Today is the last day of the BLC80 Conference and tomorrow we leave for New York for two days before we fly out to London.
Session 9: RSS-Really Simple Syndication Tool-Jim Wenzloff
RSS is a google tool that allows you to pull information from other sites, blogs etc into your blog, so you don’t have to go searching all over the place for stuff.
Google-more-even more-reader (add as a tool)-go to a blog-RSS.2.0-add to google reader.
Add : www.news.google.com , copy and paste address
Session 10: Social Bookmarking:It’s About Information Collaboration –Lainie McGann
www.lainiemcgann.com
The Human Network –cisco
Bookmarks saved on line, so they can be accessed from any location, any computer.
Information clips on web 2.0 on www.commoncraft.com useful for staff instruction
Bookmarking programmes: www.del.icio.us.com or www.diigo.com
http://del.icio.us/lainiemcgann
http://del.icio.us/url good comments on sites eg hate site www.MartinLutherKing.com
Keynote Address: Dr Pedro Noguera –Changing the Culture of Schools- Re-Imagining Schools:Creating Schools that Promote Academic Excellence.
This was a very emotional address on the failure of American schools to meet the needs of their afro American and new immigrant students. Over 50% students in American schools drop out. Noguera spoke of the obstacles to creating the schools America needs, the lessons that can be learnt from high performing schools and suggestions on how they might implement change. While he saw merits in the NCLB Policy, many schools do not treat kids well and limit their ability to reach their potential because of low expectations.
He commented that schools cannot ignore what happens outside of the school, and must put in place the conditions to allow learning to take place, health support, comfort, food, mentors etc.
Changes in American education have been “fads”, not enough follow through, focus on a “quick fix”, too top down, no teacher buy in, insufficient attention to school culture.
Noguera’s advice is to do less of what does not work, and more of what does work.
Session 11: Web 2.0 for Newbies- Jim Wenzloff
A good session on Web 2.0 tools such as protopage, gcast, blogs and notebook
jim@novemberlearning.com
www.zamzar.com for downloading video clips from utube
www.protopage.com create links for classes
www.gcast.com recording voice/sound and posting on blog
This evening we took the train into Boston. Had a few drinks at a bar opposite the historic bar that was the headquarters of the American Revolution (1763-65?). Classy photo of Maurie the tourist! We moved further into the Italian area and were attracted to a restaurant by the two attractive and friendly young waitresses at the door. How could we refuse? Maurie asked many profound questions about the menu from the young waitress who obliged very patiently with his country boy queries –re pasta-does that taste like potatoe?!!
After a very pleasant dinner and fine Italian wines we caught the train back to the hotel, but their were no taxis available, so we set off to walk the two miles from the station back to the hotel at 11.30pm and not really knowing where we were going. I have to admit Maurie’s inbuilt GPS system works pretty well. Another beer at the hotel and then off to bed.
19 July Saturday.
The hotel limo took us to the Boston station this morning at 7.00am to catch the train to New York. Weather in NY is like being in a very hot vacuum –hot, no breeze.
We booked into the hotel and then set off to explore the Rockerfellow Centre-huge building and complex that covers about 40 acres in area. We traveled to the look out platform at the top –great view over the city, and closer to Central Park.
We came back to the hotel and had to have a look at the Museum Of Sex to complete Maurie’s education –this is about 10 metres from our hotel entrance. Huge crowd going through it –all fairly predictable stuff, supposedly about the history of sex and the sex industry and pornographic films.
View towards Central Park from top of Rockerfeller CentreThis evening we went to the Blue Note Jazz Bar and Café and listened to Chuck Mazione and a very talented group of museums he had with him-an excellent show that was great to listen to. We were lucky as we got the two last tickets. Great to be at this iconic jazz club.
Caught the train back to the hotel and caught up with emails.
18 July Last day in Boston
Today is the last day of the BLC80 Conference and tomorrow we leave for New York for two days before we fly out to London.
Session 9: RSS-Really Simple Syndication Tool-
View towrds Empire State Building from top of Rockerfeller CentreJim Wenzloff
RSS is a google tool that allows you to pull information from other sites, blogs etc into your blog, so you don’t have to go searching all over the place for stuff.
Google-more-even more-reader (add as a tool)-go to a blog-RSS.2.0-add to google reader.
Rockerfeller CentreAdd : www.news.google.com , copy and paste address
Session 10: Social Bookmarking:It’s About Information Collaboration –Lainie McGann
www.lainiemcgann.com
The Human Network –cisco
Inside St Patrick's Cathedral-New YorkBookmarks saved on line, so they can be accessed from any location, any computer.
Information clips on web 2.0 on www.commoncraft.com useful for staff instruction
Bookmarking programmes: www.del.icio.us.com or www.diigo.com
http://del.icio.us/lainiemcgann
http://del.icio.us/url good comments on sites eg hate site www.MartinLutherKing.com
Keynote Address: Dr Pedro Noguera –Changing the Culture of Schools- Re-Imagining Schools:Creating Schools that Promote Academic Excellence.
This was a very emotional address on the failure of American schools to meet the needs of their afro American and new immigrant students. Over 50% students in American schools drop out. Noguera spoke of the obstacles to creating the schools America needs, the lessons that can be learnt from high performing schools and suggestions on how they might implement change. While he saw merits in the NCLB Policy, many schools do not treat kids well and limit their ability to reach their potential because of low expectations.
He commented that schools cannot ignore what happens outside of the school, and must put in place the conditions to allow learning to take place, health support, comfort, food, mentors etc.
Changes in American education have been “fads”, not enough follow through, focus on a “quick fix”, too top down, no teacher buy in, insufficient attention to school culture.
Noguera’s advice is to do less of what does not work, and more of what does work.
Session 11: Web 2.0 for Newbies- Jim Wenzloff
A good session on Web 2.0 tools such as protopage, gcast, blogs and notebook
jim@novemberlearning.com
www.zamzar.com for downloading video clips from utube
www.protopage.com create links for classes
www.gcast.com recording voice/sound and posting on blog
This evening we took the train into Boston. Had a few drinks at a bar opposite the historic bar that was the headquarters of the American Revolution (1763-65?). Classy photo of Maurie the tourist! We moved further into the Italian area and were attracted to a restaurant by the two attractive and friendly young waitresses at the door. How could we refuse? Maurie asked many profound questions about the menu from the young waitress who obliged very patiently with his country boy queries –re pasta-does that taste like potatoe?!!
After a very pleasant dinner and fine Italian wines we caught the train back to the hotel, but their were no taxis available, so we set off to walk the two miles from the station back to the hotel at 11.30pm and not really knowing where we were going. I have to admit Maurie’s inbuilt GPS system works pretty well. Another beer at the hotel and then off to bed.
19 July Saturday.
The hotel limo took us to the Boston station this morning at 7.00am to catch the train to New York. Weather in NY is like being in a very hot vacuum –hot, no breeze.
We booked into the hotel and then set off to explore the Rockerfellow Centre-huge building and complex that covers about 40 acres in area. We traveled to the look out platform at the top –great view over the city, and closer to Central Park.
We came back to the hotel and had to have a look at the Museum Of Sex to complete Maurie’s education –this is about 10 metres from our hotel entrance. Huge crowd going through it –all fairly predictable stuff, supposedly about the history of sex and the sex industry and pornographic films.
This evening we went to the Blue Note Jazz Bar and Café and listened to Chuck Mazione and a very talented group of museums he had with hi
St Patrick's from the Rockerfeller Centrem-an excellent show that was great to listen to. We were lucky as we got the two last tickets. Great to be at this iconic jazz club.
Caught the train back to the hotel and caught up with emails.
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