On Monday the 101st winner of the Newbery Award will be announced in Seattle. The American Library Association will conduct a webcast to millions around the world. And our 5th graders will be tuned in.…
Why Collaborate?
So much has been happening this week: working on report cards, meeting with colleagues on our School Improvement Team to plan for our up-coming School Effectiveness Review, and following the “happenings” on #etmooc. And all the while, I’ve been “curating” (which to me means absorbing the new information and giving it time to curate while I reflect on it) – that’s my new word of the week.…
Lifelong learning
There’s so many things I want to do, the type of person I want to be. All I have to do is remind myself of my New Year’s Resolutions less than a month ago:
- Lose 30 pounds (diet, exercise, no caffeine)
- Educate myself (Coursera, reading, crafting)
- Freer from debt
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connected learning
So after watching the recorded session on CONNECTED LEARNING, Alec Couros left us some thinking points:
- What does PLN/PLE look like? How can I share?
- How important is connected learning? Why?
- Is it possible for our classrooms and institutions to support this kind of learning?
the growing popularity of tumblr
We recently invited Jonathan King of i-Safe into our district to speak to our community and digital……
Advanced Blogging
Had an amazing session with Sue Waters. This was the first session where I really felt I was “getting it” I was able to listen to Sue, communicate with others in the chat, I collected some great resources and learned a few new tips and tricks that will definitely help me be a better blogger, teacher, and member of the online education community.…
MOOC Participation: See it twice and Click
Just Drafting
I’ve been continuing to enjoy dipping into the #ETMOOC stream, beginning to feel a lot more relaxed about missing things.
A couple of days ago I followed a link by Tiago Santos to Basic Ingredients for Good Web Writing | Chapter Three.…
Lip dubbin, across the universe
It’s currently 32 degrees in Western Australia today and the start of the Australia Day long weekend.
This typically means most people embark on a 3 day weekend consisting of BBQs, beer and only visiting friends who either own a pool or have air conditioning.…
Lip dubbin, across the universe
It’s currently 32 degrees in Western Australia today and the start of the Australia Day long weekend.
This typically means most people embark on a 3 day weekend consisting of BBQs, beer and only visiting friends who either own a pool or have air conditioning.…