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Advice for storytellers

ping — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 12:09:21 +0000

Keep it short, simple and focus on feelings.

How to Recount Your Dreams from Lazy Chief on Vimeo.

Can you tell if photos are fake?

ping — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:58:18 +0000

Try the quiz here.

Is AI making it extremely easy for students to cheat?

ping — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:18:55 +0000

“… teachers, myself included, need to do a better job of incorporating technology…and finding ways of using it in productive ways…. Just as robotics has transformed manufacturing, tools like Wolfram|Alpha are forcing us to rethink an educational system by challenging it to rise to the new technological standard. Either we reshape our schools to embrace tools like Wolfram|Alpha, or we risk becoming living artifacts in a rapidly progressing world.”

More here.

Micro vs Macro-learning and more

ping — Wed, 10 May 2017 11:30:22 +0000

Insightful read on the things we have learnt about digital learning.

A Big History perspective of 2016.

ping — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:46:43 +0000

“Look at history and data, not headlines. The world continues to improve in just about every way. Extreme poverty, child mortality, illiteracy, and global inequality are at historic lows; vaccinations, basic education, including girls, and democracy are at all-time highs.” – Steven Pinker

http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/22/14042506/steven-pinker-optimistic-future-2016

http://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/12/23/14062168/history-global-conditions-charts-life-span-poverty

1 down, 3 more to go

ping — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 06:30:08 +0000

Prepping for workshops and talks I’m conducting: 1 down, 3 more to go. ‪
#‎Ganbatte‬ ‪#‎NoRestSunday‬ ‪#‎Edtech‬ ‪#‎LastWeekOfTheHolidays‬

Teaching in the Digital Age

ping — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 08:11:05 +0000

Great resource for all educators.

Link: http://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/

6 Web-based/Mobile Response Tools for Student Engagement

ping — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:43:57 +0000

Just conducted a workshop today on the use of web-based/mobile response tools for students engagement and formative assessment. Here are the 6 free tools I introduced to my colleagues.

Mentimeter

Socrative

Kahoot

PingPong Spot Networking Apple App Store Google Play

Nearpod

Edpuzzle

Would love to hear about your experiences with them.

Celebrating Failure

ping — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:29:02 +0000

Love this quote from @pasi_sahlberg – Teach your kids how important failure is for success #wels15

— Ping Kwa (@pingkwa) April 8, 2015

The Internet and Change

ping — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 02:30:07 +0000