Happy New Year! Thank you my friends for being part of my personal learning journey in 2010. I have enjoyed tweeting with you, your comments, visiting you at conferences or events, seeing you in webinars, responding to your blog posts, and collaborating on education transformation. You have helped me reflect and I feel like many […]
Month: December 2010
14 Apps That Should Accompany You to the Next Conference
Enjoyed these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. You may have a conference you are preparing to attend in 2011, such as IATEFL, ISTEK, ISTE, or the upcoming EduConn conference. These are some of the face-to-face conferences, but many conferences are also free and can be enjoyed […]
Reflections on the Chris Lehmann Live Chat
This past Monday, December 20th, members of the EDU PLN Ning and participants of #Edchat joined Chris Lehmann, @ChrisLehmann, founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, in a live conversation about education transformation. Tom Whitby, Kyle Pace, and me moderated the 1 hour Elluminate session. In Case You Missed the Discussion: Watch the edited video: […]
8 Free Apps for Creating Special Holiday Gifts
Part of the Cool Sites series As a little girl, I made Christmas gifts for my father. He preferred them over bought gifts. Well, at least until I can afford box seats for the Dallas Cowboys games. Making gifts can be difficult for children who have to beg a parent to buy them the materials […]
Help the Saltash School
For the most part, I keep this blog ad free. I often get requests to advertise on this blog, but prefer to be able to showcase projects I believe in because I think they are doing great things. If I back anything on my blog, I want you to know it is for a great […]
Student Perspectives on Digital Natives & Technology in Schools
Yesterday was the last #Edchat of the year and it definitely ranked as one of my favorites. During the 12pm EST/ 5pm GMT #Edchat, we discussed: Is the idea of digital native really a myth? Do most kids today already have the skills and knowledge to master technology for learning? We were fortunate to have […]
Let's Play! 20+ Sites for Young Learners
Part of the Cool Sites series Sometimes, the teachers of young learners get a bad reputation for playing all day in their classes. Let me tell you a secret. Any great teacher of young learners is definitely playing a lot in and out of the classroom! Play is an important part of development. Children are […]
Just Some Good Ol' ELT Pedagogy & Practice #TESOLFr Highlights
Part 2 of 3 TESOL France Highlights The TESOL France conference was one of the best conferences I have attended and so full of information that it’s taking 3 posts! A great thanks to TESOL France president, Bethany Cagnol (@bethcagnol) and the other conference organizers for planning such an amazing line-up of speakers! In this post, […]
Technology, Gaming Research, & More #TESOLFr Highlights
Part 3 of 3 TESOL France Highlights Recently, I saw some amazing technology presentations at the TESOL France conference. Thanks to TESOL France president, Bethany Cagnol (@bethcagnol) and the other conference organizers for selecting great presenters! These presentations were given by our ELT Twitter PLN. Presentation Highlights Unlocking Learner Motivation For Digital Natives by Paul Maglione- I really […]
David Crystal, Tweet-ups, & Fun #TESOLFr Highlights
Part 1 of 3 TESOL France Highlights I spent my Thanksgiving weekend in Paris with some wonderful people I interact with on Twitter and other places. You can find the Twitter list of attendees here! This will be a 2 part post because there is so much to blog about. The TESOL France conference was […]