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Learning in the Making. RIP Dr. Seymour Papert. This morning I learned that Dr. Seymour Papert. Died yesterday at his home in Blue Hill, Maine. Dr. Papert was a pioneer in the world of computers and children, the LOGO programming language, co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence lab (now CSAIL) and a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab. Papert has also been called the “father of the maker movement” for ushering the constructionist learning theory into schools decades ago. I hope that those tha...
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22. MakerSpace – 23 Teaching Things2
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October 14, 2016. October 14, 2016. Find out what a makerspace. Is and see how educators are using them in this Thing. We explore Makey Makey. 3D printing and Minecraft. We share resources about how to set up your own makerspace. So what is a Makerspace? A makerspace (sometimes called maker culture) is an area with tools to support hands on. So students can tinker, design, construct, build, experiment, hack, invent, fix and problem solve. Tinkering is about hands-on experiences. To form a constructivist.
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EdTechSteve Blog: February 2015
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Monday, February 2, 2015. How can One-to-One Chromebooks Transform a Classroom? Cross-Posted to Chromebooks in EDU Blog. I've been lucky to have had contact with some great educational technology thinkers over the last 6 years or so. One of the leaders I have heard speak many times, to rooms large and small, is Chris Lehmann. Chris is the practical, down-to-Earth principal of the Science Leadership Academy. In Philadelphia as well as the founder of Educon. For Christmas, my good pal Amanda Bullard. In a ...
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EdTechSteve Blog: March 2013
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Sunday, March 17, 2013. Even more reasons to push student digital footprints forward. I ran across this article tonight: College admissions using social media to evaluate applicants. It talks about a Kaplan survey that now shows that 27% of college admissions departments are now checking out applicants online to see if they'd be a good fit. That number is up from 10% in 2008. I actually expected that number to be higher by now, especially considering employers are n ow up over 90% in the same area. Seven...
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EdTechSteve Blog: How can One-to-One Chromebooks Transform a Classroom?
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Monday, February 2, 2015. How can One-to-One Chromebooks Transform a Classroom? Cross-Posted to Chromebooks in EDU Blog. I've been lucky to have had contact with some great educational technology thinkers over the last 6 years or so. One of the leaders I have heard speak many times, to rooms large and small, is Chris Lehmann. Chris is the practical, down-to-Earth principal of the Science Leadership Academy. In Philadelphia as well as the founder of Educon. For Christmas, my good pal Amanda Bullard. In a ...
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EdTechSteve Blog: May 2012
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Thursday, May 31, 2012. Wanna fly some paper airplanes? As part of this, I was going to be creating some paper airplanes with participants and would love to invite more to contribute! If you have about 5 minutes, could you play along and make some paper airplanes with us? Check out the directions and Google Form below to help and THANKS! And I almost forgot to ask- if anyone wants to Skype in during the session and do this live, that would be awesome! To set this up! Posted by Steve Johnson @edtechsteve.
