Recently I’ve been increasingly aware of expanding my CPD and seeking out to new sources where I might be able to build my current knowledge on topics of interest and also find new areas to focus on. This self-enlightenment stems from several sources.  We have a mandate within our portfolio to do so and since we are on the edge of a new year and a ...

Here I sit on a Monday morning going through emails that were sent to me late Friday and over the weekend.  One of them is from a client that says "Any thoughts about this feedback?".  I just delivered a completed cousre to them and we pushed it out for testing to a group of users. My Monday Rant here is ...

I had a friend ask me this morning about what was on my podcast subscriptions.  After I had listed everything out it occurred to me what a fasinating and electic list I had accumulated.  I believe, after looking at my own, that a peak at someone’s podcast subscriptions is a little window into some of their interests. Here’s My Current ...

Online School for Girls tags: onlinelearning school education LA officials may delay school iPad rollout after students hack them in a week Yes - and they were not expecting this? tags: education ipads techintegration Blended Learning Implementation Guide tags: blendedlearning education Digital Citizenship Week | Common Sense Media tags: digitalcitizenship education Pause and Think Online - YouTube A wonderful video from @commonsensemedia for younger students to help think about using the Internet sensibly. tags: education digitalcitizenship Internet Idea 13 tags: conference education Australia Increasing Student Engagement By Grading Backwards tags: education assessment 12 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive In Education - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: google education InoReader • Light and Fast RSS Reader tags: rss cmp education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator | Edutopia tags: connected_learning education connection Resources for Connected Educator Month 2013 | Edutopia tags: connected_learning cem education connection VideoNot.es: The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos! Great tool to watch videos and take collaborative notes! tags: global collaboration globalcollaboration video education Global Classroom Projects Pinterest of global classroom projects across the world! You must explore this and go global this year. Thank you Wezie Morgan for compiling this! tags: global globalcollaboration education globalproject collaboration Presenting at the Google Apps For Education summit Melbourne | ReconfigurEd. tags: gafesummit education Google Chrome: Jess Time - YouTube tags: gafesummit education 5 Ways To Make Students Better At Sharing Online - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: education sharing onlinelearning If you give a kid the web... - YouTube tags: gafesummit education Explorer Story: Andrew Vanden Heuvel [through Google Glass] - YouTube tags: google gafesummit education googleglass Flattening the World | reflectionsonedtech tags: flatclassroom education How To Use Augmented Reality In Education - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: augmentedreality education Kids & Dyslexia | ForDyslexia tags: dyslexia education Julie Lindsay on Daily Edventures "It is not just that technologies are becoming more accessible; it is more that global collaborative projects provide a vehicle for intercultural awareness and global understanding." - Julie Lindsay, Australia | Daily Edventures tags: jul education How To Teach Critical Thinking Using Bloom's Taxonomy - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: bloomstaxonomy education Flipping classrooms: Is Japan embracing new educational paradigm? ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion tags: education flipped Japan Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

8 Big Ideas of the Constructionist Learning Lab | Invent To Learn The first big idea is learning by doing. The second big idea is technology as building material The third big idea is hard fun The fourth big idea is learning to learn The fifth big idea is taking time The sixth big idea is the biggest of all: you can’t get it right without getting it wrong The seventh big idea is do unto ourselves what we do unto our students The eighth big idea is we are entering a digital world where knowing about digital technology is as important as reading and writing. So learning about computers is essential for our students’ futures BUT the most important purpose is using them NOW to learn about everything else.tags: education constructionism papert learning iTunes - Books - Twitter: A Cultural Guidebook by Keri-Lee Beasley & Jabiz Raisdana tags: Twitter education Tech Transformation: The SAMR Model - From theory to practice tags: samr education Seth Godin & Tom Peters on blogging. - YouTube Why blog? It's life changing....tags: blogging education Web2.0 Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students Free online course for 6 weeks starts Oct 15....looks interestingtags: free onlinelearning education blendedlearning SAMR in 120 Seconds - YouTube tags: samr education TechLIFE 2.0 Interesting opportunity - a conference for students by students - to be held at UWC Singapore next March Don't forget the Flat Classroom Conference 2014, Sydney June 18-20. http://flatconnections.comtags: conference education collaboration Flat Classroom Conference Documentary - A Vision for the Future - YouTube tags: flatclassroomconference education Julie Lindsay - Australia | about.me My newly updated portal on about.me !tags: jul education digitalportfolio Equinox Summit - Learning 2030 tags: futureofeducation education learning How To Organize Your Research With The Power Of Google Drive tags: Google research education Higher Education in 2020 | Inside Higher Ed tags: highered education future The Digital Lives of Teens: Turning "Do As I Say" into "Do As I Do" | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog Great article - I especially like this tip: "Make something together. Create a kooky, silly film or a photo collage after a family adventure. Turn the conversation to creation instead of consumption."tags: digitalcitizenship education 12 Things You Should Never Do When You Teach Online | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog tags: onlineteaching education How Do We Raise Critical Thinkers? | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog tags: criticalthinking digitalcitizenship education What Is Content Curation? | The Content Authority tags: content curation education digitalcitizenship - From Blended Learning to Creating Innovators tags: innovation blendedlearning education Learning to Learn (revised) - YouTube tags: 21centurylearning education viralvideo Project Based Learning: Explained. - YouTube tags: projectbasedlearning commoncraft education Educational Leadership:Giving Students Meaningful Work:Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning Bring Your Own Device - whitepaper tags: byod mobilelearning education Project Tomorrow | Speak Up tags: personalizedlearning education How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education - The Next Web tags: Internet education change How 12 Countries Spend Education Money (And If It Makes A Difference) - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: statistics education global Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 analysis of tools we are using in and out of the classroom. Twitter is #1....but PPT is #5...? Wikispaces down 50?tags: techintegration technology tools education Who Is The Connected Educator ? ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning tags: connected_learning connection education Is technology the ‘Superman’ that the education sector has been waiting for? - The Next Web tags: education future 21st Century Fluency Project tags: 21centurylearning education literacy digitalcitizenship Students Are 'Hacking' Their School-Issued iPads: Good for Them - Audrey Watters - The Atlantic tags: digitalcitizenship ipads mobilelearning education Connected/CEM Cafe | Connected Educators Make sure you catch some or all of this! Steve Hargadon chats to thought leaders from across the as part of Connected Educator Month.tags: cem educationPosted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

Global Youth Debates is less than 2 months old and already it has it's own website and logo and the debates start this week! The Advisory Board have been working hard in the background to bring a curriculum-based global experience to schools across the world. This year our theme is 'Sustainability' and our current topic - Using plastic water bottles does more harm than good.We are excited to launch into practice debates this coming week, organised by our Project Manager Eva Brown. See the timeline for the whole year flow of debates and celebrations. We also have our Collaboration and Community facilitator, Aaron Maurer creating a welcoming community within Edmodo for students across the world to connect and converse.In addition our Lead Teachers from Red River College have been preparing and running online bootcamps in how to use Diigo and Voicethread - both essential tools fro research and communication/debates in this project.This week our Debating Coach, Marcia Alessi, will be starting the first of 2 Judges Training sessions to prepare judges to evaluate each online debate and to provide rich feedback in a timely manner.Two major updates for consideration - please join us now!We are still accepting more debate teams from schools for this semester. Practice debates start this week.....but the main Round 1 bracket does not start until the end of October. We need more teams for both the younger (Gr 5/6-8) and the older (Gr 9-12) sections - it is NOT too late to join us!We are inviting interested judges to sign up again now and be part of the training. This is a good time to jump in again!APPLICATION FORM - for both classrooms/debate teams and judges. Judges please note, just put n/a on any question that does not apply to you.Questions? Please refer to our Contacts page and get in touch - we want to hear from you.Julie LindsayFlat Classroom Global ProjectsDirector Learning Confluence Pty Ltd Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’ tags: learningstyles multipleintelligences education Professional learning in the learning profession nsdcstudy2009.pdf tags: research professionaldevelopment education A Practical Guide For Teachers Who Just Got iPads - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: ipads education apps samr Digital Citizenship edWeb.net - Webinars tags: digitalcitizenship commonsensemedia education Blended Learning Needs Assessment Template (Public) - Google Drive tags: blendedlearning education 2 Simple Ways To Use QR Codes In Education - Edudemic - Edudemic tags: education qrcodes Connected Learning For Educators | Connected Learning tags: connected_learning education educators Teachers Guide to The 21st Century Learning Model : Connected Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning tags: connected_learning education InCtrl :: Cable in the Classroom Digital citizenship lessons and resources provided by Cable in the Classroom tags: education digitalcitizenship socialmedia digitalfootprint Global Competence Definition | Asia Society tags: globalcompetence asiasociety education Totally.Dot - Centralize your online presence with your own Social Frontpage and Boards tags: brandofme digitalportfolio socialmedia education Adventures in Online Learning tags: infographic onlinelearning education Australian Children's Cybersaftey and e-security Results of Teachers survey - March 2013 tags: education research digitalcitizenship cybersafety cyberbullying Australia internet safety Digital Education Research Network tags: research digital education Australia Surveys Synthesized: What Are Teachers’ Attitudes About Classroom Technology? | MindShift tags: education survey research technology the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra - YouTube tags: environment gses recycle music education video viralvideo Digiteen Handshake - Theresa Allen - YouTube tags: handshake digiteen education 10 Google Drive Tips & Tricks For Students tags: education Google Google Apps for Educators CA 2013 Published Resources tags: google resources education gafesummit apps Michael Graffin - Google+ - My #RSCON4 #globalclassroom presentation (video) tags: globalcollaboration presentation education Standing on the Shoulder of My Network | Langwitches Blog tags: netowrk PLN education CEM Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters | MindShift tags: digitalcitizenship filter curation education The App Gap - Where are the Apps for Middle School? Is this true? I think there are many apps already that support creativity, creation, co-creation and higher-order thinking skills. tags: apps education middle_school The Complete Guide to Twitter Lingo tags: education twitter socialmedia Mission Mobile Learning - YouTube Jennifer Simon, Flat Classroom Certified Teacher, created this video to share ideas about mobile learning. Love the creativity! tags: fcct13-2 video mobilelearning education Are "Teacherpreneurs" the Future of Education? | Education on GOOD tags: teacherpreneur futureofeducation Connected Educators, Leaders and Schools | Langwitches Blog tags: connected_learning education The Connected Educator Culture | My Island View "A connected 21st Century educator is an educator who is digitally literate, or at least open to learning the technology needed to basically connect and collaborate with others. It requires at the very least the same openness to learning as we ask of our students. It is a life long learning mindset. Connected educators find a value in, or even a moral imperative to share ideas and sources with others. They also trust enough to openly ask for help of other connected educators." tags: connected_learning education What 'Connected Education' Looks Like: 28 Examples From Teachers All Over - NYTimes.com Part of Connected Educators month 2013 - many excellent examples to explore for connected learning. tags: connected_learning CEM education George Siemens: Changing Schools, Changing Knowledge - YouTube Excellent discussion about personalized learning and the the future of education. tags: education connectivism personalizedlearning 21centurylearning constructivism learningtheory Certification | Common Sense Media Read about Common Sense Signature Schools and Educators Program: Digital Citizenship Certification 2013-2014 tags: digitalcitizenship certification education Innovation in Education is Easy, Unless You Make it Difficult | AJ Juliani tags: innovation education flatclassroom How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Business | Wired.com "Juárez Correa didn’t know it yet, but he had happened on an emerging educational philosophy, one that applies the logic of the digital age to the classroom. That logic is inexorable: Access to a world of infinite information has changed how we communicate, process information, and think. Decentralized systems have proven to be more productive and agile than rigid, top-down ones. Innovation, creativity, and independent thinking are increasingly crucial to the global economy." tags: education student pedagogy technology connected_learning AISC 1-to-1 Project Plan.pdf American International School of Channai - BYOD plan 2013 onwards tags: byod 1:1 mobilelearning education Stephenson Handshake on Vimeo First graders from Dallas, Texas share their 'handshake' introduction via this video for the K-2 Building Bridges to Tomorrow global collaborative project, a Flat Classroom Project. tags: handshake k2 education 12 Fabulous Academic Search Engines ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning tags: searchengine academic research education Teacher's Guide on The Effective Use of Google Scholar ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning tags: googlescholar tutorial video education Google research searchengine Awesome Videos to Teach Information Literacy | Deep Librarian tags: digitalcitizenship informationliteracy education video 36 Core Teacher Apps For Inquiry Learning With iPads tags: apps ipad education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration

Creating culturally responsive inclusive classrooms tags: culturalawareness culture education BBC - Future - Technology - Reinventing the classroom for the internet generation tags: sole sugatamitra education futureofeducation ‘Design Thinking’…and Why We Should Have a Course on Learning to Work in Groups | WGSI.org tags: dessignthinking collaboration education Donald Clark Plan B: Report on 6 MOOCs turns up 10 surprises tags: MOOC moocs education African MOOCs: unlocking a billion more brains tags: moocs wise2013 education What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? tags: education teaching Finland Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Collaboration