Technology for Learning

Thanks to Naomi and her blog The Innovative Educator I came upon another great video from Childnet International. Naomi reminds us that we know this kid. Do you?
Let’s Fight it Together

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Always there, but perhaps not so noticeable before. The Google ads beside my Gmail inbox. I had just finished reading an incredible email from a parent who is single-handedly leading the online engagement of parents at her school. I often write about this in my blog and have information in the Parent [...]

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You must watch this amazing video from a parent called “What I Want for my Children”. Every parent and teacher will be moved by what this parent asks of teachers and challenges other parents to do.
Follow the conversation at her blog I was thinking.

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I keep two blogs and I don’t often cross-post. I use this blog to share information and discuss issues related to technology and learning. My other blog is my learning journal, and so has a much smaller audience. But today I posted there and a discussion ensued about learning theories – what is a theory [...]

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I’ve just finished reading Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson. I loved this book for several reasons:

It’s about technology and learning (my passions).
It brought a perspective from beyond the classroom.
It was grounded in research and data.
It concluded with a call to action that moved [...]

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