Tech-Savvy Teacher

Marjee Chmiel, The JASON Project with Trevor Owens

ISTE Gaming Presentation

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Young people are playing games.
Games are inherently motivating
Students work at their own pace
Things to look for:-conceptually challenging material-multiple entry points (fits into class structure)-personal goal setting
How to use games?Awareness-links to games on website-include parent newsletter
Optional-assign as homework-extra credit-special ed-transition activities
Large Group [...]

June 29th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: games in education | Leave a comment

Presented by: Dr. June Garwin, West Chester Area School District with Mary Beth Clifton
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What is the next version of school going to look like?
Is online learning effective?-It Depends-Students who combine online with face-to-face do the best Dept of Ed 2009-75% of teachers said teaching online had a positive impact on their face-to-face [...]

June 29th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: online teaching | Leave a comment

June 29th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: paper and paperless world, tech savvy teacher rants | Leave a comment

GREAT first day at ISTE!  Mike and I attended some excellent sections and I met a number of acquaintances and friends alike.
I was inspired by my last sectional today on Universal Design for Learning.  They made a number of interesting arguments about refashioning materials to make them accessible to diverse populations.  Among their demonstrations was [...]

June 29th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: folks that don't get it, media authoring, paper and paperless world, textbooks | Comments (3)

My battery indicator days I have less than an hour to work with here, so, let’s see if I make it through this session.
I am sitting in a packed house for “Beyond Print: Digital Curricula for the Diverse Classroom.”
As a new curriculum director of a K-12 online school, the digital curricula development question is an [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: new media, old media, paper and paperless world | Leave a comment

Presenter: Hall Davidson
Live Wall at http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/ISTEdeepDive
2010 This is the year digital music sales will surpass physical sales
Unintended ConsequencesiTunes U
We are in an epic timeBad EconomyEffective TechEngagement for 21st century learners
Signals of changeStudents in online learning condition performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction -US Dept EducationStill the best way is a combo
Education needs to [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: elearning, folks that get it, textbooks, web 2.0 | Leave a comment

Mobile Devices + Web 2.0 = Engaged and Empowered LearnersJuile EvansCamilla GaglioloCarl AndersonTim Wilson
Speak Up National Research ProjectBackground-open to all K-12 schools-school get back dataProject Tomorrow
Things Speak up provides-Collect unique data from stakeholders
Activities, Attitudes, and Aspirations2009 participation – 370,565All 50 states participated97% Public SchoolEqual participation between urban, suburban, ruralData is available at the website
Key [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

There has been a ton of buzz so far among the Linux folks about Revolution Linux, a company that does a work on making Linux an option for the enterprise.
I will take notes here, and make my stunningly insightful commentary will be shouted in CAPITAL LETTERS.  Aren’t you excited?
We are hearing from the CEO of [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: ISTE10 | Category: linux | Leave a comment

Here’s a pro tip from the Tech-Savvy Teachers: TURN DOWN THE BRIGHTNESS on that iPad!
Mike suggested this to me yesterday when a number of mishaps left my MacBook Pro powerless while at EdubloggerCon.  Sure enough, despite heavy use for over six hours, the battery still had a 45% charge despite using both the 3G and [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: Ebc10, ISTE10, ISTE2010 | Category: iPad, pro tips | Leave a comment