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Google Faculty Insitute and Innovative Ideas for Changing How We Teach

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Started Dec 11, 2011

What does learning, literacy and knowledge look like in the 21st century?
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Tough questions educators must ask ourselves, our colleagues, and our parents and students.

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Google Faculty Insitute and Innovative Ideas for Changing How We Teach

Currently, Google has partnered with the California State University system (CSU) credential programs to work on how we can train math and science teachers differently. In August 2011, Google sponsored a Google Faculty Institute in which faculty from the School of Education, Mathematics, Science, and other STEM related-departments came together to discuss innovative ideas for shifting…See More

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Jessica Parker replied to Zoe Strickland's discussion 'Blogging About Books'

Thanks for sharing this with us Zoe. You are an inspiration!

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Glad you joined the site. Can't wait for you to contribute. Also, you need to include the link to your blog!

Oct 31, 2011

Jessica Parker commented on Chrissi MacGregor's blog post 'Teaching digital media'

I would contact Laura Bradley and Mary Lynn Bryan through the site and see what they suggest. They also have some blog posts here that you should check out.

Aug 8, 2011

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Filmmaking vs. Essay Writing

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Posted on July 18, 2010 at 5:30pm

Conversation with Howard Rheingold

I Skyped with Howard Rheingold last month and he posted our conversation on the DML Central blog where he is an ongoing contributor. Check out the post: It's the Learning, Not the Technology. You will notice some familiar faces on the DML Central blog including… Continue

Posted on July 7, 2010 at 11:24am

Media Creation: An Emotional Rollercoaster

My students and I discussed throughout this past spring semester how there seems to be this misconception that learning to use (and using) new media should afford a frustration-free and anger-free experience. Somehow the newness of technology and its user-friendly characteristics are supposed to make the learning process easier. Yet, for me, a meaningful aspect of making a VoiceThread or a Prezi…

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Posted on June 1, 2010 at 1:30pm

Interview with Henry Jenkins

Henry Jenkins, the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts at USC, asked me and three other contributors (Erin B. Reilly, Maryanne Berry, and Phil Halpern) to Teaching Tech-Savvy Kids to give insight into new media and learning and also expand on some of the issues raised in the book. Check out his blog post: part one and… Continue

Posted on May 5, 2010 at 11:00pm

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At 11:31am on December 15, 2010, Matthew Luskey said…: Thanks, Jessica. The course you've designed for the PItt online program is terrific.

At 5:15pm on November 9, 2010, Laura McNeill said…: Oh! And I just remembered he talked about Ito, also.

At 5:13pm on November 9, 2010, Laura McNeill said…: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7rlLml5ReQ
I just discovered it stops about 46 minutes into it (its supposed to be an hour and 11 minutes long). Still interesting things in the first part. The professor is from MIT and helped create Lego Mindstorms. I've just started checking out Scratch. The purpose was to make it easy for kids (8-15) to create and design computer animations using "building blocks". Their concept was modeled after a Kindergarten learning style. Imagine, create, play. Using easier tools (like blocks) to create new things (like towers) to discover deeper concepts (like stability). According to him Scratch has taken on a world of its own. The kids are now creating their own "companies" to pull resources together to create bigger and better computerized stories, projects, etc. It definitely ties into your book - its important for technology to be a current of creativity.

At 3:47pm on September 6, 2010, Mary Lynn Bryan said…: p.s. I used "Pink Darth Vader" as my picture just for you :)

At 3:38pm on September 6, 2010, Mary Lynn Bryan said…: I will leave a comment now and maybe even put in some type of picture. We shall see.

At 2:44pm on August 2, 2010, Richard Beach said…: Jessica, I'm using the book in my Teaching Film, TV, and Media course this Fall http://teachingmedialiteracy.pbworks.com
The Teaching Literacy Tools book http://literacytooluses.pbworks.com is being distributed by NWP.
Also, my son and daughter-in-law are moving to Berkeley from LA next Spring, so in Winter, 2011, we'll start spending our winters in that area.

At 4:14pm on July 13, 2010, Susannah Bell said…: Hey Jessica! Things are great! I was teaching a workshop on AP augmentation today and Amy Crawford mentioned your name. Exciting to learn all about what you're doing. I like this blog!

At 12:50pm on June 4, 2010, Claudine Day said…: I am getting me educational technology certificate in my district and I am working on some grad homework. One of the articles steered me to a teacher blog that no longer exists. Since I am always eager to find information on the internet I did a search for tech-savvy teacher and poof! I think your site has some very useful resources and tips. I am really happy I found you! I plan to share with others.

At 11:38pm on May 10, 2010, anna koval said…: hi jessica, thanks for the comment. :) i saw it in my email but didn't read it because i was writing a paper. i was online looking for a quote from your book to include in it, and wound up back here where, lo and behold, the author herself DMed me! isn't technology grand?! :) anyway, i'd love to discuss teaching with tech from school librarian's perspective. you can email me at msannakoval@gmail.com. and thanks, by the way, for linking to ALA/AASL stuff here on the ning. :)

At 10:09am on May 6, 2010, Patricia G. Lange said…: Thanks Jessica. I do have a website I could put somewhere: patriciaglange.org. It has more YouTube papers if anyone is interested in diving deeper into the YouTube research that our chapter drew on. What section of profiles include links? Hope the discussion goes well here.