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“Teachers are a technology” ~Marc Prensky
˜Today’s 8am key note speaker at the NCTE Convention was Marc Prensky, author of Digital Game-Based Learning and Don’t Bother Me, Mom–I’m Learning, and probably best-known for coining the terms...
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21st Century Teaching & Learning: The World Has Changed
I’m attending ”21st Century Teaching & Learning: The World Has Changed” with James Kelley, Ph.D., an Ed Tech Consultant for Apple. The event is being held at UTSA and sponsored by the The Academy...
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College Readiness ~ 21c Research Skills
Last week, I facilitated Part 1 and Part 2 of a College Readiness Workshop (for 12th grade English teachers in my school district) focusing on “21st Century Research.” The latest revision of our state...
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Dan Pink’s New Year’s preview
I just finished listening to Dan Pink’s teleseminar for people who had pre-ordered his new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Here are the 10 publications, 5 trends, and 3 steps...
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The problem with the native/immigrant dichotomy
I have begun to worry lately about the popular notion of the Digital Native/Digital Immigrant dichotomy. Thinking of today’s teachers as Digital Immigrants (who print out their emails, reach for a tome...
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Why We Need a Green Revolution
Last night I heard Thomas Friedman speak at Trinity University. I took my laptop with me, thinking I would “live blog” the experience. But no one else in the audience had a computer out, and I got some...
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How Technology is Transforming Writing
This year’s Speak Up survey asks: Technology has long held the promise of “transforming” the way we live, learn and work. In thinking about writing across your curriculum and subject content area, tell...
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Schools Need Technology for 21st Century Learning
Want to help support legislation to modernize America’s schools? Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate that would invest $25 billion in modernizing,...
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Gaming: Leveling Up Global Competence
“If we want to solve problems like hunger, poverty, climate change, global conflict, obesity … we need to aspire to play games online for at least 21 billion hours a week by the end of the next...
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