Learning in Maine: 4/12/09

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Cooking from Scratch

Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.

Scratch@MIT

ScratchInfo

isurff5th Wiki

Download Scratch

See earlier posts on programming.

Also see Alice.

Featuring the Work of Keith Kelley

I've always been impressed with the projects that Keith Kelley does with students in Maine. I first knew Keith as the librarian at Oxford Hills Middle School where he built computers and created movies with students in his after-school computer club as well as acting as DJ at school dances and being a great source of technical and pedagogical knowledge.

Oxford Hills' loss was MSAD 48's gain. Keith now runs the integrated technology classes at Somerset Valley Middle School and Sebasticook Valley Middle School in that progressive district.

To get an idea of the powerful learning that is taking place in his classes, check out the following blogs in which Keith documents and promotes his work with kids, as well as giving an online audience for his students' successes.

Fifth Grade Integrated Technology Classes

Sixth Grade Integrated Technology Classes

Seventh Grade Integrated Technology Classes

Eigth Grade Integrated Technology Classes

Keith's Public Gallery on Picasa

Want to know more?
You are invited to visit:
Student Technology Showcase (6th Annual)
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Note that Keith is entirely transparent in that he shares course syllabus, rubric, forms, etc. for his projects at each level. Good stuff.

Online Learning

Open Online Learning - A Paradigm Shift

E-learning

What Is Distance Learning and Why Has It Become So Popular?

10 Instructional Design Tips for E-Learning Development

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Featuring Marion Brady

The Standards Juggernaut

A Primer for Reformers

An Any-Century Curriculum

Averting Educational Catastrophe

Journal Articles

Investigating Systems - A Course of Study

American History Handbook

4 Guys Talking

Topic: MLTI with Jeff Mao

UCEA CASTLE at Blog Talk Radio

Monday, April 20, 3:00 Eastern

Scott McCleod's Dangerously Irrelevant Blog Post

Question Brainstorming List

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

U.S. Educational Stimulus Aid

Wanting to come up to speed on the Educational Stimulus funds? For starters, check here:

EDSTIMULUS.ORG

The Future of Education

U.S. Department of Education

MVMS: Using Classroom Management Resources

Place: Mountain Valley Middle School Media Center
Time: 3:00 - 5:00

Agenda

Classroom Management at LIM Resources Wiki (Feel free to edit)
Behavior Management at LIM Resources Wiki (Feel free to edit)
Process Skills at LIM Resources Wiki (Feel free to edit)

Wicked Decent Learning Podcast: Classroom Management: "Can I Speak to the Manager?"

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Wiki and Blog Training in the County

Ed Latham is doing a workshop on Wikis and Blogs in the County this afternoon.

Twitter World

Who would have thought that such a seemingly innocuous web application with the simple question, "What are you doing," would suddenly explode into such a versatile tool? Following the history of the domain name at the Wayback Machine archives shows its humble beginnings and yet it now is becoming more powerful by the day. Check out the NYT article on new uses being dreamed up and implemented.

Twitter Toolbox

Earlier Post: "Pros & Cons of Twitter"