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... The Lighting of a Fire: Adaptation of the Species: iBooks Author in the Classroom

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Saturday, November 3, 2012. Adaptation of the Species: iBooks Author in the Classroom. I once overheard a colleague state that textbooks are outdated; that flat images on paper are going the way of the dinosaur—extinct. Okay, so admittedly, that educator was me, and perhaps the statement is a bit premature, as many students do not yet own laptops or tablets. But the revolution is coming!

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... The Lighting of a Fire: January 2014

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. The Flying Carpet—Technology in the Elementary Classroom. How much do you remember about your elementary education? Do you recall sitting on that large square rug learning colors and numbers, or in bigger desks memorizing maps and learning state capitals? But oh how lucky our elementary children are today! And while many may worry about the negative impacts of earl...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: February 2013

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Friday, February 22, 2013. Generation G: Clicking Our Brains Out. Next time you’re with your students, look around. How many of them have smartphones in their hands? In a lot of classrooms, the answer will be all. Of them. Every teen has the web in his or her pocket. And it’s not so easy to unplug. Them Teachers were once the Keepers of the Knowledge, but that is no longer the case. I me...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: November 2012

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Saturday, November 3, 2012. Adaptation of the Species: iBooks Author in the Classroom. I once overheard a colleague state that textbooks are outdated; that flat images on paper are going the way of the dinosaur—extinct. Okay, so admittedly, that educator was me, and perhaps the statement is a bit premature, as many students do not yet own laptops or tablets. But the revolution is coming!

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... The Lighting of a Fire: April 2012

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Thursday, April 26, 2012. Essential Teaching Protocols for 21st Century Learning. In this blog post for Meritas, I discuss how I incorporate the four essential protocols. I spent a semester of college staring at a William Butler Yeats quote that my professor proudly posted on her bulletin board: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting a fire.”. I begin each unit by writing ...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: August 2012

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Wednesday, August 15, 2012. The “I” in T-E-A-M: Social Media and Collaboration. Buildings, class schedules, and schools disconn ect us. Most of us work alone, and our. Social media allows us to communicate, to. What better way for us as educators to share best practices than in an asynchronous environment, a global community of professionals? Attended. Whether it’s following #edcha...As soci...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: Generation G: Clicking Our Brains Out

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Friday, February 22, 2013. Generation G: Clicking Our Brains Out. Next time you’re with your students, look around. How many of them have smartphones in their hands? In a lot of classrooms, the answer will be all. Of them. Every teen has the web in his or her pocket. And it’s not so easy to unplug. Them Teachers were once the Keepers of the Knowledge, but that is no longer the case. I me...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: June 2012

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Not with a Bang, but a Whimper: The End of Print? We live in a virtual world, maybe not entirely, but more so than any generation before. In fact, as I celebrate the third day of my summer vacation, I find myself staring longingly at my computer, which I am trying (and failing) to ignore. What happened to me? The majority of my students have laptops, iPads, iPhones, ...

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... The Lighting of a Fire: May 2012

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The Lighting of a Fire. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats. Thursday, May 24, 2012. Virtual Reports on Real Books: Goodreads.com and Book Reports in the Digital Age. Most of us remember the first book we fell in love with, the first story to take us on a journey out of our world and into someone else’s. So it is. The conundrum for most of my reluctant readers was in book choice. What to read? I still remember walking up and down the long musty-smelli...