We are wrapping up our #20Time Projects in my English 10 classes as the school year comes to a close. Right now, students are working on their own to complete their work and reflect. I've started to reflect, too, and will be writing about my take-aways from #20Time and use this space to help plan for next year in Post #3. Before all...
I have the pleasure of working with pre-service teachers at Manhattanville College this week for a technology training. We are exploring GAFE, online formative assessment, web 2.0 tools, Twitter, etc. Our foundation, though, will come from a discussion of #edtech philosophy and purpose. To help, I decided to show the power of connected educators by crowdsourcing advice for these teachers. I've curated the...
At this year's NJ #Gafesummit, I learned about DocAppender and was blown away. I instantly saw its potential for peer reflection and portfolio work, and set out to master it the next week. This post is an updated version of the workflow I tweeted out that week. Last week, I received the mention below, which sparked this new entry. Using #docappender to have...
We are around a month into my English 10 20Time projects and I've been trying to share my students' work and my process and progress for #20Time. This is my first try with 20 Time Projects, and I am loving it. The students who "get it" are doing some of the most meaningful work I've ever seen. Their projects, interests, passions and products...
Teaching & Learning with GOOGLE COMMUNITIES PART 1: A #Google EduonAir Reflection and More
Monday, May 11, 20159:24 PM I am excited to be writing tonight! For the past week, my head has been spinning with new ideas for blog posts--I've felt inspired to share and feel compelled to write all of a sudden. I even made a title graphic, so you know I'm feeling good about it. My inspiration comes from a lot of places, but most of all it's from...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day/Week. If you are reading this blog you are likely a teacher and deserve some recognition for your hard work and efforts. If you've done a quick Google Image search for Teacher Appreciation, you're probably wondering why Ryan Gosling is in every meme. Answer that one for me, faithful reader. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1f/bd/58/1fbd584c1029de9ecf0745ed14f57351.jpg I think it appropriate today to give thanks to...