http://gman.edublogs.org Discussing things that impact learning Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:57:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's time to pack up this space and move on to a Blogger blog. Please follow the conversation at our new digs, Inventing Learning. See you there (I hope). Looking forward to continuing the conversation. http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/09/10/moving-day/ Scott McLeod of Dangerously Irrelevant has a very powerful post about the role of and necessity for leadership in effecting change in technology in our schools. Here is the overview: When we talk about technology in K-12 schools, why must we focus on school leaders? Well, as the Wallace ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/07/05/the-role-of-leadership-in-change/ Scott McLeod, of Dangerously Irrelevant, issued a challenge to edubloggers to address the topic of educational technology leadership. Administrators’ lack of knowledge is not entirely their fault. Most of them didn’t grow up with these technologies. Many are not using digital tools on a regular basis. Few have received training from their employers ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/07/04/what-makes-good-educational-technology-leadership/ eSchool News online - States: Ed tech is raising student achievement This article is a preliminary report on a large-ish set of studies which investigate the benefits of technology in education, especially in K-12 schools. Here is a summary: In comparing the results from demographically similar control and experimental schools, Wolf ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/what-does-ed-tech-really-do/ Teacher Magazine: Adventures of a School Tech Specialist This is a commentary from a school technology specialist outlining "168 hours in June." I really liked the "in the chair" quality of the report, along with the tools that this professional was using. Some of which, like Microsoft's Photostory, were new to ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/a-month-in-the-life/ In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind - New York Times This article in today's New York Times discusses teaching students "mindfulness:" Mindfulness, while common in hospitals, corporations, professional sports and even prisons, is relatively new in the education of squirming children. But a small but growing number of schools ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/being-present-20/ Schools consider eliminating homework grades This article reports on an initiative in Middletown Ohio to revise their policy on homework. According to the article: Under the proposed policy, homework would no longer be graded toward a report card grade and is clearly defined as specific tasks to be completed outside of school hours. ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/06/07/a-new-view-on-homework/ Blogging 101 motivates students This article talks about a first grade teacher who is using blogging as an instruction tool with her students. I really loved this quote: Yet Cassidy (the teacher) never intended to take classroom technology so far. She has been teaching for more than 20 years and struggles to even ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/05/26/1st-graders-blogging/ I reported earlier about working I had been doing to help other teachers set up blogs to use with their students. For the last week or two, this work has taken up an increasingly large part of my time. And it's been great. Here's a snapshot: A 6th grade humanities teacher will be ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/05/10/more-changes/ I was fortunate enough to give a presentation to some education graduate students last week about my work with blogs and wikis and podcasts. After the presentation, I received a great email from the professor. In it, she offered a great definition of teachers: I believe that great teachers imagine and create ... http://gman.edublogs.org/2007/04/24/who-we-are-as-teachers/