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Twitter For Teachers

Posted by Powerful Learning Practice on Feb 26, 2009 in 21st Century Fellows Tools Series, Open Academy Sessions | 0 comments

You’ve probably heard about Twitter hundreds of times by now. If you’re still scratching your head and saying “I don’t get Twitter,” this is the session for you. Presenter: Alex Ragone Date: February 26, 2009 Series: 21st Century Fellows Tools Series View this session About this series Have you been hearing about great Web 2.0 tools from your fellow Powerful Learning Practice team members and wondering how you’ll ever get around to learning to use them? Well, here’s your chance to get the basics on a few with our Powerful...

Never still

Posted by Lani Ritter Hall on Feb 26, 2009 in Illinois/Ohio Community | 1 comment

By Lani Ritter-Hall First the tide rushes in Plants a kiss on the shore Then rolls out to sea And the sea is very still once more Ebb Tide, The Righteous Brothers With the ebb and the flow, ripples continue to grow as more members of the Illinois Ohio cohort engage in blogging in and out of the cohort space reflecting on their learning— “I thought I had this teaching thing down to a science, but this year PLP has rocked my world. I started using a tablet computer last year and was using Moodle and other 2.0 tools, but PLP has opened my...

Glogster Basics

Posted by Powerful Learning Practice on Feb 25, 2009 in 21st Century Fellows Tools Series, Open Academy Sessions | 0 comments

Learn the basics of this cool tool, which allows users to create virtual “posters.” Elements include hyperlinks, images, text, sound and video files. A quick sample can be viewed here. Presenter: Robin Beaver Date: February 25, 2009 Series: 21st Century Fellows Tools Series View this session About this series Have you been hearing about great Web 2.0 tools from your fellow Powerful Learning Practice team members and wondering how you’ll ever get around to learning to use them? Well, here’s your chance to get the basics on a few with...

Spreading the Love

Posted by Clarence Fisher on Feb 22, 2009 in Archdiocese of Philadelphia Community | 2 comments

By Clarence Fisher It takes time in the beginning to find your footing. No matter what you are learning, when we try something new, we are often unsure of ourselves and the skills and knowledge that we have. We can be learning to swim or learning a new language, at the beginning, we are all self conscious. This is why I have been so encouraged lately with the developments coming out of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia cohort. Gene Carboni and Jim Greene, a team leader and a plp fellow from Father Judge Highschool recently ran an inservice for...

PLP Live with Carol Dweck

Posted by Powerful Learning Practice on Feb 16, 2009 in Open Academy Sessions, PLP Live Events | 0 comments

In this session, we talk with author Carol Dweck about the role of language and mindsets in teaching, learning, and schools. Guest Author: Carol Dweck Date: Feb. 16, 2009 Series: PLP Live Events View this session About PLP Live Events PLP Live is a series of engaging interviews with authors about their books and their takes on technology and the 21st century. About the author Carol Dweck is the author of “Mindset,” a result of decades of research on the role of different mindsets in the capacity of students to learn and how...