By Tracey, on November 21st, 2010
I love how things tie together sometimes — without any intention on my part, connections just randomly appear while I browse. Yesterday morning, I watched the following video and immediately bookmarked it as one of my new favourites.
Then, this morning, I stumbled across a NY Times article: Growing Up Digital: Wired for . . . → Read More: Is distraction really the issue?
By Tracey, on November 20th, 2010
“Collaborate or Die!” This is one of the chapter titles in Curtis J. Bonk’s recent book The World is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education. (The book is fabulous by the way!) Well … I believe we have some work to do out there.
Before going back to school last year, I spent most . . . → Read More: We all share = We all learn
By Tracey, on August 3rd, 2010
I’ve always enjoyed working in an online environment (well before I got into teaching), and so the thought had crossed my mind that I would, at some point, want to teach in an online environment. But, the more I learn the more questions I have. Based on what I’ve seen in the classroom, how would the . . . → Read More: My first Online Learning Environment
By Tracey, on June 30th, 2010
“Educators, Technology and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths – A Study on the Connection Between K–12 Technology Use and 21st Century Skills” — a report just released by Walden University — offers up some interesting statistics based on a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. educators.
First, it provides a summary of the five myths the . . . → Read More: New Research Report on Educators, Technology, and 21st Century Skills