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Chromebooks in the K-12 Library
6/15/2013 | Download File (0.08 MB) - right click to download
Source: http://goo.gl/H1OPnWhile reading my unautographed copy (sigh) of Doug Blue Skunk Johnson's The Indispensable Librarian, I found myself reflecting that any technology planning guide should include libraries. I confess that I'd left libraries out of my technology planning guide, not because I forgot them per se, but because, well, they weren't my first priority. A mortal sin, I know.One of Doug's points in his book is that as we move online more, our "students' homes become our library." I suppose my favorite line from the first few pages of the book are:When information is transmitted to a class instead of the class being transmitted to the library, where should the Virtual Librarian be working with students?When I think of a library these days, I see a hybrid of virtual and physical resources and books vying for attention. Instead of rows of desktops, why not Chromebooks? These are less expensive, allow for easy replacement of obsolete boat anchors (e.g. OS X-X.6, WinXP computers) that use up tons of space and electricity.Source: http://goo.gl/OucpQCheck out the results of this Ohio study (shared February, 2013):Overall, the Chromebook does appear to meet its promise of easy use. 89% of patrons found the Chromebook reported that they were able to complete their tasks using the Chromebook. Similarly, 90% of staff members also reported that they were able to complete their tasks using the Chromebook. Common praise of the device was the quickness of loading and the speed of the browser...many staff members commented that their dissatisfaction with being unable to get ebooks from the library on the Chromebook. Patrons can in fact get ebooks from the library via the vendor Overdrive on a Chromebook using a free app called the Kindle Cloud Reader. To accomplish this task, the patron would need both their library card and an Amazon.com account. Patrons were unequivocally in favor of the service: 97% said that this was a valuable service the library should provideWhile you will want to read the study in its entirety, what about using Chromebooks as replacements for aging computers in K-12 school district libraries?With Chrome apps like Readium (DRM-free ePubs), Kindle Cloud Reader, B&N's Nook for the Web, reading content isn't as much an issue. Thoughts?Check out Miguel's Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com <input name="encrypted" type="hidden" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----MIIHXwYJKoZIhvcNAQcEoIIHUDCCB0wCAQExggEwMIIBLAIBADCBlDCBjjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJBgNVBAgTAkNBMRYwFAYDVQQHEw1Nb3VudGFpbiBWaWV3MRQwEgYDVQQKEwtQYXlQYWwgSW5jLjETMBEGA1UECxQKbGl2ZV9jZXJ0czERMA8GA1UEAxQIbGl2ZV9hcGkxHDAaBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWDXJlQHBheXBhbC5jb20CAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQAEgYA3fO5HmHRToTBD5+aBDSJx88RNcVecA3U3yPKpzdIPNsLj+484BZn+HXR8gnuEsILSuD6gXL8hM6jyy4QxFdgOxPy50YaFVskhE+BlAyYt+4Yb5dT6PcgIQ8699YziQIFHbR0xHdW/OYCNp/JpcNUh0s6/uLdREmlM8x61EFjMZDELMAkGBSsOAwIaBQAwgdwGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAUBggqhkiG9w0DBwQI4HSydL8V78WAgbj1lv0iF0iwhWgsj7pQFkeGnyTBwbCdqU3q8pS66Qz1mh58Jv7nwRFC9exRBpi9OOqo4lvWdbxhHMgLwX9Kc7nR4xfuA3yGPYq0kVpo+z8ROhmc2FK7cZ3DvPYfuWpcx2juOMrdNvXdbD6u3dIxYBRsUNQv3/+Zh5mkYZIzTtBAYm4BDOdZptUcnBuMfYv0s/R3pr6uFNCPQv5gqtFPD7OqJW+2mjhr6U5RnRTkizUj/kVz5ps/r2PjoIIDhzCCA4MwggLsoAMCAQICAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQswCQYDVQQIEwJDQTEWMBQGA1UEBxMNTW91bnRhaW4gVmlldzEUMBIGA1UEChMLUGF5UGFsIEluYy4xEzARBgNVBAsUCmxpdmVfY2VydHMxETAPBgNVBAMUCGxpdmVfYXBpMRwwGgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFg1yZUBwYXlwYWwuY29tMB4XDTA0MDIxMzEwMTMxNVoXDTM1MDIxMzEwMTMxNVowgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQswCQYDVQQIEwJDQTEWMBQGA1UEBxMNTW91bnRhaW4gVmlldzEUMBIGA1UEChMLUGF5UGFsIEluYy4xEzARBgNVBAsUCmxpdmVfY2VydHMxETAPBgNVBAMUCGxpdmVfYXBpMRwwGgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFg1yZUBwYXlwYWwuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDBR07d/ETMS1ycjtkpkvjXZe9k+6CieLuLsPumsJ7QC1odNz3sJiCbs2wC0nLE0uLGaEtXynIgRqIddYCHx88pb5HTXv4SZeuv
Hitch Your Wagon to New Learners #hfsoars #edchat #cpchat play >
Hitch Your Wagon to New Learners #hfsoars #edchat #cpchat
5/12/2013 | Download File (0.66 MB) - right click to download
Don't you just love this quote?Image Source: http://goo.gl/mSoOmWhy settle for one star when you're fortunate enough to have 3?As a veteran blogger and social media tinkerer, one of the tough aspects of finding stuff to write about is "new stuff." Try as I might, I sometimes come up completely dry in terms of new blog posts about stuff that I want to learn about. In those cases, I'm grateful for questions from new learners, folks that are embracing new technologies and learning stuff fresh. It gives me the opportunity to take a look at things from THEIR perspective...and the enthusiasm of learning something new, as well as the frustration, can also be enlightening, too.Since I'm working over the several weeks with a campus team (pictured above) on building a Professional Learning Network (PLN), one of the fun aspects is watching them get better at joining the flow of a global learning conversation. . .in many ways, it reminds me of how a young driver learns to merge onto the traffic on a busy road or highway.I love this visual representation that was put together by the campus leadership team as they pondered how to share their journey with a roomful of principals and assistant superintendents:Diagram created by @skfuller , @shelleyyeater and @ccmorenotweetsAs I've shared in previous blog entries, it's quite easy to get caught up in the how-to, the technology aspect. It's a lesson I learned many years ago while facilitating a Curriculum Using Technology (CUT) series. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, people remembered the technology they had to learn to do something, not the pedagogy and/or theory that undergird it.That's why I was thrilled to see Shannon Fuller (@skfuller) put our focus on Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle (PTLC) (the link will take you to the PDF of the document shared).Image Source: SEDL developed the PTLC in partnership with the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The process reflects the research on best practices in professional development and school improvement.I see some real connections between using Twitter to accelerate professional learning for teachers, freeing them from their dependence on traditional F2F workshops, conferences and print magazines:One of the key strengths of PTLC is its design as a job-embedded professional learning process that is ongoing and results driven. According to multiple correlation studies on teacher quality (DarlingHammond, 2000; Darling-Hammond, Hightower, Husbands, LaFors, Young, & Christopher, 2003), higher levels of student achievement are associated with educators who participate in sustained professional development grounded in content-specific pedagogy. Continuous professional learning that improves teacher outcomes, in turn, impacts student outcomes. Studies indicate that when teachers improve their instructional practice,student achievement also improves(Fishman, Marx, Best,&Tal, 2003;Guskey, 2000; Kamil, 2003).Social media (e.g. Twitter) can be used in this way to initiate and sustain professional development; the wide variety of rich ideas, or even "little" ideas that aren't as earth-shattering but appear in great quantity, are powerful."For a long time, we went into ou
It's an iPad world in a Pearson Galaxy! play >
It's an iPad world in a Pearson Galaxy!
5/4/2013 | Download File (0.54 MB) - right click to download
Source: http://goo.gl/r5D4UFolks often ask, what's the standard tablet that schools should be investing in? Is there any guidance from Pearson?The educational technology marketplace is being transformed by the introduction of lower-cost and highly-portable new types of computers often referred to as “tablets.” Examples include Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. Pearson is following this trend with great interest and excitement, and has helped support its emergence in providing leading edge digital learning products. The Pearson Research and Development team is actively examining the ability of its technology platform for high-stakes online test delivery to work in conjunction with tablets as a delivery mechanism. Pearson has the ability to build tests for use with tablets, but there is still much toresearch and consider before secure, summative assessments can be implemented on tablets.One of my long-term plans is to abolish computer labs as testing centers and switch over to tablets. Given the choice, some teachers shared with me, they'd rather have iPads than a lab of old dinosaurs.Source: Use of Tablets in Secure Summative Assessment Environmentshttp://www.pearsononlinetesting.com/t/TabletsAssessments_v1.0_v4.pdfPearson is building a TestNav app for the iPad, to leverage the introduction of Guided Access recently announced by Apple. When available, we believe this should address some of the security issues that have previously been identified by Pearsonin the iPad. ¦ Pearson will work with each state department of education to evaluate their assessment content and the timelines that would be appropriate for content conversion for use on a tablet. Tablet adoption timelines may vary for different states based on their type of content, their specific policy needs, and their local technology infrastructure needs. ¦ Pearson is conducting usability testing of tablets and will remain actively engaged in further research, including both qualitative cognitive labs and quantitative studies, to help provide additional guidance and recommendations to our state customers.What do you think? Ready to shuck that computer lab and replace it with iPads or Samsung Galaxy Tabs?Check out Miguel's Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com <input name="encrypted" type="hidden" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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
Getting Started with Twitter for your PLN (Updated) play >
Getting Started with Twitter for your PLN (Updated)
4/15/2013 | Download File - right click to download
Note: This article is cross-posted at http://bit.ly/ecto. I wrote it as a quick introduction for work colleagues--which is why it has specific language for my district--and decided to share it here as well. After reading several other Twitter intros for educators, I'm feeling a bit of pressure to NOT post this article...but then that would go against my motto of making contributions, even when they aren't awesome! ;-)Last Updated: 04/16/2013 - 5th question addedGetting Started with Twitter for your PLNThis article answers 5 questions about Twitter and helps you get started with building your Professional Learning Network (PLN). Image Source: http://goo.gl/vY3l4BACKGROUNDAs an educator, probably one of the tougher challenges you face isn’t just keeping up with the technology, but rather understanding how to leverage it in your teaching and learning situation. While in the past, we were limited by the occasions that served as “learning experiences,” in the 21st century, learning isn’t restricted to a special event bound by time and place. We don’t learn just when sitting in a meeting, or at a conference or from 8:00 to 3:30 PM when school is in session. Today, we have the potential to tap into a flow of conversation, a web-based learning ecology, that we can learn from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Connected lifelong learners--as opposed to just being a "lifelong learner"--label this flow of conversation a professional learning network (PLN). In a PLN, you can share what you're learning as it's happening with others. With the addition of a hashtag (such as #edchat or #ecbyotms) you let others who search on that hashtag in on what you are sharing, whether they follow you or not. This enables strangers committed to learning about similar interests to share ideas with each other.One of the ways that connected lifelong learners build their PLN is by using a social media tool, such as Twitter. For educators, the question to ask isn't Twitter's stock, What are you doing now? but rather, What are you learning now? Read on and watch the videos to get started. Tip: Be sure to check back often since I'll be updating this entry over time!1) HOW DO I GET STARTED WITH TWITTER?<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
San Antonio Writing Project play >
San Antonio Writing Project
3/28/2013 | Download File (0.05 MB) - right click to download
Alas, I'd love to attend an institute like this one but work keeps me engaged in awesome projects, and funding is an impediment. I often wish we could have an edcampSAWP or multi-day conference that was completely free.Source: http://sanantoniowritingproject.org/summer.htmlSummer Institute 2013 InformationOnline ApplicationUTSA Grad SchoolApplicationPrint BrochureFlier(Applications due by April 2, 2013)Dates: June 10, 2013 – July 3, 2013, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Where: The University of Texas at San Antonio 1604 campusGraduate School Enrollment: Those chosen to participate enroll in and pay for two graduate classes for the Summer Institute.Summer Fellowship:SAWP pays for 50% of the cost for 6 hours of graduate credit (including tuition and fees).Estimated cost after Fellowship: $1250We are pleased to announce the San Antonio Writing Project’s seventh Invitational Summer Institute, to be held on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Participation in the Summer Institute will comprise of two graduate classes, gaining participants six hours of graduate credit.The San Antonio Writing Project (SAWP), housed in the Graduate School of Education, is a collaborative program between the University of Texas at San Antonio, the National Writing Project, and San Antonio area schools. Not only will SAWP be a vital resource for teachers and area schools in the arena of writing, but it will also serve as a model of professional development and excellence, teacher leadership, and reform.The SAWP Invitational Summer Institute is at the heart of the project, and with the experience and guidance of the National Writing Project, we can be clear about its purposes:to identify successful teachers of writing across all curriculum areas in San Antonio area schools and colleges who will be effective teachers of other teachersto identify approaches to the teaching of writing and the uses of writing-to-learn in all subject areas that have been successful in real classrooms, and that add to the profession’s knowledgeto involve teachers in their own writing so that they can better help their studentsto examine basic issues of equity and access as they affect student learningto make current research in the field available to teachersThrough the Summer Institute, SAWP will build its corps of Teacher Consultants, expand its collective knowledge, and increase its capacity to address complex issues and concerns regarding literacy in San Antonio area schools.This year we are able to invite 15 teachers, kindergarten through university level, to the University of Texas at San Antonio campus to participate as SAWP Summer Fellows in the Invitational Summer Institute. We are also pleased to announce that we are able to cover the cost for three of the six graduate hours that participants are enrolled in: participants will be responsible for paying for the other three graduate hours. At the end of the summer program, Fellows will be SAWP Teacher Consultants, an expanding network of exemplary San Antonio area educators.As a SAWP Teacher Consultant, you will become part of the SAWP community--a lively, collegial network which offers resources and programs for deepening your knowledge about the teaching of writing and literacy issues, opportunities to grow as a writer, and ongoing support to realize new projects and initiatives. You will also have the opportunities to expand your role as a leader. SAWP Teacher Consultants shape and
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