Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I’ve discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere. From professional to personal development, these are the posts and links have in some way touched my head or my heart.
Some great stuff this week!
- Dean Shareski at Ideas and Thoughts has ignited a great conversation about digital citizenship with his provocative post entitled: Can A Fat Man Teach P.E? Weigh in with your thoughts and feelings about how teachers experiences with Technology and social networking impact teaching and learning in the digital age.
- This great discussion of digital citizenship begins on Thanks to Doug Belshaw for sharing this powerful conversation with Lisa Stevens concerning Emotional Truancy of our students in the digital age. Lots to think about here.
- The Visual Thesaurus This is a great place where those who love words can explore the English language and participate in educated discussions with writers, linguists, and other creative people. Check out this brand-new, updated version with added high-quality audio pronunciations. Students will love this!
- Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the most thought-provoking ideas and forecasts appearing in the magazine to go into their annual Outlook report. Over the years, Outlook has spotlighted the emergence of such epochal developments as the Internet, virtual reality, and the end of the Cold War. Here are the editors’ top 10 forecasts from Outlook 2008: A big thank you to John at Education Futures for the leading me to this great find.
