Killing Creativity

leb — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:40:28 +0000

Ken Robinson hits the mark in this TED Talk. It is a bit long but worth the watch. He makes some very good points and is quite humorous. What the heck are we going to do about this folks? Pay attention…

2010 Horizon Report

leb — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:14:17 +0000

I just downloaded the 2010 Horizon Report to my Dropbox for near-future reading. However, I did just read a summary of it here , written by David Nagel.

“For educators on a quest to help students grow as 21st century learners, this report is a must-read, one-stop source for information about emerging technologies that have the potential to transform education,” said Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN.

The summary shares the critical challenges we face in education, as identified by the report:

Inadequate digital media literacy training for teachers;
Out of date learning materials and teaching practices;
Lack of agreement on how education should evolve, despite widespread agreement that change is needed;
A failure of education institutions to adapt to informal education, online education, and home-based learning; and
Lack of support for or acknowledgement of forms of learning that usually occur outside the classroom.

I am anxious to read the report. I am equally as anxious to start doing something about it…its becoming my focus. There are many people out there much more entrenched in this work, doing amazing things. I am here to learn from you and with you. i am wondering how others might prioritize the above mentioned challenges. Where would you start?

Interesting..

leb — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:13:34 +0000

I hear many people express concern over the prevalence of texting with kids. I am not so convinced it’s an issue.

leb 12/02/2009

leb — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:31:55 +0000

NYSCATE – Annual Conference

tags: nyscate

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

leb 11/26/2009

leb — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:30:57 +0000

GE | Plug Into the Smart Grid

The Smart Grid integrates 21st century technology with the 20th century power grid. So GE can help you manage energy more efficiently than ever before.

tags: augmented reality
NYSCATE

A social network for educators interested in NYSCATE members, events and conferences. NYSCATE is an ISTE Affiliate.

tags: NYSCATE
Pics4Learning | Free photos for education

Thousands of copyright free and copyright friendly images and photos for teachers and students.

tags: diigo, photos, digitalstorytelling, photography, education, graphics, resources, clipart, copyright
The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams’ color comic strips, animation, mashups and more!

The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogbert’s New Ruling Class and more.

tags: diigo, comics, humor, fun, dilbert, entertainment
- – post by marcelo
- – post by chenjing
- – post by sbraley
- – post by ctscho
animoto – the end of slideshows

Animoto videos – music videos for your images, video clips and pictures. With high production value motion graphics synchronized to every beat of your music, Animoto videos blow the doors off traditional slideshows; it is time to move past the slideshow and embrace Animoto -free, easy, beautiful.

tags: diigo, web2.0, animation, photos, presentation
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- – post by zmwang
- – post by anothermarkgreer
- – post by njlimmer
- – post by llcomartin
- – post by larsenamy
Welcome to Aviary

tags: tools, graphics, photography, audio, editor
Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick

Wallwisher is an online notice board maker. Discussing a new idea? Taking notes? Giving feedback? Voicing opinion? Wishing a happy birthday? Now do all that easily with Wallwisher wall and some stickies.

tags: diigo, web2.0, collaboration, tools, notes, wallwisher
- – post by jarrodmartin1
the Awesome Highlighter >> Highlight text on web pages

awesome highlighter highlight text on any web page or website

tags: highlighter, web2.0, text, tools
TodaysMeet

tags: diigo, chat, collaboration, web2.0, assessment
- – post by mady1983
Webspiration: Online Visual Thinking Tool | mywebspiration.com

tags: mindmap, web2.0, inspiration, collaboration, graphic organizers
Google Squared

Google Squared takes a category and creates a starter ‘square’ of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web…

tags: google, search, googlesquared, google_apps
fur.ly | shorten multiple urls into one

tags: diigo, url, tinyurl, web2.0, urlshrinkers, fur.ly
Readability – An Arc90 Lab Experiment

tags: diigo, readability, reading, tools, web
- – post by amyliuautumn
Coalition of Essential Schools National Office

tags: education, reform
quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, iPlayer, Viddler, Vimeo and more

quietube: Video without the distractions.

tags: diigo, youtube, tools, web2.0, education
- – post by drgranma
Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare

Free Lecture Notes, Syllabus, Tutorials, Audio & Video from MIT professors. All Free. No registration. | MIT OpenCourseWare | ocw.mit.edu

tags: diigo, education, opencourseware, opensource, mit
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- – post by yukonsyl
Home Page - OpenCourseWare Consortium

OCW

tags: diigo, education, opencourseware, opensource, reference
Curriki – WebHome

Curriki, the online education community, is building the first website to offer free, open-source instructional materials for K-12. We have thousands of free worksheets, lesson plans, exams, project ideas and activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, technology integration and other subjects. All of our educational material is contributed by teachers and partners and is free and open source.

tags: diigo, curriculum, education, wiki, web2.0, collaboration, resources
- – post by sscajun
- – post by jeestirling
Connexions – Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities

tags: diigo, education, opensource, collaboration, learning, opencourseware
- – post by pantekoeka
- – post by benkaboo
- – post by xemaps
- – post by mikeheth
Google News Timeline

tags: google, news, Search, timeline, history
Google News

tags: diigo, news, google, search, events, media
- – post by jdrsantos
- – post by mohansrao
- – post by fenimore
- – post by stonemirror
- – post by chenjing
Google Books

Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search. Discover a new favorite or unearth an old classic…

tags: diigo, books, google, ebooks, reference, library, research
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- – post by alanpoon
- – post by suzannah
Main Page – Gutenberg

tags: diigo, ebooks, books, library, reference
- – post by mktsome
- – post by bastiani
- – post by keibry
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

tags: diigo, resources, education, opencourseware, learning, open textbooks
Library of Congress Home

The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

tags: diigo, reference, research, history, government, education
Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia is owned and operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to bringing free content to the world.

tags: diigo, wiki, wikimedia, resources, reference, media, Web2.0
Education 2.0 – Edmodo – Free Private Social Platform For Education

Education 2.0 – Free Private Microblogging in the Classroom

tags: diigo, teaching, microblogging, web2.0, education, socialnetworking
Home of the 3D Internet, Virtual Worlds and Community Chat

3D Virtual Worlds Chat at its finest. Create your own 3D world, chat with others in Virtual Reality environments created by others and much more

tags: diigo, internet, virtual world, education
VoiceThread – Group conversations around images, documents, and videos

Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.

tags: diigo, web2.0, technology, voicethread, collaboration, presentation, education

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

NYSCATE

leb — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:23:49 +0000

NYSCATE. All the good stuff from the weekend…

Chris Lehman at #NYSCATE

leb — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:02:04 +0000

Chris Lehman at #NYSCATE, originally uploaded by lianebenedict.

Wiffiti at NYSCATE!!

leb — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:17:55 +0000

Wiffiti at NYSCATE!!, originally uploaded by lianebenedict.

Cognitive Coaching Day 5 with teachers today…

leb — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:20 +0000

Cognitive Coaching Day 5 with teachers today…, originally uploaded by lianebenedict.

This One is Even Better…Did You Know? Pay Attention. What does it mean for you?

leb — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:38:28 +0000

Liane Benedict » Education