Liggett-ISACS-2011 - home

<h1>Links, ideas, and related stuff we found at the ISACS conference:</h1>
 
Jane McGonigal - Gaming - http://janemcgonigal.com/ 
 
Ben Curran - Going Global - http://www.engagingeducators.com/blog/ 
 
Kevin Honeycutt - (living in an online world; are we engaged with our kids?) - http://kevinhoneycutt.org/ 
 
Will Richardson presented this definition of 21st Century Literacies as created by the National Council of Teachers of English: 
 
Adopted by the NCTE Executive Committee, February 15, 2008Literacy has always been a collection of cultural and communicative practices shared among members of particular groups. As society and technology change, so does literacy. Because technology has increased the intensity and complexity of literate environments, the twenty-first century demands that a literate person possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, many literacies. These literacies—from reading online newspapers to participating in virtual classrooms—are multiple, dynamic, and malleable. As in the past, they are inextricably linked with particular histories, life possibilities and social trajectories of individuals and groups. Twenty-first century readers and writers need to 
<ul><li>Develop proficiency with the tools of technology 
</li><li>Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally 
</li><li>Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes 
</li><li>Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information 
</li><li>Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media texts 
</li><li>Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments</li></ul> 
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Will Richardson- Information Leadership (and more) - http://weblogged.wikispaces.com/Information+Literacy AND additional resources - 
http://weblogged.wikispaces.com/ 
ISACS presentation slides: <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://bit.ly/isacslearn" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/isacslearn</a> 
Twitter @willrich45 
 
Guy Kawasaki's Blog - latest post much like his talk - http://bit.ly/vIGzNO 
 
A woman is often measured by the things she cannot control. She is measured by the way her body curves or doesn’t curve, by where she is flat or straight or round. She is measured by 36-24-36 and inches and ages and numbers, by all the outside things that don’t ever add up to who she is on the inside. And so if a woman is to be measured, let her be measured by the things she can control, by who she is and who she is trying to become. Because as every woman knows, measurements are only statistics. and STATISTICS LIE. - Nike Advertisement. 1991 (as quoted by Guy Kawasaki) 
 
Patrick Woessner- Fostering digital literacy through passion-based learning <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://bitly.com/isacs2011" rel="nofollow">http://bitly.com/isacs2011</a> 
 
Lucy Gray - Google for Educators (and others) - http://www.lucygray.org/ 
 
Any of us who have been thinking Google Docs, Chromebooks and more, had to love Lucy Gray's first session on Friday! 
 
Best idea from Ben Curran - &quot;Start small!&quot; 
 
Ben Curran's Going Global Handout 
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Dr. David Thornburg - Learning on the Holodeck - <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tcse-k12.org/" rel="nofollow">tcse-k12.org</a> 
 
Classroom 2.0 - http://www.classroom20.com/ - great idea: make an online community part of your own PLN 
 
Twitter Basics - http://bit.ly/swNeiC - a quick addition to your PLN - follow colleagues 
 
Karen Bosch - creativity and collaboration using technology <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tinyurl.com/isacs11" rel="nofollow">tinyurl.com/isacs11</a> 
 
Tim McDonough - The move to mobile: Good ideas about using QR codes in the classroom... 
 1. Post a QR quiz on the door as student enter the room - you can get instant feedback from yesterday's lesson 
2. Post a QR code with homework assignment - they can scan as they leave the room 
3. Save paper - print postcards with basic information; include a QR code with links to more detailed information 
4. Art gallery tour - post student art in the hallway, and include QR code with link to audio explain the pieces of art 
5. Study cards (aka flashcards) - question on front; QR code with link to the answer on the back 
Great ideas for QR codes. 
 
Guy Kawasaki 
Ten Points 
1- make meaning - make the world a better place 
2- make a mantra - shaping lives that shape lives? 
3- jump curves don't just make slight changes 
4- roll the dicee - make significant changes elegant, power, intelligence, complete 
5- don't worry be crappy don't worry about starting small don't wait for the perfect when you've jumped the curve 
6- let a 100 flowers blossom- take the success the market gives you even if it isn't what you thought 
7- don't fear polarizing people it is a consequence of real innovation 
8- churn baby churn kep working on improvement 
9- niche thyself create the combination that units innovation and value- be unique and valuable 
10-perfect your pitch customize your introduction personalize it,add value, 10 slides 30 point font 20 minutes don't let the Bozos grind you down 
 
David Thornburg - http://tcse-k12.org/ 
&quot;Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.&quot;