Thanks to all my readers for allowing DrDougGreen.Com to grow well past 100,000 hits a month. These posts are not my usual fair. They are YouTube clips of some amazing females playing guitar. It’s about time more talented ladies invade a mostly male bastion. Click title to see all Nuggets. Merry Christmas, Kwanza, & New Years.
Six-year old plays Sweet Child of Mine on the guitar. Previously posted.
Today I am speaking at EdCon 2.4 in Philadelphia. It is amazing. It is held at Chris Lehmann’s Scientific Learning Academy, which is a magnet high school. The students are a big part of planning and running the conference. At last night’s panel discussion, there was a focus on innovation and mistakes. If you haven’t read my summary of Steven Johnson’s book on innovation or Alina Tugend’s book on Better By Mistake here are the links. I will be back with my Net Nuggets tomorrow. Love you all.
In case you missed this on Jan 20, 2012 Apple roles out iBooks 2. Try starting at the ten minute point. iBook author comes next. Skip to 49 minute point for new iTunes U app.
Here is a comment on the iBooks concept. You can’t afford Apple’s education revolution but it is the future. @zecool @dcannell
Fernandina Beach is on Amelia Island on the East side of Florida just South of the Georgia border. The school mascot is the pirate (think Jonny Depp, not the guys from Somalia). Click the title above for today’s needles from the Internet haystack. This will take you to the Tweet of the Day. Click the Next button for the rest. Also check my archives and share.
Tweet Of The Day
What Should A Networked Leader Tweet About? @web20classroom @NMHS_Principal
Yesterday I took campus tours at Bob Jones University, Furman, and Clemson. Bob Jones is somewhat austere with little in the way of ornamentation. Furman has lots of trails, an Asian garden, a large lake with a bell tower, and a replica of Thoreau’s Walden house. It’s a great place to walk, run, or bike. Clemson is huge. It also has nice trails. Try Nick’s pub if you like British style beer, food, and atmosphere.
Tweet Of The Day
Ten ways to be a great teacher Be sure to check my comment. @justintarte
Welcome from Greenville, not far from Clemson, Furman, and other higher education operations. I’m with Alan & Anne Chorlton who are the parents of my daughter’s friend (as in a relationship) Tom. They retired here after moving from Vermont. This is a very cool town. Click the title above for today’s needles from the Internet haystack. This will take you to the Tweet of the Day. Click the Next button for the rest. Also check my archives and share.
Tweets Of The Day
Finnish Lesson #1: Real winners don’t compete.
Finnish Lesson #2: If everybody thinks the same, nobody thinks very much.
Finnish Lesson #3: Only the dead fish follow the stream.
Thank you @pasi_sahlberg. Don’t forget to read my summary of his Finnish Lessons book.
I love shopping at IKEA stores. They have the coolest stuff and the prices are great. I can also get Swedish food, which is important to me as a Swedish-American. Click the title above for today’s needles from the Internet haystack. This will take you to the Tweet of the Day. Click the Next button for the rest. Also check my archives and share.
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Finland’s Formula for School Success – Short video (6:00) deals with Finland’s emphasis on special education @kevin_corbet
I’m leaving Florida after nine sunny days. It’s great that my computer remembers passwords to places I’ve used Wi-Fi before. I also love my Starbucks app that shows me where all the stores are. Click the title above for today’s needles from the Internet haystack. This will take you to the Tweet of the Day. Click the Next button for the rest. Also check my archives and share.
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Children need to learn the good side of getting things wrong! @DrPriceMitchell
An article in the Sept. 30, 2009 New York Times discusses a study that shows that retired N.F.L. players have 19 times the rate of memory-related diseases as other men in the 30 through 49 year-old age group. For those over 50 the rate was five times that of the entire population. While more studies have been called for, this data does beg the question of why we promote football as recreation for young people. Does it make sense to promote a sport where the goal is to collide with each other while running as fast as possible? This is a sport that also produces a large number of concussions, some of which go undiagnosed.
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