How to Make a Customized Google Map

This seemed like a cool thing that could be done with students.
How to Make a Customized Google Map:

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How to Apply Design Thinking in Class, Step By Step | MindShift

I was intrigued by this article, because it provides a step-by-step model to self-directed learning in a studio setting.

I want to work on modifying this for a Science classroom.

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Libraries and love

In the Digital Age, What Becomes of the Library? | MindShift

This article does a great job connecting the printed  page with the digital world. And, in the center of this nexus, is the librarian.

Well said

Why Programming Teaches So Much More Than Technical Skills | MindShift

Well said AND student driven.

Scratch on an iPad

Scratchin n Puffin | Math Revolution

This opens up lots of possibilities.

Schools as makerspaces?

MAKE | Is it a Hackerspace, Makerspace, TechShop, or FabLab?

This article made me think of something I have been churning about for a long time - schools as maker spaces.

I mean this in two ways.

The first is that I think that making if all kinds - arts, crafts, robotics, etextiles, welding, etc., should absoltely be in schools.

I also mean it in the sense of schools as places where people make deep understanding for themselves.

In a very real and practical way, I believe the two are intimately connected, and that these connections are essential to actual education reform.

Something Great

What My Connected Students Taught Me about Motivation