The Hottest Posts Everybody's Reading

Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you.  If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment.

Entry	Pageviews
This #LearnAnywhere Bus Gives A New Meaning to #Mo... Jul 8, 2015,	2079
4 Ways to Convey Your Message More Clearly Jun 23, 2015,	1188
How and Why A Headshot Will Improve Your Digital I... Jun 17, 2015,	1165
8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening’s Firs... Jul 15, 2010,	1139
What If We Changed the Word "Classroom" to "Learni... Jun 28, 2015,	1134
How Technology Can Help Beat the Heat in Unaircond... Jul 5, 2015,	1026
Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement? Jun 13, 2013,	1016
How to Capture Tweets to Share with Others Jun 30, 2015,	971

This #LearnAnywhere Bus Gives A New Meaning to #MobileLearning #MLearning

One of the most exciting things I found at #ISTE2015 was a school bus transformed into a technology learning studio. 

The bus is operated by Estella who at age 79 is a self-identified “Gadget Gal.” She loves technology and gadgets so much, she wanted to bring them to others in her community who might not have access to computers and the internet.

So, she drew up her dream on a piece of paper and put the word out that she was looking for folks to help her bring this to life. She found volunteers, donors, and invested much of her own retirement funds on the project.

That was eight years ago.  Below is a picture of Estella in her bus today.

How Technology Can Help Beat the Heat in Unairconditioned Classrooms

I work in one richest cities in America, though you might not know it if you stepped into one of our schools at the end of the school year. That’s because we still haven’t figured out air conditioning for all our public school students. This recent NYTimes article  addresses the long-time issue which was also covered 16 years prior in this NYTimes article.  Back then Randi Weingarten who served as the president for the United Federation of Teachers said, “It's inhuman to subject kids and adults to schooling in this kind of heat. If this doesn't convince people that we need to air-condition schools, then I don't know what will.''

Weingarten is right when it comes to summer school, and today, the education department says they are committed to ensuring all summer school classes have air conditioning. However, during the regular school year, when temps are on the rise, it might just be a good time for students to rise up and out of their seats and learn in a city with some of the most amazing resources available to humankind.

As Elliot Washor suggests in his book, “Leaving to Learn” is a good thing. Get out of the school and into one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

Explore. Live. Learn.  

The Hottest Posts Everybody's Reading

Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you.  If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment.

Entry	Pageviews
4 Ways to Convey Your Message More Clearly Jun 23, 2015,	3102
How and Why A Headshot Will Improve Your Digital I... Jun 17, 2015,	2088
8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening’s Firs... Jul 15, 2010,	1927
Changing the Word Classroom to "Learning Studio." Jun 28, 2015,	1871
New Research: Banning Cell Phones Prepares Student... May 27, 2015,	1542
How to Capture Tweets to Share with Others Jun 30, 2015,	1450
#FamiliesRead with Innovative Ideas for Today's Di... Jun 25, 2015,	957

How to Capture Tweets to Share with Others

At #ISTE2015 there are a lot of great Tweets and some you may want to share with others where you work.  Do you know how to do that?  If not, read this to learn how in a few easy steps.

1) Find the Tweet
2) Right click on the date
3) Select "Copy link address"
4) Select "Open in new tab" to see what it looks like to others

Here is what the link looks like when others open it:

What If We Changed the Word "Classroom" to "Learning Studio" - Talk with @PeggySheehy at #ISTE15

At the #HackED15 pre-conference at #ISTE15 I spoke with Peggy Sheehy (@PeggySheehy) about what she is doing to create an environment that inspires fun and meaningful learning with her middle school humanities students. I already knew she was inspiring student learning via games like World of Warcraft (here's her wiki that shows how), but it's not just about the learning that happens behind the screens. It takes more than throwing a bunch of cool new computers into a room to make a space where students want to be.