Food for thought

Great article! http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/a-digital-worksheet-is-still-a-worksheet/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Discovery Education TechBook

Excited to start to work some 3rd grade teachers to figure out how to use this great resource!

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/administrators/curricular-resources/science-techbook/

http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=3880

5 Reasons The iPad Will Stay The King of the Classroom

http://bit.ly/XJDet9 A great article why iPads may be better in the classroom than laptops. Good quick read! AND it references the SAMR model!

 

Changes in The Workplace

Yesterday I helped to host a tour for two architects of two the schools in our district. We spent the day viewing classrooms and discussing "space."  They were specifically interested in how our libraries/learning resource centers are being used (or not used!) and how the way spaces are arranged can impact that.  The discussion brought up points about community, collaboration, parents, student work, flexible groupings, performance space, furniture, and endless other factors. 

They invited us to tour a school they worked with in Hammond, IN soon to see how they have transformed the learning spaces there.

Today I stumbled upon this article, Be Prepared as Digital Native Demand the 4 Hour Work Week Lifestyle.  It brings up some really great points.....and makes me sure that we are preparing our students to be self-sufficient, self-directed learners and workers who know how to communicate and collaborate.