Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries from October 10th, 2007

My Take Aways from Inventing New Boundaries

October 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment · k12online07

On Monday morning, the K12 Online conference released its pre-conference keynote “presentation“. This year, David Warlick presented Inventing New Boundaries. Here are my take aways from this presentation.
1. David changed the metaphor from the railway to the airport
This is an apt switch, since teachers need to switch their role in the classroom from that of [...]

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Does the Backchannel Stifle Those Who Benefit Most from Technology

October 10th, 2007 · 6 Comments · teaching and learning

Over twenty years ago, when I first started working with teachers, one of the promises of the use of technology was to level the playing field in the classroom. No longer would those individuals, who are able to think quickly on their feet with loud voices and determination, be able to dominate the learning in [...]

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K12 Online Keynote – Audio vs. Video

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments · k12online07

Like many of you on Monday morning, I opened up my web browser and pointed it two the K12 Online Conference Blog so that I could download the Pre-Conference Keynote by David Warlick.
One of the changes in this year’s conference, which Wes Fryer notes in his blog post, Inventing New Boundaries, is the presence of [...]

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Blocked from k12 Online Conference – Try Attending by Proxy

October 7th, 2007 · No Comments · k12online07

The wonderful Help Desk crew for the k12 Online Conference are helping individuals who cannot access content because of firewall restrictions.
Take a look at their explanation on how to accomplish this (K12OnlineHelpDesk – Getting Past Blocked Content).
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