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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Daily Links 12/16/2008
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Daily Links 11/26/2008
Education Sector: Research and Reports: Measuring Skills for the 21st Century - Annotated
WritingFix: Interactive Writing Prompts & Lessons for Teachers, Students and Writers
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
NTLB
(This was originally posted on the InTouch blog)As our division works in schools to help train teachers and administrators on what it means to be literate in the 21st century, one of two responses usually follow:
1. Wow! I didn't really want to come to this but I am so glad I did! This is cool and my students are going to love it!
OR...
2. I do not have time for this. Why are you wasting my time? You cannot possibly ask me to do one more thing...
My question is this: Can we afford to be technology illiterate in this ever-changing world? Can we afford not to use technology in our teaching? Our district is reviewing what we call our "non-negotiables" in curriculum and teaching. When will technology become a non-negotiable? Would our students put it in that category? Is it not an integrated part of their lives?
For the teachers who do not want "one more thing added to my plate," I wonder why you do not see how technology can condense and simplify your lessons. Why can you not see what technology does for student engagement? Technology is not going away. It will only get more advanced and integrated into our lives. Please open your mind and begin to see the possibilities. Without it, you may lay victim to the latest education acronym: NTLB (No Teacher Left Behind). I promise you that the students will not be left behind. You will.
Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach stated last year at the NCaect conference, "Teachers will never be replaced by computers. However, teachers who do not use computers will be replaced by those who do."
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Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Daily Links 10/28/2008
Learning in Hand - Create Podcasts
- EXCELLENT. Return to this for pre- to post-production tips. From the maker of Radio Willow - post by cburell
- Comprehensive how-to and why podcasting page - post by mikeheth
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Daily Links 10/23/2008
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Daily Links 10/16/2008
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Daily Links 10/15/2008
ISTE Classroom Observation Tool
- Nice use of adobe air. Self tool. - post by tellio
Teachscape > About Us > Upcoming Events > Leadership Conference
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Daily Links 10/14/2008
- Collection of educational videos, focused mostly on math and science. "Movies and Activities Deliver Hands-On, Real World Math and Science Lessons To Your Classroom."
- post by christyinsdesign
- Collection of educational videos, focused mostly on math and science. "Movies and Activities Deliver Hands-On, Real World Math and Science Lessons To Your Classroom."
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Featured 21st Century School
Be sure to check out the Teach 21 blog for Bolton Elementary. The address for the teach21 blog is http://teach21bolton.blogspot.com/. Throughout the school year, Bolton staff is having conversations about what needs to be done to have future-ready students. They are learning how to motivate and inspire students through the use of technology. This blog is written by the school's technology facilitator, Sam Walker. Sam is documenting the thoughts, fears, excitement, and successes of bringing Bolton into the 21st Century. If you get a chance, please click on the teacher blog links on the left hand side. They are just beginning their journey and it is an exciting one!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Daily Links 09/03/2008
definr - incredibly fast dictionary
mast cell
- Autocompletes the word to search for a definition. - post by morganthefay
- un dictionnaire en anglais très rapide et, à ce que j'en ai vu jusqu'à maintenant, de très bonne qualité.
- post by sylvaincomte - Autocompletes the word to search for a definition
Autocompleta las palabras que buscamos su significado
- post by chanio - Толковый словарь английского. "Угадывает" слова при их наборе :-)
- post by georgec - A great quick online dictionary for everyone to use. Give it a try!
- post by jutecht
GlassGiant.com - Make free pictures for your Facebook Photos!
The coolest place for digital photography hobbyists
- fun with your flickr - post by geneboy
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Daily Links 09/02/2008
Remember The Milk: Online to do list and task management
Just a few things you can do with Remember The Milk...
- Manage tasks quickly and easily.
- Get reminded, anywhere.
- Organise the way you want to.
- Locate your tasks.
- Work together to get things done.
- Add tasks wherever you are.
- Take your tasks with you.
- Plan your time.
- Search your tasks the smart way.
- Enjoy getting organised.
- post by teajay- Органайзер - post by anoubis
- todo管理ツール ajaxを多様してます
- post by hepodo - There is an API, it looks cool but there aren't any off-line mode- Maybe some code could stolen from TiddlyWiki???
- post by jeanmichelg 
This site looks interesting. A To Do List site that allows you to post things to it via your cell phone, via e-mail or sms. It allowys you to share your list with others, so you and your wife can have the same list, keep each other updated on what you need from the store what what still needs to be accomplished...it connects in to popular RSS Readers such as Netvibes.
Might have to take it for a test spin.
- post by jutecht- Husk husk husk - post by kurtmathiesen
- ToDo管理．日本でも乱立ですね - post by june29
- 繁體中文介面。小組線上共同編輯 文書、行事曆、工作表，每次被編輯的舊版本都會留下一各備份。 - post by anoranor
- Online Task list - post by dvlahakis
- Todo管理のベストツール
- post by marmia312 - A free online todo list with SMS and IM reminders - post by bsamson
- To Do list organizer - post by stumax
- todo list thing - post by abradburne
- to-do list服務 - post by kgl0903
- ToDoサービスの日本語版。多機能。 - post by komagata
- way to manage your to-do lists online. - post by beerbin
- A free online todo list with SMS and IM reminders - post by schneider
- i love this site! i love that i can post from mobile, via email, and via sms. i love that i get an sms every morning with my tasks for the day. and i really love that i can tag all my tasks. good stuff!! - post by telecommatt
- Excellent site with great options for task management. Only question is, what if one day I'll have no internet ? :-) Most of the to do's stop But the management on this site is excellent. I tried many ways of managing tasks and this might be it. - post by foxbeing
- less is more (37sigs) vs. more is more (RTM)....who will win? - post by kazwell
- Really fantastic! - post by gvittoria
- Organizing the time (TODO lists) - post by vp21724
- How does it interface with my vehicle's navigation system, dahlinks? - post by jcwinnie
- Online to do list service with SMS reminders and more - post by adubber
- Online-Task-Manager - post by nando13
- online to-do list manager - post by forgetcolor
- to do list 提醒定制 - post by kusoooorz
- robust todo application - post by alanapost
- 典型web 2.0 如忘做事，需要这站作为To-do Lists服务 milk支持手机、邮件和MSN、AIM、ICQ、GTalk等IM协议的提醒定制功能 支持中文特色如undo，所有操作都可以取消，避免误操作损失 - post by chenjing
- A free online todo list with SMS and IM reminders - post by sciphex
- the coolest to-do application - post by aborruso
- the easiest and best way to manage your to-do lists online... - post by chanio
- A free online todo list with SMS and IM reminders - post by pixelator
- Remember The Milk is the easiest and best way to manage your to-do lists online. - post by geneboy
- Remember The Milk is the easiest and best way to manage your to-do lists online. - post by geneboy
- Online to-do list. powerful, beautiful interface - post by joel
Monday, September 01, 2008
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Taking Care of Business
Today I had the pleasure of hearing David Warlick speak to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System Technology Facilitators. As always, I was inspired, amazed, and reminded that no matter how much I think I know, there is so much more to learn!
David was gracious and allowed me to pick from a menu of thoughts, ideas, and past presentations. The recipe made one heck of an overview of where we are, where we should be, and ideas for what others are making possible.
My takeaways:
- Knitter (like Twitter but without the joining and following)
- Machinima (creating movies/videos using Second Life/video games and video editing)
- Scratch (I had downloaded this programming software for kids recently but did not understand how to use it until today)
- Companies are already creating wearable technology
David was gracious and allowed me to pick from a menu of thoughts, ideas, and past presentations. The recipe made one heck of an overview of where we are, where we should be, and ideas for what others are making possible.
My takeaways:
- Knitter (like Twitter but without the joining and following)
- Machinima (creating movies/videos using Second Life/video games and video editing)
- Scratch (I had downloaded this programming software for kids recently but did not understand how to use it until today)
- Companies are already creating wearable technology
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Daily Links 08/02/2008
100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner | College@Home - Annotated
» 10 Brain Training Tips To Teach and Learn « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains
Video Toolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources
- Everything you ever wanted to know about online video but were afraid to ask. Impressive!
- post by gibarian - Holy video resources overload, batman! "Online video is a huge trend - so huge that’s it’s proving hard to keep
track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and
converters, we’ve brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites
in this category. Enjoy." - post by jmaddrell
- Everything you ever wanted to know about online video but were afraid to ask. Impressive!
- Very helpful conversion to metric tool - post by help2others
techLEARNING.com | Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders
A Fair(y) Use Tale | Stanford Center for Internet and Society
- This is a great resources on fair use cleverly using Disney (who are zealous at enforcing copyright, and have done a lot to make copyright periods longer) films to explain fair use, which is a fair use usage itself.
- post by alicemercer
- This is a great resources on fair use cleverly using Disney (who are zealous at enforcing copyright, and have done a lot to make copyright periods longer) films to explain fair use, which is a fair use usage itself.
- This is a really cool project. - post by mlinaberger
Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help — FactMonster.com
BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - Free
- "Welcome to BibMe! The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the quickest way to build a works cited page. And it's free.
1. Search for a book, article, website, or film from our database, or enter the information yourself.
2. Add it to your bibliography.
3. Download your bibliography in either the MLA, APA, or Chicago formats and include it in your paper."
- post by jutecht - Does not support Bibtex yet! - post by hifreak
- "Welcome to BibMe! The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the quickest way to build a works cited page. And it's free.
Recut, Reframe, Recycle -- Publications -- Center for Social Media at American University
- Usually for academic projects we just do whatever we want and pretend it falls under fair use anyway, but this guide might work as well.
- post by rpeckham
- Usually for academic projects we just do whatever we want and pretend it falls under fair use anyway, but this guide might work as well.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Daily Links 07/31/2008
History and Politics Out Loud: a searchable archive of politically significant audio materials
LeaderTalk: Tips and Techniques Approach to Leadership?
Summary of several effective leadership books/theories
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Daily Links 07/24/2008
CORRECTED - Technology Reshapes America's Classrooms - NYTimes.com - Annotated
- cut discipline by 30%--wow! - post by khendon1985
- Neat program. I wish the kids could bring laptops home as has been happening in Maine - this extends benefits beyond the students to their entire families. - post by bill01370
- Hey Bill and Kim!
Glad to see you guys here! I still don't have this totally figured out yet---I can't see the annotations that I left on this page yesterday.
But using this Diigo sidebar has helped because now I can at least see you guys!
This definitely has potential for schools, Bill. I'm planning on using it with my PLC to reflect on shared articles.
I think they'll naturally translate the ideas to their classrooms.
Rock on,
Bill - post by plugusin - I like the idea of the school -- but the story has that "Future's so bright you gotta wear shades" feel. It would be really interesting to write about it, as a way to see how close to this reality it comes! - post by johnnorton
Free teleprompter/autocue service. Cueprompter - The online prompter.
- CuePrompter is a free teleprompter/autocue service. Your browser works like a teleprompter - no extra software needed. - post by bigfellow
This project is a production of the 7th Grade Class at Cary Academy. While learning about electricity and conducting battery and elaborate circuitry experiments, the students chose electricity topics or historical figures in history, researched their their topics, and then developed scripts for their podcasts. Using Audacity, the students mixed their audio files with music. A rubric was used to guide the students regarding the creation of their audio file.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Daily Links 07/23/2008
Soople; easy search in Google. Advanced calculator
Google on steroids
- Google desmembrado - post by delarocha
Dynamic Drive DHTML(dynamic html) & JavaScript code library
obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site
- DHTML(dynamic html) & JavaScript code library - post by geneboy
- Welcome to Dynamic Drive, the #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site! - post by jdrsantos
- DHTML library - post by peterb
- Welcome to Dynamic Drive, the #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site! - post by voxefx
- Dynamic Drive
Welcome to Dynamic Drive, the #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site! Last updated October 10th, 06': Revised Script(s) - post by rjjjsp - a comprehensive DHTML site featuring DHTML scripts, tutorials, and more. - post by edgincvg
- sketch and add voice
- post by dannno habla mientras dibujas.
- post by pepagarcia
- sketch and add voice
NoodleTools : MLA / APA Bibliography Composer, Notecards, Free Research Tools
The Web's most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking.
- Will Richardsons Wikispaces. Contains links to items discussed in his workshops.
- post by dgrice
- Will Richardsons Wikispaces. Contains links to items discussed in his workshops.
CustomGuide - Free Computer Training Quick References, Cheat Sheets
Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Management/Motivation Theory - Self-Actualization)
Creating Passionate Users: Incremental vs. revolutionary improvements
- The true art of product or service development might come down to this: Knowing when it's appropriate to make incremental improvements and knowing when you need a revolutionary leap. - post by kazwell
Teach Digital: Curriculum by Wes Fryer wiki - Wiki workshop curriculum about educat...
- Wesley Fryer's educational technology workshop wikis - post by sscajun
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Daily Links 07/15/2008
Education Futures » World Competitiveness Ranking - Where is Japan?
- very cool application! - post by possbeth
- Hi Lauren,
Thank you very much for posting this link. It´s really a "killer application" for language teachers. It´s a great tool for task-based language learning. I think it is a very easy and powerful way to publish task-outcomes in a 2.0 way
Regards,
Victoria - post by acastrillejo
Monday, July 14, 2008
Daily Links 07/14/2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Daily Links 07/13/2008
- shows various aspects of biology in simple
graphics - post by kherbert
- shows various aspects of biology in simple
Science Museums Science Fair Project Ideas Science Education
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Daily Links 07/07/2008
- might be good for finding photos - post by jdrsantos
- Creative Commons Search
Full copyright applies to most stuff on the web. But this search helps you find photos, music, text, and other works whose authors want you to re-use it for some uses -- without having to pay or ask permission. - post by kayell - A creative Commons search engine... My mind has been read before i even thought of this! Awesome.
- post by vahidm
Creative Copyright: Copyright and Options for Creative Practitioners
What is RSS and Why Should I Care? A Presentation for Educators and School Administrators
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Daily Links 07/06/2008
The Bamboo Project Blog: Professional Development Practice: The One Sentence Journal
Lit to Go: MP3 Stories and Poems
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format.
- Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. - post by alanpoon
- Colección de textos en mp3.
- post by carloscabanillas
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Daily Links 07/05/2008
The Top 100 Management and Leadership Blogs That All Managers Should Bookmark - HR World
Visual and Creative Thinking:What We Learned From Peter Pan and Willy Wonka
Printable Worksheets for Educators and Students- Worksheets Library
- Kid-friendly web search with "coverflow" search results. - post by mrdersom
Video Sharing site
Education Innovation: Technology Leadership Is Literacy Leadership: Leadership Day 2008
20 Internet Acronyms All Parents Should Know - Photos - WGAL Lancaster
Friday, July 04, 2008
Daily Links 07/04/2008
Blogging and RSS — The "What's It?" and "How To" of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators
- The internet has long been valued by teachers and librarians as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way students find, manage, and use information. But the promise of the Web as m - post by noondesertsky
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - Annotated
- This is a great site. When I used to teach middle school computers, I used this site to illustrate to kids how to evaluate websites. I didn't tell them it was a fake until the end of class. It was one of my favorite lessons. - post by hsquared70
K-8 Tech Resources wiki - Links to Tracy Murdach's K-8 technolo...
Education Week's Digital Directions: Online Safety Summit Emphasizes Community Collaboration
As school officials try to navigate the murky waters of Internet-safety
policies, one belief is resoundingly clear: Teaching children the skills they
need to be safe online is a community effort, involving the help of schools,
parents, researchers, and industry players.iEARN - International Education and Resource Network
Global projects
- Started in 1988, iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. - post by fredericknoronha
Pew Internet & American Life Project
- The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on - post by thnkrnwrtr
Live blogging to embed in blog!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Missing Link in 21st Century Classrooms (Live Blogging)
The Missing Link in 21st Century Classrooms: 21st Century Leadership
Christopher Moersch, Ed.D. and LoTi, Inc.
*Note: TONS of great stuff in the back of the room free from NSDC on training in the 21st century
http://www.loticonnection.com
Defining 21st Century Classroom- listed Partnership for 21st Century skills
Showed video from CoSN on 21st Century Superintendents- my favorite quote:
"Moving from good to great is such a quantum leap, technology plays a significant role."
5 C's of Instructional Leadership
Christopher Moersch, Ed.D. and LoTi, Inc.
*Note: TONS of great stuff in the back of the room free from NSDC on training in the 21st century
http://www.loticonnection.com
Defining 21st Century Classroom- listed Partnership for 21st Century skills
Showed video from CoSN on 21st Century Superintendents- my favorite quote:
"Moving from good to great is such a quantum leap, technology plays a significant role."
5 C's of Instructional Leadership
- Cultivation- (Coach Carter) high expections are the key to everything; Ariel Community Academy (Chicago Public Schools)- every classroom is endowed with $20,000. By the time they reach 8th grade, they donate half their profits to charity. 88% of students exceed state standards in math. Students are exposed to the financial literacy curriculum starting in Kindergarten. Students are taught all aspect including international/global financial markets. 8th graders apply what they learn about marketing and business by writing business plans. Long term partnership with the community and businesses!
- Courage to Stay the Course- (Dead Poets Society) requires commitment to a plan-implementation cycle: Assess-Plan-Implement (http://www.lotilounge.com)- Sustain (HEAT walkthroughs); use systems thinking for your guide to continuous improvement
- Creating Solutions to Potential Barriers/Problems- (The Firm) http://www.270towin.com (will show you how states have voted over the past few decades)
- Commitment to research best practices- (Freedom Writers) the difference between involvement and commitment is like a ham and eggs breakfast: the chicken was involved, the pig was committed
- Communication with all key stakeholders-(Braveheart) web 2.0 tools
Implementing the 5C's gets results. Loti Schools have research backing on test scores!
IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN WITHOUT 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP! May the LoTi be with you!
What is a network?
At last night's ISTE Welcome Session right before the keynote, we were addressed by and introduced to several of the people on the Board of Directors and staff. As this was the third year I have attended this session, I expected to get the quick run down of NECC events and such-informative but dry. I was thrilled to be mistaken.
Although we did have some dryness at the beginning, the NECC conference hired Brad Mongomery to be the Master of Ceremonies. What fun! His light-hearted sense of humor put the crowd at ease and he was able to do something most people cannot: get a room of several hundred people to have authentic conversation with each other. Through a series of exercises, we formed groups of 5 or 6 and responded to several prompts. Even those who do not like "touchy feely" were participating.
But what had the greatest impact for me was how he described what a network is. He did so by sharing what a network is not:
Although we did have some dryness at the beginning, the NECC conference hired Brad Mongomery to be the Master of Ceremonies. What fun! His light-hearted sense of humor put the crowd at ease and he was able to do something most people cannot: get a room of several hundred people to have authentic conversation with each other. Through a series of exercises, we formed groups of 5 or 6 and responded to several prompts. Even those who do not like "touchy feely" were participating.
But what had the greatest impact for me was how he described what a network is. He did so by sharing what a network is not:
- It is not "Hi. My name is..."
- It is not "Here is my business card."
- It is not "What can you do for me? What information can you give me?"
Authentic network is a relationship. It is finding about not only the professional but the personal aspect of other's lives. We bring who we are (which by the way is EXACTLY what James Surowiecki talked about in the keynote) and to be part of the network we have to connect on all levels.
So Brad gave the audience homework. Instead of asking the "Hi, how are you?" when you sit next to someone, you should ask "Outside of work, what takes up your time?" You may hear the question a lot this year at NECC but I hope you take the time to ask and answer! Create your own wisdom of the crowds. Create a network.
Thanks to my group of new friends from the session: Claire, Angelita, Dave, Benjamin, and Jose. It was a pleasure!
Creating a Personal Network in Second LIfe (Live Blogging)
Group presenting is the DEN (Discovery Education Network) council in Second Life (SL). None of them had met in real life until this weekend. They work together regularly in SL. DEN in SL was born in 2007.
Next Wednesday they will have a newbie event in SL. They bring in various speakers to present including Steve Dembo (teach42). They had a Halloween party last year. They have hosted 65 formal events but that does not include the many informal events in the DEN. Events are posted in SL, they have a Google group.
2007- 56 events with 566 participants
Next Wednesday they will have a newbie event in SL. They bring in various speakers to present including Steve Dembo (teach42). They had a Halloween party last year. They have hosted 65 formal events but that does not include the many informal events in the DEN. Events are posted in SL, they have a Google group.
2007- 56 events with 566 participants
Communication anytime/anywhere- 24 hour professional learning
Create a visual of your network- post them for understanding
Second Life has the possibility to help students who are homebound but presenter said that she personally does not believe SL is ready for students.
Book: A Beginners Guide to Second Life- can only order online; Second Life for Dummies also very good
Looking for Wednesday workshop presenters- think about volunteering
Sunday, June 29, 2008
NECC: Opening Session (Live Blogging)
James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of the Crowds
Tap into collective intelligence
wisdom of the crowds + new tools = radical transformation
jellybean experiment- how many jellybeans in the jar?
Tap into collective intelligence
wisdom of the crowds + new tools = radical transformation
jellybean experiment- how many jellybeans in the jar?
- no one person comes closer than the group guess
- the more they do this as a group, individuals begin to get closer
Who wants to be a millionaire?
- phone-a-friend
- poll the audience (gets it right 91% of the time)
Racetrack example
- prediction machine in action
- look at odds- in the course of a season, crowd of betters can forecast the winners
Google- founders realized that there is a hidden talent beneath the surface
What does it take to make a crowd wise?
- some way to group judgements (aggregate the information to get group decision)
- diversity (the fundamental characteristic)-cognitively diverse in the way they approach and solve problems; best of the best group is out performed by the random group; other diversity (age, experience, culture, geography, discipline); less likely to make the same mistakes (homogeneous group: the more they talk, the dumber they become-echo chamber); appoint someone to become the devil's advocate (originated in the catholic church)-cannot have the same person as the devil's advocate all of the time
- independence-want people to think for themselves; imitation works a lot of the time; have to get people to get beyond imitation; best group decisions come from conflict rather than consensus (differences of opinion can make us smarter-have a good fight; even if the answer is not your answer)
Technology allows more people to contribute and say what they really believe in their hearts.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Daily Links 06/26/2008
Materials from Google Teacher Academy 2008
Medical Records online!
Vickie Davis' Google Notebook for Google Teacher Academy
- I love that I can help other special education teachers use Google to have students show what they can do, not what they can't.
Sharon - post by seilts
- I love that I can help other special education teachers use Google to have students show what they can do, not what they can't.
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