Social media marketer Peg Fitzpatrick shares Pinterest Power Users also on Google+ by Stephan Hovnavian, with a shared circle.
I'll be looking for lists like this that feature Educators on Google+.
Enjoy!
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@mauilibrarian2
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Plussers that Pin and Vice Versa, shared by Peg Fitzpatrick
This is my second Google+ embedded post, and what a rich resource this post is for Google plussers who love Pinterest!
Social media marketer Peg Fitzpatrick shares Pinterest Power Users also on Google+ by Stephan Hovnavian, with a shared circle.
I'll be looking for lists like this that feature Educators on Google+.
Enjoy!
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@mauilibrarian2
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Social media marketer Peg Fitzpatrick shares Pinterest Power Users also on Google+ by Stephan Hovnavian, with a shared circle.
I'll be looking for lists like this that feature Educators on Google+.
Enjoy!
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@mauilibrarian2
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A Hangout On Air about The Flipped Classroom ~ Hawaii Style and Time
A little group of Hawaii educators held a Hangout on Air about The Flipped Classroom last evening.
It was fun!
We're very casual about the way we pick each week's theme. It usually happens while we debrief after a hangout. Anne Torige suggested the flipped classroom, for instance, because she was interested in learning more about it.
This HOA was our fourth, and also a first for our little group: we had a special guest.
I had invited Mitch Krulewich, a new teacher at our school, to talk about how he flips his math classroom.
Mitch follows the flipped learning model closely and he's very happy with the results. What a robust discussion we had!
I especially enjoyed hearing about Mitch's philosophy about sharing his Vimeo tutorials (generous) and his take on the value of tutorials created by the teacher (his students report: more beneficial) [starting at 14:48].
The only glitch was that Mitch could not get his video to work. Luckily, his audio was podcast clear.
We also did our customary "Show and Tell" round of sharing on the theme.
Here's the embedded Google+ post (another first since Google just added this neat feature) of the Hangout on Air.
Our HOAs occur when most U.S. residents are sleeping!
... which brings me to the great story behind this Flipped Classroom HOA.
This tweet yesterday morning caught the attention of Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers of flipped learning:
I'm astonished that Jon would even consider joining our little HOA. What a hangout that would have been!
We are seriously thinking of holding our HOAs earlier in the day or on the weekend to accommodate special guests in different time zone! And how about hanging out outside, with a little Hawaiian-style background? Now there's an idea... :)
We are definitely Hawaii casual in our hangout approach. We have no glitzy intro for instance, we can improve the quality of our video, and we're learning as we go along. But we're professional and serious about sharing what we learn with other educators.
And best of all, we're having fun with it!
Next week, we'll be sharing our anticipatory impressions of the upcoming Global STEMx Education Conference. Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!
Conference co-chairs are Lucy Gray, Steve Hargadon, and Jim Vanides, so the conference is sure to be a winner. The event will be totally online, round-the-clock, September 19-21, 2013.
Since the name of our HOA is Google Rocks! and I want to keep that title, I'll be looking for Google connections throughout the conference.
If you're interested in watching us live, check out Live Hangouts on Air on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at around 7:00 pm HST.
Or if you'd like to view later, you can look for the uploaded YouTube video shortly after, assuming the recording goes well, here.
Have fun with it!
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@mauilibrarian2
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It was fun!
We're very casual about the way we pick each week's theme. It usually happens while we debrief after a hangout. Anne Torige suggested the flipped classroom, for instance, because she was interested in learning more about it.
This HOA was our fourth, and also a first for our little group: we had a special guest.
I had invited Mitch Krulewich, a new teacher at our school, to talk about how he flips his math classroom.
Mitch follows the flipped learning model closely and he's very happy with the results. What a robust discussion we had!
I especially enjoyed hearing about Mitch's philosophy about sharing his Vimeo tutorials (generous) and his take on the value of tutorials created by the teacher (his students report: more beneficial) [starting at 14:48].
The only glitch was that Mitch could not get his video to work. Luckily, his audio was podcast clear.
We also did our customary "Show and Tell" round of sharing on the theme.
- Chad Nacapuy introduced us to Educreations and Explain Everything [17:29]
- I shared Jon Bergmann's article "10 Questions to Ask Before You Flip Your Classroom" and Teachers.net's Flipped Classroom resources. [21:51]
- Michael Fricano II spoke about Flipping Your Faculty Meetings, Camtasia by TechSmith, and TodaysMeet. [36:27]
- Anne Torige and Jody Brown, both Hawaii school librarians, asked questions and provided wonderful support.
Here's the embedded Google+ post (another first since Google just added this neat feature) of the Hangout on Air.
Our HOAs occur when most U.S. residents are sleeping!
... which brings me to the great story behind this Flipped Classroom HOA.
This tweet yesterday morning caught the attention of Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers of flipped learning:
We'll be discussing #flipclass tonight: «10 Questions You Should Ask Before You Flip Your Classroom | @JonBergmann» http://t.co/AVEdbRySppHis reply?
— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 10, 2013
@mauilibrarian2 what time?Long story short [20:34], ALAS, it would be too late for Jon on the East Coast, of course. 1:00 a.m., to be exact.
— Jon Bergmann (@jonbergmann) September 10, 2013
I'm astonished that Jon would even consider joining our little HOA. What a hangout that would have been!
We are seriously thinking of holding our HOAs earlier in the day or on the weekend to accommodate special guests in different time zone! And how about hanging out outside, with a little Hawaiian-style background? Now there's an idea... :)
We are definitely Hawaii casual in our hangout approach. We have no glitzy intro for instance, we can improve the quality of our video, and we're learning as we go along. But we're professional and serious about sharing what we learn with other educators.
And best of all, we're having fun with it!
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Next week, we'll be sharing our anticipatory impressions of the upcoming Global STEMx Education Conference. Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!
Conference co-chairs are Lucy Gray, Steve Hargadon, and Jim Vanides, so the conference is sure to be a winner. The event will be totally online, round-the-clock, September 19-21, 2013.
Since the name of our HOA is Google Rocks! and I want to keep that title, I'll be looking for Google connections throughout the conference.
If you're interested in watching us live, check out Live Hangouts on Air on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at around 7:00 pm HST.
Or if you'd like to view later, you can look for the uploaded YouTube video shortly after, assuming the recording goes well, here.
Have fun with it!
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@mauilibrarian2
G+
Online Learning - Myths and Realities -- an article, an interactive report card, and the full report
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Here's the extremely cool interactive Report Card (which might take a little while to load)
Check out the full report: 2012 Digital Learning Report Card.
Getting Smart adds the backstory behind the infographic.
Definitely food for thought.
What's your experience with online learning? I'm especially interested in online learning in the K-12 setting.
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The Google Image Ripper -- Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should
Just read about a new, faster, easier way to search images, in this article: Google: Handy Systems Makes Google Image Search Easier to Use.
The site described is Google Image Ripper, and it is not affiliated with Google in any way.
I must take issue with this API!
Why would you want to download an image without first visiting the website?
What about copyright and proper attribution? Why would you not want to know who the owner of an image is in order to give due credit?
Fast and easy do not equal desirable in this case. Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should.
Finding Reusable Images in Google Presentations
Yes, it's that important to take the time to find free-to-use images!
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08/25/13 Update: Here's a solution I would be happy with, as mentioned in a Google+ conversation with Phil Bradley:
A statement on the Google Image Ripper landing page:
"Note: remember that images may be subject to copyright. "
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The site described is Google Image Ripper, and it is not affiliated with Google in any way.
I must take issue with this API!
Why would you want to download an image without first visiting the website?
What about copyright and proper attribution? Why would you not want to know who the owner of an image is in order to give due credit?
Fast and easy do not equal desirable in this case. Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should.
We want our students to carefully select the images they use in their presentations and projects.
Here are two screencasts I created for our students that show a couple of ways to find creative commons images quite easily.
Here are two screencasts I created for our students that show a couple of ways to find creative commons images quite easily.
How to Find Free-to-Use Images using Creative Commons and Google Image Search
School Libraries as Maker Spaces -- A Few Resources to √ Out
Having a discussion about school libraries as maker spaces?
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the resources available. It's simply a list of resources that caught my eye.
Please add your suggestions in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Check out this fantastic slideshare by Buffy Hamilton:
There are some great ideas here: A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces from OEDB, March 20, 2013.
Thanks to school librarian colleague Anne Torige for sharing this resource-filled link with me:
30 STEM Networks and Maker Resources from GettingSmart, August 11, 2013.
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I'm sure there are more great resources about school libraries as makerspaces out there.
Please share your favorites in the comments!
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This is by no means a comprehensive list of the resources available. It's simply a list of resources that caught my eye.
Please add your suggestions in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
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Check out this fantastic slideshare by Buffy Hamilton:
There are some great ideas here: A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces from OEDB, March 20, 2013.
Look: American Libraries Manufacturing Makerspaces (public libraries),
Hot Topic at Midwinter: Library Maker Spaces, Ideas for Cheap, Hands-On Fun w/ unconference brainstorming notes, January 29, 2013.
Scheduled for release October 30, 2013 is School Library Makerspaces, Grades 6-12 by Library Media Specialist Leslie B. Preddy. I'm looking forward to reading this book!
How about this nifty timelapse?
How about this nifty timelapse?
Thanks to school librarian colleague Anne Torige for sharing this resource-filled link with me:
Please share your favorites in the comments!
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