Fri, 30 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:Would you be interested in hearing about a few interesting Social Networking links? Is the sharing of links in the podcast worthwhile? Are there any types of resources that you are looking for? Do you have any links worth sharing? Related Websites: www.commoncraft.com/socialmedia www.twine.com www.molotovalva.com www.drop.io www.twitter.com Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 29 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:How do you learn new skills? Are you a paper and pencil learner? Do you have the confidence to muck around in messy trial and error learning? Are you about following rules? or Are you about creating rules? Related Websites: Robotics Links Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 28 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:Have you witnessed educators struggling with computer basics? What simple things have thrown you for a loop in using your computer? Why after having computers in our lives for so long, are basic computer skills still such a barrier to educators? Is this more discouraging than it should be, or should we be ringing alarm bells?!? Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 27 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:Is there something more important that a teacher can do than make connections with learners? What do you do to build 'relationship' with your students and among your students? Do your students know anything about you, beyond that you are their teacher? Related Websites: Five Year Old Voted Out-of-Kindergarten Class Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Mon, 26 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:Did you watch the Mars Phoenix landing? Will your students be able to access photo, video or Twitter updates? What are the reasons that such feeds might be blocked to schools? Are such restrictions justifiable? What needs to be done to ensure that students and teachers have access to the most engaging of current events at school? Related Websites: Space Vidcast LIVE (and recorded) Mars Phoenix on Twitter Photos from the Phoenix Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 21 May 2008  In this episode, toes come to light in both an observational experiment, and an oral test confession from my university days!Questions for Consideration: Have you ever had the opportunity to observe learning or to demonstrate your skills by way of an oral test? How do you gauge the engagement of learners in a classroom? Did you know that the toes may help to tell the tale? Related Websites: Are You a Cruise Director? Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Photo Credits: Billie/PartsnPieces Comments[0] |
Tue, 20 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:What does your classroom look like? How are the desks arranged? What does the arrangement say about the types of learning experiences that happen in the space? Related Websites: Take the classroom desk arrangement challenge... at http://thecleversheep.com Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: I'm looking to share photos of classrooms... What does yours look like? Sometimes I feel guilty about asking the audience to participate... but learning should be conversational! http://thecleversheep.com Photo Credit: Liz Marie Comments[0] |
Fri, 16 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:Have you ever been to a conference virtually? Do you ever communicate with a group of people remotely? Do you allow students to talk to one another during your classes? What's the most compelling news event you've experienced LIVE? What would your experience have been like to share that event with others 'as it happened'? Related Websites: TLt 2008 TLt Live on UStream.tv Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 14 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:Have you ever thought that your way of 'parking' may not be the most efficient strategy? What else do we do in our classrooms out of habit? Are there better ways? How might 'crowd-sourcing' help solve real world problems in your school? Related Websites: Think Outside the Driveway Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 13 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:What are the most successful practices in classroom education? How do we know? Is there anything in your current teaching practice that is 'experimental'? How can we measure its effectiveness? Related Websites: Johnny Lee and the Wii-mote (the 3D effect is at the end of this short video) Let's Ban Chalk (a wiki for bringing the world to the chalkboard) Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Mon, 12 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:Have you ever been bullied? Is there a good way to respond to bullies? Are you willing to share your own bullying story? Related Websites: A Beautiful Meme Beyond-School.org Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 9 May 2008  Questions for Consideration:Do you celebrate the achievement of students? How so? What types of media are produced by your students? Beyond paper and pencil: How can learners "Show What they Know"? Related Websites: LDCSB MediaFest Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 7 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:What is e-tools do you use to network with colleagues? How do you spread the word to your colleagues about the value of your Personal Learning Network? Related Websites: Twitter.com Personal Learning Network survey Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Mon, 5 May 2008 Questions for Consideration: What would happen if teachers were forced to abandon chalk in favour of other technological tools? What is the most important think about Personal Learning Networks that teachers should take to heart? What tool would you recommend that teachers first explore in developing a PLN? Related Websites: Let's Ban Chalk Workshop wiki page Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Sun, 4 May 2008 First upload of podcast failed. Trying the Coles Notes version.Participate in a brief survey to expand your personal learning network, and to assist other educators in creating new links! Survey Link More at thecleversheep.blogspot.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 2 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:What technologies do teachers naturally make use of? Are these tools appropriate for two-way communication? Which tools are most effective for classroom education? ... for Professional Development? Related Websites: Today's parallel post at The Clever Sheep blog My Thought Experiment (A Creative Commons image) Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 1 May 2008 Questions for Consideration:Are you a participant in the global cocktail party that is Twitter? Why not? Blocked from school? Connecting in other ways? Related Websites: Tweetscan Twittearth Twhirl Who Should I Follow The Strength of Weak Ties Contact: Rodd Lucier via thecleversheep@gmail.com Continue the discussion: http://thecleversheep.com Comments[1] |
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The Clever Sheep aims to assist teachers in harnessing evolving e-learning tools, internet sites, and Web 2.0 technologies to engage 21st century student learners. This podcast runs 7-10 minutes and is updated at least a few times each week.
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