Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries Tagged as 'laptop institute'

[Live Blog] – Will Richardson and the Read/Write Web

July 16, 2007 · No Comments · laptop institute

[This session is being live blogged. Ignore the misspellings and awkward wordings] [This post is simul-blogged at Multi-faceted Refractions] The Read/Write Web – Conference Handout (willrichardson.wikispaces.com) Refer’s to Karl Fisch’s Did You Know presentation. It is about teaching children to become life-long learners. Connectivity and transparency will become more acute, not going away. Other entities [...]

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Laptop Conference Tags Set

July 16, 2007 · No Comments · laptop institute

Thanks to the efforts of David Warlick, who has encouraged and inspired many of us to take the leap into blogging and who has created one of the better tools, hitchhikr.com, which allows those unable to attend conferences an aggregator so that those who are cannot attend a conference a peek into what is being [...]

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Four Essential Questions That Need Answers

July 15, 2007 · 3 Comments · k12online06, laptop institute, NYSAISEdTech

Like many, I am intrigued by the promise and potential that integrating Web 2.0 tools provides for learners, both students and teachers. I know that in many instances, that I leading the charge full bore down that path because I believe that it is imperative that we provide experiences for our students to begin to [...]

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Deja Vu All Over Again – Laptop Institute Opening Keynote

July 15, 2007 · 1 Comment · laptop institute

This evening, I live blogged Ian Juke’s keynote presentation at the Laptop Institute in Memphis, Tennessee. To use one of my favorite quotes from that great philosopher and ball player, Yogi Berra, the message was “like deja vu all over again.” Ian recited a message that I have been hearing and am beginning to discuss [...]

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Living For the Future – Ian Juke’s Keynote at Laptop Institute

July 15, 2007 · 1 Comment · laptop institute

[This is being live blogged - please ignore mispellings and awkward wording] Talk about the issue of change. Easier to change a cemetary than curriculum – Woodrow Wilson Easier to change the course of history than a history course – Lou Salza State today – pile higher and deeper Any wonder that teachers have problems [...]

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