New Web Stuff 06/26/2010

• Bounce – A fun and easy way to share ideas on a website

  tags: bounce, tools, collaboration, website, feedback, ideas, screen grab, screencapture, upgrade, upgrades, curriculum21

• EduDemic » 20 Other Social Networks Teachers Should Know About

  tags: socialnetworking, education, social, teachers, ning, collaboration, web2.0, socialnetworks, edudemic, socialmedia

• Fielding Nair International – School Architects and Change Agents for Education

  tags: school, international, nair, education, fielding, architecture, curriculum21

• DesignShare Home

  tags: design, education, architecture, school, future, learning, environment, web2.0, curriculum21

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New Web Stuff 06/25/2010

• portaportal home

  tags: bookmarking, web2.0, social, technology, portaportal, teaching, collaboration, education

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New Web Stuff 06/24/2010

• Sharing Even More in the Classroom - Google Doc Updates

  tags: classroom, sharing, collaboration, curriculummapping, mapping, upgrades, google, googledocs

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New Web Stuff 06/22/2010

• Adobe - Acrobat Connect Professional - Web seminar software, Webinar software, Live seminar software, Online seminar software

  tags: acrobat, connect, adobe, presentation, preso, webinar

• Dimdim Trial Signup page

  tags: dimdim, presentation, webinar, preso, interactive

• Open Grantmaking | data.ed.gov

  tags: data, grantmaking, education, grant, grants

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New Web Stuff 06/19/2010

• nineinstructionalstrategies / FrontPage

  tags: nineinstructionalstrategies, marzano, instructionalstrategies, RBIS

• Edsteps

  tags: assessment, globalization, mapping, curriculum, curriculummapping, ela, languagearts, eportfolio, eportfolios, writing, global, globalcompentencies, globaleducation

• Instructional System Design

  tags: design, instructional, system, instructionaldesign, mapping, curriculummapping, curriculum

• 40 Amazingly Educational iPad Apps for Kids | Online Classes.org: Find the Right Online Class Match

  tags: mobile learning, apps, ipad, ipod, itouch, iphone

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New Web Stuff 06/18/2010

• YouTube Video Editor

  tags: youtube, editor, tools, web2.0, video

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New Web Stuff 06/17/2010

• Sync Files Online and share across multiple PCs - IDriveSync

  tags: online, files, sync, share, dropbox, storage, file, flashdrive, virtualflashdrive

• Free online Music Creator - Aviary.com's Roc

  tags: music, generator, aviary, audio, roc, web2.0, create, tools

• StoryJumper: publish your own children's book.

  tags: publish, storyjumper, children, book, publishing, writing, reading, ela, languagearts

• Free Fonts Home - Ace Free Fonts

  tags: free, fonts

• 10 Cool Free Computer Fonts That Will Make You Stand Out

  tags: fonts, cool, free

• EduDemic » Google Unveils Dozens Of Great Education Apps

  tags: google, apps, education, edudemic

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New Web Stuff 06/16/2010

• flatclassroom10-2 - Rubrics

  tags: rubrics, flatclassroom10, education, curriculum, technology, flatclassroom, bestpractices, rubric

• WEBTOOLS applied to teaching

  tags: web2.0, resources, tools, webtools, teaching, education, issuu

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New Web Stuff 06/14/2010

• Technology Integration: Project Planning Form

  tags: integration, technology, planning, education, Tech, Curriculum, tech_integration, Lessons

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New Web Stuff 06/13/2010

• My StoryMaker : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

  tags: storytelling, storymaker, web2.0, carnegie, animation, library, writing, digitalstorytelling

• Wild Apricot Blog : Make Your Own Infographic

  tags: infographic, visualization, data, graphic, blog, apricot, infographics, howto

• Digital Literacy Tour

  tags: digitalcitizenship, InternetSafety, google, digital, MediaLiteracy, infothink, informationliteracy

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New Web Stuff 06/11/2010

• Sweet Search

  tags: searchengine, search, education, research, engine, search engines, tools, resources

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2nd Annual Virtual Summer Camp!

For many of you, school is either out already, or will be out soon! If you're looking for a place to continue your own professional learning over the summer, I give you the 2nd Annual Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers! There are many opportunities here to learn new Web 2.0 Tools, Participate in Online Workshops, Learn more about Google, Listen to online lectures, participate in webinars, and MORE!

All you have to do is visit the Live Binders site below, turn on the air conditioning, grab some lemonade, and sit back and learn!

Virtual Summer Camp

New Web Stuff 06/10/2010

• Presentation21 Make-Over

  tags: presentation21, curriculum21, preso, presentation, presentations

• Free stock photo search engine - the largest free stock photo resource available on the Internet.

  tags: photos, search, stock, copyright, engine, tools, searchengine, creativecommons, image, images, photo

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New Web Stuff 06/08/2010

• micromobs | real time messaging for your groups

  tags: collaboration, messaging, microblogging, micromobs, tools, web2.0

• Outsiders Student Video

  tags: outsiders, grade8, book, report, Pictures, Images, Photos, Videos, -, User, Media, TinyPic, Free, Image, Hosting, Photo, Sharing, &, Video

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New Web Stuff 06/06/2010

• TeacherWiki

  tags: teacherwiki, assistments, rti, progressmonitoring, responsetointervention, intervention

• Akron Central Schools | 6th Grade ELA-Mrs. Keppel

  tags: global, education, collaboration, curriculum21, globalizing, upgrade, Coaching, curriculum, elearning, globaleducation, technology, teachers, writing, instructional, building, capacity

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New Web Stuff 06/03/2010

• Idioms - Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  tags: cybraryman, idioms, english, ela, writing, reading

• Share Lists of Twitter Users | TweepML

  tags: twitter, tools, socialmedia, share, group, groups, twittertools

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New Web Stuff 06/02/2010

• Agatha Christie And Nuns Tell A Tale Of Alzheimer's : NPR

  tags: agatha, christie, npr, alzheimers, analysis, text, ela, english, writing

• Digibody's Caricature Maker

  tags: avatar, caricature, generator, avatars, humor, tools, comic, web2.0, image, images, photo, photos

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New Web Stuff 05/31/2010

• SimilarSites.com - Easily Find Similar WebSites

  tags: Search, similar, searchengine, similarsites, websites, web2.0, tools

• What-if questions for stories

  tags: questions, stories, storytelling, DigitalStorytelling, english, writing, ela

• presoshare / FrontPage

  tags: presentation, presoshare, sharing, PLN, presentations, resources

• Spice Up Your Notebook Lesson with Some 3-D | Tequipment: Blogging About SMART Boards, Resources, Lessons, Training, Games...

  tags: smart, smartboard, smartboards, iwb

• Education Resources

  tags: resources, education, curriculum21, upgrade, upgrades

• Educational Leadership:Reading to Learn:Can't Get Kids to Read? Make It Social

  tags: reading, social, collaborate, collaboration, curriculum21, upgrade, upgrades

• Eleven Interesting Ways* to use an iPod Touch in the Classroom

  tags: ipod, ipodtouch, iPod_touch, classroom, tools, itouch, ipad, iphone, apple, technology, education

• ipodtouchclassroom [licensed for non-commercial use only] / FrontPage

  tags: iPod, ipodtouchclassroom, ipodtouch, wiki, apps, classroom, itouch, ipad, technology, education, iphone

• Teaching with Technology / Index

  tags: web2.0, tools, resources, technology, teaching, education, edtech

• Blooms Taxonomy Tutorial FLASH - CCCS Faculty Wiki

  tags: BloomsTaxonomy, Blooms, taxonomy, education, bloom, blooms_taxonomy, Flash, wiki, visualblooms

• WackWall - Social Network Builder | Create a Social Network Free

  tags: web2.0, socialnetworking, social, wackwall, socialnetwork, network, community, ning

• Make a free website, Social Websites, Make a Social Network

  tags: ning, web2.0, social, socialnetworking, free, socialnetwork, website, webdesign

• More Tools for Digital Storytellers | Ozge Karaoglu's Blog

  tags: tools, DigitalStorytelling, resources, web2.0, digital, storytelling

• VocabSushi: The better way to build your vocabulary | Contextual Examples From the Daily News

  tags: vocabulary, English, education, Games, vocab, vocabsushi, sat, act, writing, ela

• Teachers Love SMART Boards: SMARTBoard Game Resources

  tags: smartboard, smart, teachers, resources, smartboards, IWB

• Home - U Tech Tips

  tags: software, wiki, education, resources, tools, utechtips, web2.0, tech

• Zooburst

  tags: digitalstorytelling, zooburst, books, storytelling, augmented_reality, book, writing, 3d, augmentedreality, ar

• Teacher Tools

  tags: free, supplies, teacher, tools, resources

• Access Flash websites on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch (including Webkinz and Club Penguin) « Moving at the Speed of Creativity

  tags: flash, iphone, ipad, apple, access, ipod, apps, websites, ipodtouch, itouch, technology

• QlipBoard - Voice anything. Share anywhere.

  tags: web2.0, screencast, presentation, digitalstorytelling, storytelling, tools, audio, slideshow, freeware, software

• springpad: a free personal organizer and online notebook

  tags: organizer, notebook, springpad, web2.0, tools, evernote, iPhone, research

• Thinklinkr: the best real-time collaborative online outliner

  tags: collaboration, collaborate, curriculum21, upgrade, english, ela, outline, web2.0, writing, thinklinkr, web, collaborative, education

• Welcome to PrimaryAccess

  tags: digitalstorytelling, web2.0, primarysources, edtech, digital_storytelling, education, storytelling, history, socialstudies, dbq

• Top 10 Websites to Convert Text to Speech Online for Free

  tags: speech, text, websites, text-to-speech, convert, audio, tools, text2speech, texttospeech, mp3

• Slideshow Maker and Photo Editor - Free - Flash based

  tags: slideshow, maker, presentation, editor, photos, photo, image, preso

• Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom

  tags: assessment, formative, summative, education, formativeassessment

• Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  tags: cybraryman, edcamp

• Welcome to the iPod & iPad User Group Wiki

  tags: iPhone, ipod, apps, ipodtouch, itouch, ipad, technology, education, app, wiki, resources

• Education Article :: 20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators

  tags: ipad, apps, article, technology, ipadapps, ipodtouch, ipod, itouch, education

• ePub Bud - Publish, Share, and Download free children ebooks for the iPad!

  tags: ebook, books, ebooks, reading, share, ipod, itouch, iPhone, apps, ipodtouch, education, technology, app, ipad

• Cybrary Man Teacher Pages

  tags: resources, teacher, education, teaching, edtech, technology, website

• edcamp - home

  tags: edcamp

• TeachPaperless: Stuff We Use

  tags: students, upgrade, upgrades, teachpaperless, curriculum21

• Scribble Maps - Draw on google maps with scribblings and more!

  Draw on google maps with scribbles, squares, circles, and more!

  tags: maps, googlemaps, geography, google, web2.0, tools, education, map

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New Web Stuff 05/30/2010

• DigiGogy: Disproportionality: A Litte Dose of Honesty

  tags: disproportionality, digigogy, equity, education

• RTI Action Network - RTI and the Disproportionate Representation of Diverse Students in Special Education

  tags: rti, education, disproportionality, intervention

• NCCRESt - NCCRESt Home

  tags: nccrest, equity, disproportionality, culturalresponsiveness, education, global

• Cool Infographics - Cool Infographics

  tags: infographics, image, visual, illustration

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Disproportionality: A Little Dose of Honesty

Photo © 2005 Anissa Thompson

In my search to blend the 21st Century World with a strong Pedagogical Framework, I sometimes encounter "disconnects" that demand attention.  In our new collaborative world, the most fortunate thing is that we now have multiple opportunities for conversation and action that we didn't have even 5 years ago.  The unfortunate thing is that those conversations continue to gloss over some of the major issues in education that will continue to plague our efforts at globalization until we take action.

Last week, I participated in a great opportunity to work with local counselors and a Teacher's Resource Center.  Much of our conversation was around articulating a purpose and vision for the work these counselors do.  Each piece of the conversation opened up a new can of worms, considerations that had to be discussed so that real transformation was possible.  The director of the Teacher's Resource Center added that much of the concern had to do with disproportionality, or the over representation of some groups either in special education, or as high school dropouts, or as behavior problems.

Part of the conversation was a discussion of resources around strategies for dealing with and undoing disproportionality.  We put research to work for us in the classroom for all kinds of opportunities to impact student achievement, why not do the same to help equalize the playing field for our students?

I think it would be easy to say that our problems are the result of environmental factors that we can't control, or parents that won't participate, or an increase in violent activity among youth, or even just laziness--on the part of the students and the teachers.  I don't really think that's true, though.  There might be a fear of trying new strategies which risk the loss of instructional time, or limited information around research based instructional strategies that WILL work in a classroom.  Whatever the reason, we need to get more analytical about our practices, see what we need to keep and what we need to cut.  Our obligation here isn't education for those that we might deem deserving of it, our obligation is education for all.

I wanted to share the recent resources I've found, in hopes that it will help to light a fire of change, of advocacy, and of real growth for the kids we serve:

The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
Technical Assistance Center for Disproportionality
Advocacy Guide from ASCD
Response to Intervention and Disproportionate Representation
What Works Clearinghouse

Disproportionate Representation In Special Education (Why Some Students Groups Are Identified For Services More Than Others)

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