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Category Archives: 21st Century Learning
Seventh Grade Students Fully Engaged in Their Learning!
Last week I had the opportunity to visit a seventh grade social studies class at Felix Festa Middle School and observed a group of thirty students purposefully using a full set of Google Chromebooks as part of their study of Harriet Tubman. … Continue reading
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Want a New House? Print It!
In yet another technological advance, an Amsterdam-based architectual firm plans to use 3D printing technology to–literally–print a house–before the year’s end. This technology is not new, but printing something of this scale is a fantastic demonstration of how technology can transform … Continue reading
A Video Interview with Author Nikhil Goyal Right from the Classroom!
Earlier this month the students in Ms. Phalen’s English class at Clarkstown North engaged in an exciting activity. Using the district-sponsored Google Apps platform, they video-interviewed the author of a relevant book on the subject of education reform. This is … Continue reading
Mystery Skype!
I was at a table talking with @pattigrayson and she shared a cool geography project she does with her fourth grade students. They do a mystery skype with a class in another state, but the students do not know in which state … Continue reading
A Different Type of Writing Assignment
In thinking about student engagement and authentic learning, I wondered: Would our students’ writing, thinking and engagement improve if we asked them to respond online once a week to an article or blog post related to content that is being … Continue reading
Getting Ready for the 2012-13 School Year!
Upon returning to work in September, all staff will immediately notice the district’s new email system. After a year of preparation, we will move from Outlook to Gmail, which allows us to chat, video chat, and eliminates the need to … Continue reading
Google Apps: A Cornerstone of the CCSD Digital Toolbox
Over the past four years, Google Apps has become a cornerstone of the district’s digital toolbox, with the specific goal of increasing student engagement and achievement through their purposeful use. Adopted for this purpose in 2009 by the District’s technology … Continue reading
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Google Adds Research Tool to Docs
Today Google introduced a research tool that is embedded into the Google Docs experience. Users can select a word or words in a document, right click and choose “Research” to learn more about a topic. As stated on its information … Continue reading
Opportunity for Secondary Teachers to Choose Between a Netbook and a Laptop!
In response to teacher feedback, the Department of Instructional Technology would like to offer any teacher at the secondary schools who prefers a laptop to his/her current Netbook the opportunity to switch devices. The netbook is small and extremely portable. The laptop … Continue reading
Supporting Learning: A Tale of Two Countries
In a major announcement earlier today, Google shared that nearly ten million students, teachers and parents in Malaysia would begin using Google Apps to support their national vision for education. Ten million! In order to support that, the government will provide Chromebooks to … Continue reading →