An announcement went out about the same time I was starting up the semester looking for chapter proposals for a new book on writing and technology coming out soon. I’ve never written a chapter by myself, but was very much intrigued as it would provide me with an opportunity to further expand my thinking on…
I’m in process of working my way through the materials for Week One in my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). The course is on the setup, develop, and facilitation of blended learning activities. The course, and materials for the course are available by clicking here. I have had numerous opportunities to create and facilitate blended learning activities…
In recent work and professional development with teachers and colleagues I’ve noticed a subtle trend…hack has become a bad word. Actually I misspoke, hack hasn’t become a bad word…my use of it in conversation has come off as a bad word. Here’s an example… Colleague: “Ian, I want to watch videos from YouTube on my iPad.” Me:…
After the completion of the MA New Literacies Institute, I spent a good amount of time reflecting of the week of work. I considered the implications of the work we’ve conducted so far in trumpeting the need for authentic and effective use of technology in the classroom. I considered my own responsibilities and the responsibilities of teachers as these technologies are (could be)…
I’ve been meaning to test out Storify for some time now. I finally took the time to sign up two days ago, feel free to check me out here. Storify will pull info from various social network feeds and compile a “story” from all of this. I also plugged Storify up to my account on IFTTT so all…
As the week of work at the 2012 MA New Literacies Institute wrapped up, I was left with a ton of thoughts about what this means in regards to my work with teachers and their use of technology in the classroom. I discussed these in length in a previous post on this blog, but in all honesty…
As the week of festivities at the MA New Literacies Institute (NLI) 2012 wraps up I’ve taken some time to reflect on the events of the week. One common thread that has me thinking as I’ve made my way back from Cambridge is the role of responsibility of teachers as they make room for technology…
As an avid reader of Lifehacker, I enjoy when they share (or readers share) what they carry in their bags. Ultimately, it becomes a techie version of the Tim O’Brien novel we teach in high school. As I pack today to head to the 2012 MA New Literacies Institute, I wanted to take a moment…
We are quickly approaching the week of festivities for the Massachusetts New Literacies Institute 2012. For those of you that are unaware, we bring in 100 teachers from all over the State, and 10 teacher leaders. The week is a gigantic workshop/conference/professional development extravaganza. We have a great schedule of keynotes, digging deeper sessions, and focused…
Just finished a tutorial for a session on audio podcasts and Soundcloud in the classroom. The session will happen next week as one of the Digital Texts and Tools sessions at our MA New Literacies Institute. The idea behind the session, and the use of the tool came from discussions Greg McVerry, Sue Ringler-Pet and…