June 2012
37 posts
Hipster Habit App
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow They say: Print this app out , fold it into a book, and put it in your wallet. I say: Do what they say. Kaizen is the only way through the insurmountable problem and that is the underlying principle behind the hipster DIY self-help of this. Derived from the old Pocketmod tool online and still quite useful. An edupunk tool of the first water. See on...
Vialogues : What is Writing, Anyway?
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Kevin Hodgson says, “We often have discussions about whether or not technology and media and connectiveness is changing our perceptions of what it means to write.” And so begins a comment riff between us (I hope among us if others will join in) on his found poem/video “What is Writing, Anyway?”. All of this is made...
Free online tutorial for using Twitter
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Russell Stannard is my screencasting hero and you can see why as he does an advanced Twitter screencast. See on teachertrainingvideos.com
Vialogues : Norwegian Recycling-How Six Songs...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Vialogues is a low friction learning and sharing tool. What I mean by low friction is that anyone with a passing knowledge of youtube can call this tool up and use it. The commands are so simple that perhaps a first grader could do it. The heart of the power is in the commenting/annotating function. Making notes on digital stuff has become ubiquitously easy. We...
The 1-minute guide to the mobile classroom –...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Great short post. Her 1-minute guides are perfect for beginning to use mobile learning in the classroom. I think the simple nature of the task makes them perfect for action research that includes students. For example do what she suggests: “Let students talk about their mobile phones, and what they use them for. Many of us develop serious emotional...
Unlocking video: 24/7 learning for iPod generation...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Truly a best in class demo of tech pedagogy. David Read and Simon Lancaster give us just enough info to get out and do it. Students are involved from the get-go in the learning. I love how they refer to their screencasts as “vignettes”. Below is the money quote: “…We conceived a leaner, more interactive format: the vignette. A vignette...
Document Sharing and Markup | Collaboration |...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Let this serve as your introduction to Hybrid Pedagogy, “an academic and networked journal of teaching and technology that combines the strands of critical and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses of technology and digital media in education.” This post is a short introduction to some of what Google Docs, Crocodoc, and Diigo...
Custom 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Bike Frame
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Terry writes: We are entering a world where those who can tinker, make, code and share have a definite advantage in mindset over those who have just consumed their learning. This guy is the teacher I want to be. If youre really into cycling and are on this site, chances are that over the years youve at least toyed with the idea of making your own frame....
VisualEditor:Welcome - MediaWiki
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy The beginnings of making markup easy in a wiki. Test out the VisualEditor here with the promise of more to come. I think our students need to work in groups with wikis at least as much as they do with blogs. This wysiwyg interface ties blogs and wikis together. Amen. See on mediawiki.org
A living memory: using AR to map flooding and...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy We musn’t forget our disasters. Sounds trite to say it but we do forget them and that means our children and grandchildren forget them, too. This kind of tech pedagogy is a no brainer but we need to be more than consumers. We need to make this stuff. And by ‘we’ I mean students/teachers/interested 3d parties, all working together. See on...
Personal Kanban | visualize. learn. improve.
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Great to see Robin on Scoop.it! Teaching about personal workflow is critical to student success. “A good way to think about work and To Do lists” See on personalkanban.com
Register | Napkin Academy
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy The need for visual thinking and its constellation of skills is increasing as we seek to make sense of more complex data sets. We must be able to make the picture that speaks a thousand words, more if we can make them carry the freight. This looks like an inexpensive place to begin. This is also one of the new models of learning that is arising from the...
DisplayNote | Present. Share. Collaborate.
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Early buzz for iPad wifi screensharing tools DisplayNote. It comes out in July and we shall see how it works compared to similar classroom tools and presentation sharing tools. “DisplayNote - articulate, annotate, collaborate. Enabling users to present, share & collaborate ideas across any device.” See on displaynote.com
Why Twitter Team Tweeting Works
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy The todo list of Twitter n00bz is worth ‘attention’ cost of the article: ”Find a new hashtag and use it successfully Tweet a photo you took with your phone Follow 5 new people that interest you Schedule a tweet using HootSuite, Tweetdeck, or another service Find and sign up for a link that will track your clicks At a conference, tweet at the...
If Context Shapes Content, What Does It Mean for...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Clear summary of how skateboarding applies to learning. I love it when ‘outsiders’ and ‘non-experts’ are the little kids who proclaim in certain terms that the emperor has not a stitch on. I especially agree with the statement that “being in the moment and trusting your intuition leads to new cognitive connections”. Beyond a...
Three Firsts: Bloomington’s First Hackjam,...
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow “On Thursday, June 7, 2012, the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University in conjunction with the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) in Bloomington, IN put on a Hackjam for resident youth. The six hour event was a huge success. Students were excited and engaged throughout the day as they used Hackasaurus’ web editing tool X-Ray...
Using Achievements to Spur Wiki Participation |...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Some very thoughful and open ‘blogging out loud’ about how to add an achievement system to wikis. Barton cites an epic fail wiki (not his, but I am so grateful to read about this failure-more illuminating than most shining successes) and about at least one Wiki that includes some gamifying elements—Wikia:...
Understanding the Social Era--an Annotated...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Sometimes better tech pedagogy is the result of “stopping to sharpen the ax”. In this case here is a nicely annotated list of books that will (not might) help you be a better teacher. It is a time of greater connectedness for good or ill. The list was generated through G+ collaboration and is the work mostly of Susan Scrupski. Well done. Take a...
Miro Community: The easiest way to create a video...
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Video Curation. Nicely done. See on mirocommunity.org
iPad Creative - iPad Creative - iPad Challenge:...
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy Pushing the envelop of the possible. Open the door and walk through to the many other doors inside that this post affords you. Lightly directs you in the use of of “Smart Strings” in GarageBand. Kewl. “Why not set yourself a challenge over the weekend. Shoot, edit and score your own movie - perhaps just some footage of your favourite local spot -...
Selection: flash card apps for iOS with: Leitner
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy Sortable flash card apps of all stripes. Awesome lesson in how to organize around a focused topic. This would be a good lesson here in the “seeking, sense-making, and sharing” that is at the core of curation. See on flashcardapps.info
Commonwealth of Learning - Knowledge Services
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy This place is first and foremost a learning hub extraordinaire, but if you are looking for open education resources for your classroom so that your ‘poor’ students are somewhat less poor then the Commonwealth of Learning is the only place to start. There are custom google searches, a catalog of searchable resources on the web called the “COL...
JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy Used in their proper place, this kind of fun can fit in well especially if students create their own jeopardy games on current content. Or, best yet, if this inspires them to cast about and learn how to create a game of his or her own, well… that would be mahvelous. ~Terry “Create your own jeopardy template online, without PowerPoint. Or browse the pre-made...
The Electric Educator: Google Docs and the iPad:...
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy A worthwhile read here in that the post outlines the usefulness of Google Docs on the iPad. Verdict: mobile functionality on the iPad is somewhat limited but getting better. See on electriceducator.blogspot.ca
Embracing the iPad and the Wonderful World of Apps...
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom Fear and uncertainty are our greatest enemies in teaching. That is why this blog post speaks to me as a teacher-trainer. I am always advising my tech using teachers to adopt one tool a semester an to keep looking for new ones to use and share in the near term If we learn three new, good tools a year I guarantee expertise within three...
Embracing the iPad and the Wonderful World of Apps...
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom Fear and uncertainty are our greatest enemies in teaching. That is why this blog post speaks to me as a teacher-trainer. I am always advising my tech using teachers to adopt one tool a semester an to keep looking for new ones to use and share in the near term If we learn three new, good tools a year I guarantee expertise within three...
Aurasma
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom The world’s first visual browser, bringing the physical and virtual worlds together. Get Aurasma on your smartphone now for free from the App Store or Google Play. See on aurasma.com
Layar Creator sees an interactive future for print...
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom Is AR ready for primetime. Some worthwhile critiques here as well as some useful comments. It is the Model T era for this technology, but it is worth exploring if only for the media skills you will develop learning how to do this. Combine with QR codes and you have a winner. See on engadget.com
The Advertising Team That Hijacked A Museum
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom An advertising firm hacks/annotates museum space. It really is true now: the whole world is a text. This is exactly what I want to do in my English Department space—annotate the “dull” space like a lottery ticket. You scratch the surface of the physical space of my f2f English ‘world’ and find that one teacher...
Augmented Reality in Education and Training
See on Scoop.it - Augmented Reality in the Classroom I will be curating AR resources in the classroom. My first stop is Scoop.it and the sites already being curated there. Most of my first posts will be rescoops that suggest the lay of the land. I will be looking specifically at classroom resources and learning tools for the classroom. AR applications and resources with a focus on education...
Swivl – Personal Cameraman for hands free video
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy Swivl is the first and only iPhone accessory that lets you capture hands free video, following your every move and with a wireless microphone, your every word. See on swivl.com
ED366 learning contract - prior to student input
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow Cool learning contracts—I certainly might consider these especially for the fall. See on davecormier.com
ED366 learning contract - prior to student input
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow Cool learning contracts—I certainly might consider these especially for the fall. See on davecormier.com
Innovation Rules in Higher Education
See on Scoop.it - Tech Pedagogy Wow! This list has many uses for any educational leader, but I really don’t see them being used by any but the most courageous K-12 administrators. Need I tell you how rare they are? This is, however, entirely possible at the university level. “Here are ten ways of generating an innovative workplace: 1. Give staff the opportunity to explore the...
Collusion - iPad pen productivity solved
See on Scoop.it - iPedagogy The push to cross from the analog of drawing and handwriting to the digital of text recognition and collaborative workflow make projects like these seem like the resounding click of something important in our personal learning ecologies. I hope this works, but I gotta wait until I can afford it or rather justify it. If I was a graphic artist or a contractor or a set...
In the Middle of the Curve: #iel12 Online Rogue...
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow One way to find out about tech pedagogy is to look for folks who went to conferences and took notes. This is a great example. Wendy Wickham took extensive and understandable jots about Dan Quigley’s ‘rogue professor’ model at IEL2012 Here is a second post at the same conference: ...
Fix It, Revive It, Ride It
See on Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow Taking ideas and recycling them. A handy way to prime the creativity pump. See on corbettbarr.com
