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What do Great Leaders Do Differently?
Eye on Education posted this great infographic from Todd Whitaker's book, What Great Principals Do Differently (2nd Edition): Eighteen Things That Matter Most. The ideas here really apply to all leaders, be they classroom teachers, principals, coaches, managers or administrators.
How many of these leadership traits do you embody?
TED Talks Education
Set aside 55 minutes to watch Ramsey Musallam, Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada, Sir Ken Robinson, John Legend and more discuss their best ideas for education. Then take action.
Watch TED Talks Education on PBS. See more from TED Talks Education.
Brisbane Summit
Apps Hive - March 2013
Apps Hive Resources:
The Mad Video and Weavly
Teachers can use it to clarify existing videos with additional information, embed questions and link to related videos. Students can use the service to add their own understanding to YouTube videos. This is a great tool to being remixing YouTube videos for own purpose.
Once your video is created you simply embed it in your website.
Give yourself 15-20 minutes to play with the site. You'll easily learn the process and think of several great classroom applications!
h/t @followmolly
If you like what you can do with The Mad Video and are looking for ways to truly remix YouTube videos, check out Weavly. It lets you mix and mash from any Video while adding music, transitions, editing controls and more.
Esri - ArcGIS
In less than 5 minutes on the site I learned that the average age in my little neighborhood is 34.8 years. That's cool.
Beyond amazing facts, you can build maps with your own data.
You could build an entire course around this site. What will you and your students create?
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Thanks for your support and interest in my take on instructional technology over the years.
GarrisonSites has always been a sporadicly updated blog. The main purpose is to create a platform for presentations and a place to compile resources for educators. I will continue to add resources that I find intriguing innovative and amusing.
Please keep sending your suggestions, questions and feedback.
-Mark Garrison
Cometdocs
The new version of Cometdocs is an all-in-one document management service of the highest order. Using the new Cometdocs, users can now convert, store, transfer and share their files online easily and free of charge
According to Erica Perkins of Cometdocs, users can now:
1. Safely store their documents online
2. Convert them between popular document formats (HTML, PDF, Word, AutoCAD, XPS, etc.
3. Share them anonymously or publicly without intrusive ads.
4. Transfer large files to others via email.
I've used it to transfer pictures and other large files with great success. I'll keep playing around with it as I come across the need to convert and transfer large files.
Let me know what service(s) you use to transfer and convert files.
TPCK
Kohler has centered his extensive TPACK research on the topic around this graphic. Noting that transformative teaching and learning happens when all three of these elements are present.
Technological
Pedagogical
and
Content
Knowledge
You can read more about it on http://tpack.org/. Check it out. You'll learn something useful.
The graphic above, and the research behind it, are a tremendously helpful for teacher to keep on hand while lesson planning, adopting a new curriculum, planning staff development and collaborating with colleagues.
Understanding that teaching in the 21st century requires a balance of these skills is a great validation for teachers who are technologically savvy and an important reminder for those who have held off on integrating technology into their classroom.
Understanding that teaching in the 21st century requires a balance of these skills is a great validation for teachers who are technologically savvy and an important reminder for those who have held off on integrating technology into their classroom.
That said, one can not hope to master every technology tool available. It is not the point nor is it the goal of TPCK. The idea is for a teacher to be grounded in all three areas. To be aware of available resources. For example, a great primary document (content), a mix of small and larger group class activities (pedagogy) and the seamless use of available technology.
Moreover, we must all know where to look for assistance, support and fresh ideas when needed. If your areas of strength are content and classroom management, you can trade your ideas with someone whose tech bubble is larger, and vice versa.
TPCK is a framework that can help ever teacher improve their craft.
Moreover, we must all know where to look for assistance, support and fresh ideas when needed. If your areas of strength are content and classroom management, you can trade your ideas with someone whose tech bubble is larger, and vice versa.
TPCK is a framework that can help ever teacher improve their craft.
TPCK image reproduced by permission of the publisher, © 2012 by tpack.org
Lifelong Learning
In 1967 Walter Cronkite previewed the home office of the 21st Century. His short piece ends, "With equipment like this in the home of the future, we may not have to go to work. The work would come to us. In the 21st century it may be that no home will be complete without a computerized communication console."
Now all of the tools he previewed (news, weather, stock updates video phone, video monitoring) are embedded in the average smartphone. It made me think he should have said, "In the 21st century it may be that no POCKET will be complete without a computerized communication console."
Cronkite's prediction is cool, but it does not even begin to comprehend the power of today's devices. This brings me to my main point.
20 years ago a teacher could master the overhead projector and be pretty set in terms of classroom technology. Now we can't begin to master all the possible tech tools.
We need to be lifelong learners.
We need a working a knowledge of technology integration possibilities, resources to help us discover and implement new ideas, tools to implement the plan, and the solid background in content and pedagogical knowledge that have always been required for great teaching.
What we need is TPCK.
Google Apps Tricks and Resources
Google Apps users. Here are five resources for you that will boost your Apps knowledge and make you more creative, connected and productive.- Google Gooru creates excellent and extensive video tutorials for Google Apps users. Their videos will fit the needs of new and veteran Google users alike. Teach your colleagues to check the site to answer Apps questions and to learn more about the seemingly limitless Google Apps possibilities.
Fans should also install the Gooru Chrome Extension. It is a quick shortcut and it will remind you each time a new video is uploaded. - MakeUseOf assembled this top 10 list of Google services you should use. It is worth a read even if you never make it past the first service, Account Activity.
- BlogTehnika focused their Google top 10 list on tricks. Learn how to remotely sign off of your Google Apps account plus 9 more cool tricks.
- Think With Google produced Susan Wojcicki's interesting piece on the Eight Pillars of Innovation. Read it and think about how you might employ her insight to make changes to your classroom, school or district.
- Alice Keeler wrote up these easy steps for adding a Favicon to your Google Site. This is an easy way to boost your credibility.
Wistia
The best use of Wistia from a classroom perspective is their outstanding video tutorials. Check out their Learning Center and Blog for simple ideas that will help you and your students can make better videos today.
Thank You TIES Participants!
I've come across a few new tech ideas this week that you might find interesting
- ChromeBooks for State Testing
- Ask 3 - It's like a collaborative Educreations
- Weavly - YouTube mash-up tool
- TCEA iPad Apps sorted by subject and grade level
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