Found this clip from 60 Minutes on Lessons from the Scrapbook Page. I think it's quite insightful and would love to "hear" your comments. Enjoy having your thinking pushed a bit. 🙂 Here's the link.
Category: shift happens
Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 6 (The Price of Gasoline)
I considered going on the weekend, but after having to do a four gallon fill-up on Tuesday night to get-by, I decided to fill-up my tank on my way home this evening. I get no joy out of pumping my own gas, something I didn't have to do as a teenager in NJ, where it's… Continue reading Stacey’s Slice of Life Story: Day 6 (The Price of Gasoline)
i flopped.
Big Time. Seriously. It wasn't pretty. But it was a good experience. Here's the scenario -- A classroom of first graders + Exploding folders filled with stories + Each story is written across pages + NO staples + A weak focus lesson = Monster Chaos The teacher took a photo & I must say a… Continue reading i flopped.
Creating Web Savvy Students
A couple of months ago I blogged about Web 2.0 and the "Did You Know" Video. I thought it was worth mentioning again, so here's the video. If you haven't watched it yet, then please take the time to do so. I think it's time that we, as educators, try to expose our kids to… Continue reading Creating Web Savvy Students
Did You Know 2.0
Here's the link in case you want to pass this video along to someone else: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U To join in the Shift Happens Conversation, click here. I particularly like their discussion questions, which are as follows: # What are your initial reactions to what you saw in the presentation? # How are these changes manifesting themselves… Continue reading Did You Know 2.0

