterest Goes to College
Pinterest is a popular social media tool many people use to locate and share visual content. Pinterest is a jackpot for finding creative recipes, decorating tips, and more. But how can the unique visual and ……
You Could Win an iPad Mini
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Student work using Strip Design
Year 7 students used Strip Design to create comic strips to explain how to find the Highest Common Factor or the Lowest Common Multiple. They shared their work with others in the class via our Edmodo page, and I’m sharing some here because I think they did a great job.…
Thank you, Janet. Yes, that motivational poster is…
Thank you, Janet. Yes, that motivational poster is great. Hope you manage to come to the Seeta chat on Friday. It is not a webinar but, from what I understood, an informal chat. It seems I will have to try and convince some blog-skeptics that blogging is great.…
Refection on New Online Teacher course
Hybrid Pedagogy: Leaders in Innovation
30-day challenges #5days5posts Post 1
This new edition of the #5days5posts series starts with a short musing about setting myself 30-day challenges. I contemplate why I think it’s a good idea to do and I announce the first two challenges for the next 30 days.…
The Other 21st Century Skills
Reblogged from User Generated Education:
Many have attempted to identify the skills important for a learner today in this era of the 21st century (I know it is an overused phrase). I have an affinity towards the skills identified by Tony Wagner:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
- Agility and adaptability
- Initiative and entrepreneurialism
- Effective oral and written communication
- Accessing and analyzing information…
Caveat Venditor: Pink’s To Sell Is Human
I loved Daniel Pink’s Drive and found it extremely relevant to many of problems confronting education (cf. some of my thoughts on it), so when +Chris Long suggested his newest book To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others for a #CAedchat summer read, I eagerly jumped right on it.…