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[|They say, “Publish It!]
21st Century Educators Don’t Say, “Hand It In" they say "Publish it" During a recent visit to a school I was disappointed because although the school is noted as being a model technology school I was hearing from students, teachers, and leaders that the students had “handed in” a lot of great work, but none of it was being published. Instead their writing, videos, and podcasts lived mainly in obsolescence in a hard to find folder on their various teacher's computers or in obscurity, tattered on a bulletin board sadly with only some educator chicken scratch on it as its insignificant and sole form of comments and ratings.

10 ways to create a culture of thinking…
[|The title says it all!]

The Case For Student Blogging
"It is time to switch the focus from books, pen and paper to mobile devices, blogs and tweets. [|There is a new type of literacy out there and blogging] is a way to help our students become literate 21st century learners. Reading and writing alone no longer define literacy. Computer literacy is key in developing modern learners and thinkers. Computer literacy gives students easier access to creation tools instead of just consumption."

5 Tips For Assessing What Students Know
It is not enough to teach students how to understand information and communications technology. [|At some point you are going to have to assess their knowledge and understanding.]

Visionary Leadership and e-learning
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Teacher Use of Technology
Source: http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2010/07/teacher-use-of-technology.html media type="custom" key="6607883"

Want To Be A Great Teacher?
[|Don't go to PD] The problem with PD is that on the whole it treats teachers as ‘consumers’ of professional knowledge, and discourages teachers from thinking for themselves. The reality is that most of good practice with ICT is still to be developed. Teachers need to be ‘creators’ of professional knowledge.

Ten Reasons To Use Multimedia in Your Class
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Rethinking e-learning.
This is a very worthwhile article. Source from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/452/rethinking-e-learning media type="custom" key="6666515"

Roadblocks To Change
This article identifes common roadblocks to the change process. If identified and addressed appropriately these roadblocks can be overcome. Source: http://www.connectedprincipals.com/archives/198 media type="custom" key="6672301"