I love this image… Source: pinerly.com via Scott on Pinterest Why don’t we have more school leaders re-imagining learning around time and space; and teaching around connection, sharing and collaboration? None of use has “the answer,” but we’re not even asking the questions. Scott McLeod has curated other great images/quotes on Pinterest. Be sure to […]
Archives for July 2012
Status Quo
Time and Change
Two great videos shared on different blogs today. The first comes from Scott McLeod and Dangerously Irrelevant. The video shares the important idea that we need time if we are going to be creative. For me personally, this idea connects to conversations I have had with a colleague who has moved to central office from a […]
Know a skeptical parent? Have them watch this.
This video, created by Frank Romanelli (discovered via Kevin Hodgson’s blog – Kevin’s Meandering Mind), struck me as an excellent watch particularly for parents skeptical of the changes happening in the world today as a result of technology. I’m particularly thinking of parents who say things like kids don’t read/write enough, they spend too much […]
The Mirror
It’s human nature to not want to take responsibility for problems. We are good – very good – at this behavior in education. One of the most common problems I hear about (largely from adults – parents and teachers) is the “distraction” of technology. And the scapegoat is almost always, “the technology” or the students. […]
Immersing Ourselves
This was posted by Making Thinking Visible on their Facebook wall earlier today: Changes in our ability to access information and engage in non-school based vehicles for acquiring information are pushing schools and educators to think beyond the delivery of information as their prime role. It really resonated with me, even though I’d like to […]
Are we authentic in reporting the progress of our 1:1 programs?
I ran across two items today (one recent and one not-so-recent) that were extolling the virtues of the first year of two iPad 1:1 implementations. For me, these are typical of what I read about 1:1 program implementations. So I”m generalizing. Please prove me wrong. Six examples of iPad integration in the 1:1 classroom by […]