Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews If you're not preparing your students to use socia...Oct 29, 2013, 6614 Think before you send or postNov 1, 2013, ...
Saturday, 30 November 2013
Friday, 29 November 2013
Remember
Guest post by Jacob Gutnicki Remember when education always pioneeredAnd how the educator was reveredRemember engaging activities and innovationMultiple Intelligences and helping children were our passionRemember the inner childAnd when the kid smiledRemember what it was like to be a kidThe games and the friends who we made trouble with; g-d forbidRemember our children must contend with increased standardized testingAccountability, College Readiness, and schools we plan on divestingRemember the help you had when you were youngerAnd don’t forget...
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
#NYSCATE13 - A Conference that Knows How to Make IT Happen!
I've attended a lot of conferences. Some nail it like EdCamps and EduCon, and others leave something to be desired. When it comes to throwing a worthwhile conference, NYSCATE is one that knows how to make it happen. I had the privilege to meet and canoodle with innovative educators at this year’s NYSCATE in Rochester and here are a few of my favorite things about what this conference did right. How NYSCATE Makes IT Happen!Making...
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Help for parents who want to keep their children safe online
More than ninety percent of parents think they should have a lot of responsibility for ensuring their children are safe on the internet, but only one-third think they are prepared to do so. About three quarters of parents think a major portion of the responsibility for ensuring children’s safety on the Internet falls to schools (source: Research on parent attitudes toward internet use PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1z93n). Unfortunately, schools can not...
Saturday, 23 November 2013
The hottest posts everyone's reading
Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews If you're not preparing your students to use socia...Oct 29, 2013, 7071 Think before you send or postNov 1, 2013, ...
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
How Social Reading Enhances the #CCSS
Guest post by Travis AlberReadUps is an online discussion platform where students can read online and discuss content inside the book. Actually, it doesn't have to be a book, it can also be an imported URL, an uploaded course packet, or whatever you paste in. But the purpose of the ReadUp is to "meet up" inside what students read, and to discuss it. Discussion features allow students to leave comments and responses on any paragraph, or message...
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Talking isn't enough. 10 suggestions to help keep teens safe.
By Lisa Nielsen with guidance and contributions from Willyn Webb Today's party companionsMolly and tampons with boozetube flasks. What do these essentials for today’s EDM (or electronic dance music) culture have to do with being an educator? Well, if you work with secondary school students, a lot actually...That is, if you believe your role goes beyond simply imparting knowledge and includes ensuring your students are armed with some common...
Saturday, 16 November 2013
The hottest posts everyone's reading
Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews If you're not preparing your students to use social media...Oct 29, 2013, 6660 Think before you send or postNov 1, 2013, 3779 Stop trying to figure out if...
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Free #mLearning book. Great companion for student-centered learning practices.
Mobile Education: Lessons from 35 Education Experts on Improving Learning with Mobile Technology is a new eBook that features me and some great friends from my learning network including my co-author of Teaching Generation Text - Willyn Webb, #Edchat cofounder - Shelly Terrell, EduClipper founder - Adam Bellow, Geeky Mama - Lee Kolbert, and a couple dozen or so more which you can see below. The book is offered in a Slideshare format which it turns...
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