http://www.matchashop.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:14:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mother Nature let loose on the Houston, Texas region this morning causing a great deal of flooding on the west side of the area. Many school districts and schools in the area had to cancel classes for today. Graduation collages in Utter Pradesh - Incredible Institute of Management & ... http://www.matchashop.com/mother-nature-and-online-learning.html I am very excited to announce that this summer I will be launching a small collection of Wikified Schools eWorkshops to help educators begin to use wikis in their work. This idea started with local interest from a small group of people with whom I work, and after some ... http://www.matchashop.com/coming-soon-wikified-schools-eworkshops.html HUGE hat tip to Clarence Fisher for finding this video and posting it on his blog.   This is exactly what I wrote about and what I envisioned for schools in my book Wikified Schools I especially like the part in the video where they talk about the “Loop Marketplace” — I ... http://www.matchashop.com/company-as-wiki-and-wikified-schools.html I’ve been noticing a lot of traffic lately related to some older blog posts that I wrote focused on the TAKS test.  I looked into this a little more with my stat program and the trend is definitely noticeable.  Of the hundreds of posts on this blog, the few that ... http://www.matchashop.com/taks-posts-most-popular.html Whether you are a regular subscriber to this blog or a first-time visitor, I would like to ask you to take a few moments to complete a VERY short feedback survey to help me 1) improve on current strengths and 2) make improvements if necessary. Your input is highly valued and ... http://www.matchashop.com/feedback-request.html I’ve been reading quite a bit of new stuff recently and I thought I would share some of these resources with you: Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth I purchased this because it sounded interesting and I thought it might have ... http://www.matchashop.com/currently-reading.html (Cross-posted at Leadertalk.org) I’ve been hearing that phrase quite a bit lately — especially from people who aren’t happy with some of the “other duties” they’ve been assigned because the other duties are not aligned with 1) their job, 2) their skills set, or because the other duties take so much ... http://www.matchashop.com/other-duties-as-assigned.html ASCD is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 6–8. You may submit proposals for concurrent or research sessions. Proposals are due May 1, 2009. ASCD has invited the Learning Beyond Boundaries network to work with the conference planners to shape the technology infused ... http://www.matchashop.com/present-at-the-2010-ascd-annual-conference.html UPDATE:  One more reason for establishing more online learning: kids with illnesses Ever since I read Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns I’ve been thinking about how unprepared our education system is for the technology innovations that can allow us to reinvent schooling from the ... http://www.matchashop.com/swine-flu-and-online-learning.html My friend and fellow edublogger Angela Maiers wrote a post today that really hit home with me.  In her post, Reading WITHOUT Meaning - Heartbreak at Home, she described a scenario of watching her son “get through” his weekly reading assignment, after which he tells her: “Mom, I hate reading. I ... http://www.matchashop.com/love-of-reading-and-my-fear.html