My friend, Dr. Alec Courosa, shared this wonderful video you might consider when trying to introduce (even convince) your network of the power and potential of Twitter and other social networking platforms. Check it out: Nancy & Suzy_INTRO TO TWITTER from CommunityMatters on Vimeo. How do YOU start the conversation? Related Posts: A Twitter Engagement… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Video Resources
World Read Aloud Day 2011: Words Changing Worlds
Happy Valentines Day! ‘Tis the month to celebrate what we love, and literacy is certainly a topic near and dear to my heart. Literacy is more than something I speak and write about; it is my life’s work. So when, Pam Allyn of LitWorld, asked me to be an ambassador for World Read Aloud Day,… Continue Reading
Literacy Mini Lessons – New Videos Added
Last month I introduced my YouTube channel. I have been busily going through my archives of lessons and have added a few new videos this week! Enjoy our conversations about critical thinking, advanced reading strategies, and asking powerful questions. Lesson One: Determining Importance in Text: Lesson Two: Making Inferences: Lesson Three: Asking Great Questions:… Continue Reading
HOW DO YOU MODEL?
My friend, Jon Orech, asked a wonderful question of the teachers and leaders at this past week’s Educon Conference. “How do you Model?” Take a listen to our responses:… Continue Reading
Technology in Education – What Do Kids Think?
I love this video produced by Justin Tarte featuring interviews with 25 of his students. They mirror the voices and opinions of hundreds of students I have interviewed reminding us that it is NOT a technology thing; its a learning thing! Here is what Justin said about the project : We all live in a… Continue Reading
ReThinking Education – More Brilliance from Mike Wesch
This video was produced as a contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing. It is a MUST WATCH conversation starter. Happy Viewing! For Even More- Check out Dr. Wesch’s YouTube Channel Related articles The Vision of Students Today – Call for Submissions (freetech4teachers.com) EDUCAUSE… Continue Reading
JUST DANCE! – A Great Video to Get You Through the Week!
It’s Wednesday already; have you danced this week? Enjoy!
Welcome to my New YouTube Channel!
As much as I hate being on video, I understand the power of the medium. It gives me an opportunity to model and demonstrate the strategies and lessons I talk and write about. We have been working hard to get the conversations, mini lessons, and learner interviews together in one place. I hope you find… Continue Reading
