Winter 2012 – email Doug@DrDougGreen.Com for more archives.

2/16 David Pogue’s NY Times column is online: what’s all the interest in Pinterest? Let me know if you have seen ways to use it in education. @Pogue

2/16 You Teach a Child to Blog…Common Concerns with Student Blogging Answered @deerwood

2/15 Seven Misconceptions about how students learn excellent post by @Pak_Liam @deerwood

2/15 Open Response Math Questions Bank from Hardin Co, KY @RushaSams

2/14 BYOD (bring your own device): Underwhelmed but Excited @ryanbretag @L_Hilt

2/14 Why “Infographic Thinking” Is The Future, Not A Fad. @scoopit @oveucsj

2/13 Ten Benefits & Ten Concerns About the Shift to Digital Learning @L_Hilt

2/12 Eight observations on flipping the classroom – Educational Technology – ICT in Education @scoopit @oveucsj

2/11 Eight observations on flipping the classroom – Educational Technology – ICT in Education @scoopit @oveucsj

2/11 Agreed! Ditch Test Prep @bjnichols

2/10 Intro to Henrico County VA School’s Game Plan – Note emphasis on pedagogy, content, and technology @jamaddux

2/10 Henrico County Technology page. Spend some time here. They are amazing. @twoodwar

2/9 The Ultimate Guide To Special Education Apps @missnoor28 @ShellTerrell

2/8 One of the Nation’s Top Historians Decides It’s Time to Embrace Wikipedia @TheAtlantic @jpgreenwood

2/8 11 Surprising Factors That Determine Your Success in School @OU_com @missnoor28

2/7 Chinese student pay retail at US colleges. This is how we get some of your money back. @NYTimes

2/6 Project-Based Learning for Five-Year-Olds – Cool vide @edutopia @mccoyderek

2/6 Oops! Helping Kids Learn from Mistakes Also see my summaries of Better by Mistake and Mindset @ahopefulsign @DrPriceMitchell

2/5 Great digital learning tools. Start with short video. Assign each option to a student and have them report back. @KatrinaStevens1

2/4 teaching a unit on ancient Egypt in primary school this year? Fabulous collection of sites here. @missnoor28

2/3 Will everyone be speaking Chinese in 2030? Pose this question and see what your students think. Also check my comment. @ShellTerrell

2/3 Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning @Edutopia @scoopit @missnoor28

2/2 The “Flipped” Classroom: An example of how it can work @FastCompany @FastCoExist

2/1 Ten Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration In Project Based Learning @llotimo

1/31 The Great Doctoral Degree Hunt – See my comment @peoplegogy @missnoor28 @leahmacvie

1/30 So many TED talks, so little time. Let students watch on their own time and review for the class. @missnoor28

1/30 Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom @llotimo

1/30 Studies that support raising the dropout age @DrPriceMitchell @civicenterprise

1/31 Creating E-learning for Teachers – Share with people who do professional development. @markbrumley
1/29 Teachers should focus on pedagogy first, not technology @jabbacrombie

1/27 Mahara – a blogging tool for students – includes tutorial video @englishraven @ShellTerrell

1/26 Great science resources. Share with science teachers. @davidwees

1/25 Lifelong Active Brains Have Fewer Deposits Of Alzheimer’s Protein. Kids should learn this. @MiguelEscotet

1/24 Experts Skeptical About Effects of Apple Textbooks on Schools & Classrooms @FastCompany @21stprincipal

1/24 Your students can help classify galaxies too -Galaxy Zoo:Hubble @MissCheska

1/23 World Map – Visualize, Explore, and Publish Geographic Information. Short video demos this free teaching tool. @llotimo @rmbyrne @kputtonen

1/22 Blogs vs. Term Papers @CathyDavidson @NYTimes

1/21 Algebra in the real world – short movies also available on DVD @tenprincipal

1/20 Terrific video on the “G-School,” where students in rural n.w. Georgia use design thinking to make classroom furniture. @DanielPink

1/19 In order to solve a problem, you need to ask your memory the right question. @jaykubassek

1/19 Interview of principal who flipped learning. Teachers record lectures. Students arrive early or stay late if they lack access at home. @ToddWhitaker

1/18 Apple to announce new textbook initiative tomorrow (Jan. 19.2012) @zecool

1/17 Apps Change the Way Autistic Children Communicate. @rkiker

1/16 Sweden debuts first classroom-less school – SmartPlanet @tombarrett

1/16 Lots of resources on learning with games @missnoor28 @DrDougGreen

1/15 Tips & success stories for effective mobile learning – Blended learning means meeting traditional & new paradigms @jturner56

1/15 Explania: 100′s of animated explanations, interactive tutorials, instructional videos @NMHS_Principal

1/14 Student-Led Parent Conferences: How They Work in a Primary Classroom. The time has come for this idea. Promotes metacognition. @kjarrett

1/13 Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking – Psychology Today @DrTroyRoddy

1/13 Great video on kindness with quotes. Show to students for character development lesson. @jaykubassek

1/12 Have you heard about #badges? I’d be interested to hear your take. See my comment. @leahmacvie

1/12 ‘Back to the Future’ Montessori’s principles from over 100 years ago look very modern. @L_Hilt @chrkennedy

1/11 A new way to practice band instruments. Observed this in our 5th gr band. Best money spent ever! I couldn’t believe the impact it made! Watch short video. I know it’s an ad, but it is very cool. @PrincipalJ

1/10 Ten Schools Encouraging Smartphones in the Classroom @mcleod

1/9 Youth sports – what are the benefits and potential down side? Great read for parents. Also check imbedded links. @DrPriceMitchell @justinstum

1/8 Study shows good teachers give lasting gain. @NYTimes

1/7 Immersive History Experience on the iPad with Lesson Ideas – 3D Rome (Watch 1:59 video) @llotimo @valmontgod

1/6 Tom Whitby weighs in on NY Times article on teacher push back to learning with technology in Idaho. Also check my comment. @tomwhitby @DrDougGreen

1/5 Infographic: Consequences of Teaching to the Test @bhsprincipal

1/4 12 Education Tech Trends to Watch in 2012 @SocialMediaInEd @zite @rkiker

1/3 Creativity Fuels Innovation – Great video 2:20 @bhsprincipal @nmhs_principal

1/3 Colonol B gives an efficient summary of what Finland does right. @colonolb

1/2 Great info graphic on more efficient Googling – Share with students @locotech

12/31 Father creates apps for autism @DrMerylAin

12/30 Salman Khan: Let’s Use Video To Reinvent Education. Video is 20 min. good from the start. @missnoor28 @TEDNews

12/29 Three Trends That Define the Future of Teaching and Learning @rkiker

12/29 Top 10 Educational Videos for 2011. Assign separately to groups and have them report to class. (This page might load slow as it contains 10 videos.) @mccoyderek

12/28 Steve Jobs on making mistakes and why educators are afraid to innovate @Edudemic

12/27 Are We Really Evaluating the Use of iPads in Our Classroom? Here are some links to research. @markbrumley

12/26 Seven ways video games engage the brain and why educators should pay attention. TED Talk @tucksoon @ashely

12/26 Kindergartners create video using an iPad – Very cool 2 minute video @tucksoon @ashley

12/24 Study shows male students’ grades drop when football teams win @Montberte

12/23 Life in a 21st-Century English Class including a cool student-made video @deerwood

12/22 Student Technology Skills: Are We Doing Enough? @NMHS_Principal @zdnetcharlie

12/21 Student Technology Skills: Are We Doing Enough? @NMHS_Principal @zdnetcharlie

12/20 10 Years of Assessing Students With Scientific Exactitude – If you still think NCLB tests are good, read this. @DanilePink @NYTimes

12/19 Should portfolios replace placement tests? @missnoor28 @GOOD @Folmerica

12/18 Monster list of apps for people with autism. Many also good for people without. @bhsprincipal

12/17 English pupils are the most tested in the industrialized world @MiguelEscotet

12/16 Should computer science by required in high schools? @s_bearden @MindShiftKQED

12/15 7 Things Highly Productive People Do @s_bearden @IncMagazine

12/14 Nine Stubborn Brain Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science @deerwood

12/13 Military Children Stay a Step Ahead of Public School Students & they don’t do NCLB testing. @NYTimes

12/13 A Nation Deceived highlights disparities between research on acceleration and educational beliefs/practices that run contrary to research. All principals need to read this. @Montberte

12/12 Blogging as therapy. Great story. Have students read and discuss. @kariweston

12/12 How teaching photography involves six other subjects. Keep the arts in education @flixelpix

12/11 Ten things a teacher learned from her class. Good stuff! @peoplegogy

12/10 46 seconds with Steve Jobs on the lesson that changes your life. @lostinrecursion

12/9 What Did You Learn From Students Today? Great activity for your faculty @DrTroyRoddy @ryanbretag

12/9 Ten Big Problems With Lecture-Based Learning @missnoor28

12/8 What if you had to take today’s standardized tests. Very cool. @s_bearden @EdTechSandyK @JamieReverb @nharm @phsprincipal

12/7 Asking & Answering Questions for Reading Comprehension (2 min video) @Lessoncast @KatrinaStevens1

12/6 Five Lessons On Teaching From Angry Birds That Have Nothing Whatsoever To Do With Parabolas @tombarrett @ddmeyer

12/5 Great 2-minute video on how to teach Close Reading for Author’s Style. Great site-great product for professional development @KatrinaStevens1 @Lessoncast

12/4 Use of Case Studies as a Student-Centered Approach to Learning @mccoyderek @NMHS_Principal

12/4 A short animation (1:41) of 21st Century leaning – See my comment @gcouros

12/3 Standardized tests are not the way to inspire learning. @MiguelEscotet

12/3 Facts about home schoolers. What can schools learn from this? @rkiker

12/2 31 Interesting Ways to Use Audio in your Classroom @tombarrett @DeputyMitchell

12/1 Financial Literacy for High School Students. Important considerations for teachers, admins, & students. See my comment. Edutopia @21stprincipal

 

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