Teach Differently

Another clip that can guide or give us a glimpse into the “Educational Future”.

Are we perfecting to 19th century education model in the 21st century?

Take a look at this resource.  It shares some interesting information on the disconnect between “real-life” and our current educational system.

“…only one-third of parents and 40 percent of students in grades 6-12 believe that schools are doing a good job of preparing students for the 21st century.”

Parents:  Focus more on 21st Century Skills

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The link below will take you to a doc that was shared with me via Twitter by Tami Brass. This doc compares and contrasts Blogs, Wikis, and Docs.

Blogs, Wikis, Docs

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This is an interesting read with some valid points.  What are some barriers to this mode of staff development, training, etc?

Going to the Virtual Office in Second Life

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Xtranormal is an interactive resource that allows students to share content in a text-to-movie format.  Check it out.  Do you see any integration ideas with this tool?

Xtranormal

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The link below references a blog entry that really caught my attention.  I found it real and inspriational.

Turning Points

Do you want to create collaborative maps? The post below gives step-by-step directions on how to do just that. Do you see a need for collaborative maps? What are some integration ideas?

Tech4Teachers: Collaborative Maps

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