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I didn't cry in the conference.
I didn’t cry in my classroom, 15 minutes later when I was talking to my mentor.
I didn’t cry walking to my car.
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Proof she hasn’t found my blog. (It is a sanctuary from Facebook…).
It doesn’t hurt at all there is a weeping angel reference behind the teacher!
She will never be too old for a crown.
- Windows. Lots and lots of natural light.
- Couch(es). At least one, for reading and thinking and talking with students.
- Standing desk(s). I want one, I want there to be some for students as well.
- Flat walls. Mine right now are tin.
- A huge whiteboard or chalkboard. Or two, on more than one wall.
What would be your top 5 things you want in a classroom?
iBooks has always struggled to find a unique market to help Apple turn it into a unique product. After today’s announcement, I think Apple’s finally found such a market in education.
Education checks all the boxes: it’s a market that feeds Apple’s funnel (students have been very good to Apple in…
Web 2.0 Tool/Link Functionality
- BibMe · Create fast and easy bibliographies
- bubbl.us · Brainstorming made simple· Visual data· Flow charts
- CiteULike · Easily store references you find online· Discover new articles and resources· Automated article recommendations· Share references with your peers· Find out who’s reading what you’re reading· Store and search your PDFs
- Confolio · Store files, links, ideas· Collaborate with others by sharing info· Publish opinions on contributions of others
- Connotea · Save and organize links to your references· Easily share references with colleagues· Access references from any computer
- Gapminder · Interactive, dynamic data visuals· Trend analysis· Statistical analysis
- Google Docs · Co-construction and online creation· Manuscripts, interview transcripts, spreadsheets, presentations, etc
- Mendeley · Sharing, building online research libraries· Collaboration.
- Mindmeister · Mindmaps· Schematic diagrams
- Zotero · Bibliographic plugin for organizing research
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