Posts tagged "eduweb"

September 11, 2011
“ I hear too often that educators want to harness the technology, but I think that’s a little backward. The conversation should be about what it is we want to accomplish—what do we want students to learn? When we have that, then we can talk about what technology is best to help us meet those goals.
  -21st-Century Learner

#tech #eduweb #reform

“ Learning environments aren’t revolutionized by installing a few cool gadgets here and there. Far more important is the educator’s role in employing today’s technologies to make material accessible and engaging—in other words, encouraging students to create, communicate, and collaborate in ways never before possible.
  -21st-Century Learner

#reform #eduweb

March 10, 2010

[Video]

A Vision of 21st Century Teachers

#eduweb #teacher

March 29, 2009
When Librarians Go Bad . . .

#eduweb

January 10, 2009
Writing in the Age of Distraction

#eduweb #writing

January 6, 2009
The Latest Doomed Pedagogical Fad: 21st-Century Skills

Woohoo! Modeling Method gets a mention!

#eduweb

November 24, 2008
“ Every district needs to anoint some teachers to play with Web 2.0 tools in a safe, hypothetical environment. I call it taming the tool. Teachers need time to consider, ‘Under what conditions would we allow this tool into the classroom?’
  -Stumbling Blocks: Playing It Too Safe Online Will Make You Sorry

#eduweb

November 12, 2008
“ Nothing in the brain that is ‘hard-wired’ can change that quickly.
  -Math is Hard, Barbie Said

#eduweb

October 20, 2008
“ Will their schools pro-actively model and teach the safe and appropriate use of these digital tools or will they reactively block them out and leave students and families to fend for themselves?
  -Blocking the Future

#eduweb #future

October 15, 2008
“ I’m envisioning a sort of “driver’s ed” class without the car, the road, or other drivers. Perhaps an instructor sitting in the front of the class having the students practice hand signals and making vrroom-vrroom noises.
  -In response to: Congress Passes Bill Mandating Online Safety Education

#eduweb