http://schibs.net/necc Atlanta, GA Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:22:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en School 1.0 Rituals, rules, and routines Focus on the right answers This is okay. School 2.0 Engaged Self-directed Project-driven  Independent problem solvers Teachers and students are empowered Learning community Meaningfulness + Significance + Connectedness =  Contribution EXAMPLE: Conrad calls the school during summer vacation, wants to come to school to work on his video project.  He won't take no for an answer.  The ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=46 Tuesday 3:30-4:30 Some resources: thefischbowl.blogspot.com learningandlaptops.blogspot.com www.lps.k12.co.us/schools/arapahoe/21c/necc2007.html Staff Development is critical! Teachers meet once every three weeks for three hours - talk about: educational theory, latest research, etc pedagogy, how it looks in the classroom, collaborating & coming up with ideas (would try things out and then come back in person & blogs to report) technology piece, show tool ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=43 Higher education institutions are putting their research videos on ResearchChannel.com. Also check out TeacherTube for video. Recommend the use of SurveyMonkey, ZOHO Polls, SurveyScholar, Zoomerang, and Response-o-Matic for original research. We need to make sure that were teaching ethical usage of the polling services when we let students administer their own ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=44 Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 Dr Sue Stoddart Key Words: Effective and Lively! instructor presence - must be more present than normally would be in a face-to-face class lively - engage students know all the tools available to online discussions (see discussions not read, etc) How do we really get to know students in online learning? - ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=41 OR: iTunes/YouTube and the Academic MySpace This topic in one word: VOICE (individual identity, reflection, meaning making, and new literacy). Why digital stories in ePortfolios? Reflection is the heart and soul of a portfolio Digital stories can humanize any model of ePortfolio Plugs The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. "How we educate our children ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=40 Driving forces behind Wikitext: Students were not using textbooks, often sold back to bookstore with shrink wrap still on them. Dissatisfaction with timeliness of textbooks. Theory behind Wikitext: Enhance student learning by increasing involvement in course content and encouraging higher level thinking. Introduce collaborative environments. Use technology as an instructional tool. Designing the Wikitext: Developed an online text ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=38 What makes a global citizen? Going beyond learning about the world to learn with the world. One who can connect with any person from any heritage or background, one who does not think one culture is the epitome of all cultures, one who is not afraid to borrow from another culture. In order ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=36 Monday early afternoon Again, only had a bit of time. I spent a good deal wandering and just looking at what all was there. Stopped to chat with a few people, dropped off my card, etc etc. Two booths I visited and spent a bit of time at: Smart ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=29 Monday 12:30 - 1:30 Paul Sparks prsparks@pepperdine.edu "The best way to predict the future is to invent it yourself." - Alan Kay Create a new identity - Avatar fully customizable hair/clothes/gestures/etc reflection of yourself OR new identity can have more than one avatar ("alts") creating identities helps learn! Participate in Community spaces built for interaction bars, dances, etc people share experiences through their ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=26 Monday Morning We didn't have much time to spend in the vendor fair so far this morning, but we did get a chance to visit some of the booths. Best Buy We mainly went to Best Buy to get some really big bags. They had Dance Dance Revolution displayed, and were talking about how ... http://schibs.net/necc/?p=25