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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

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I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. I select guests who can answer a specific set of questions related to my lesson plan or expand on an example of a campaign or example that I share.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

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But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop.

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

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Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. My ultimate dream would be to send Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging over to the Sharing Foundation's fledging computer school.

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Wireless Networking Card Mac Address? Help!

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On Friday, I'm doing Chinese New Year lessons at Harry's and Sara's respective classrooms on Friday. At Harry's school, there is an Internet-connected computer, MAC. I know just enough about the hardware to be dangerous.

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The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

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It also means that I can't stubbornly soldier on with a lesson plan if it is bombing. One thing I learned many years ago, is that as an instructor you have to be in the moment, focus on your learners more than yourself, and don't be afraid to flush your lesson plan down the toilet if it isn't working.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. " The Kosch-Westerman Foundation.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

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Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. " Make it priority for organizations to work together and share lessons learned and commit to common metrics.

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