Category: <span>What I’m Learning</span>

What I'm Learning: How to make a school-level EdCamp Work

Special thanks to Jay Vean, who made this happen in Cherry Creek. I can’t wait to see more schools adopting this model for their PD. Redesigning Education Through Technology: The EdCamp PD Model: Have a Go Last week my colleagues and I organized a morning of powerful professional learning for …

What I'm Learning: Student Badges with Google Apps

While it doesn’t actually talk to the Open Badges backpack, I really do like how well integrated it is into Google Apps. I also really like how thorough the how to is. Nice work Mr. Russell! Mr Trussell Maths: How To Create A Student Badge Leaderboard Using Google Apps This …

What I'm Learning: Dragon Quest (Choose Your Own Adventure Google Presentations)

I have always known that this capability existed within Google Presentations, but I didn’t have a great example of it until now. Eric Curts is a master of this, and the example is something you could lose yourself in for a few minutes or hours. Thank you, Eric! Dragon Quest! …

What I'm Learning: App Smashing is awesome!

What I used to call creating a workflow somehow got changed into something much more wonderful: App Smashing. Essentially, all you are doing is making or creating things using multiple apps before you get a final result. These are things that come naturally to some and are much harder for …

What I'm Learning: Rethinking the role of the teacher in a Blended Learning Environment

While I don’t love all that Khan and the Clayton Christensen Institute do, I think that this series of videos (mostly taken from a MOOC last year) are a good starting point for folks who are looking at blending. Teaching in a blended learning environment – rethinking the role of …

What I'm Learning: Flipped PD from Kristin Daniels

I really love this article on EdSurge, but my favorite part comes from the section on planning. It is truly a wonderful way to show how both easy and effective good personalized learning plans can be. Nice work Kristin! The Flip Side of Professional Development | EdSurge News The very …

What I'm Learning: Empowering Lifelong Learners through Micro-Credentials

I really like the context here for why badges and micro-credentials matter for all of us.  Micro-Credentials: Empowering Lifelong Learners | Edutopia My father is a former police officer who took up photography when he retired. A few months ago, I asked him when he was going to try a …

What I'm Learning: Creating an RSS feed from Gmail using Google Apps Scripts

While this is a very specific purpose, I am interested in the idea of using email to create content. Just think about a filter in gmail that could push to an rss feed. This means, any time someone (or some service) sent an email on a given topic, it could …