Author Archives: Dr. Thomas Johnson | ict-design.org

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“If you spend a lot of time on YouTube, you likely know this sinking feeling — when you click on an amateur video with an interesting title, only to find the videographer has held his smartphone vertically instead of horizontally.”  I have put many of my viewing audience through some of these videos.  I apologize.  With my new enlightenment I shall never do this again.  I will also try to educate others not to do this as well.  You can too, now that you know…and knowing is half the battle.

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How cool has Google Sites become with the templates for teachers?  Just open it up and everything is there: Home, Homework, Announcements, Class Calendar, Reading List, Links, Class Photos, Forms and Docs, and more…Too bad this seems to be blocked in Turkey for some reason.  Guess we will model our school sites after these.

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What would IICS teachers think about assessment of their technology prowess?  The rationale for it would be for Tech specialists to give help where help is needed.  This product seems like a good indicator.  Might be worth checking out. “Online assessment provides districts with valid data on 21st century teaching skills – fully aligned to all 20 ISTE NETS-T 2008 refreshed standards.”

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So many wicked educational songs coming out of #IICS. The student writes, “This is a rap I wrote as a humanities project on the French Revolution. Lyrics: Back in the day, the date 1789, In France for the peasants it wasn’t a great …”

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