July 30, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Today’s post is part of the Leadership Day 2010 campaign, a day when bloggers post ideas about how school leaders can advance technology and 21st Century Skills for students and teachers. A How-To Guide To Exploiting Your Teacher’s Tech Passions … Continue reading
July 29, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Yesterday while I was re-reading 21st Century Skills by Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel I came across a section that I had highlighted the first time I had read the book but I had forgotten. The selection I highlighted was … Continue reading
July 27, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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What I like most about PBS’s new website for teachers is how nicely it is organized. Starting at the top menu-bar you can select the grade level for the lesson plans or activities that you are looking for. Once inside … Continue reading
July 26, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Over the past 12 years of teaching technology to K through 12 students I have learned that they can do amazing things with technology… A second grade student that blogs. A 9 year-old video game designer. A high school freshman … Continue reading
July 23, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Since the 80′s many schools have thought that the more computers we put in our schools the better the test scores of our students, so we’ve spent over $60 billion on equipping our classrooms with computers and technology. So what … Continue reading
July 22, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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In my work as an edtech consultant and speaker I am often asked to look into my crystal ball and give my predictions about future of school technology. For example, when I keynoted at a district convention back in the … Continue reading
July 21, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Admittedly, I use and abuse my Atomic Learning account. For years I have used Atomic Learning to make me look like an expert, however this fall the jig is up. You see, soon my school will have an account which … Continue reading
July 20, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Yesterday I went back to school shopping with my soon-to-be 16 year-old daughter, and somehow we ended up in the AT&T store with my daughter explaining to me that the new iPhone 4 was at the top of her list… … Continue reading
July 19, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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First off, you can’t help but love the name of this website — Monster Exchange, the name will make sense in a few moments. Monster Exchange was started way back at the birth of the Internet in 1995, the work … Continue reading
July 16, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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When teachers shift to teaching 21st Century Skills in a more student-centric learning environment, they need to rethink the idea of assessment — or testing to see if students are understanding what they are suppose to be learning. In fact, … Continue reading