tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14329113818872726872024-03-13T19:23:58.514-07:00BHS Web 2.0 ClassAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-10906931736712417662011-03-31T05:58:00.000-07:002011-03-31T06:06:15.339-07:00How Are You Using On-LIne Networking?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="220" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NugRZGDbPFU" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://www.connectedprincipals.com/archives/3141">Thanks to Principal Jonathan Martin for pointing me to this great video and these insightful questions!</a><br />
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Please think about how you are using online networking in ways beyond the merely social (i.e. Facebook). Are you using on-line networking at all to communicate with others who share your passions and hobbies and with whom you could share your own “good ideas.”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-57133337372794131102011-03-28T07:15:00.000-07:002011-03-28T07:15:38.545-07:00Advice for New BloggersOn Wednesday I will be visiting Mr. Field's writing class to help them start blogs. As experienced bloggers, what advice do you have for the class?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-24441034444994159972011-03-28T07:07:00.000-07:002011-03-28T07:25:21.712-07:00Thoughts on This Video?<div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf?vurl=Ni75vIE4vdk&start=0&end=251.43&cid=146256"></param><embed src="http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf?vurl=Ni75vIE4vdk&start=0&end=251.43&cid=146256" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br />
This is an excerpt from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni75vIE4vdk">Will Richardson's TED Talk</a> from a few weeks ago. What are your thoughts? Are there implications for education?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-4608266447953249412011-02-11T06:52:00.000-08:002011-02-11T06:52:26.994-08:00Today's Assignment - Friday, February 11, 2011Let's create a Google Presentation on Cellphones in schools:<br />
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I started with the first slide - now it is your turn - <a href="https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbGZx_2PdMytZGcyNHo1cHpfMzQzZ2Nka201Znc&hl=en">Here is the link to the presentation.</a><br />
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Have fun!<br />
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Today's assignment:<br />
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I heard on the radio this morning that there is discussion by some at the Massachusetts State House regarding banning cell phones in schools.<br />
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<div>What would you say to your elected officials about this?</div><div><br />
</div><div>Please find some on-line resources and write a post about why you think this is either a good or bad idea.</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-should-students-start-learning-to.html">When and How Kids Should Learn to Type</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://shannoninottawa.com/?p=1438">I Will Give You My Trust</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://davemeister.net/2011/02/04/i-need-my-teachers-to-tweet/">I Need My Teachers To Tweet</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-learned-how-to-write-without-school.html">I Learned How To Write Without School</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/sugata-mitra">Sugata Mitra: Catalyst of Curiousity</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-9418809122612310782011-02-03T06:56:00.000-08:002011-02-03T06:56:09.475-08:00Welcome Back! Let's Get Blogging!Today I would like you to continue working to find your blogging voice. As we move forward, you will be blogging about topics and other blog posts that you are most passionate about. In the interim, I have a few posts that I thought you might find interesting. Check them out in the #bhschat stream on Twitter. When you are finished please tweet out your post and use the #bhschat hashtag.<br />
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If you find something you like I encourage you to add the blog to your Google Reader stream. <br />
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Don't forget <a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7GZx_2PdMytYTdlMjk3NTUtZjlhZS00ODBmLThiMzctNDZhMmVlM2NjY2Ey&hl=en">our blogging rubric</a> will be utilized to assess your posts.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-86710510713006539402011-02-01T06:43:00.000-08:002011-02-01T06:43:28.785-08:00Looking At Your Digital Footprint<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X0BeHzNJCLQ" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<iframe src="https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dFVaQzhLazkyQUMwU1MwTmVNbFVCNlE6MQ" width="760" height="776" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-65484373124339630312011-01-31T06:59:00.001-08:002011-01-31T06:59:41.396-08:00Today's Assignment - January 31, 2011<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PvKFP67GwSY" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-22127403268690519442011-01-28T06:36:00.000-08:002011-01-28T06:43:20.583-08:00Friday- January 28, 2011Good Morning,<br />
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Sorry I can't be there today. I am excited to be <a href="http://educon23.org/conversations/Connected_Principals_-_How_Can_We_Get_More-">presenting at Educon this weekend</a> and today I am visiting classrooms at <a href="http://www.scienceleadership.org/">Science Leadership Academy</a> in Philadelphia, the school that hosts Educon.<br />
Mr. Sullivan has the names of a few students who have not gotten us the information requested on our first day of class.<br />
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Today, I would like you to watch the video below and work on your blog template. In addition, I would like you to add some gadgets/widgets to your blog.<br />
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<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r6haqZoivBQ" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br />
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Click on the Design tab at the top of your blog and then click on add a gadget. Please add the Blog Stats gadget and then add at least two more that you like. <a href="http://burlingtonhigh.blogspot.com/">You can check out my blog</a> to see some of the gadgets I have for ideas.<br />
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Finally - Send one tweet to @bhsprincipal and I will create a Twitter list four our class.<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="725" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dFRyMEhsVGdaZXQzUExSdFNCS1NjdEE6MQ" width="760"><p><p><p><p><p><p><p>Loading...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-38706177424284409312011-01-26T04:51:00.000-08:002011-01-26T06:57:56.100-08:00Today's Assignment<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zDZFcDGpL4U" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Step one: Create your own Blogger blog<br />
Step two: Embed this video in a blog post<br />
Step three: Answer the questions below on this video in a blog post and add any other thoughts you have on the video.<br />
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What are your thoughts on this? What do you agree or disagree with? What surprised you?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-39777315419769567172011-01-25T06:59:00.000-08:002011-01-25T06:59:57.926-08:00Opening Day Web 2.0 Semester 2Welcome to Web 2.0!<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17pzqqcucd7cMphFzLYFAlTWSh4dPvOicj3__7wgObOI/edit?hl=en">Here are our Course Expectations</a><br />
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Today you need to:<br />
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<ol><li>Read the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17pzqqcucd7cMphFzLYFAlTWSh4dPvOicj3__7wgObOI/edit?hl=en#">Course Expectations</a></li>
<li>Read this <a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7GZx_2PdMytYTdlMjk3NTUtZjlhZS00ODBmLThiMzctNDZhMmVlM2NjY2Ey&hl=en">Blog Rubric</a> </li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-88003108873207168592011-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:002011-01-25T07:08:24.577-08:00Opening Day Web 2.0 Semester 2 (Part 2)You also need to do the following:<br />
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<li>Sign up for a Twitter account</li>
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="682" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://spreadsheets0.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dEhxRWxSQzdjVkxweE4xV1RyVDgyYkE6MQ" width="760">&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Loading...&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;</iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-79782102461000173552010-11-15T05:47:00.000-08:002010-11-15T07:04:02.265-08:00Give Me This Day My Daily Blog PostIt seems, I have been blogging less lately. There are a number of reasons that I can think of when I reflect on this fact. The biggest reason for me is actually due to the amazing posts that I continue to read by the members of my PLN. Just the<a href="http://connectedprincipals.com/"> Connected Principals Blog</a> alone leaves my head-spinning due to the quality of the posts that my colleagues are writing.<br />
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Sometimes my competitive nature comes out and I feel like I need to write something amazingly insightful. Unfortunately, this coincides with my biggest bouts of blogger's block. So I finally had a moment of clarity last night and remembered that the reflective nature of blogging is what I really enjoy. Hopefully, once in a while my thoughts will be useful to others as well.<br />
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So here I go...<br />
... I commit to blog daily, even if it is just a few sentences.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-88523684502119747522010-10-25T18:18:00.000-07:002010-10-25T18:18:20.928-07:00Food For Thought<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDZFcDGpL4U?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDZFcDGpL4U?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-51294854322034901542010-10-18T05:09:00.000-07:002010-10-18T06:40:36.936-07:00Trying Something New Today<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(300, 400, 'a87c26b962d2ae1c68f66312feab941d', 2900693, 1,'', 0);</script><br />
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<a href="http://encouraginglearnerautonomy.blogspot.com/2007/09/creating-voki-characters.html">Here is a link that gives further instructions if you need them.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-48740045767469031692010-10-15T07:32:00.001-07:002010-10-15T07:32:06.247-07:00Food For ThoughtOur assignment for today:<br />
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There have been a number of blog posts and articles recently that I would like your thoughts on. Please choose one of these and write a blog post on your blog or leave a comment here on the class blog.<br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-richardson/my-kids-are-illiterate-mo_b_750177.html"> My Kids Are Illiterate. Most Likely, Yours Are Too - Will Richardson</a><br />
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<a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2010/10/facebook-photos-your-delete-doesnt-mean.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoolCatTeacherBlog+%28Cool+Cat+Teacher+Blog%29">Facebook Photos: Your Delete, Doesn't Mean Delete - Vicki Davis</a><br />
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A final option is to put down some thoughts on our school's transition to a 1:1 environment next year. What are the positives and negatives of this? What questions or comments do you have?<br />
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Have a great weekend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-777590321596269952010-10-12T07:25:00.000-07:002010-10-12T07:35:30.173-07:00Edutopia Opens The Virtual Door On Our ClassroomWe have spent the better part of a month in our class blogging, commenting on blogs and trying to extend our Personal Learning Networks. In the last couple of weeks, we have started to see some evidence of what these connections can do.<br />
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First, there have been comments from a few people on our class blogs. <a href="http://thestudentplnconnect.blogspot.com/2010/09/plnsa-new-frontier-for-our-students.html">Then, there was the post on the Student PLN blog about what we have been doing to show students the power of a PLN. </a> Today, we hit it big with an article in Edutopia! The blog post on the Edutopia site is titled <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/web-20-21st-century-skills-collaboration-digital-citizenship">A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship.</a> </span><br />
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</div><h1 style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">There is nothing I could have said or done to create this first hand experience for our students and show them how connected they are to their world. The door has been opened for them and some people will be checking out their blogs and seeing what they have to say. An opportunity has arisen for them to be heard. </span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</div></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-88641943279868583162010-10-01T05:12:00.000-07:002010-10-01T05:12:02.621-07:00PLN's - A New Frontier For Our Students<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">I can't remember a better start to a school year! Getting back into the classroom to teach our school's first Web 2.0 class has been a daily highlight. It is so satisfying to help show students how to establish an on-line identity for the purpose of building a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and extending their learning on topics that they are passionate about. Selfishly, I also embarked on this endeavor back into the classroom to learn from my students. Thanks to their great insights, this week has been especially fruitful!<br />
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First, there is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1062805119775688325&postID=33255831300490591" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">Akash who defined a PLN in one short paragraph in a blog post this week</a>. This is something I have struggled to do in five weeks! He topped that off with <a href="http://akashcheesypatel.blogspot.com/2010/09/american-schools-lax-on-cheating.html" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">a wonderfully honest post on why students cheat in our schools </a>in another post. This post to an article titled <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/09/on_cheating.html" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">American Schools Lax on Cheating</a> from the Washington Post. Then there was Michelle who offered a post on how she feels about<a href="http://web20-msm.blogspot.com/2010/09/busy-work.html" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">"Busy Work"</a> in school. These are just a few of the firsthand examples that have served as a reminder of the powerful addition that our students add to the equation when it comes to discussions that the adults in schools so often struggle with. Clearly a number of the students are starting to hit on one of our two major objectives for this course, establishing an on-line voice.<br />
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That leads me to the second major objective for the course which is building a PLN. For anyone who has undertaken this exciting task, you know there is nothing better than connecting with other people who share your passion on a particular topic. During the last couple of weeks, my students have started to realize their connectedness as they have made connections with students from Van Meter, Iowa by sharing blog comments. Getting comments on a blog post is exciting, but getting them from students over 1,300 miles away is even better.<br />
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Topping the blog comment, in my opinion, is the Retweet. For those of you not familiar to Twitter, that is when someone confirms the quality of one of your tweets by sending it on to all of their followers. In the last two days, I have seen a couple of posts by BHS students retweeted! It was a proud moment! Check out the retweets below where Akash's post on cheating was retweeted by educators from South Africa, Iowa, Oregon, and Arlington. </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/bhsprincipal/followers" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My PLN</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> has allowed me to connect with passionate educators like</span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/shannonmmiller" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shannon Miller</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Van Meter High School's extraordinary library/media specialist, and </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CoachB0066" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bill Brannick</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the Principal at Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School in Philadelphia. These two have also embarked on a similar journey at their own schools, showing students the power of a PLN and showing the world the power of student connections. Keep checking in at </span></span><a href="http://thestudentplnconnect.blogspot.com/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Student Connect PLN</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and see what are amazing students are up to.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #15222b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Please respond to one of the following either in the comment section of this blog or with a post on your own blog. As always, I look forward to your insights.<br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/10/school-for-hackers/8218">School For Hackers</a><br />
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<a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/21/ethical-consideration-online/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Harvard Study Finds Teens Online Lack Ethics</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/">Waiting For Superman</a> - Check out the site and see if you agree.<br />
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<a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/09/facebook-wall-netiquette/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Stop Leaving Bonehead Comments on Your Friends Walls</a><br />
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<a href="http://lukebblogger.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-pln-journal.html">My PLN Journal</a> - A blog by one of the students at Van Meter in Iowa<br />
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<a href="http://www.danpink.com/archives/2010/09/what-a-high-school-algebra-teacher-can-teach-us-about-innovation">What A High School Algebra Teacher Can Teach Us About Innovation</a><br />
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<a href="http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/09/21/oprah-winfrey-schools/">Oprah Winfrey and Schools</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-77299609601694899672010-09-15T12:49:00.001-07:002010-09-15T12:49:13.164-07:00What Are Your Thoughts On This Video?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JtGY-SVZRRY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JtGY-SVZRRY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432911381887272687.post-81985602466148401222010-09-07T15:46:00.000-07:002010-09-08T07:31:40.538-07:00Hoping To Create Some Networked StudentsAs we embark on the first semester of the first web 2.0 class ever offered at Burlington High School, we are excited to help our students discover what it means to be connected as they establish their own social networks. It will be interesting to see and hear their insights as we learn together over the next few months. Check out the great video below about what a networked student looks like.<br />
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