2020 Nexus

I came across a post by Dean Groom at his blog, “Design For Learning,” about his school’s use of wikis last year and the progress they have made in implementing them for instruction and collaboration.  He was kind enough to share a presentation he used with the staff to introduce them to wikis:
Wikis Mq
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This a Wordle made from this blog.
Using Wordle in the Classroom
I haven’t had a chance to use Wordle with my students yet.  However, the following are some resources I have found which might be useful to anyone considering using it:
Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman
Free Technology for Teachers: More Wordle [...]

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I’m involved in some leadership and innovation initiatives at my school and am trying hard this summer to wrap my head around some things we want to tackle next year, especially forming our own Professional Learning Communities around 21st Century Learning.  Here are some snippets I sent to my fellow Building Leadership Team members for [...]

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Today one of Clarence Fisher’s thoughtful posts at his blog, Remote Access, caught my attention.  The topic was work-arounds.  As often happens, I found myself writing a response that grew and grew until it was too big for a comment.  So I cut it in half and resolved to author my own post which builds [...]

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This meme is circulating around the edublogosphere and I thought it was very motivating. I first heard about it on Twitter, and then again from LoonyHiker at Successful Teaching and Clif Mims at ClifNotes. I wasn’t tagged — but they say anyone can participate!  I invite all my readers to do so. (Are there any [...]

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