Robin Young on May 28th, 2008

I was reading a friend’s blog recently, explaining how to make good use of your summer.  One of the ideas was to explore projects with other schools in other areas.  That started me thinking – telecollaboration has been around for a while, but not until recently has it been made so easy.  Connecting with other [...]

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Robin Young on May 5th, 2008

I have been a fan of Robert Marzano’s work since I read Classroom Instruction that Works  several years ago.  He broke down what teachers could do into doable “chunks” with research to prove that it works.  I have designed staff development around this model for years and incorporated my CRISS trainings to include this research.  [...]

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Robin Young on May 1st, 2008

What is a Wiki?  And What does Wiki Mean?  Wiki wiki is hawaiian for “quick” so a wiki is a quick method of web publication that requires no web coding skills.  It is also an excellent way to collaborate online with people not all in the same room.  Watch the video below for a great visual [...]

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Robin Young on April 27th, 2008

I was reading a colleagues blog recently and her post was about focusing on just one thing and learning it.  This made me reflect on my “one thing” this year – the incorporation of wikis into the school.  During the October 8th Staff Development day I introduced wikis to campus.  The basic idea was to have [...]

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Robin Young on February 27th, 2008

This week my husband and I were watching American Idol and were wondering who orginally sung the song being preformed.  So I got online and googled the song.  Within seconds we were watching the original artists preform the song on YouTube.  We were also linked to other artists who had sung the song and were [...]

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