Resources

Do you have a resource that can help all of use create the classroom of the 21st century? Massachusetts MassOne. is the Commonwealth's set of web-based tools for communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning, which are designed to support K-12 standards-based teaching and learning. Social Media Guidelines for Schools In this Op-ed in the NYT, Mind Over Mass Media, Steven Pinker makes the case that the New Media is not making use stupid. "these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart." The Case for Social Media in School, this is a Mashable article that lays out the case for not banning social media web sites in the classroom.

Flipping the lecture/homework model. In this Wes Fryer blog post learn how teachers are using technology tools to surround students with resources that gives students control of the learning process.

The K12 Online Conference will start Oct 11 with a keynote by Dean Shareski and online presentations will start Oct 18. So log in anytime from anywhere to attend the conference. Make sure to check out the archives that go back to 2006. media type="custom" key="7167095"

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 * This is Dean's Keynote, Sharing: The Moral Imperative**

**This is a presentation Henry Jenkins did at the MIT New Media Literacies 2009 conference.** He was the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program for 14 years. Professor Jenkins is now the Provost Professor of Communications, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts at USC. He has written 12 books on various aspects of media and popular culture. Jenkins is the principal investigator for [|Project New Media Literacies (NML)], a group which originated as part of the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Initiative. Jenkins wrote a white paper on learning in a participatory culture that has become the springboard for the group's efforts to develop and test educational materials focused on preparing students for engagement with the new media landscape. He also continues to be actively involved with the [|Convergence Culture Consortium], a faculty network which seeks to build bridges between academic researchers and the media industry in order to help inform the rethinking of consumer relations in an age of participatory culture. And he is working at USC to develop a new research project focused on young people, participatory culture, and public engagement.

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 * More from Yong Zaho about the his belief that the US needs to move away from standardized testing and move toward helping students develop a passion for learning. This video is from the New Learning Institute. **

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 * Michael Wesch the creator of "The Web is Us/ing Us" breaks down the barriers to learning in his classes at Kansas State. Even though Wesch is a college professor his message and methods can be used in any educational setting. **

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 * Dan Myers, a math teacher, presentation at TECx NYED. How to create a better math curriculum**

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 * Sir Ken Robinson - Changing Educational Paradigms**

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 * Thinking Creatively: Teachers as Designers of Content, Technology and Pedagogy**

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