by Ann Michaelsen | Mar 18, 2011 | Making The Shift, Voices
I am writing this from a Norwegian perspective although I suspect is it is the same everywhere. If you truly want to take advantage of the web and connect with educators you have to invest some time in participating online. It is the first obstacle and strongest argument teachers in Norway have against participating. While I agree that connecting and participating online is time-consuming, I know you will get so much back in return. To make it easier to get started, I’ll narrow the arenas where you might participate down to three: Twitter, blogging and Skype.
by Jennifer M. Jones | Mar 15, 2011 | Making The Shift, Voices
Be the change you want in the world. Such a clichéd term, but yet so true. I spent the first few years of my teaching career trying to figure myself out. To a certain extent I think I still haven’t, though I‘m becoming comfortable in my own skin. How does this pertain to the world of technology? Simple. You can’t do well what you don’t feel comfortable doing. Especially if you are a person who grew to appreciate technology and then arrived in a classroom where you couldn’t figure out how to use it.
by Bud Hunt | Mar 7, 2011 | Making The Shift, Voices
It makes a great deal of sense to me that we should think about our textbooks like we think about our food supply. Both should be locally grown, from the best of what’s available, and be sustainable in their development and impact on the school environment. I think we can pretty simply build, maintain, and distribute textbooks that meet the needs of 21st Century classrooms in multiple modes and means — without breaking the 21st Century budget. Three simple shifts can make this happen in school systems.
