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I'm sorry I missed that one. I'm very interested and intrigued by these things. I think I might have one myself before year-end. I have a TV remote with a missing backplate. I really need to make one to replace it. - dfw
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It is good. But don't mark off Class Blogmeister yet. With less traveling (as I progressively retire from the speaking gig) I'll have more time to feature that blogging tool out. Look for some interesting stuff during the next 12 months. - dfw
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Do you think your students would find this "pretty cool?" - dfw
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And you know, it seems to be when you're demonstrating technology that it resists working. I was still working on the code for this tool as you were walking in. I see now that there are other problems (I had to rewrite a major part of the program) that were caused by my fixes. It's the nature of programming. You fix one thing, and your fix breaks something else. Fun! - dfw
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And so often, some of the best learning happens in the conversations in the halls and during lunch. Remember, "convenient communication" results in learning. - dfw
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Yes! From agriculture to nanotechnology. It makes os bigger. It extends our muscles and our minds. - dfw
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Just in case, http://colearners.onlearning.us - dfw
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I hope that it was! - dfw
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As I said during one of my workshops, I'm seeing more and more of these. Rather than sending ten teachers to a state or national conference, a district or region holds its own, and invites all the teachers. They hire someone from out-of-town to keynote, and then local teachers take care of the rest. Very cool and effective. - dfw
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It's happening already. It's part of our children's 'native' conversation. People think that our children have replaced face-to-face with the network. It's not true. They've used the network to enrich the face-to-face. - dfw
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Lifelong learners are necessary. - dfw
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..or by accident? - dfw
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The complete phrase was, "20th century education was defined by its limits: the walls of the classroom, the covers of the textbook, the confines of the bell schedule. 21st century education must be defined by its lack of limits." - dfw
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Yes! But our forms of state and national assessment still assume information scarcity. They are based on what children have memorized, not what they can find and learn. Info scarcity to abundance is a distinction that needs to be a major part of our greater conversation. - dfw
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One way is to model it. Bring content in to the classroom from the Internet, and explain how you find it and what questions you asked to determine its appropriateness. You say and hear often in your classroom, "But how do you know that's true." We stop assuming the validity of the content, and prove its validity. - dfw
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Yes! It's a well kept secret, but that's always been the key. Our children assume that what's in the textbook is always reliable. But we know it isn't. Part of being literate today is being in the habit of asking questions about the answers we find. - dfw
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And this changes a lot about being educated. We don't have to read it all. We just need to be able to find the information that helps us accomplish our goal. There are no more "right" answers. There are lots of good ones. Another problem with hight-stakes testing. - dfw
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This may surprise you, but I would advocate a quarter mile wide and an inch deep. Then you take the extra time to help students pursue their interests a mile deep. In the 21st century, it not what you know that the same as everyone else that brings value to the endeavor. It's what you know that's different. It's also your ability to make yourself an expert on any subject. - dfw
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Better than lifelong learners, I like the phrase learning lifestyle. We need our students graduating with a learning lifestyle. - dfw
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..with a skilled, resourceful and habitual critical eye. - dfw
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An interesting point. It's a redefinition of teaching. Teachers use to be the expert knowers of a topic. Today they should be an expert learner of a topic. - dfw
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If I were still teaching, I would administer all of my tests in the school's library, and my learners would have access to anything there. - dfw
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There are actually several of these out there now. Teaching kids to program is huge in the edtech community, because it makes them makers and thinkers, and it applies math. After the first afternoon that I spent teaching myself to program, I got on my knees and thanked every algebra teacher I'd ever had. - dfw
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Why do you say "some students." The purpose of Scratch and other tools is not to make everyone a programmer. It's to give them a responsive way to apply math and think procedurally. - dfw
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I would also recommend Tammy's Technology Tips for teachers - http://www.tammyworcester.com/Tips/Tammys_Technology_Tips_for_Teachers.html - dfw
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Wow, that looks very cool! http://gamestarmechanic.com I've learned something new. - dfw
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As I said, blogging is not about writing. It's about communicating. And isn't that what writing is for. There is so much about education that is artificial, because we've been so limited. With a lack of limits, we can make learning real. - dfw
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Thank you! - dfw
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But coding, by itself, is beautiful. It's building. It's accomplishment. We have professionally designed and manufactured lawn furniture. But many of us still enjoy building an adirondack chair. - dfw
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Education is all about value. It's making people valuable to their communities, their families, their employers, and themselves. Everything that they learn everyday, should enable them to do something that they couldn't do the day before. They should be getting bigger, in their own eyes, every day. - dfw
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We need to help them learn to find and utilize good answers, and be open to their inventing answers that work. That's the way the real world works. It's not that it's right. It's whether is works. - dfw
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We need to get past that. Correct answers are easy. They're easy to teach and assess. Good answers are answers that work. - dfw
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Yes, but I hesitate to apply any one word. It's helping them learn to teach themselves. - dfw
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We don't even have to get them to. It's their nature. We need to invite them to question their way in. Start small. Condition them to ask, "What's that for?" Also invite them to answer and critique each other's answers. - dfw
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Must consider the goal. If it helps you accomplish your goal, then its a good answer. Sometimes, it's because the source is questionable that makes it a good answer. It depends on the goal. - dfw
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Expect learners to exchange knowledge. - dfw
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But whose question is it, ours or theirs. Certainly teacher initiated essential questions are important and useful. But we also need to invite them to ask their own questions, and pursue them and even change the question as they conduct and discuss their research. - dfw
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I'm sorry, but that video is not publicly available. Joyce gave it to me for this particular presentation. - dfw
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What are the goals of this game? What are the rules of this game? How do I use the rules to accomplish the goals? That's an interesting concept. Do our school and classrooms have rules that are intended to be used or to limit. - dfw
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Hey, the only jokes I remember are the ones that I retell within about five minutes. Use to be 30 minutes, but I'm old now! ;-) - dfw
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There are actually six in all. The 'native' learning experience:
1. Is Responsive
2. Provokes Conversation
3. Is Fueled by Questions
4. Builds Identity
5. Inspires Personal Investment
6. Is Guided by Safely-Made Mistakes - dfw
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I like it. There are a lot of these out there. I wonder if it might be possible that students identify what they need to learn better, and select learning tools based on their own reflection. - dfw
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That sounds pretty compelling. The idea occurred to me last night that students be given a card with a QR code that they use to log in to something like Knitter Chat. The teach would program in specific settings based on the card ID, so that one day a child logs in as George Washington, and the next day as Aristotle. - dfw
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Do students serve on your school improvement committees. They need to be involved in these decisions. They are uniquely qualified. They understand today's information environment in a way that most of us don't. They created part of the culture of this environment. - dfw
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Excellent! But I was talking with a friend recently, and he suggested that we should shift from working toward engagement to working for empowerment. - dfw
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I am so excited to hear of so many sessions about engagement and student-centered instruction. Only a few years ago, it was about getting higher text scores. Of course that might be Iowa. ;-) - dfw
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I'm not surprised! - dfw
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My favorite teacher was Bill Edwards. He was my industrial arts teacher. - dfw
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Thanks so much for your contributions to this learning event! - dfw
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New tech for 3D printing @KeystoneAEA - 3D scanner works great! Ready for the 3D printing presentation at #:21CLC13 ! http://t.co/3WJ6j11nqE" to:
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RT @B_Berns: Sharing Connected Classroom projects with #:21CLC13 today. @KidblogDotOrg is one easy tool to use! @KeystoneAEA @aea14 with @Ju2026" to:
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@jfincel32: 21st century learners need to be life time learners. Best rep of that was my dear friend Mary Paasch. Miss you. #:21clc13" to:
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The key to teaching is to always be a learner. When we stop learning, we have stopped teaching. #:21clc13" to:
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Listening to David Warlick at the #:21clc13 !" to:
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David Warlick value beyond school is very important. @dwarlick #:21CLC13 #:AIW" to:
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Lessons should provoke conversations #:21CLC13 @dwarlick to:
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Project based learning starts with the driving question and ends with real product with value beyond school @dwarlick #:21CLC13 to:
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Blog notes for the class by students @dwarlick #:21CLC13 to:
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@Dwarlick would like the PLN Wizard of Oz video link! #:21CLC13 to:
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Kids are using games like Minecraft with no instructions so they are conditioned to question. #:21clc13 #:clarkelearns" to:
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RT @mattdix: Attending #:21clc13 ? Come to rm 313 @12:45 worth the time! @TierneyEd" to:
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Inspire Personal Investment, responsive, provoking conversation, guided by safely made mistakes.... #:21clc13" to:
Inspire Personal Investment, responsive, provoking conversation, guided by safely made mistakes.... #21clc13" Changed line 321 from:
http://t.co/kG73fZEOKm great site for iPad apps. #:21clc13" to:
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RT @mangeroth: Get kids involved when making tech decisions @tfelderman78 #:21clc13" to:
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Great presentation on http://t.co/Hv8zsA8egs @daivdleevanhorn and Caleb Vanhorn at #:21clc13 A great way to increase engagement!" to:
Great presentation on http://t.co/Hv8zsA8egs @daivdleevanhorn and Caleb Vanhorn at #21clc13 A great way to increase engagement!" Changed line 345 from:
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just saw a cool a cool presentation on everything Google by Ryan Loots: forms, sheets, draw #:clarkelearns #:21clc13" to:
just saw a cool a cool presentation on everything Google by Ryan Loots: forms, sheets, draw #:clarkelearns #21clc13" Changed line 357 from:
Full house at my Google Earth session at #:21clc13 http://t.co/yDc9HtDYmH" to:
Full house at my Google Earth session at #21clc13 http://t.co/yDc9HtDYmH" Changed line 361 from:
Want to learn about how to making your class more student centered? Join @JaySikkink, Mary Schoning, and myself in room 302 at 1:45 #:21clc13" to:
Want to learn about how to making your class more student centered? Join @JaySikkink, Mary Schoning, and myself in room 302 at 1:45 #21clc13" Changed line 365 from:
RT @Clarke_TRoff: @t_kedley and @pjmomof3boys Clarke CSD Rock Stars on stage at #:21clc13 #:clarkelearns" to:
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Love the possibilities of Google fusion tables #:21clc13" to:
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Learning about Clarity, a way to measure and drive technology decisions and investments, provided by AEA. #:clarkelearns #:21clc13" to:
Learning about Clarity, a way to measure and drive technology decisions and investments, provided by AEA. #:clarkelearns #21clc13" Changed line 377 from:
My favorite teacher is Mrs. Olson...hands down! #:21clc13" to:
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Picked all the right sessions this year at PD! Can't wait to try some of this stuff, with Administrations approval #:21clc13" to:
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Here is my info on Chrome in the Classroom! 60 in 60 presentation is linked too! #:21clc13 http://t.co/XVtSYoQvd8" to:
Here is my info on Chrome in the Classroom! 60 in 60 presentation is linked too! #21clc13 http://t.co/XVtSYoQvd8" Changed line 389 from:
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Bev Berns
Sharing Connected Classroom projects with #21clc13 today. @KidblogDotOrg is one easy tool to use! @KeystoneAEA @aea14 with @JudyGriffinAEA"
4 Oct 2013 - 10:23:31
Jenny
Conversations while learning helps us retain info better
4 Oct 2013 - 11:48:59
Tracy Poelzer
RT @sbehmer: Here is my info on Chrome in the Classroom! 60 in 60 presentation is linked too! #21clc13 http://t.co/rWhDOWZkrG"
4 Oct 2013 - 16:33:58
Keystone AEA
RT @jmartinhiner: New tech for 3D printing @KeystoneAEA - 3D scanner works great! Ready for the 3D printing presentation at #:21CLC13 ! httpu2026"
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