January 2009
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Will We Push Them Off Facebook?
Steve Ritchie just wrote this post about making the case for social media engagement on edSocialMedia. In the post he discusses new findings by iStrategy about Facebook demographics. Specifically, Ritchie focuses on the jump in the number of 35 to 55 year olds joining Facebook. Ritchie goes to state that because more parents and alumni are using Facebook schools must seriously consider using...
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Teaching Through Social Networks: Help Someone
The following video by Seth Godin, author of Tribes, addresses a question that many teachers bring up. How can social networks help teach? While Godin’s response is for marketers, the same concept applies in education. Help someone. If social networks (Facebook, Delicious, Twitter, Wikis, and Blogs) are used by classes to help others, this will be more powerful than any test the students...
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The Next Step
I have been thinking a lot lately about where teaching will go next. As mobile and cloud computing become more ubiquitous and globalization increases, collaboration and communication will define the success of an educational institution. In the 2009 Horizon report, the authors state that some of the future trends in educational technology will only enhance these principles. 3 C’s While...
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Tech In 20: Technology Professional Development
The following presentation was given at Educon 2.1 hosted by the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 2009. The presentation focuses on how to maximize your faculty professional development by presenting topics in 20 minute chucks and supporting it with teacher led technical assistance. Tech In 20: A New Vision For Professional Development from David Bill on Vimeo.
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CoverItLive Session On How To Reform Our Schools
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WA @ The Inauguration: The Documentary
Eric Rubino, one of the 11 students on our Inauguration trip created, edited, and published this video documenting our trip. Well done! Enjoy. Worcester Academy @ The Inauguration from Eric Rubino on Vimeo.
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The Educational Impact Of Our Inauguration Trip
I write this from Worcester, MA the day after returning from Washington, D.C. and our Inauguration trip. While in Washington, 11 students from Worcester Academy worked three 18 hour days, conducting interviews, producing videos, and writing blog entires examining the Inauguration. While it is obvious that experiencing the Inauguration alone is monumental, it is the work that the students have...
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Our First National News
So the Worcester Academy trip to the Inauguration got its first national mention today on USA Today. It mentions the trip and highlights a video from one of our applicants. Check out the link to read more.
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Inauguration Update
The application process has ended and we have selected 11 students to travel to DC. Our inauguration site is now live. To follow the trip’s progress and find out what the students are doing leading up to and during the inauguration, visit the following site: http://wainauguration.org