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It’s odd to think that the session that struck me most deeply at ISTE12 is the one I haven’t blogged about yet. I suppose that’s the thing about new learning. Everything else I saw at ISTE can probably be categorized into my zone of proximal development. I saw some new things, but nothing I hadn’t …
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I’m at a poster session right now presenting on building your own apps using simple code blocks like Scratch. App Inventor Stencyl kwik ePub bud
A quick collection of bookmarks from the session http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/Tnr1Rf The wiki from the presentation. http://istejam.wiki.pisd.edu/ What can I say that isn’t shared on the Wiki. Nice presentation. Synopsis. Learning Jams get thinking happening. Another takeaway: start reading Wired magazine if you aren’t already. It’s full of great inquiry questions to launch student discussion. (I concur)
The hashtag is #4productivity Learninginhand.com/productivity contains a Infographic moving though what looks to be the entire presentation. I’ve referenced Tony’s site in multiple instances, and really appreciate his resource, but I think his intended audience is a bit less advanced as what I was hoping for. I hope I didn’t abandon ship too soon, but I …
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It’s a crowded room. The wait outside is like a concert crowd, only with an exponentially more likely chance of being trampled accidentally by distracted techies staring into their phones instead of watching where they’re headed. It’s been said that attending ISTE helps feed the corporate machine that feeds on education dollars. Although there are …