Monday, May 16, 2011

The Demographics of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter | Ad Age Stat - Advertising Age

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Friday, May 06, 2011

Teacher Appreciation Song: A Song for Teachers - You Have Made A Difference

Monday, May 02, 2011

How The World Spends Its Time Online -

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Daily Links 04/12/2011

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Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Daily Links 04/06/2011

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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

ASCD Inservice: "Educated" Should Mean More Than "Employable"

Educated" Should Mean More Than "Employable

Saturday, April 02, 2011

Daily Links 04/02/2011

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Friday, April 01, 2011

Daily Links 04/01/2011

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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Daily Links 03/26/2011

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Daily Links 03/17/2011

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Daily Links 03/16/2011

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A Principal's Reflections: Teaching in the 21st Century

Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt

If you haven't seen this, it will motivate you to wear your seatbelt!

Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Overcome With Techno-Fear...

There has always been fear of change in schools. Take the year 1929. The following quote appeared in The Rural American Teacher:

“Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.”

There are two kinds of people in the world . . . | Daniel Pink

There are two kinds of people in the world . . .

Those who make your life easier — and those who make it harder.

Those whose presence helps you perform better — and those whose presence makes you do worse.

Those concerned about doing the work — and those concerned about getting the credit.

Those who leave you feeling up — and those who leave you feeling down.

Those who simplify — and those who complicate.

Those who listen when others are talking — and those who wait when others are talking.

Those who give — and those who take.

Those who last — and those who fade.

Which are you?

Langwitches Blog » Unpack, Upgrade and Bring your Lesson into the 21st Century

The Happiness Project

Different words set off different reactions in people – and although the difference between “resolution” and “intention” might seem slight, it influences how engaged people feel.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Daily Links 03/10/2011

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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Daily Links 03/09/2011

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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Daily Links 03/08/2011

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Daily Links 02/23/2011

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Daily Links 02/22/2011

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Daily Links 02/21/2011

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Daily Links 02/19/2011

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Daily Links 02/18/2011

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Daily Links 01/14/2011

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Friday, January 07, 2011

Daily Links 01/07/2011

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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Daily Links 01/04/2011

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Monday, January 03, 2011

How Do I Know I Know?

(This entry was also posted on the InTouch Blog.)

Assessment is not a new trending topic in education. As teachers, we use various methods of assessment tools to try to figure out what our students know/learned or how well we taught a particular objective. Multiple choice, true/false, and other paper and pencil testing methods are prevalent in schools. However, in schools that believe in Problem-Based Learning or Project-Based Learning, teachers have to be more creative and flexible in how they assess their students.

This morning, our district Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services (Dr. Meg Sheehan), shared a resource for rubrics that was more extensive than I have seen in a while. The website was developed by and for the University of Wisconsin-Stout for their online professional development. They offer quality rubrics on using web 2.0 tools with students, collaboration evaluation, writing, multimedia, webpages, gaming, and much much more. I recommend that you check it out!

http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.cfm

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Saturday, January 01, 2011

Defining 2011

2010 was an interesting year for me both personally and professionally. Those who know me know why (probably more than they need to) but the thing I am most proud of is actually accomplishing my New Year's Resolution. This day last year, I decided that I would do the impossible. I would run a 5K. Now for most people, that may not seem to be much but for a lifelong asthmatic and non-runner, that was a tall order. Thanks to my good friend and coach, Jackie Allred, I ran my first 5K in May 2010 and completed my second in September 2010.

As I talked with friends and family today, everyone wanted to know what my resolution was going to be this year. I did not have a response for anyone. Now that my house has gone to bed, I sit here wondering what 2011 will bring. How do I want to define 2011? I am a HUGE fan of Gretchen Rubin's book, The Happiness Project. Recently on her blog, she wrote a post about choosing a one word theme for the new year. I have been thinking about that for the past couple of weeks. Here are some of the thoughts I tossed around:
  • COMMUNICATE: do a better job keeping in touch with friends and family, develop a better method of follow through at work, email/text on my cell less, talk on my cell more, etc.
  • BREATHE: enjoy the little moments more, take time for me/my son/my husband/my family, get angry less, be more patient
  • GIVE: find ways to give to others in less obvious ways, be more present, be less self-absorbed, be a better mom/wife/boss/friend/co-worker
But after debating this, I find that there is not one single path I need to be on. So in the spirit of Gretchen Rubin, I am going to develop my own personal commandments (Gretchen's are here):
  1. Be present.
  2. Laugh often.
  3. Forgive yourself daily.
  4. Take deep breaths.
  5. Dream big.
  6. If it won't go, let it go.
  7. Follow through.
  8. Keep focused.
  9. Don't wait.
  10. Give all you have all the time.
  11. Show you care.
  12. Write it down.
These may not make sense to others but I am hoping they will help me have a great year. Do you have a list of rules or ideals that keep you focused? Would love to hear your ideas!