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Re: 365 Questions that Google Can’t Answer:

Annoymous — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:25:29 -0000

Hey bud, Just checked by googling a few of those questions. Turns out google could answer them pretty easily (usually within the first response)

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Re: 365 Questions that Google Can’t Answer:

gc — Sun, 18 May 2014 16:56:46 -0000

how to change a rear track bar on a pontiac grand prix is also a question google can't answer

Re: Making Google Sites more beautiful.

rodrick — Fri, 02 May 2014 17:26:01 -0000

believe it or not its a Google Site www.webmusking.com

Re: Teachers are an Asset, not a Liability.

Tim Villegas — Thu, 01 May 2014 22:37:38 -0000

Brilliant Ben. I love this idea. Why not use these numbers to get ideas and develop creativity. Well said.

Re: What I’m Learning: MindMup is the Web 3.0 version of Bubbl.Us (Mindmapping)

Karren Barlow — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:19:11 -0000

I have found that another great place to go to learn What is Mind Mapping is lucidchart. Their site is very user friendly and helpful! I would recommend it to all!

Re: What I’m Learning: A Great How To for Connecting your Youtube and Google+ to Enable Hangouts on Air

Nikki D Robertson — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:38:09 -0000

Thanks for the mention! Glad this helped you : ) More to come soon!

Re: Audio Editing and “Podcasting” from the Chromebook

Peter Frazier — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:26:14 -0000

thanks for the tip.. i'm interested in starting my own podcast.. in addition to not just running my pie hole for hours on whatever, i'd rather put just tiny bit of planning behind it.. research on topics.. maybe rough outlines so i don't sound more crazy then usual..

any suggestions on the hardware side of things? I'm currently setting up my chromebook with some additional features and will have access to Ubuntu.

I really like the hosting from drive.. Think you can go beyond just a file server.. you can setup some static sites as well, and if getting internet famous drops google then i'll gladly take the heat for that..

one question, any favorite tutorials on audio editing for the noob?

Re: The Big History Project: Science with the largest scope imaginable.

Chris Aldrich — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:25:34 -0000

I haven't taught Big History in a classroom - not having an appropriate one in which to do so. I am, however, very intrigued about the subject and have written about it quite a bit in the last two years: http://chrisaldrich.wordpre...
Amongst some of my posts on it include some interesting resources. I generally refer people to Dr. Christian's Learning Company lecture series as the best incarnation of the concept I've seen so far followed by his large original text on the subject. Some of his more recent work including the big history website and the History Channel series are very interesting/entertaining, but not as deep as some of the other works. If nothing else, as a lifelong student, I wish I had encountered the concept in high school.

Re: What I’m Learning About: Kahoot

Alf Inge Wang — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:22:31 -0000

Kahoot! is currently used by teachers from early K-12 to university and also in business training across the world. I have myself used it my introductory class in programming as well as in my software architecture course with great success. The main benefit as I see it is student engagement and as a retention tool, as well as it is always good to know how much the students actually remember of my teaching. A more interesting way of using Kahoot! is to make the students create their own quizzes and later let other students play their quizzes. I have not had the chance to try this approach yet.

I was the inventor of the Kahoot! concept and in addition to being a teaching professor, I am also one of the co-founders of Kahoot!

Re: The Personalized Learning Environment Diagram and the Blended Learning Needs Assessment Template

Ben Wilkoff — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:27:30 -0000

Wonderful! Let me know any way I can help you/McREL think this through!

Re: The Personalized Learning Environment Diagram and the Blended Learning Needs Assessment Template

Elizabeth R Hubbell — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:23:56 -0000

Nice! Your definition of the 3 elements of personalized learning (people, time, space) is similar to McREL's working definition of blended learning (interaction, time, space). I'll take a closer look when I'm back at work next week.

Re: The Personalized Learning Environment Diagram and the Blended Learning Needs Assessment Template

Mary Zedeck — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:43:56 -0000

Hi Ben,
I am wondering what your distinction is (or if there is a distinction) between personalized and adaptive learning?

Thank you!

Re: Anyone using the video database at WatchKnowLearn? – Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students http://bit.ly/1elCmm2

Sam Greaves — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:05:18 -0000

That looks interesting.

Re: What we need from “the district.”

Tommy Hill — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:05:30 -0000

this is an old one so that i may not understand the concept of this article.please someone help me to clear my concept here.learning games children

Re: Anything that can be archived, should be.

Yusni Bonlingo — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:21:11 -0000

Just a comment on how technology has really speed up things. These days, we can even post our our blog from our iphone or blackberry just like this one. I do the same while I take a break from my regular daily routine at the gym.

Re: The Balance Between Talking about the Work and Doing the Work

Sam Greaves — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:50:03 -0000

Well planning for the work is an important part of the work itself. And according to Brian Tracy, the famous productivity guru, every minute spent in planning is supposed to save at least 10 minutes in execution. So I believe talking about the work is good, as long as you do the work according to the plan and complete it on time.

Re: Anything that can be archived, should be.

Jeffery Morgan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:15:25 -0000

It is really nice to learn continuously. We should not stagnate ourselves.

Re: Anything that can be archived, should be.

Maria Avegail♕ — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:52:47 -0000

Yes, I agree. They are not there in front of you to get easily what you had teached them. I suggest try to show them the tips on how to write essay for a better way of expressing what they wanted to say.

Re: What promises are you making to learners?

Sam Greaves — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:00:06 -0000

That is a really a unique proposition to set ahead a written list promises during a collaborative work with someone. This would indeed be a great way to go, and perhaps build the credibility as a great team player or a great manager, depending on the promises you set.

I really haven't though about any till now, but will come back once I've gotten a good set of promises to share.

Thanks :)

Re: Better Backchannels: What’s Missing?

Lisa Noble — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:22:54 -0000

I would add that there needs to be space in the backchannel for regular reminders of how to do things - i.e. pick up the mike, write on the whiteboard - maybe htat cuold be done with threading? I am very much with you on the @mentions. (but that's a protocol that hasn't been discussed, though some of us are using it). I'm all about making the learning process ("how to make a backchannel better") as transparent as possible during the process. It can make for noise, but sometimes it's necessary.

Re: #ETMOOC Is Overwhelming. So, Let’s Make Some Meaning.

Benjamin Wilkoff — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:31:59 -0000

Let me know what you think. I'm always on the look out for new ways to use the tools I like.

Re: #ETMOOC Is Overwhelming. So, Let’s Make Some Meaning.

InaHendricks — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:19:16 -0000

Thanks-- I hadn't thought of just picking one thing to look at each day. And I haven't heard of Hojoki or Curate.me either, so I'll look into those!

Re: #ETMOOC Is Overwhelming. So, Let’s Make Some Meaning.

Benjamin Wilkoff — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:03:26 -0000

Yes. I don't believe that lurkers have to stay lurkers, but that they serve an important role as audience members. They are the ones that end up making crowd-funding and crowd-sourcing work. When they see a cause they want to get behind, then they go for it and they help create things that are amazing. Mostly, though, they provide us with the sense that we are being heard, and that change is possible in a broader sense. How else do you see lurkers as dynamic?

Re: #ETMOOC Is Overwhelming. So, Let’s Make Some Meaning.

Max Alvarez — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:01:15 -0000

Thanks for your idea. I haven't noticed that the three strategies you mentioned could be thought of as representing eye contact.
Then as regards the 'lurkers', I think this category is a transitional or dynamic one. What I mean is, if the lurkers keep interacting and manage to get confident enough as they develop their PLNs, they eventually 'evolve'.