Technology for Learning

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Some time ago I read a post helping teachers determine what they should and should not post on their classroom websites. It was a very positive list from Mrs. Smoke who posts often with helpful hints.
But when Alec Couros had a bad experience with someone favouriting his daughter’s photos on flickr, I [...]

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Footprints in the sand
Originally uploaded by Welshdan

Jesse Bradley, in his recent post about the invisible audience, touched on the trail of his person that was collecting in cyberspace. He wondered what his children would come to know about him through his digital footprint online.
Gottsela touched on similar issues as she explored what should be posted [...]

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Donna DesRoches recently tweeted about it, Matt Townsley blogged about it, Dr. Alec Couros is passionate about it. Learning for teachers that is open, connected, personal. As 21st century educators we are committed to personalizing learning for our students, so why not for ourselves?
Authentic learning is as critical for the adults, yet [...]

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Improvement Cycle School Family Partnerships
Originally uploaded by rdrunner

As I have often posted here about the development of the Implementation Guide for K-12 Parent Portals, I am pleased to report that the work is ready. I will not use the word “finished”, because it will always be open for improvements. You can access the guide here:
K-12 [...]

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Jennifer Jones wrote eloquently about personal learning networks recently in her post The Job of Personal Learning. She pulled me into the post right away by describing the way to a successful personal learning network may be through immersion. I couldn’t agree more. Recently I presented at a conference – my session [...]

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@achurches wrote an insightful post titled “One Size Fits All”. He writes about the barriers to teacher creativity due in part to lack of flexibility from school and district administration and a locking down of technology by technical support staff.
I agree.
But teachers need help in working with tech staff. Allanah commented on “One Size Fits [...]

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Content Filtering refers to the use of some computer hardware or software to block certain content from being accessed on the Internet. Some people equate content filtering with any blocking activity, but it is important to separate Internet traffic that is blocked because it has the potential to do damage to the hardware and software, [...]

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The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) has just published new quantitative and qualitative research on social networking in the report Social Networking
A quantitative and qualitative research report into attitudes, behaviours and use.
The report categorizes users and non-users:

Users:

Alpha Socialisers (a minority) – people who used sites in intense short bursts to flirt, meet new people, and [...]

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@achurches wrote an insightful post titled “One Size Fits All”. He writes about the barriers to teacher creativity due in part to lack of flexibility from school and district administration and a locking down of technology by technical support staff.
I agree.
But teachers need help in working with tech staff. Allanah commented on “One [...]

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I keep two blogs. My other blog Masterthoughts is where I chronicle my personal learning journey through my Master’s program, struggle through learning issues, and generally find my way. I appreciate feedback and discourse at Masterthoughts, although sometimes it is good enough to just get my thoughts on the virtual paper.
This blog is [...]

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