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Merianna Neely asks the important question…what happened to the Teachers’ Lounge?
Along with that, she takes on the notion of gaming with mobiles and devices both in the classroom and at home and whether such foolishness is good for emerging readers and kids who are developing their own literacies.
Mentioned:
Mediashift
Teacher Do Change
iPads are Playthings
What About Bob: Baby Steps
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When do kids begin to hate school?
How do people hate school?
Why does school get a bad rap?
Mentioned:
Dr Bayard
About 13 minutes and change.
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1. Be Different
- Don’t rely on what everyone else says.
- Read allusions. Make allusions from your own background
- Leave paths like foxes
2. Be Real
- You’re better than you think
- Your voice counts
3. Be Yourself
- You are not just a breathing time machine
- Humanity incorporates story and participation.
Mentioned:
Mountain Lions
About 20 minutes and change.
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Merianna hits the sweet sixteen with a new ThinkingEDU that covers whether or not gaming in the classroom is viable, how “badges” work along with grades and if Kahn Academy can help you master multiplication
Mentioned:
Motivating Students and Gamification of Learning
Kevin’s Meandering Mind
About 22 minutes and change.
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Sam and Merianna return with an episode tackling the main issue of how to fail safely for parents, children, students, teachers and most anyone.
Mentioned:
Google Sync
Release the QAQN Parents
MyVirtualClosetApp
Threw It On the Ground
Digital Literacy
Atticus Finch and Democratized Parenting
Failing Safely
Gradual Release of One-Way Responsibility and Trust
Digital IS
Path
Agenda
The show runs about 63 minutes and change.
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What is Time?
What things are worth your time?
How do you budget time for important things?
Can you earn time for things that are really important?
Mentioned:
Star Wars Prequels > Originals (Waaaa?)
Omnifocus
RememberTheMilk
Yojimbo
Evernote
About 24 minutes and change.
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Sam brings the beat back with a ThinkingDaily about the borders, the iPad 3, and regrets… gadgets, music and books.
Mentioned:
NC/SC Charlotte Border Finally Settled
iPad 3?
Nokia N800
Kindle Gen 1
Jawbone Jambox
Steely Dan
Don Delillo
Mimic
About 20 mins and change.
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Sam and Merianna kick off ThinkingSocial with an episode focusing on Google’s increasing “creepy” factor in our data and the social web with the emphasis on Google+ and why it’s so hard to grow and change in a challenging environment.
This first action-packed episode runs about 20 minutes and change.
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Merianna returns with a thinking-provoking podcast on the notion of what does it mean to learn in this new century with new tools?
Things may be different than they appear.
Mentioned:
Reading and Writing
E-textboks
About 20 minutes and change.
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Why was MySpace so much better than Facebook, what does learning have to do with teaching and why would one of Sam’s students listen to this podcast?
Mentioned:
Ze Frank MySpace Video
How Twitter is Changing PD
#edchat
Writing with Students
About 15 minutes and change.
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