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5 daily questions for technology leaders

gjmueller:

1. Where is the organization going?
2. How are we carrying out the mission?
3. How are we making learning better for students?
4. What connections can we make today?
5. What am I going to do better for students?

Educators Worried About SOPA/PIPA's Impact On Education

Another day, and another group of folks points out how SOPA/PIPA will cause problems. This time, it’s a large group of folks involved in the production of educational content and services — including folks associated with MIT’s OpenCourseware project, the Internet Archive, Creative Commons, Harvard, Stanford and many other places, pointing out that SOPA/PIPA threaten the innovation and adoption of technology in the education space.

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9 in 10 Teens Have Witnessed Bullying on Social Networks [STUDY]

world-shaker:

Teenagers can be mean. But a recent survey suggests that they’re no more so on social networks than they are in real life.

In a survey of 12- to 17-year-olds released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday, 12% of teenagers reported being bullied in person sometime in the last year, compared to 8% who reported being bullied online.

Most of the teenagers surveyed (69%) said that their peers are “mostly kind” to each other on social networking sites.

What have been your experiences with this?

Sorry for reblogging myself. I’d originally meant to post this here!

CASTLE: Principal and School Blogs

A great list of Principals who blog. I wish these were on Tumblr, but I know some of you have reached out before wanting to connect with others at the administrative level.

PS: If you’re a principal, you can add yourself to the list :o)

Getting Started: Classroom Ideas for Learning with the iPad

Hey, wouldn’t it be great if some school district professionally designed a 28 page, highly visual document that clearly outlines how to integrate iPads into teaching, and included amazing resources about management and safety, as well as a list of recommended apps for teachers and students?

Well…uh…they did.

High School Writing Prompts (Open Google Doc)

George Couros has created an open Google Doc for High School writing prompts. They’re broken down by discipline, and anyone can view and edit the document.

This is excellent, and worth a look.

Would any of you be interested in me extending this idea with Google Docs for other grade levels and topics here on Team Teachers? Drop me a line and let me know what you think would be valuable.