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Comment on Forming Communities of Practice by Naava Frank

Naava Frank — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:02:04 +0000

I am impressed by the wonderful things you are doing and look forward to following your blog. If you are interested i recently wrote a blog post with advice on how to start online communities. I look forward to following your work.

Comment on 20 Percent Time by Grade One ’20 Percent’ Time | The Learning Journey

Grade One ’20 Percent’ Time | The Learning Journey — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:43:43 +0000

[...] is a great post by Lisa Thumann @lthumann with more about Google’s 20 percent time and how they’ve implemented [...]

Comment on Forming Communities of Practice by Forming Communities of Practice to.support #CCS...

Forming Communities of Practice to.support #CCS... — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:59:49 +0000

[...] I work with a great team here at the SGEI. With the end of the academic year closing in on us, we have spent some time re-envisioning how we would like to address the Common Core. Since we view l… [...]

Comment on The #eduonair conference and PD in NJ by Chelsea Strong

Chelsea Strong — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:36:49 +0000

I agree with the comment above. Smart Boards are also great going along with ipads and powerbooks.

Comment on Ed Tech in the NJ Classroom by Chelsea Strong

Chelsea Strong — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:26:35 +0000

Hello my name is Chelsea Strong and I am a student at the University of South Alabama in Dr. Strange EDM 310 class. Before I started this class I never knew technology had become this big in school. You have shared a ton of information in this post that i can use when i become a teacher. Thanks so much!

Comment on Untapped Apps on Google Drive by Kameron Strickland

Kameron Strickland — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:49:34 +0000

Dear Lisa,
My name is Kameron and I am a student at the University of South Alabama.This post is gold! I had no idea these apps were available! I am an aspiring math teacher and I will definitely use GeoGebra and WeVideo. I am new to google, google drive, etc., so helpful post like this will be added to my Simbaloo page! If you have any other helpful suggestions about Google drive, please stop by my blog and leave a comment!
Sincerely,
Kameron Strickland
http://stricklandkameronedm310.blogspot.com/
@jessicakamerons

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Hong Kou — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:21:18 +0000

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Comment on 20 Percent Time by Kameron Strickland

Kameron Strickland — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:50:46 +0000

Dear Lisa,
My name is Kameron Strickland and I am a sophomore at the University of South Alabama. After reading your post and click through some of the links you provided, I cannot wait to include the 20% time idea into my future high school math classroom. I think giving our students the opportunity to explore or look deeper into something of their choice (preferably in the subject range of math) is a wonderful idea. The EDM 310 class I am in currently gives me specific projects and post to complete, but also allows me to look deeper and stem off from the original topic on my own time. I enjoy this and wish my high school teachers allowed a form of 20% time in their classrooms. I think my future students would enjoy this and it will boost my creativity “muscles”- I have to find ways to incorporate it into Mathematics! I can’t wait to read more of your post. This one already has me brainstorming; however, I am open to suggestions and ideas!
Sincerely,
Kameron Strickland

Comment on 20 Percent Time by Avoiding the Post-Conference “Cinderella after the Ball” Blues | Joshua Koen

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:18:33 +0000

[...] 1. Get together with other teachers, coaches, or administrators frequently, make a plan, and execute. To further this, I have learned based on the experience of our own Technology Coordinators in Passaic at the middle and high school that working in isolation as our PreK-6 coaches do limits our effectiveness. As a result, next year I am going to arrange for Elementary Tech Coordinators to work in groups at a few locations a minimum of one (1) day per week to collaborate, plan, submit the post-classroom observation forms, etc. Consider this a ‘modified’ Google 20% time. [...]

Comment on 20 Percent Time by 5Q’s Version of “Twenty Percent Time” | Answer: Supporting Needs, Skills, Passions

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:06:36 +0000

[...] Here is a blog post by a teacher in the UK who has implemented 20% Time in his elementary classroom. Check out this other site by a teacher who gives examples of how 20% time is used in high school classrooms. [...]