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View the full archive of Teach42 What can you do with a cell phone in the classroom? Matt Monjan let me know that the Simpsons spoofed cell phones in the classroom this past weekend. Yes, it’s funny, but it’s also frustrating because there’s so many hints of truth in there. Give the segment a watch before continuing. Yes, it’s a comedy, but comedies are only funny if there’s kernels of truth [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This is just a test for Syracuse This is a blog post Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mandatory YouTube Videos Image via CrunchBase I was talking to a friend of mine today about different videos on YouTube, and I was astonished by how many videos that I consider to be ‘mandatory viewing’ he hadn’t seen. I’m not talking about the video of my son’s bris (although it IS compelling), I mean some of the videos [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Top 10 FREE Web 2.0 Sites for Educators: NECC Edition I’ve had several requests via email for my Top 10 presentation from NECC, and realized that I should probably post it here. Of course, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing! So here’s a link to the presentation slides, such as they are. Most of the presentation is live demonstrations, so they’re only of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Destination irrelevant Found via EDITing in the Dark I’ve been a Mythbusters fan, long before I started working for Discovery. What blew me away when I had the opportunity to meet them, was that I discovered there was absolutely no acting on the show. They really are as passionate about learning as they seem to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Little Red Riding Hood Remixed Image by P_mod via Flickr Found this on Dan Pink’s blog: I mentioned before how much I love the idea of turning assignments into creative briefs. So what happens if you take a fairy tale that’s near and dear to all our hearts, and give it a new spin? While this wasn’t done by a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wednesday morning video break No specific educational tie in to this one. Unless you think there’s more to life than test scores and that art appreciation is an important part of educating well rounded students. Enjoy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A few highlights from ICE09 Illinois Computing Educators 2009 has come and gone! I’m too tired to write a coherant wrap up post right now, but I will say this: There was a closeness, family type of feeling there this year beyond what I’ve seen in years past. Not that it hasn’t always been a tight knit group, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your Digital Dossier Andy Carvin shared this video via tweet that does in incredible job of summing up what the New Permanent Record is, in a much more succinct way than I’ve ever managed to. As you watch this video, consider what these students will look like when they enter your classroom. Honestly, will they care one whit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Film on the Fly Image by Getty Images via Daylife Janet English over at KOCE has been hard at work putting together the Film on the Fly video challenge and yesterday was the big day! Early in the day, she sent out a text message to everyone who signed up with the prompt: “Everything changed - when the box [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Net Generation Education Project and Book Club VERY excited to share with you the latest monstrosity to come from the Davis/Lindsay labs. As you’ll see, they’ve come up with a fantastic collaborative project, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. Read, soak it in, and then apply to become a part of it…. and join the book [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Real world art Image by hoyasmeg via FlickrOver coffee today, somebody shared with me a website where peopled posted a creative brief for a logo or design they were looking for and how much they were willing to pay. Then people competed to win the ‘prize’. The site is called CrowdSPRING and what’s amazing about it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Celebrate the Day of the Ninja! I always look forward to December 5th for two reasons. It happens to be my birthday, but more importantly, it’s also the Day of the Ninja! It’s the day when everybody, everywhere gets to… well… act like a ninja I guess! I’ve always been a big fan of ninjas. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Networked Student… in plain English This CommonCraft inspired video does an excellent job of explaining what a truly networked student looks like. And more importantly, what the teachers role is for them. Consider it your weekend video break. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A CarCast, a BikeCast, and… a GovernmentCast ? It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by live video streaming. I’ve never been one to do much editing, I like my media authentic, unscripted and unfiltered. And that’s the way I’ve always podcasted, well back when I used to do it on a regular basis (more often than once year). Well, in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A CarCast, a BikeCast, and… a GovernmentCast ? It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by live video streaming. I’ve never been one to do much editing, I like my media authentic, unscripted and unfiltered. And that’s the way I’ve always podcasted, well back when I used to do it on a regular basis (more often than once year). Well, in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Google Teacher Academy wrapup Been meaning to write up some quick thoughts about Google Teacher Academy: Chicago, but realize that time is fleeting and I just didn’t see myself getting to it soon. SO, I decided to go the video route and do a quick vlog wrapup about it. FYI, that’s the last time I use the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mobile phones in the classroom…. again Pogue shared a letter that’s got me all riled up again… I’m a high school teacher. Like all high schools, we are dealing with a problem that sucks time, energy, and resources like a black hole: cellphones. We waged a similar battle a few years back with iPods, and although stakes seem much higher now, the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Conference versus Conversation Yikes, this is starting to become a habit again! This podcast recaps a few conversations that were scattered around NECC and the DEN National Leadership Conference. I’ve heard from many people that the most valuable part of the last few conferences they’ve attended have been the conversations that have occured with other attendee’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blawgthink and Open Space Last week I presented a little session about podcasting at Blawgthink, a conference for legal bloggers. The first day of the conference was fairly traditional, with various strands and presentations for all varieties of skill levels. The second day was entirely in the Open Space format. There were no scheduled sessions, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website