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Calling the Lo: ds106zone LoDown 032
cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo shared by Ed Scottlo! Scottlo!…. SCOTTLOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo Silence. He seems gone. Lucky for him, Rochelle has stepped up in a big way, completely taking over the LoDown show, evolving it so much, that the old pencil head is completely gone from the logo. Show More Summary
Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary
A great tool for students, teachers, and parents to use to understand the math vocabulary used today.
Twitter Hashtag Magic - An Example @diben #edtechchat @twubs
Next week at ISTE 2013, lead presenter Diana Benner and I will be engaging the audience of 152 participants with a problem and approaching it from a Problem-based Learning angle a la PBL-Enhanced Professional Learning. Unfortunately, there are going to be a LOT more people in the room than we counted on--150+. Show More Summary
Terrible Twits: Stream Those Hashtag Tweets on One Page with @Twubs #ipdlza13 #iste13 #edtechchat #ectobuzz
A nice press release from the Twubs folks...the place to go to easily manage hashtags and searches. I have to admit to some level of irritation at Twitter for nuking their API which makes it possible for 3rd parties to connect, including ones as friendly as Monitter.com and others that are swiftly fading from memory. Show More Summary
Virtual Universities Abroad Say They Already Deliver ‘Massive’ Courses
But leaders of online virtual institutions from around the world, who gathered this week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, say they are watching MOOCs closely.
From ‘yes, but’ to ‘how can we?’ and ‘why not?’
As my colleague, John Nash, regularly reminds me, design thinking facilitators know that whenever any sort of change or innovation is discussed, the yes, but objections are inevitable. However, instead of allowing those resistance points to dominate and defeat promising ideas, design thinkers work hard to try and reframe opposition into possibility by asking the [...]
Copying Music Off #iPad
A colleague recently asked me the following: I recently moved from the UK to the US. When I tried to sync my music, iTunes wiped out all my music on my iPad. Instead of copying the music from my iPad to my computer, it removed all the songs off my iPad. Show More Summary
Birth & Death Rate World Map
This is a rather morbid, but important infographic for two reasons. One, it is important to realize the birth and death rates around the world. What causes an increased birth or death rate in one part of the country? How does our country compare? Why is our country different from another area? Secondly, it is [...]
Giving a TED Talk? Expect More Visibility, but Not More Citations
A study suggests that the online video presentations have a positive effect on public perceptions of science, but not on how researchers are viewed within their own disciplines.
Rosetta Stone Is No Replacement for In-Class Learning, Study Finds
The company that makes the popular language-instruction system says it has no interest in replacing teachers, even as it makes deals with colleges to use its product as a teaching tool.
Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented the Automobile?
Who invented the automobile? Not an easy question to answer!
Four Paths to WordPress
There are many ways1 to get content into WordPress other than writing in the normal WP post editor. I figured I’d sketch out at least four and why you might choose one over another. Press This I don’t believe many people notice or use the “Press This” bookmarklet that is located under Settings>Writing or under [...]
Supersize Edu
Just because I can… I got to thinking about Morgan Spurlock’s self experiment on fast food after reading the ever rapier like Jonathan Rees Sentence First– verdict afterwards: What kind of professor “experiments” in front of tens of thousands of students? Gerry Canavan is right – one who already knows the results. Show More Summary
What a 5-hour Layover in O’Hare Feels Like
Last week I flew to Madison, Wisconsin from South Bend, Indiana. There was a short layover in Chicago, and the entire trip was supposed to take a little more than 3 hours. It turns out, a small fire on a plane is good enough cause to ground it (thankfully) and thoroughly checked over by the mechanical [...]
Are Coders the Scribes of our Time?
Earlier this Spring I visited Ireland where I was privileged to see and learn about the Book of Kells which has me thinking about how history repeats itself in updated terms.
At the time the book was written, a scribe was revered among the people of having a skill that …
Video Tutorial: Google Docs - Creating & Organizing Documents Training
Learn about the changes to the Google docs interface in this video tutorial.
The Musicals of Stephen Sondheim
A retrospective on the career of award-winning American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
The Omnipotent CTO - Avoid Temptation #edtechchat #edchat
Source: http://goo.gl/2UV9N The role of the CTO is, as you might imagine, rife with temptation. For example, consider the following case: “This defendant is accused of lining his pockets with millions of dollars intended to be used to educate the children of the Cuyahoga Heights School District,” Dettelbach said. Show More Summary
Diana Rhoten: Student relevance [VIDEO]
This is a wonderful video from Edutopia in which Diana Rhoten discusses what it means to facilitate learning that is seen as relevant by students. Happy viewing! (and a hat tip to Grant Lichtman)
What Transitionary Personalize Learning Might Look Like
In most English classes the teacher chooses all of the content in addition to all of the assignments. In some classes you’ll get to choose between a few books, assignments, or essay topics that the teacher has provided. The projects tend to tier upward in terms of sophistication and/or length.1 There is essentially one broad [...]
