Streaming Thoughts

Entries from January 2008

Multi-task with a Purpose

January 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I’m not the strongest blogger. I honestly struggle with writing posts. Most times they just seem, to me, to be so thin and inconsequential. I’ve been told that some of my best posts/comments take place in a few Ning networks that are supporting some local initiatives that I am a part of. [...]

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Tags: Students 2.0 · WNYPLP · learning

eXperiencing cOllaboration

January 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Friday, I had the opportunity to work explore the XO laptop with Bud Hunt. If you aren’t familiar with the XO you can learn more about it at www.laptop.org and at the OLPC wiki.
We (my wife and I) decided it might be a good idea to contribute to the Give One Get One program [...]

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Tags: OLPC · education

Picture of a 21st Century Classroom

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Thanks to Darren for sharing this via Twitter. When I opened it up I was hit by the resemblance to a classroom of today, only in a 21st Century environment, YouTube.

Image link: http://flickr.com/photos/bcsmith/2159355724/

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Tags: 2020 Schools · Video · Web 2.0 · education · learning