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Felix Jacomino Twitter: @felixjacomino Link: http://jacomino.com Bio: Felix Jacomino is passionate about authentically engaged students. Since teachers are the ones who help stoke excitement and cr...
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I'm REALLY looking forward to iPadpalooza & hanging with all my iBuddies! 
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April 11, 12:12 PM
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Can you believe this?
My daughter goes to a 20th century school that mistakingly thinks it embraces 21st century learning simply because it allows students to bring their own device. This is particularly frustrating to me since I speak on this very subject at schools and conferences around the country.
"Daddy, I need to buy a scientific calculator for math class!" I respond, "Oh sweetie, you're so cute. No one with a brand new iPad mini needs to buy a physical calculator any more. Just tell me what functions you need it to do and I'll help you find the right app." To which she says, "No. We're not allowed to use our iPads or phones. The teacher says we can cheat that way by texting, IMing, or emailing answers to each other." *facepalm*
I would like to crowdsource here and ask for comments as to how to best deliver my email to this school's academic director.
Thanks in advance!
Seriously? It's amazing to me that this wasn't considered in the equation when the school went to BYOD....crazy!
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If you have ever had a student do a report using internet research you know the headache that it can cause. This article makes google customization a great tool for research.
This is my next project (in a long line of projects!)!
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Our kids will spend the rest of their lives in the future Are we getting them ready? Kevin Honeycutt (@kevinhoneycutt) - Hutchinson, Kansas
Fantastic video about our opportunity and responsibility in the technology age. Love it.
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Pat Bassett, NAIS president, notes key qualities of outstanding schools. His list includes adopting a big vision, committing to diversity, and creating a financially sustainable future that goes beyond large annual tuition increases.
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The best educational iPad apps, handpicked by experts.
Alright Tony Vincent, don't disapooint any who check this out!
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Online favorites that brings you straight to the tools you need
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Every modern school should have at least 4 things in technology or take off the modern and just call yourself a school:
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Katie is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you.
Great collection of apps divided into categories.
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Here's a sample of what we do with project based learning and iPads at St. Stephen's!
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Scott Barry Kaufman Imagine being 6 or 7 years old again, learning about addition and subtraction for the first time.
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Take a moment and imagine a creative work environment. Don't worry about the kind of work going on. Just focus on the space. Close your eyes and picture it. What is that space like? What does it sound like? How are people interacting? Is there movement? Is there evidence of work in progress? Is it tidy, or busy-messy? Can you imagine working there?
This article gives teachers ideas on how to create a thinking space for students. In any KLA the importance of helping the students to be able to concentrate is extremely importand. One of the aims in the Australian Curriculum is to allow students to become "creative, innovative and enterprising when using traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies, and understand how technologies have developed over time."
By creating a thinking space this allows students the freedom to learn and implement the above areas.
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EPIC. Kid's got his head on straight. He's definitely my hero ! Jeff's the man ! Jeff Bliss decided to give their teacher a lesson at the Duncanville High Sc...
Not technology related, but it absolutely illustrates how fed up our older students are with a system that does not work in their favor. I applaud this young man for having the courage to speak up.
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by Felix Jacomino
As I prepare a presentation on 21st Century Skills, I find myself dealing with having to first be clear on what they are NOT. Only because for many, the term "21st Century" is synonymous with technology. In this post, I won't get into the details of why it's not.
What I would like to share is my realization that terrible times lie ahead for bad teachers. Conversely, there has never been a more exciting time for a good educator than today and the near future!
In order to make a statement like that, I owe it to my readers to give my definition of each type of teacher.
Bad teachers:
Do not want to learn new things.
Have "the book" lead instruction and feel the need to always stick to it.
Are comfortable doing the same lessons (the same way) year after year.
Never step out of their comfort zone.
Live in their own bubble and do not see the need to live outside of it.
Only teach facts and assess the ability to memorize those facts ("Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer, deserves to be." -David Thornburg).
Design tests to be easily gradeable.
Think that all progress in education are "fads."
Do not learn new things... oops, I already wrote that! It bears repeating because SOOOO much can be learned from other colleagues!
Good teachers:
Care whether their students find the learning relative.
Are ALWAYS looking for new ways to engage their students.
Embrace quality professional development as often as they can.
Learn from and share with other educators.
Have gotten this far into this post and are nodding their heads ;-)
My hopes are that we QUICKLY get to the point where teachers who do not inspire and engage will be seen as employees who are simply not doing their jobs and be let go. Or, they may move to schools that don't "get it" (yet) and find a safe haven there for now. Either way, it's time for ALL teachers to pick a side. And yes, there's plenty of room on the "good side" for bad teachers to make the change. Here's hoping!
Tru dat... and, admittedly, infuriating to a large category of educators.
(But I soooo long for a test that is easily gradeable!)
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Tony Vincent, teacher and learning consultant presents practical and entertaining ways for young learners to use low cost mobile devices to create movies. Pr...
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If you run a classroom, school, district, or country, you need to know how to properly integrate technology in education. This should help.
This article is really interesting. It talks about the difference between merely using technology, and actually integrating it into the classroom. It gives scenarios, examples, and compares and contrasts the ideas of "using" and "integrating". I found it to be a good reminder of the ideas that our lessons should not be based around the technology itself, but instead, used in the same way as any other learning tool, to help make learning accessible.
~Trent VanDyken
Being purposeful about incorporating technology in our learning tasks will be vital to being an effective teacher. Students need to be taught how to use these tools and navigate the volume of information the internet presents. Using technology without direction and purpose can create problems and wastes tremendous potential.
Elsa Mansfield-This article talks about using technology to learn instead of learning how to use technology. Integration involves making technology a part of the everyday classroom, and using it to engage studetns with information or content. I like the idea of being very purposeful with employing technology in a variety of ways and incorporating technology in our learning tasks constantly. Using technology without direction and purpose can create problems and wastes tremendous potential.
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iBooks Author is a fantastic way to get students involved in their own learning. If you're dedicated to providing engaging lessons for your students then creating interactive textbooks needs to go ...
What I believe will likely develop into a potential strength for the iPad and Apple.
If you have ever taught IB, or if you innovate to the point that textbooks lose their significance, then this article is for you. BTW, LiveBinders is a great choice for collecting resources into easily used units
Have students do reflection and journal as they advance in the nursing program. This insight can be a honest look at strengths and weaknesses.
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12 Principles Of Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization.
As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. For 2013, the focus is on a variety of challenges, from how learners access content to how the idea of a “curriculum” is defined.
Not sure I agree it is "impossible" to get this type of authentic learning in the classroom, but an interesting analysis of mobile learning nonetheless...
This is where technology is taking us...to an area where the students control their learning....
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You never know how someone will react when you suggest that they junk their title and replace it with a new one that leads to a different focus of work—not to mention the confusion this could cause across the faculty, or the possible political...
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Education is taking off in Twitter. See which hashtags can keep you in the loop.
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Perhaps the most difficult aspect of project-based learning for me was figuring out how I was going to assess it.
Terrific rubric that dovetails 21st Century Learning!
Standard based assessment is great for teachers to see specific skills students need help on, specific concepts, provides clarity and guided instruction that is focused on student learning
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Hey, teacher! Got an iPad? Then you've got a toolbox that you can fill to help you be an even better teacher! Spend some time with this infographic to discover how your iPad can be your handy assistant.
Tony does it again! EXCELLENT Infographic all iPad-toting teachers are going to LOVE!
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