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BETT 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

I’m heading to London this week to take part in the BETT 2012 conference in London. This is the largest educational technology conference in the world and I’ve been wanting to check it out for years! I’m presenting a session … Continue reading →

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Engagement is not a goal

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

A few years ago, a Yale study showed that young children preferred food, even carrots and milk, wrapped in a McDonald’s wrapper over the same food without branding. It’s a clear win for marketing! In education, we tend to hear … Continue reading →

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Learning @ School - Keynote

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

I’m excited to be heading off to New Zealand next month to keynote the Learning@School 2011 conference in Rotorua (Feb 23-25). It looks like a wonderful conference, with some really interesting themes and strands. I’ll be talking about student leadership … Continue reading →

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Report: School Principals and Social Networking

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

via press release: A new research report was issued today that summarizes the results of an extended look at school principals’ use of social networking. The underlying research for the report, “School Principals and Social Networking in Education: Practices, Policies, … Continue reading →

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Catch-A-Teacher Day

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

This example of creative thinking about professional development comes from Tomaz Lasic (aka Human) in Freemantle, Western Australia — Catch-A-Teacher Day. I rarely do this, but I’m copying almost his entire post here because I think his description showcases some … Continue reading →

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The feeling of twitter as a metaphor for education

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

What can we learn from Twitter to allow a more natural, unstructured mix of learning and socializing that might actually feel soothing to some students? Continue reading →

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Project-ing Tech Literacy

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

More reaction to the new whitepaper Assessing Technology Literacy: The Case for an Authentic, Project-Based Learning Approach (Read more or download PDF) From Education Week: “A new whitepaper addressing recent calls for technology literacy education argues any such education should … Continue reading →

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