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Envisioning the 21st Century School
On November 19th Digital School Solutions facilitated a hands-on workshop entitled: Teamwork, Technology & Transparency – Envisioning Your School Innovation Plan. This was a challenging and awe inspiring day of discovery with an emphasis on moving forward as effective 21st century teaching and learning communities. Educators and school leaders came together from across the city to begin the lay out of a school-wide Innovation Plan focusing on curriculum goals, improvement initiatives and technology objectives.
Leadership Day
A few weeks ago, I received a very nice email from an administrator who attended my "Building 21st Century Learning Communities" workshop on July 9th. The email read:
"Daniel, Yesterday's workshop was eye opening, exciting, wowing and indicative of the potential that can be accessed. During the 1st week in August, we are going to be in school preparing for...
Unraveling the Code
A Closer Look into Google
I was at a party last weekend on a rooftop deck overlooking the
beauty of Fort Greene. Somewhere between taking a sip from my Sangria
and wincing from the deafening blast of a siren one of the partygoers
exclaimed, "Any content you post or share using Google tools (Google Docs
and Spreadsheets, etc.) is owned by Google."
NECC Reflection
When I arrived at the annual NECC (National Education Computing Conference) in San Antonio a sense of excitement was brewing in my mind. NECC is considered the Mecca of educational technology conferences, featuring a broad spectrum of interactive and hands on content (workshops, lectures, podcasting stations, and much more). One can also find numerous vendors showcasing...