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After I posted "Flipping History Without Video," I did a little research on the author, Jeff Utecht. He sees the change in technology as a revolution rather than an evolution with students being the change agents.

Here is his TedX talk about how important it is for teachers to understand the "connectedness" of the generation in school today who understand that their world is all about being connected. Utecht is an international educator and educational technology consultant currently in Bangkok.




- Flipping And Grouping To A Better Learning Environment
Two days ago my county's deputy superintendent spent part of a period with one of my classes.  He was curious how we were doing with our Chromebooks.  One of my students said something like she really liked the class because "We live in...

- So I Am Published
Well the book, Deeper Learning Through Technology, is at the warehouse and after a quick look see (don't ask me I only work here), it will be shipped to anyone who wants it.  So you will be getting pieces of my book on my blogs in hope that you...

- Big Shifts In Education
A history teacher in Portland, Oregon, Mike Gwaltney, posted this awesome TEDX video by Pat Bassett on his blog, "Democratizing Knowledge." Bsssett, a long time teacher, coach, and administrator summarizes the big shifts in education caused by technology...

- Edtec Cheat Sheet
Mark Gleason, a primary school teacher, posted this graphic on his blog along with some comments about the difficulty of understanding technology buzzwords and whether we need as many technology-based systems as outlined in the graphic. Check out the...

- Flipping History Without Video
Jeff Utecht, who writes "The Thinking Stick.com" argues persuasively in this excellent post that the flipped history classroom does not have to involve video. "In fact every time I have helped a teacher flip their classroom in the high school it has never...



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