Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
Jonathan Kozol has been a tireless advocate for civil rights in education for the past five decades. His book, Savage Inequalities, was a call to conscience for the nation. He will be among the speakers at the Save Our Schools March and Rally in Washington, DC, on Saturday, July 30th. I asked him to explain his reasons for marching this summer. You published Savage Inequalities back in 1992. What has happened to the level of inequity in our schools in the two decades since then? The inequalities are...
A mobile media revolution that is changing the lives of adults, and now children of all ages, is under way across the globe. This report focuses on how new forms of digital media are influencing very young children and their families in the United States and how we can deploy smart mobile devices and applications — apps, for short — in particular, to help advance their learning. To learn more about this article, view other articles, or the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, visit http://www.joanganzcooneycenter...
via mashable.com Interesting discussion here. What is technology's role? Serve citizens? Is this happening? Consider censorship on the internet. What happened to freedom? What can we do? "Build consent of the networked?"
Jul 10 2011 -->Larry Ferlazzo The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About Filed under best of the year, technology Against my better judgment , I took advantage of Lee Kolbert’s generous offer today of providing Google+ invites to her Twitter followers. I’m still trying to figure out how, and if, I’m...
via dmlcentral.net Always thought of literacy as being a social practice, but I never took the time to consider the importance of social networking tools and how they shape our identity. Makes...
Yesterday at CILT training, we were asked to do a quick write. Here's mine: Leading is not judging. Leading is coaching, modeling, reflecting, scaffolding, risk-taking. A leader admits to not creating the wheel but rather observing openly to learn from and with others. Instead of leading to point out shortcomings, a true leader observes to find meaningful patterns that will impact the core, to empower administrators, teachers, and most importantly, students.
via upsidelearning.com Thank you, Paul Oh for this awesome resource! Lots to learn here.
via youmedia.org Love this. I'm envisioning it as an 826 National for digital media literacy. Nice!
I was asked to talk with the North Star Summer Institute 2011 folks about how to continue to be active in this fantastic, life-changing organization. It got me thinking about all of the incredible growth...