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  • Why Are Portfolios, Authentic Audience and Publishing Important For Learning?

    So here is a prime example of why publishing student work to the web is such a powerful motivator to do well. Below is a link to my Leading Edge Certification Admin class portfolio. This is the final assessment for an online class designed to introduce school administrators to social media and online learning. Those…

  • New Podcast

    Hey all. I’ve started a new podcast with Mile Vollmert called Reboot ED where we’ll be talking about big ideas in education and ed reform. The pilot episode is up here. We’re working on a website and getting setup on iTunes. More to follow.

  • The Incredible Lightness of RSS

    RSS or Really Simple Syndication is a pre twitter tool that really transformed how I consumed information from the web. My RSS reader of choice is Google Reader, mainly because it loads in iGoogle. Now that iGoogle is going away, I’m not sure how I’ll get to it. I might just have to open it…

  • How SBAC And The CDE Sidestep The 1:1 Requirement I Was Hoping For

    I found this in the updated FAQ on the cde website today: Q. What is SBAC computer adaptive testing? A. This type of testing is a form of computer based testing that adapts to the student’s ability level. The SBAC summative assessments are being developed for use with technology known as computer adaptive testing (CAT).…

  • Blogs Are Nice But Where Should Admins Really Go To Engage Parents and Community?

    I’m currently enrolled in the Leading Edge Certification for Administrators program. One of my fellow students Burt Lo wrote about the value of an Administrator blogging for his assignment this week. I thought it only fitting to complete my assignment by responding to his post. I think Burt is right on when he says; I’m not convinced…

  • Reflections on #ISTE12

    I sent this out to the Leadership Team in my District. Maybe it will spark some discussions. I was lucky enough to attend the ISTE conference inSan Diego last week. Three main themes stuck out for me. iPads were everywhere, Social Networking was being used to collaborate and share and Google Apps has finally come…

  • The Road to #ISTE12

    Six years ago I attended NECC in San Diego. The two things that I remember from my very first edtech conference are the 4th of July fireworks show and Steve Hargadon‘s Open Source Pavilion. NECC 2006 was one of those pivotal moments in my professional education career where I realized there were a bunch of other educators out there that believed technology was…

  • AppleTV + iPad

    A Pre-ISTE12 Find Using AppleTV +iPad in the classroom slide deck from Jon Corippo‘s ISTE CUE Rockstar presentation – http://www.slideshare.net/jcorippo/apple-tv-i-pad-the-digital-swiss-army-knife If you’re not buying projectors with HDMI inputs on them, make the change. iPads are coming.  

  • iPad Resistance Is Futile

    An Ask Andrew Reply: Fellow #ubermix aficionado and CETPA Certified CTO @_NOD55 asks, “I’m buying 50 iPads. Now what?” Well, first off welcome to the party. I think at this point iPads in the classroom are inevitable and I’m guessing what comes out of WWDC next week will only cement that sentiment further. Or as the Borg…

  • No Chromebook For Me!

    With the release of the Samsung Series 5 550 chromebook  I have been seriously considering going google for my next mobile computer. But As I started evaluating what it is I need from a mobile workstation, I realized I won’t be able to do everything I need with the chromebook. While I do spend the majority…