Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingStudent Voice: Student Engagement Tips from Students (©2012, Thoughtstream) was inspired by Diane Wright, Superintendent SD #27 in British Columbia, Canada. The authors/contributors are the students of School District 27.Their comments were compiled and summarized by Natalie Michelson the Director of Marketing. It is a free eBook that features responses compiled from engaging 150 students from 6 […]
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August 1st, 2012Why Social Media Matters: Book Summary
July 25th, 2012Why Social Media Matters: School Communication in the Digital Age by Kitty Porterfield and Meg Carnes (© 2012, Solution Tree Press: Bloomington, IN) offers educators an explanation of why social media is an important powerful tool for communication along with real-world examples of how to use it. They use current research to help you get […]
Read entire post...FB Gives us: Fear, Loss of Jobs & Less Teen Driving
July 22nd, 2012It is truly amazing how many ways Facebook impacts our culture. It causes fear for many organizations, results in real people losing real jobs, and less driving by teens, which sounds good to me. Page two suggests live streaming school events, tips for customizing learning, ignorance as a weapon, and a player piano that picks […]
Read entire post...The World Is Flat Release 3.0 Summary
July 8th, 2012If you haven’t read The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century Release 3.0 by Thomas L. Friedman (© 2007, Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux: New York, NY) it is time. If you have read it, it’s time to review the ten forces that have converged to flatten the world as far as […]
Read entire post...Flip Your Classroom – Great Book Summary
June 27th, 2012Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Classroom Every Day by Jonathan Bergmann and Arron Sams (©2012, International Society for Technology in Education: Washington, D.C.) is a must read for anyone interested in flipping their classroom. It provides a window into a flipped classroom led by two educators who were driven by a simple […]
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