Technology
The Multi-Dimensional Power of Professional Development through Social Media
The use of social media as a professional development tool in the educational world is finally taking hold. As it progresses, those using it need to understand that it is not a one-dimensional environment for learning.
Read More2013 UNH Commencement Goes Social
The department of New & Emerging Media at The University of New Hampshire wanted to create a website where anyone interested in this year's graduation activities could visit and see all things social media related. Along with our web designer, we created a mash-up that includes a controllable webcam looking out onto Memorial field, where the 2013 commencement ceremonies will take place.
Read MoreInteractive Video (Part Two): Mozilla’s Popcorn Maker
To my shock and horror, my students claimed to have never seen a PopUp Video. They were vaguely aware of VH1 and suspected that some old people still watch it? If it even exists? We were brainstorming uses of Mozilla’s Popcorn Maker, and I was sharing that a colleague had a great idea of using the free online tool to make a PopUp video of a presidential debate.
Read MoreInteractive Video (Part One): Flipping at TED-ed
You, like me, have spent a fair amount of time watching on-line videos. Who can blame us? When we need a break from grading, routines, or vacuuming, lovely owls, talking dogs, or five people playing one guitar are irresistible draws.
Read MoreStudent Involvement Sparks Growth in Twitter Followers
At La Salle College High School, we’ve been seriously involved in Social Media since about 2010, with a growing buy-in from our community yearly. But our students (an all-boys independent high school) were still leery of connecting with the official school accounts in fear of being “watched” by the administration. As all of you likely are [...]
Read MoreThe 2013 edSocialMedia Summit is coming!
The 2013 edSocialMedia Summit is coming! Stay tuned—the details are in the works... We're in high gear planning the details of the 2013 edSocialMedia Summit, and you know you want to be the first one to hear! We can tell you this: plan to be in the Boston area on April 2, 2013.
Read MoreOne Skill that 9 out of 10 Schools Don’t Teach
The following video opened my eyes to a new language–computer programming. Often referred to as coding, mastery of this language is in high demand. Actually, mastery is not even necessary, “being conversational” in the language of coding can open many doors. Simply put by Steve Jobs, “Everybody in this country should learn how to program a [...]
Read MoreWhat should educators read that’s not about education?
I've recently become hooked on the Harvard Business Review Twitter feed, @HarvardBiz. There's a lot of stuff about management, a lot of stuff about innovation, lots on various management issues, with the occasional weird factoid thrown in (did you know, for example, that politically conservative shoppers are less likely to buy generics?).
Read MoreGeneration G: Clicking Our Brains Out
Next time you’re with your students, look around. How many of them have smartphones in their hands? In a lot of classrooms, the answer will be all of them. Every teen has the web in his or her pocket. And it’s not so easy to unplug. We are almost physically attached to our technology at [...]
Read More5 Things I Learned from My MOOC experience
As I discussed in an earlier post, the two MOOCs I was involved with, Fundamentals of Online Learning and E-Learning and Digital Cultures, started off very differently. After I wrote that post, they continued their different paths. EDC is still going, while FOE was suspended by the teacher and by Georgia Tech in order to [...]
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