Posted on May 10, 2013 by kschaefer
Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21611336@N00/3723710203 I am concerned both about my brain and my student’s brains. My brain due to aging and devices since each year I seem to remember less unless I have it on a device. Then of course I need to remember what device it is on. This is one reason why Evernote, Google Drive, [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2013 by kschaefer
As I continue to look for alternatives to the heavy and expensive textbooks for our students, one company Kno, is rising to the top. I like their business model, (they have one) and the response time from their employees is swift. I have observed the company mature for a few years as they only continue [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2012 by kschaefer
In my Digital Learning Classes students have written reflections after watching movies in our course. They share these Google Docs with me using a template I created. The reflections are not meant to be in depth and for the most part are done when the unit is over. However, the sharing never stops, unless the [...]
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Posted on November 18, 2011 by kschaefer
I mentioned this organizational structure yesterday as a way to reconfigure, if you will, a classroom when everyone is connected. http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/06/21/the-digital-learning-farm-flyer/ Also good is the Globally Connected Learning http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/06/22/guide-to-globally-connected-learning-flyer/ The concept of digital learning is also in need of understanding. The image above is from a great post on Fluency21 which is a group [...]
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