Friday, July 26, 2013

The Final Countdown!

Sugata Mitra

Sidenote: Todd says get Air Server when I finally have enough $ for an iPhone.

Teachers don't want to teach where they are needed the most. Children will learn what they want to learn. "The method of the grandmother" "Self-organizing systems" SOLE-Self-organizing Learning environment.

It seems that Sugata is pushing for teachers to get out of the way of student learning. Let them research, let them problem-solve, let them discover. Students seem to retain more when they are in charge of learning.
Todd says to check out  Sugata's blog. Do it! I also need to read some Dan Pink. Check out Frank Smith, too.

Question: Are we becoming too insular? If we learn by who we are around, how do we bring new ideas into our buildings?

Todd's gonna tweet. @tfrimoth

Final Projects- Brainstorm Ideas fo' Me!



Margaret- Read A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. Difference between needs of the Information Age and the Conceptual Age.


Noelle- Read Drive by Daniel Pink. All about traditional motivation methods. Self-Direction, Mastery, and Purpose are the main motivators.
Eric- A training PowerPoint about  flipping tech instruction.
Rob- Cell phone use policy.
Kara- Read Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug. How to make effective websites.
Bobby- Made an iMovie reflecting on the learning from this week.
Jody-The Power of a Story PowerPoint. Need to reframe who we are.  Communication. Digital Storytelling can be a powerful tool for students and staff. Jason Ohler.
CherieAnne- Doing evaluation walkthroughs with tech. Notability= notetaking, recording , video, photographs.
Becky A.- Adventures into the world of tech. Smartboard usage. Link Parentvue in Synergy to a blog? Good idea.
Becky S.- Ideas to communicate to staff. Wordsift- check it out.
Christy-Read book Communicating Innovation by Tony Wagner. "Passion without purpose is meaningless."
Amy- Cool film about learning.
Brian- Film about Sherwoord's Tech Plan
Me- Fantastic. Made myself cry.
Lisa-Practical applications for schools for tech. Softball example.

The Link to my Final Project Website:

https://sites.google.com/a/beaverton.k12.or.us/the-station/

In the End . . .

What a fantastic class! I learned so much. Thanks for being a part of it, everybody! I'll leave you with this movie which shows how being adaptive leads to survival. Bye everyone. Keep in touch!

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