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The students of Suffern Middle School are keynoting the NetGenEd Project , a collaboration with Don Tapscott, author of Grown Up Digital , Discovery Educators Network, and Flat Classroom projects.  This video is so good that I'm in tears watching it. Have seen it so many times already.  Wow!  (Feel free to join our Ning and participate.) We intentionally asked Peggy and her middleschoolers because first of all, we know that they are GREAT but secondly because the NetGenEd students are asking educators to change the paradigm and allow teachers to also learn from students.  So, to turn "keynoting" on its ear, we are showing the high schoolers how they can learn from elementary kids and it is creating a teachable moment -- a discussion flashpoint to demonstrate to them what it means for the "tables to be turned" on the teachers by literally turning the tables on the students. Here is the Teacher Tube Link if you tube is blocked for you-- pass it on. Peg...

Doris - Simplify your life and get things done with Doris! Free productivity tool - looks a lot like Remember the Milk to me. Not sure if I'm going to swap but would love to hear from people who like it tags : education , learning , timemanagement , edu_newapp Memiary / Success Website recommended by Bob Sprankle for keeping up with the 5 things you accomplished today - see his blog post (also linked here) for how he uses it. tags : education , timemanagement , edu_newapp Make A List Bob Sprankle is just one of my all time favorite people. He loves kids and gives all he has to teaching, but he has a GREAT voice for podcasts and also writes so well. Here is a write up of the list programs Bob uses and I'd not heard of any of them! I use Remember the milk and love it but have to just take a look at it. tags : education , learning , list , timemanagement Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here.

Hulu - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Warning - this movie is probably a PG-13 but not rated because it is online. Not for you to show your students at school, although, they are probably already watching it.) This is a very viral video that a lot of the kids are talking about. (It came out LAST June but now is a hot seller on Amazon.) Neil Patrick Harris wants to join the Evil League of Evil. It is 42 minutes long. It is ironic how much of entertainment is becoming viral -- television can no longer control what gets watched - it gets "put out there" and then they see what is watched. In many ways, this viral way of video viewing is very interesting. Not saying this should be watched -- it is quite hot with many college students. I could see how much that is said would resonate with college kids. Listen to the vernacular - even though some of you may find this very napolean dynamite-ish. "I'm just trying to change the world. I don't have time for a gru...

  Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog - The Movie Warning -- I give this a PG-13 -- been watching it.  It is NOT rated on the hulu blog. NOT something to show students.  And yet, there is a point to be made. This is a very viral video that a lot of the kids are talking about. (It came out LAST June but now is a hot seller on Amazon.  See Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog (Motion Picture Soundtrack)  for the sound track or this Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog  for the DVD.)  Neil Patrick Harris wants to join the Evil League of Evil.  It is 42 minutes long.  It is ironic how much of entertainment is becoming viral -- television can no longer control what gets watched - it gets "put out there" and then they see what is watched.  In many ways, this viral way of video viewing is very interesting. Not saying this should be watched -- it is quite hot with many college students.  I could see how much that is said would resonate with col...

Issuu - You Publish New way to publish to create interactive publications. Anyone used this? tags : education , learning , edu_newapp 7 Things You Should Know About Google Jockeying | EDUCAUSE CONNECT Instructions for how to "google jockey" - this is a pdf to share with others and that I'll share with those who help me w/ google jockeying this week at NCTIES and CUE. tags : education , learning , backchannel Fliggo: Create Your Own Video Sharing Website Would be interested to test this for schools -- video sharing site set up. tags : education , learning , video , digitalstorytelling Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here.

Experiments in Backchannel: Collaborative Presentations Using Social Software, Google Jockeys, and Immersive Environments The earliest paper in backchanneling. I've seen the quieter students come out. Also, having Google Jockeys is essential to the process. Also, a way to archive the channel and sort of agreed upon use for the backchannel is helpful. tags : education , learning , research WNY Education Associates » Allowing the Dispositions of Practice to Guide Online Exchanges Angela Stockman has excellent ponderings and points about the issues of supporting face to face communities with online communities and why many resist such an effort. Great thoughts to consider for those who are working to move towards this. tags : education , educationalnetworking , socialnetworking Mr. Tweet -> Your Personal Networking Assistant! Very cool tool to help you get a handle on your twitter followers, find people you should follow and more. Neat tool. tags : education , learning The Edub...

Came across this cool service to analyze your blogging style called Typealyzer from the ETLMS Blog from Oakland Schools. (nice blogging going on over there, by the way.) So, here is what it said I am. ISTP - The Mechanics The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts. The Mechanics enjoy working together with other independent and highly skilled people and often like seek fun and action both in their work and personal life. They enjoy adventure and risk such as in driving race cars or working as policemen and firefighters. But the chart I found particularly fascinating was the one that showed the brain patterns used when writing here. It was heavy on the Thinking/ logic/ mathematics and also on the sensing - order/ habits/ details. I'm between a thinking, practica...