shareski «Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech

I like jazz

If you haven’t read his book, you should but Shel Israel compares blogging to jazz. I like this analogy because I like jazz and part of why I like it is because it’s so diverse….you never know what to expect. Also, I’m quick to skip a song if it’s not working for me but often [...]

How engaged is this guy?

Stephen Downes talked about this article today on students videotaping lectures and classmates and posting to Youtube.

I agree with Stephen about encouraging this. Perhaps not without
permission but if we want our students learning to be more transparent
I’m assuming the same goes for our teaching.

Update: Embedding youtube videos into Wordpress is not that straigthforward. If you [...]

‘Cause newspapers are never wrong

Dave Weinberger writes about the credibility of wikipedia even more passionately than I do.
He points out that wikipedia’s openness about their accuracy makes them more trustworthy. He talks about the various notices that begin many articles.

Weinberger asks:

So,why is it that you don’t see such frank notices in traditional sources such as newspapers and encyclopedias? Is [...]

Youtube for Educators

I’ve started a group called K12 in Youtube. I wondered if those posting videos might want to add them to this category. I know many students and teachers are creating good stuff but it’s hard to find it. I think Jeff has done some stuff but I couldn’t find it. Perhaps this will help. Spread [...]

Finding the right Assessment

After reading this article today in the NYTIMES, it once again raised the issue of how we measure success.

Saskatchewan has been one of the last provinces in Canada to move towards standardize testing. We’re still not there yet but recent changes worry me. In an effort to become more accountable we are moving dangerously close [...]