Learning in the Lou

I found this video on twitter today.  Just give it 60 seconds. I stand behind my claim.  Give 5 minutes a day to twitter.  Keep that up until winter break.  I promise it will dramatically change how and why you teach. Disclaimer: Following Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus will void this promise.  Fill your twitter stream with fellow educators.

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What do you think about this video?

I found this amazing poster on twitter. This poster illustrates Bloom's Taxonomy in a way that is very easy to adapt to the classroom.

I was visiting in one of the iPad pilot rooms at the high school today. Saw a neat idea- the teacher had the students take their iPad home and take pictures of living vs. Non-living things. Then they came to the front of the room, plugged their pad into the projector, and shared their photos with the class. Not only did this accomplish the learning objectives, it was a very visual way to make learning personal and get students to know each other.

This is a video that made the rounds this summer and now is back.   Will Richardson is always pushing the educational boundaries and this is why this video has resurfaced.  Many school have been playing this during the first faculty meeting of the year.  What do you think of his message?

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Follow these hashtags on twitter. The one that I do follow daily is #edchat.  Powerful ideas and resources are shared often. Post what you find in the comments.