Virginia ASCD Presentation
Thursday, December 1st, 2011For folks who attended my session on G21 at #VASCD11 on December 1st, here’s a copy of my presentation.
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VSTE Mobile
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011VSTE is hosting two Mobile Learning Mini-Conference events – July 19 in Newport News and July 26 in Sterling, Virginia!
The Virginia Society for Technology in Education’s summer learning events–Mobile 21: New Teaching – New Learning- Just $60 brings you a full day of learning and networking around mobile applications and devices. Breakfast and lunch are included!
The conference program can be found online and features sessions for everyone from elementary and secondary teachers to librarians and administrators.
Learn about productivity apps, educational apps, and management strategies! These mini-conferences will help you advocate for the use of mobile technologies, stay on top of trends, and learn from the experience of others.
We hope to see you!
Google at ISTE 2011
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011We’re assisting Anita Harris this morning at ISTE on using GoogleApps and Tools in the Classroom!
Educators may learn more about some of the variety of Google’s amazing search tools (and beyond!) from this blog post from my work blog, Technology Times.
Our students and teachers both use Google Apps for Education – in two separate domains. I work for an all-Macintosh district that’s begun to deploy iOS devices. We love the fact that Google’s innovative tools and services are cross-platform and work on mobile devices. Be sure to check out Google’s mobile tools for iOS and Android such as Google Goggles, Google Translate, and support for Apps for Education.
Along with my colleague Bea Cantor, I became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009 in Washington, D.C.
John’s Scratch & Alice Resources
Monday, June 20th, 2011This week I’m training teachers in Hopewell on Scratch.
Here are some resources I recommend:
- Scratch Website
- Scratch Ed Website
- Goochland Scratch for 21st Century Skills
- DesignBlocks Website (Currently unavailable)
- The Daily Papert
- Classroom 2.0 Wiki
- PICO Boards
- Scratch Programming for Teens Book
- Digispired II
- ITTIP
- John’s ScratchSite Cat Race
- John’s Page on the Scratch website
And for Alice:
A Contribution to the Crowd
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011This Thursday, I have the pleasure of speaking to a class at the University of Richmond on social media in K-12 education.
I unfortunately have both good and bad examples to share, but I wanted to collect my thoughts on the talk here, along with a few resources I plan to share.
- What’s your definition of “Web 2.0?” We used this as an interview question. We’re interested in your take (btw, if you’re ever asked) and not just a dictionary definition.
- Tell me about your experiences in what you do, and your experiences thus far in this class.
- Digital footprints. I’m going to take a cue from Professor Becker here and try this activity, to “Google” the students. What will we find? What’s their contribution to the crowd of voices online?
- Pros/Cons What are some of the pros and cons of social media they’ve learned about thus far, and what examples do they have?
- Blogging, and teacher blogging. What’s the point, and what are the potential advantages?
- Goochland’s goals when starting teacher blogging in 2005. Blogs have played a role in the way we operate, and what’s come about from this?
- Emulation, Copyright, and Legal Issues.
- Twitter and the World of Tweets. Share guide posted today, Tuesday.
- Getting Social. “Goochbook” and our Ning Social Network
- Blogs, RSS, and Podcasting – discussion about the world of podcasting. Are we still social?
- Final Exam: What does it take to learn online? Discussion about putting all of this into context… Khan Academy, MIT Courseware, open textbooks, and what’s next?
John Hendron is also podcaster for the Virginia Society for Technology in Education.
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