In this podcast episode I think through whether or not we are making upside down investments in develop curriculum and people within our schools and districts.
Just like if you are upside down in your house, you are paying more than it is worth, are we paying more than our curricular resources and own understanding of professional development can provide?
I am a huge fan of learning from others, and I think one of the best ways to learn from #sxswedu is to look through all of the tweets. Unfortunately, they go by too fast to glean much of anything out of them other than people seem to be having a good time.
So, I created a twitter archive for every tweet using the #sxswedu hashtag. Once an hour, it pulls in new tweets and displays them in a summary, a dashboard, and in their raw form.
Here is the link to the archive: http://bit.ly/sxsweduarchive
Feel free to use these tweets however you see fit, but please share what you do with them, as I would love to see what uses others make of this data.
Also, if you want to create your own twitter archives, here are the instructions and template doc. However, if you want to create an archive as large as #sxswedu, you will need to import the scripts and the spreadsheet into “new sheets.”
I just made a twitter archive of #sxswedu. It required the “new Google Sheets” because there are already almost 14,000 unique tweets. Come see what folks are talking about!
I just made a twitter archive of #sxswedu. It required the “new Google Sheets” because there are already almost 14,000 unique tweets. Come see what folks are talking about!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IdgaOKgtYoXAbDFFLT9FZNkzTCndqKgZLjnXDk84Kuk/edit#gid=94248796//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js
Are you a Conference Sponge? Defining a new role for learning through tweets. #sxswedu
In this carcast I look at whether or not we need to define a new role for those who are learning from a conference that is taking place in another city. This isn’t about virtual attendance, but rather about having the time and space to learn from a conference through tweets and reflections from those who are attending live.
What do you think? Do we need a new role for learning through tweets?
This may potentially be a game changer for how content is made available digitally. I don’t think Google is messing around when it comes to android tablets getting in the hands of kids.
Official Enterprise Blog: New tools for schools announced at SXSWEdu
Access thousands of K-12 books – Starting today, K-12 books are available to all schools using Google Play for Education. With a broad catalog ranging from classic literature to recent textbooks, it’s easy for teachers to get the right reading to each student. James Eichmiller, Director of Instructional Technology at Forest Park School District 91 in Illinois, helped test the program and appreciated the flexibility:
Thanks so much for being a part of the Blend-tastic Bombastic community. However, would you please stop posting your blog posts without any additional context within that community. Some of the topics are relevant, but it is hard to see it when there is nothing else added to the post. Thank you!
Thanks so much for being a part of the Blend-tastic Bombastic community. However, would you please stop posting your blog posts without any additional context within that community. Some of the topics are relevant, but it is hard to see it when there is nothing else added to the post. Thank you!
I really like the simplicity of this service/site. It is exremely easy to get started creating or issuing badges with this site. Anyone using it thus far?
She made it. Integrate your learning or assessment system with Achievery and begin issuing digital credentials and badges today.