Year
2008 in review
123 posts across 11 months.
December 2008
10 posts- I learn with others…Image by Getty Images via Daylife I am now going to be in the habit of posting the most relevent conversations that I have with those who are…
- Strategic vs. SlowAm I just imagining things, or are more and more educators using the term “strategic” when they want to move slowly? Since when does having a…
- Cross-Posting Driving Questions with Kevin HoneycuttImage by vaXzine via Flickr As I promised, the audio to my conversation with Kevin Honeycutt primarily about my upcoming Educon 2.1 Presentation…
- Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation (2009 Edition)Well, we did it earlier this year and most folks asked us to put on a 2009 edition, so we’re doing it again. You are invited to attend the…
- Head on over to…Head on over to Kevin Honeycutt’s driving questions podcast at http://kevinhoneycutt.org/ and click on the driving questions podcast. I had a…
- Pride in resistance to change.I had a meeting today about transitioning to a google apps for your domain installation from an exchange server. This sounds like a pretty easy…
- Anything that can be archived, should be.I was teaching yesterday using xtranormal (http://www.xtranormal.com/profile/horizon) and edmodo. I found myself trying to justify why I wanted to…
- Guest Teaching 12.05.08Cores 1-4: Discuss-on: Brainstorm ways in which you would like to “reframe” A Christmas Carol: Well, let’s talk about how we will be reframing A…Lesson Plans
- I have a goal I need help with.Hey, its Katie from your digied group. Next year 2009/2010 I would like to use the ability to blog and skype in order to communicate with other…
- Waiting on something big.I have to say that as I am preparing to write and create my presentation for Educon 2.1 (http://educon21.wikispaces.com), I am struck by the need…
November 2008
3 posts- "Hope Online" Professional Development 11.14.08Do Not turn off your cell phones and laptops. If you have them, use them. (Throughout this workshop, you can ask questions via text message by…
- I'm holding my son…I’m holding my son right now and talking to my WordPress blog and I am considering whether or not this is going to be a great way for me to start…
- Create your own MobileMe (Sync Everything, at all times).An aside: it is too bad that every post I write seems like an attempt to get back into the habit of posting, but I suppose until I start blogging…
October 2008
2 posts- Guest Teaching 10.29.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: How can we decipher the symbolism of Maus 2, extracting more meaning from only the images? Frame analysis: Describe- Describe…Lesson Plans
- CAGT 2008: Technology and CommunityPresentation (both live and PowerPoint): Technology And Community View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Cell Phone Back Channel and…
August 2008
2 posts- Online Learning and Web 2.0: OL Teach 2008 (Secondary)Online learning is not about computers, the internet, or learning from home. It is not about giving kids a different educational option, or even…
- Online Learning and Web 2.0: OL Teach 2008 (Elementary)Online learning is not about computers, the internet, or learning from home. It is not about giving kids a different educational option, or even…
July 2008
3 posts
Leadership conference for dcsdWe start off with our logo doughboy. It is amazing to see a logo come to life like this, especially with a high school band going on in the…- Keynote for leadership meetingOur superintendent is speaking about the morivators for students: parents, teachers, and technology. He is highlighting video games and cell…
- Comment on Educational Insanity's Blog postThis blog post is taken from a comment I wrote on Educational Insanity’s blog post, Reflections from NECC – Equity, Diversity, Social Justice. I…
June 2008
12 posts- The Ripe Environment for Authentic Learning: TIE 2008The process of creating a Ripe Environment for Authentic Learning is one that must be experienced rather than explained, so it is my most sincere…
- The Ripe Environment: The Most Powerful LearningAlthough the podcast (which was somehow not recorded because I had the device set for line-in rather than mic… I am quite mad about it actually)…
- The Ripe Environment: The MarkersThe “I know it when I see it” form of collaboration is no longer valid. We need new ways to tell if learning is happening through group…
- The Ripe Environment: Interdependent vs. Independent QuestionersFor as long back as I can remember we have squashed the questions that only help out the individual and focusing only upon the questions that…
- The Ripe Environment: Connecting more than two dots.There is a severe lack of time in the air. It pervaides every conversation I hear on many days: “No, I don’t have time for that collaboration…
- The Ripe Environment: Collaboration as InstinctI sat at the over-long table, as I always do on Mondays and thought about the next time I would meet my students for Extended Learning Time (our…
- The Ripe Environment: Change cannot be InstitutionalizedWell, when I first started blogging about The Ripe Environment, I didn’t know that I was being edupunk, but now that I have read the powerful…
- The Ripe Environment: Backchannels exist.Whether we provide students or teachers with a backchannel, one will form. So long as there is more than one voice in a learning environment, the…
- Helping myself out… by asking for help.So I haven’t blogged for a little while because of all of the work I have been doing for our district’s online school, eDCSD. I intend to blog…
May 2008
13 posts- The 2-year ReflectionCores 2+3: Discuss-on: Begin Discovery Digital Portfolios Don’t forget about the little things that we have done (Write-on questions, ELT…
- 05.19.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Watch Animal Farm and look for your own reasoning. Extensions: Mentally prepare yourself for summer. Core 2: Quiz-it-Up…Lesson Plans
- 05.15.08Core 4: Write-on: Read Chapter 9 and 10 of Animal Farm What does the new generation of pigs mean for the farm? Do you think that anyone will get…Lesson Plans
- 05.14.08Core 1: Write-on: Read Chapter 9 and 10 of Animal Farm What does the new generation of pigs mean for the farm? Do you think that anyone will get…Lesson Plans
- Animal Farm Images from Chapter 8http://arungoodboy.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/animal_farm_2.jpg http://www.weeklyreader.com/readandwriting/content/binary/animal%20farm.jpg…Lesson Plans
- 05.13.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read Chapter 8 of Animal Farm Why are the pigs new rules so far reaching? Why are they not satisfied with equality? Did the…Lesson Plans
- 05.12.08Cores 1+4: Write-on/Blog-on: Honor the work you did on Utopias. Talk about Digital Portfolios Extensions: Finish that last book that you have been…Lesson Plans
- 05.09.08Cores 1, 2, 4: Write-on or Blog-on: Check out the final workings of our Utopias: Peace Culture Firebirdmusic’s Tour Beastly Tour Work on your…Lesson Plans
- 05.08.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Comparison of Jones and Napoleon’s leadership. How is Animal Farm in some ways worse than it was before? What is the…Lesson Plans
- 05.07.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: AR Update Read Animal Farm Chapter 7. Why do the dogs go after Boxer? Why is beasts of England really banned? How is animal…Lesson Plans
- 05.06.08Cores 1+4: Write or Blog-on: Tedfish’s Land Tour Demo: Touring your Utopia wiki pages with screencast-o-matic. Work on your final draft and your…Lesson Plans
- 05.05.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read Animal Farm Chapter 7. Why does everyone see/hear/smell Snowball? Why is it necessary to change everyone’s viewpoint of…Lesson Plans
- Learning LanguageI don’t usually post personal things on this blog, but I thought that this was just too important to leave unpublished. My daughter is learning…
April 2008
22 posts- 04.30.08Cores 1+4: Think-on: What should it be? Work on your utopia for our three purposes: Creating Community Telling the story of Utopia Enhancing our…Lesson Plans
- 04.29.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Talk about rough draft of Wiki Finish Chapter 6 of Animal Farm: What does the Windmill represent to the animals? How is…Lesson Plans
- 04.28.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Talk about Core Wikis Collect Predictions. Finish Chapter 6 of Animal Farm: What does the Windmill represent to the animals?…Lesson Plans
- 04.25.08Cores 1, 2+4: Discuss-on: How do you create a consistent writing voice when you are working on your utopia? Reactions: Allie’s Reactions Vera’s…Lesson Plans
- 04.24.08Cores 1, 2, and 4: Plan-on: Work on your utopia for our three purposes: Creating Community Telling the story of Utopia Enhancing our ideas Finish…Lesson Plans
- 04.23.08Cores 1+4: Act-on: Share out the most likely and least likely predictions. Read Chapter 6 of Animal Farm: What does the windmill represent? How do…Lesson Plans
- 04.22.08Cores 1+4: Chris’ world famous depiction of the battle of cowshed Read Chapter 5 of Animal farm: How is Napoleon able to switch his position on…Lesson Plans
- 04.21.08Cores 1+4: Act+Write-on: Is rivalry and heated debate a good thing for a society? Read Chapter 5 of Animal farm: What does the windmill represent?…Lesson Plans
- 04.17.08Cores 1+4: Brainstorm-on: How can you answer the Culture, Social Customs, and Family Structure Questions differently (better)? Discussion of…Lesson Plans
- 14.16.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read Chapter 4 of Animal Farm Why do the other farmers want Animal Farm to fail? What about the Animal’s ideas are a threat?…Lesson Plans
- 04.15.08Cores 1, 2, and 4: Brainstorm-on: How can you answer the Culture, Social Customs, and Family Structure Questions differently (better)? Wow: Peace…Lesson Plans
- 04.14.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Read Chapter 3 of Animal Farm: What kinds of group dynamics are forming in Animal Farm? How will these relationships affect…Lesson Plans
- The Name of the gameEverything is beautiful at this very moment. My wife is sick with our second child-to-be, asleep on the couch, but still sick. Our dauter is…
- Community requires tending.George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a story mostly about tyranny and the corruption of utopian ideals, but in the very beginning there is a passage…
- 04.11.08Cores 1, 2 +4: Exemplars: Gernatreenu’s Origins Bluepie555’s in the News Itegralism’s Form of Government Work on your utopia for our three…Lesson Plans
- 04.10.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read chapter 2 of animal farm: Why is it so easy to overthrow Jones? What decisions do the animals make that go along with…Lesson Plans
- 04.09.08Cores 1+4: Write and Discuss-on: Listen to the BritLit Podcast summary of Animal Farm. What can we find out about the story from this short…Lesson Plans
- 04.08.08Cores 1, 2, and 4: Write-on: Great examples of creation: How can you add something you find to these exemplars? Work on your inspirational…Lesson Plans
- 04.03.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: How are our/all utopias symbolic? Leaving yourself areas to extend on the wiki: South Island may be expanding to the west.…Lesson Plans
- 04.02.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Examples of Digital Storytelling in our Wiki: The Bunker and the Aftermath “As we all know” Work through your utopia for some…Lesson Plans
- 04.01.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: What is building our community? Risker’s Origins Questions from ChickwithBrains Work on your Utopia to build community,…Lesson Plans
March 2008
12 posts- 03.31.08Core 1+4: Write-on: How does having a rational or irrational population influence your utopia? Response to discussion: The concept that Edward…Lesson Plans
- 03.28.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Examples of Outstanding Wiki Contributions so far: Arcatia’s use of Newspaper Articles and Seals Shouyou’s use of a National…Lesson Plans
- 03.27.08Core 1: Discuss-on: Start work on your Utopia and fleshing out your presence on the wiki. Once we have content, we can make use of the commenting…Lesson Plans
- 03.26.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Share what you liked from last year’s wiki. Tutorial of this year’s wiki and responsibilities for the project. How do you…Lesson Plans
- 03.25.08Cores 1+4: Fleshing out Origin: What are all of the ideas that a utopia/society can be based upon? What ideas were the basis for the societies in…Lesson Plans
- 03.24.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Run through outstanding items for last quarter: Utopia Wiki Reaction Novels What are all of the aspects of a utopia that you…Lesson Plans
- Hack your learning: The way it works now.I didn’t know that there was a giant subculture of 12-16 year olds hacking their iPod Touches. I didn’t know that a community of kids existed that…
- The new natural: blogging with iPod touch.Well, this is my first blog post from my new iPod touch. I have to say that once I got it up and running (it only took me 10 hours of hacking,…
- 03.13.08Cores 1+4: Prepare-on: If you have a digital artifact (Voicethread, Powerpoint, Google Doc, etc.), put a link to it on this page. Introduce your…Lesson Plans
- Podcast: It’s All HappeningThis podcast is all about how budget cuts and justifying every expenditure does not have to stop the process of creation and respect for that…
- The Case for Purpose, The Case for BetterThe purpose in putting pen to paper, making those marks across the page. The purpose in pressing keys and moving the mouse. The purpose in…
- The Man with a Plan.My new principal gave out some really great ideas at today’s professional development day. What would you think about having someone with this…
February 2008
18 posts- 02.29.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Tour through the Choice Reaction Novels. What is your first reaction? What ideas are you interested in or turned off by? What…Lesson Plans
- 02.28.08Cores 1+4: Blog-on: Work on personal curriculum with a view toward sharing your knowledge with a specific audience. How will you demonstrate that…Lesson Plans
- 02.26.08Core 1: Blog-on: Starting to work on personal curriculum with a view toward sharing your knowledge. How will you demonstrate that you have learned…Lesson Plans
- 02.25.08Core 1: Write-on: (Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Rhyme, Imagery, Symbolism, et.c) Talk about Literary Devices and Terms Cheat Sheet #1 Cheat…Lesson Plans
- Live Blogging Learning 2.0: A Colorado ConversationThe following is my live blogging session from Learning 2.0. Enjoy.
- 02.22.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Using the survey for discussion. How does learning about new types of Utopia teach us about the old? Is our society changing…Lesson Plans
- Learning 2.0: The Colorado Conversation (The Reminder)My anticipation is rising. The time is drawing near when Learning 2.0 will be here. I will not attempt to recreate Karl’s amazingly concise post…
- 02.21.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: How is your Utopian Art Analysis going? Which Utopian truths do you see most often being exemplified? Which pieces of art…Lesson Plans
- Survival Simulation Document for Core 2Please copy over the entire document into one of your own Google Documents and then share it with your group.The Survival Simulation Document.
- Unconventional PodcastingPodcasting is not one thing. It is not an audio file format. It is not an iTunes feed. Podcasting is bigger than that. It includes the ideas of…
- 02.14.08Cores 1+4: Pair Discuss-on: Analyze Utopian Poetry. Create a unique perspective in your own utopian poem. What images are you going to invoke?…Lesson Plans
- 02.13.08Cores 1+4: Extended Write-on: Continue reflection on Survival Simulation through discussion. Any final words before we bid the project, adieu?…Lesson Plans
- 02.12.08Cores 1+4: Listen and Present-on: Listen to the survival simulation presentations and start to ask what-if questions that are more based upon the…Lesson Plans
- 02.08.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Survival Simulation Presentations: Write down two questions for the groups as they present and be ready to ask them at the…Lesson Plans
- 02.05.08Cores 1+4: Paper-only Write-on: Take a look at your Language Arts folder. Keep what you would like to show your parents during conferences and…Lesson Plans
- 02.04.08Cores 1+4: Pair Write-on: Utopian Poetry (Happiness, Before I Could Call Myself Angel Gonzalez, The Future, analysis: How can poetry describe…Lesson Plans
- Itches and ScratchesThis is my first official Learning is Change podcast, and I hope it lives up to the legacy that the Discourse about Discourse educasts…
- 02.01.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: Take another look at Trurl. Why does Lem write this story? What does the robot represent? Why is it so important that Trurl…Lesson Plans
January 2008
26 posts- What we need from "the district."The Principal of the Online School in my School District asked me a really interesting question regarding the growth of our vision within the…
- 01.31.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Continue to work in your groups on your Survival Simulations. Extensions: Finalize goals and what-if’s. Core 2: Discuss-on:…Lesson Plans
- Working with Online Elementary TeachersToday I am working with elementary teachers who are writing courses for an online school. Whatever your stance on virtual schools, the most…
- 01.30.08Cores 1+4: The Documents for The Survival Simulation. Copy them over to your own google docs and share them with your group. (Only one person from…Lesson Plans
- 01.29.08Core 1: Talk about survival simulations. (Print off a new copy of the PDF if you need one.) What is required? Who is in your group? What are the…Lesson Plans
- Live Blogging With AHS students.On Friday, I had the distinct pleasure of listening to some of the most unique voices in the discussion over Dan Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind.…
- 01.28.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: How did The Shakers peel back the veneer of life? What are life’s essentials? Is there beauty in simplicity, in organization…Lesson Plans
- Observation with teacher.I had the pleasure of observing another teacher in my school today who teaches the 8th grade. We are creating a partnership of practice (or…
- Mini VoiceThread PDQuite a few teachers have been asking me about how to use voicethread because they see the real potential that digital storytelling of this nature…
- Mini Del.icio.us PDAlthough this is not my regular mode of blog posts, I have found that it provides an outlet for the PD that would normally just be within a given…
- 01.24.08Core 1: Write-on: Start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from society and still be a part of it? Is it better to…Lesson Plans
- 01.23.08Core 1: Write-on: Finish reading the French Utopians section, and start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from…Lesson Plans
- 01.22.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: How are the French Utopians different in their depictions of Utopia than Thomas More? Extensions: Finish translating the…Lesson Plans
- Vision for EveryoneJust like Wesley Fryer did for this post, I too will cross-post a comment. Your vision of leadership (or perhaps just the one that we are talking…
- 01.17.08Cores 1+4: (Write-on) What are the major flaws with More’s Utopia? Draw a picture of what you think could go wrong in his vision of a perfect…Lesson Plans
- 01.16.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: What is the most important aspect of the Utopia within your head that you would like to bring out into the real world? Why?…Lesson Plans
- 01.15.08Cores 1+4: Write-on: How does you concept of utopia (your idea of perfection) influence your idea of existence? (How are utopia and existentialism…Lesson Plans
- 01.14.07Cores 1+4: Blog-on: How would you describe the act of creation? (What goes through your head when you are creating something? How do you know when…Lesson Plans
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- 01.11.08Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Why is easier to achieve equality by catering to the lowest common denominator rather than letting everyone achieve at a…Lesson Plans
- 01.10.08Core 1+4: Share-on: Discuss with at least two other people about your belief of equality. Try to come to a consensus on your beliefs. Finish…
- 01.09.08Cores 1+4: Book Brainstorming Session: Take a stack of sticky notes. Read through each person’s perfect book handout and stick a book idea on the…
- 01.08.08Cores 1+4: What perfect books did your parents talk to you about? How were they different than your own? Write-On: How can one person’s utopia be…Lesson Plans
- 01.07.08Cores 1+4: Perfect Book Record-on: Speak the most important factor about your perfect book into the iPod recorder. Explore the concept of Utopia…Lesson Plans
- 01.04.08Cores 1+4: Write-On: Imagine that there were a perfect book out there for you. It has just the right mixture of content (the stuff it is about)…Lesson Plans
- 01.03.07Cores 1+4: Reset expectations for the quarter. What changes and what stays the same? What is a personal curriculum? Brainstorm your personal…Lesson Plans