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Connected Educator Month - Aug. 2012

This group is a forum for Connected Educator Month. There are a variety of topics you can explore and participate in at your option. Newbies and already connected educators welcome!

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Runs Aug. 1, 2012 to Aug. 31, 2012
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Tech trends

What technological trends are likely to have the biggest impact on education? What should we be doing to take advantage of them today?

How are you using things like mobile devices, digital contet, gaming, etc.?

Use the Post Comment link to share your thoughts. Also, if you attend any of the live events below, feel free to post your reflections here.

Additional resources and activities related to this topic (please check web sites for event times):

(Feel free to add to this list by clicking Edit at the top of this page.)

Events

Tues., Aug. 7, 9:00pm Eastern - Steve Hargadon interviews Lee Rainie from the PEW Foundation on his book, "Networked: The New Social Operating System."
Thurs., Aug. 9, 2:00pm Eastern - "Organize Your School's Content with a Wiki" webinar
Thurs., Aug. 9, 4:00pm Eastern - "How Schools Are Using iPads to Increase Student Learning" webinar
Wed., Aug. 15, 2:00pm Eastern - "Epic-ed Open House" webinar
Thurs., Aug. 16, 11:00am Eastern - "Skype in the Classroom" webinar
Thurs., Aug. 16, noon Eastern - "Data and the Cloud: Why?" webinar
Thurs., Aug. 16, 2:00pm Eastern - "One Size Does Not Fit All: Two Perspectives on Digital Transition" webinar
Tues., Aug. 21, 10:00am Eastern - " Intel Teachers Engage Virtual Museum Resources: The Google Art Project" webinar
Tues., Aug. 21, 5:00pm Eastern - "Using Free Resources to Create Blended Learning Experiences for Students" webinar
Thurs., Aug. 23, 4:00pm Eastern - "Measuring the Educational Value of Games: How to Be a Better Advocate for GBL" webinar

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2012 Horizon Report

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Tellio Aug. 22, 2012, 6:54 p.m.

This video is focused on higher ed, but I think it applies to all levels. Perhaps you have seen an older versio of this but some of these trends seems spot on!

http://youtu.be/5gU3FjxY2uQ

Here is a vialogue to discuss these trends.
karen Aug. 23, 2012, 4:25 p.m.
In Reply To: Tellio Aug. 22, 2012, 6:54 p.m.

This was a very compelling use of Vialogues. Making me think of some applications for this with students.
Tellio Aug. 23, 2012, 9:17 p.m.
In Reply To: karen Aug. 23, 2012, 4:25 p.m.

Had a very nice discussion with two of the development team and I am not sure if they had completely considered the implications for schools to use Vialogues for self-recording and self-analysis. I used to have a long distance weightlifting coach who used youtube as his main training tool, but this would have made it so much better as a way of including feedback and responding to feedback.
Tellio Aug. 14, 2012, 11:36 a.m.
Trends from the Horizon Report (one year horizon):

According to the Horizon Report these four areas are where teachers need to connect. This is where I am (sort of). where are you? Is the Horizon Report a legitimate measure of teacher connectedness.
1. Cloud computing: Google Sites/Drive, Dropbox, IFTTT, Evernote, Amazon S3(storage),
2. mLearning (apps and phones): Android, iPodTouch/iPhone, cel.ly, augmented reality apps
3. Social reading: Findings, Kindle highlights and notes, Diigo public and group annotations,
4. Tablet computing: Kindle, iPad