Monthly Archives: December 2010

Twitter is a game-changer

ECMP 355 Summary of Learning « Learning All Ways by Katie Rosenkranz

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Congrats to Katie @krosenkranz Rosenkranz!
She didn’t just finish this course with Alec @courosa Couros. She also transformed herself into a different kind of teacher and learner by getting through the early stages of Twitter, and finding it’s real value.

Watch the video, then go and comment on her blog! Welcome her to a new era in teaching, one far more engaging as a co-learner and a digital – teacher, than what was possible just a few years ago.

ps. Just watched the video again… I’m actually in it! 🙂

 

 

Comment of the Day!

I’m reading over report cards and came across this comment:

“With a strong moral compass, he frequently does the ‘right’ thing and encourages others to do the same.”


What a wonderful thing to say about someone! It tells me a whole lot more about the kid than any letter grade ever could. 

In China we count to 10 using only one hand

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A fun fact about every-day life here in China: People will use these gestures (6 to 10) while saying the number, not even realizing they are doing it… like nodding when you say “Yes” or “No”… it’s done subconsciously. For 10, they’ll also use 2 hands and make an “X” with their index fingers.

It can be fun to barter and not actually say anything, and locals appreciate Expats using these hand gestures as much as they appreciate attempts at speaking Mandarin.

Subject-Verb Agreement

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I think posters like this… student generated, are great!

There is something to be said about it being a hand-crafted project as well… It is easy enough to share it digitally after-the-fact, as I have.

I shared this: http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/great-things-in-the-classroom/ which has all kinds of student work posted. I think much of it can be then shared with each other and with the world after-the-fact… after putting ‘pencil to paper’.

We need to stop seeing technology as an either/or thing and start seeing it as useful tools on a spectrum of tools that includes pencil & paper, Skype, blogs and wikis, and everything in between!