Weekly Tech Tip:
Related Links:
- Marc Prensky @ Handheld Learning 2008
- Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur
- Prensky, Marc (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. UCB University Press.
- Prensky, Marc (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Part 2: Do they really think differently?. UCB University Press.
- Evidence Doesn't Support Generational Distinction by Mark Bullen on Net Gen Skeptic
- Google Wave Dance by Mike Relm
- Culture, Politics & Pedagogy: A Conversation w/ Henry Giroux
- Unschooling Vs. Homeschooling Vs. Formal Education
- The Daily Show With John Stewart on Apple's Response to Gizmodo & The iPhone Prototype
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Appholes Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party - Imagine It! - New documentary with lots of people educators and edtech people will recognize including Gary Stager, Sir Ken Robinson, and Ray Kurzweil. Site includes many clips from the film.
- Why and How to Give an Ignite Talk, Ep 19 - Scott Berkun
- Google Earth (as a web app)
- Parents using smartphones to entertain bored kids
- TitanPad - Another Etherpad Replacement
- @hrheingold Archive of today's webinar on critical thinking/web literacy http://iste.acrobat.com/p88815038/
- Socialbookmarking practices in the field of education : semantic, socio-cognitive and formative affordances
- New video game academy won't be child's play
- Web 2.0's Top 1,000 List!
- Tal.ki http://tal.ki/ - embed a forum into your website.
- TextEd - Cellphone safety and etiquette curriculum
- ePubBud - Create and share children's books (like YouTube for children's literature)
- FriendorFollow - Twitter tool for managing your followers. Allows you to sort who you are following and who is following you with many options. (saved me hours of time last night)
- Game for science - Virtual world devoted to science, technology and free educational games online
- Kerpoof Studio - Make your own storybook
- Asustek Eee Pad to hit channel in July - said to run on Google Android
- How the Crowd Can Teach by Jon Dron & Terry Anderson
- u.nu :: the shortest urls. period.
Blog Carnival:
- Obama & State School Leaders Want Facebook Unblocked in Classrooms! by Gary Stager on Stager-to-Go
- Technology – Roadblock to reform? by Jerrid Kruse on Bridging the Gap
- Deal Or No Deal? by Tom Whitby on My Island View
- Anthony Orsini, Please Shut Up by Ira Socol on SpeEdChange
- Assessment is a Bad Word? by Ben Grey on The Edge of Tomorrow
- Assessement Options: A Rant by
- A Radical Notion by Chris Lehman on Practical Theory
- It's Time to Tackle Minnesota's Achievement Gap by John Fitzgerald on MN2020
- State's K-12 Education Cuts Run Deep by Jeff Van Wychen on MN2020 [This post has some valuable and eye opening statistics about school funding in Minnesota]
- Standing By as State’s Education Infrastructure Crumbles by John Fitzgerald on MN2020
- Teachers, Tenure, Transformation by Ira Socol on SpeEd Change
- A Call for Education Equity on Change.org
- Mapping the Filter: What do you Block? by Will Richardson on Weblogg-ed
