Presenter: Neil Stephenson Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Remixing History: The Cigar Box Project Presentation Description: Neil Stephenson believes in the power of technology to bring the past into the future. Empowered with 21st century tools, Stephenson’s Grade 7 students reinterpret events from five periods that have shaped [...]
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Remixing History: The Cigar Box Project
Posted by Jose Rodriguez on December 18th, 2009
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change 
Tags: assessment, digitalstorytelling, history, imovie, inquiry, k12online09, k12online2009, remixing, socialstudies 
2 Comments »Using computer games as a context for learning and social interaction
Posted by Jose Rodriguez on December 17th, 2009
Presenter: Ollie Bray Location: Edinburgh / Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Using computer games as a context for learning and social interaction Presentation Description: After a brief introduction Ollie Bray describes the use of commercially available computer games in the classroom. In particular he focuses on why [...]
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change Tags: consolarium, games, games in education, games in schools, guitar hero, K-12online, k12online09, LTScotland, ollie bray, olliebray, transition, xBox 5 Comments »Probing the Prospects of Paperless Pedagogy
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 11th, 2009
Presenter: Jason Neiffer Location: Helena, Montana, USA Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Probing the Prospects of Paperless Pedagogy Presentation Description: After years of lobbying, my high school World Cultures course is now assigned to a computer lab each day during my school year. In this proto-one-to-one environment, I am attempting a [...]
21st Century Learning Plato’s Way
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 11th, 2009
Presenter: Gail Dyer Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: 21st Century Learning Plato’s Way Presentation Description: This presentation provides a snapshot of web 2.0 and games based learning which have been implemented in our school and how we have managed to achieve this across all grades Kindergarten to [...]
Building A Web 2.0 Culture
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 11th, 2009
Presenter: Paul Curtis Location: Napa, California, United States Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Building A Web 2.0 Culture Presentation Description: Web 2.0 is more than a set of technology tools. It reflects the democratization of information, the power of collaboration and the personalization we hope to find in any school. Taking [...]
Moogpal in Action
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 10th, 2009
Presenter: Chris Fitzgerald Walsh Location: Walnut Creek, California, USA Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Moogpal in Action Presentation Description: What do you get when you cross Moodle with Google Apps with Drupal? Moogpal! This presentation provides a preview of the development work currently underway by New Tech Network of high schools [...]
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change Tags: chris fitzgerald walsh, drupal, google, k12online09, moodle, new tech network, open source 2 Comments »Slippery Rocks & Hard Places: Twelve Bridges and Learning Matters
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 10th, 2009
Presenter: Dennis Richards Location: Andover, MA, USA Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Slippery Rocks & Hard Places: Twelve Bridges and Learning Matters Presentation Description: To begin, I want you to know I created a wiki that expands upon the notions I discuss in this presentation/video. If you find what I say [...]
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change Tags: #cck09, #eci831, #i3cs21, 21st Century literacies, 21st Century skills, challenge, collaborate, collaboration, collective intelligence, connect, connective knowledge, connectivism, create, creativity, dennisar, engage, identity, innovate, innovation, inspire, k12online, k12online09, leadership, learning, learning communities, learning community, learning20, network, open education, participatory culture, planning, PLC, PLN, read-write web, share, social media, teaching, teaching20, web20 3 Comments »Whither ePortfolios
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 9th, 2009
Presenter: Drew Buddie Location: Rickmansworth, UK Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Whither ePortfolios Presentation Description: A somewhat provocative viewpoint of what constitutes an ‘ePortfolio’ and a very brief cursory overview of the use of one ePortfolio tool that can be integrated within a VLE. The presentation will suggest that ePortfolios are ubiquitous, [...]
You Might Be a 21st Century Leader if…
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 9th, 2009
Presenter: David Wells Location: Montpelier, VT Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: You Might Be a 21st Century Leader if… Presentation Description: 21st Century School Leaders are critical to the success of students and the advancement of technology integration in our schools. But would you know a 21st Century Leader if you [...]
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change Tags: education, iste, k12online09, leadership, principal, technology 2 Comments »Digiteens: Digital Citizenship by Digital Teenagers
Posted by Elizabeth Helfant on December 9th, 2009
Presenter: Vicki Davis and Westwood Schools Students Location: Camilla, Georgia, USA Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Digiteens: Digital Citizenship by Digital Teenagers Presentation Description: Much of digital citizenship education focuses on adults compiling information to share with students, this method provides a framework for students to conduct authentic research with global [...]
Posted in 2009, 2009-Leading the Change Tags: digital citizenship, k12online09, learning, privacy, project based learning, safety, teaching 7 Comments »
