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My head is full and spinning. Hearing from folks at The Urban School made me optimistic that we are on the right track. Seeing how many schools are moving to 1:1 computing is energizing!I am looking forward to meeting up with FA teachers again to talk about the program. I was surprised how few people [...]
Using Video and Images to Enhance Scientific Understanding A counterargument to the alarmist speakers:it’s important to differentiate facts, he says (Urban School). Don’t worry if you are not podcasting, blogging, downloading iTunes books and lectures all at the same time. Urban School focuses on depth over breadth, value student ownership of their work What are [...]
At Lausanne
By scm | July 16, 2007
Will’s keynote: My notes..which I’ll try to organize later… Blogging has transformed his learning. He has more questions than answers. Web allows us to publish and share/not just read. World is changing-for students…not how much content they know but can they find it. Teaching them to be lifelong learners. Will says: Politics–the youtube campaign. Will’s [...]