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Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, blogging, connecting online, digital native, education, instructional design, learning, networks, pairadimes, restructuring, technology | 
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Kim Cofino writes on Twitter:
Join us in our uStream session: http://ustream.tv/channel/isb-edu-stream Conversations about the Future of Learning in a Networked World.
I click the link to uStream and find that 12 others have also joined her meeting, later there were 17 of us.
Vance Stevens is talking and a participant in the meeting links to the slide […]
Jun
3
“I speak digital” :: Digital Exposure
Category: Pedegogy, digital native, education, learning, pairadimes, technology | 1 Comment
I’ve bounced some digital immigrant/native ideas around a few times. Now I have one more thing to add.
When I was young my sister had dolls that spoke. This was so amazing! You pulled a string in the doll’s neck and as it recoiled the doll said, “Hi Ma-ma” or some other short phrase. Later the […]
May
27
November Learning
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, Square Peg, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, networks, pairadimes, reflection, restructuring | Leave a Comment
After my last post I went to hear Alan November speak at an afternoon Pro-D session. I then read Brian Kuhn’s blog post and added a comment, which I have edited slightly and included below. In the process of writing this comment I realized a valuable lesson, which I will discuss below the comment:
The afternoon […]
May
18
Two ’stuck’ posts, a borrowed post with an added rant, and a few questions.
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, School2.0, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
I have 2 blog posts on the go right now that I can’t get myself to complete.
One is on Digital Citizenship which looks at a post by Vicky A. Davis. The concepts I am formulating are in need of some more deep thought, and I don’t know when I will get […]
May
1
Blogging with students requires biting your [digital] tongue
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, School2.0, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection | 3 Comments
In my last post about my Science Alive wiki, I mentioned that our Renaissance Fair Project was starting, (here is the assignment). I also mentioned that with our lousy computer lab, I wouldn’t be blogging again as I did last year.
Well, I decided to go ahead anyway! I can’t use our useless communal teacher lab, […]
Apr
30
Wikis in the classroom: a reflection.
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, blogging, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | 2 Comments
Well here it is, my completed Science Alive Wiki.
After an incident delayed getting feedback from my students until last Monday, things got extremely busy with preparation for the Renaissance Fair and my Grade 5 Transition Retreats [the subject of a future post]. All this included 3 afternoons out of my classroom at other functions… I […]
Apr
24
Start Your Own Blog
Category: Pro-D, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
Here is the write-up for the 2 hour Professional Development seminar that I ran today for 9 dedicated teachers who showed up on a sunny Saturday, after a full day of Pro-D on Friday.
Start Your Own Blog
A practical session that will introduce you to blogging.
You will see how others use their blogs and you […]
Apr
23
“Some Assembly Required”
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I thought I was going to spend the long weekend reading my book for our book club, but I had a Whole New challenge instead: Putting together a million piece puzzle for my kids to play on in our back yard…. swings, monkey bars, slide, fort, climbing wall, and picnic bench all neatly packed in […]
Apr
19
WOW: Bringing Science Alive! (wiki)
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What happens when you:
Allow students to determine what they need to learn, and then enable students to manage their own learning activities?
I recently started a wiki space for my Grade 8 Science classes called Science Alive!
The concept is to let students choose their own topic to explore, and then demonstrate learning on all the levels […]
Apr
14
The Web2.0 Prophecy: An Adventure
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Square Peg, blogging, books I like, connecting online, digital native, education, leadership, learning, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, reflection, restructuring, technology | 4 Comments
Originally posted: March 13th, 2007
Reflection upon re-reading and re-posting:
Until now I have been adding my reflection at the end of these re-posts. However, I thought with this post it should come first. Why? Because it is important that I share the date of the original post before quoting other bloggers who were […]
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