This is a place for me to share some of my work. On this site you will find many examples of micro lessons. Many of them will take the form of 1 to 10 minutes video clips or short to the point articles. I believe that micro lessons could be a powerful tool that we can use with students. I hope that you enjoy this Blog site. This site will discuss educational technology as a tool for student learning. Site Publisher Fred Sharpsteen email contact sharpstf@gmail.com
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Freeze And Forget: Faronics Deep Freeze + Dell KACE
Here is a good article on how to create an environment that is set it and forget it. You can save a ton of tech work orders by using Deep Freeze from Faronics and now you can make it even better as Dell has team up with Faronics to create an even better solution to work station management.
Freeze And Forget: Faronics Deep Freeze + Dell KACE:
Freeze And Forget: Faronics Deep Freeze + Dell KACE:
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The Listening Environment - Dr. Carol Flexer Series #2
Research on how sound enhancement sound systems can help with student learning.
Project-Based Learning (PBL) in Middle School
Here is a youtube video on what project based learning might look like.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Community Fiber Networks Are Faster, Cheaper Than Incumbents
Digging into the reality of community broadband - we compare the broadband prices and speeds of community networks to incumbent providers, using examples from North Carolina that are representative of modern community fiber networks. Incumbent providers including AT&T, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable want to outlaw these networks even as many, including the Federal Communications Commission, recognize the clear benefits of allowing communities to decide locally whether such an investment makes sense.
FTTH Tutorial
This is a few years old, it was created in 2009 but it gives you the idea of were we are going.
An Introduction to iOS Management
We take a look at three workflows that could be applied to many challenges organizations encounter in this emerging space. As significant portions of these workflows are not possible with mobile device management solutions, these example cases explore a more rounded approach to automating iOS management.
Visual Recording on the iPad
A brief overview of how to use the iPad for visual recording/notetaking. Includes things to consider when doing this; how this is different from traditional (paper-based) visual recording; and comparisons of four tools (Ideas, AirSketch, Brushes, and SketchbookPro).
Sunday, April 8, 2012
The iPAD vSphere Management App VMware
New iPad App to manage your entire vSphere environment. So 'soon' you can use your iPad besides your win32 vSphere client to manage your servers, including possible features like vmotion and SRM interaction. How cool is that!!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Campbell Union School District
Campbell Union School District (Campbell USD), located in the heart of Silicon Valley, needed to find and acquire a budget-friendly Wi-Fi solution with a viable long-term total cost of ownership. With a small staff and only a few weeks to deploy, the installation and configuration needed to be fast and simple. The result - Campbell USD deployed 50% less Ruckus Wi-Fi product than what was recommended by the competitors.
21st-Century Learning Creates New Roles for Students -- and Parents | Edutopia
The changing role of all of us in education from the school to the family.
21st-Century Learning Creates New Roles for Students -- and Parents | Edutopia
21st-Century Learning Creates New Roles for Students -- and Parents | Edutopia
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Rick Wormeli: Gradebooks
How do you represent the evidence of students' learning in the differentiated classroom? Rick Wormeli, author of Fair Isn't Always Equal and Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, offers his advice on how revisit your current methods and to incorporate standards-based grading.
This video is part of the Fair Isn't Always Equal site at Stenhouse Publishers: www.stenhouse.com/fiae
This video is part of the Fair Isn't Always Equal site at Stenhouse Publishers: www.stenhouse.com/fiae
Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part One and Two
Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part One
Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part Two
Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part Two
Grant Wiggins on Learning from Feedback
Grant Wiggins describes how encouraging feedback from his students helped him to become a better teacher.
What is UbD? Grant Wiggins Answers, with Video Cases
An overview - with examples from schools - of Understanding by Design, by co-author Grant Wiggins
Monday, April 2, 2012
Are We Ready For the Coming 'Age of Abundance?' - Dr. Michio Kaku (Full)
Dr. Michio Kaku discussing economics, technology, and the future full video of conference/discussion.