Last Week, I was at the Intel Classroom of Distinction Interactive Forum. Technically this was a technology conference about the future of education, but I have learned much more about 21st century learning by listening to NECC, TIE, SXSW, and many others on my iPod. I have been hearing from …
Well, I may be going out on a limb with this one, but I have described in the podcast a level of discomfort with technology that goes beyond the simple immigrant/native debate. The fear and panic that is associated with technology in the classroom comes from Digital Ex-Patriots. These people …
Core 1: What can I help you with in order to get your Utopia finished? Work on your Utopias with a specific goal in mind. Core 2: After the end: The Belief Files, Discussion and Movement. Work on your -Isms with a specific goal in mind. Core 3: Our First …
I am very worried about what is going to happen to my students when they leave me at the end of this school year. Not because I think that they won’t be able to handle to rigors of high school life, but rather because I think that they won’t be …
Cores 1-4: You’re Famous, again. Core 1: Work on your Utopias for a specific purpose as a substitute Tech Tuesday. I will come around and conference with you to check on your progress. Take a second look at The Persuaders. Core 2: Reflect upon MAP data: Justify your MAP score …
Cores 1-4: Explore Safety vs. Panic Core 1: Plan A: Work on your Utopias for a specific purpose as a substitute Tech Tuesday. I will come around and conference with you to check on your progress. Plan B: Watch The Persuaders and compare/contrast the tactics of advertising to the propaganda …
For over a month, my students have engaged in working on a few different wiki projects (Utopias, –Isms, and Book Discussions), but the excitement climaxed when they started collaborating with a group of 8th graders from Wallingford, CT. The students started to create their own spaces to talk about the …
Core 1: Write-On: What do you think that the little pigs are learning from napoleon? Do you think that education can be dangerous? Finish Animal Farm and look for what Animalism transforms into. Work on your Utopia for a specific purpose. Core 2: Go to room 105 for MAP testing …
Cores 1-4: We have used the Weekly Authentic model of writing throughout this year based upon the assumption that one paragraph of authentic writing would be enough of a challenge for most of you every week, but ever since we started working on wikis, you have started writing paragraphs, answering …
Core 1: Discuss-On: Who is in charge of keeping a vision (animalism) intact throughout the implementation of the vision? Read the rest of the Chapter and look for signs of the perversion of animalism. Work on Utopias for a specific purpose. Core 2: Discuss-On: How do you question someone’s beliefs …