I had the pleasure yesterday of hearing Curt Bonk, Indiana University Professor and author of the World Is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education at the SREB.org teaching and learning symposium in Atlanta, GA. In addition, I was able to film Curt over dinner on a high definition flip cam in 2-3 minute shorts that will soon appear on our interactive book study site here: http://sites.google.com/site/ncvpsgolive/book-study-world-is-open.
Next week, I’ll also post the shorts on our weekly videocasts in the upcoming series on our main web site at www.ncvps.org. To say that I learned a lot from Curt in Atlanta would be a huge understatement. So, instead of writing my usual blog this week, I wanted to give you some highlights of free open source links, tweets, and “approaches” with annotations that will hopefully draw you to our live, free, and open book study this week that goes live on Monday night at midnight.Our World is Open book study is asynchronous and free. Use it with your staffs, start the journey, and open the web to impact your district. This study is not about “cool tools”. It is about different thinking for different times. It is time to look up from the budget spreadsheets and start to think about “opening your world” to innovation. This is not the first time our country, our state, and/or schools have had it tough. And if you believe that necessity is the mother of invention, then now is the time to “open your world” and learn how to do things more effectively and efficiently with web 2.0 technology and the power of www.ncvps.org and www.nclearnandearn.gov.
Enjoy the open links and start using them with students and staff today:
1) www.scribd.com - you tube for text and documents.
2) www.wikisource.com - original texts and primary source documents.
3) Adobe connect now offers webinar services from your iphone.com: http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez/2010/02/adobe_connect_pro_mobile_for_i.html
4) Merrill Lynch does training over mobile devices. Can schools to save time? http://marianklein.com/2009/11/12/some-mobile-learning-stats-from-merrill-lynch-via-devlearn09/
5) Full English as Second Language Learners curriculum for mobile phones here: http://eslau.ca
6) Map African American history on your mobile device: http://maap.columbia.edu/
7) Text4baby.org – provides updates on our pregnancy. Can this be applied to updates for learners in general?
2) dcassady RT @bryansetser: predictions for the future - five billion have nots now have it; free learning zones on the way; teachers everywhere; pick one:) #SREBSYM
3)cuferg RT @toddahitchcock: Judy brown says 5000% increase in data traffic on mobile phones since 2006' at #SREBSYM
4)dcassady RT @bryansetser: Academic Earth, Link TV - national geographic spends millions but here it is free: #SREBSYM
5)debbie_birchett @BryanSetser: Spanish pod, Chinese pod, learn language for free online #SREBSYM
6)cathycheely LiveMocha.com - teach or take a language #SREBSYM or mixxer from Dickenson College
7)mykgarn RT @BryanSetser: What if retired teachers in Granada and/or a sea captain will proctor examinations online in the future? #SREBSYM
Have a great week using the virtual advantage, and do not hesitate to contact me at my new email address if I can be of service to you: bryan.setser@ncpublicschools.gov
Last time I was a state board of ed meeting with Dr. Setser, I had the privilege of meeting Neil Kimrey, head of tech for the state. I wasn't telling him anything new when I mentioned that that openoffice.org could save districts across the state tons of cash -he said he'd been pushing it for years! Education leaders have to not only understand that there's an 'open world' out there, but they have to understand that they're obligated to learn about it and take advantage of it, because they're obligated to be responsible with taxpayer dollars. Let's open our eyes and take advantage of what's available!
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