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	<title>On the Trails &#187; Thoughts</title>
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		<title>bTcacTus Trail Map</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2008/01/30/btcactus-trail-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<title>Debates on the iPod</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2008/01/22/debates-on-the-ipod/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night it occurred to me to download the Republican debate from ABC and watch it on my iPod.
I liked this better than watching it on TV because I could stop &#8211; play &#8211; and review what a candidate said.  I know, Tivo will do the same thing &#8211; but I don&#8217;t have Tivo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sue Kincaid and the Need &#8211; so long ago</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/sue-kincaid-and-the-need-so-long-ago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<title>Animal School</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/12/05/animal-school/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/12/05/animal-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this at a conference today:

Original Version (different than the video):



The Animal School: A Fable
by George Reavis






Note: This story was written when George Reavis was the Assistant
Superintendent of the Cincinnati Public Schools back in the 1940s! It is in the public domain and free to use.





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		<title>The Emotional Scale</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/the-emotional-scale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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Joy/Appreciation/Empowered/Freedom/Love
Passion
Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness
Positive Expectation/Belief
Optimism
Hopefulness
Contentment
Boredom
Pessimism
Frustration/Irritation/Impatience
Overwhelment
Disappointment
Doubt
Worry
Blame
Discouragement
Anger
Revenge
Hatred/Rage
Jealousy
Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness
Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

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		<title>Technology and the School Principal (Leader) &#8211; NYSCATE, 2007</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/11/20/technology-and-the-school-principal-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/11/20/technology-and-the-school-principal-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stop letting the IT Department tell your teachers how to teach with technology. Work with them to develop a safe and secure environment for digital learning.
Are you prepared to guide your school as this unfolds around you?
Key Finding #1
Digital schools are transitioning from a desktop world to a mobile world     Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescribing Solutions for Literacy Challenges &#8211; NYSCATE, 2007</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/11/18/prescribing-solutions-for-literacy-challenges-nyscate-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/11/18/prescribing-solutions-for-literacy-challenges-nyscate-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Firefox - the Instructional Platform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TiTe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UDL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Reading Rockets web site
(http://www.readingrockets.org/helping), 40% of children struggle with
reading. In a class of 20 kids, that is 8 out of 12.
Do you know how to help them? Do you know what to tell their parents?
Imagine a child saying these words to you:
&#8220;I feel like I just use the same words over and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start Changing your Mindset now! &#8211; 1:1 Computing is Leering!</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/start-changing-your-mindset-now-11-computing-is-leering/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/start-changing-your-mindset-now-11-computing-is-leering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classroom Web Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1:1 Computing is on the rise in this country. That would mean that each child will have a computer in their hands all day long. That does not mean that you, as the teacher can choose to use technology or not. That does not mean that students can use technology when they are done with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways Young Kids can Learn Keyboarding</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/16/10-ways-young-kids-can-learn-keyboarding/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/16/10-ways-young-kids-can-learn-keyboarding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We spend a lot of money on keyboarding programs. We do this to track student progress and I fell victim to this a few years back.  I have changed my mind and believe that by doing authentic tasks, students will learn where the keys are and from there, you can guide them toward proper technique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Keyboarding</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/15/the-importance-of-keyboarding/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/15/the-importance-of-keyboarding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In June of 2005, I wrote a blog post called &#8220;Shouldn&#8217;t we Start Teaching Keyboarding as Often as Handwriting&#8220;.&#160; I really believe that keyboarding can really improve student learning. Using a word processor to write is completely different writing than using a pen/pencil and paper.&#160; I think we should get kids as early as 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Have a Student Centered Classroom</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/13/10-ways-to-have-a-student-centered-classroom/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/13/10-ways-to-have-a-student-centered-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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Use the summer to plan units/lessons/projects
Stop using workbooks
Put kids in groups (use tables or arrange their desks)
Use more jigsaw activities
Stop thinking that grades are more important than LEARNED concepts
Showcase student work on your classroom web page
Use the ideas from Marzano and Bloom to help design lessons
Encourage your school district to create and PUBLISH a curriculum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Directed Learning</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/11/student-directed-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/08/11/student-directed-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I hear this phrase, it makes me wonder about schools.  Why do schools have to think about how to make students self-directed?  Why don&#8217;t schools believe that students are already self-directed?  The answer:
The content or delivery is boring!
How many adults do you know sit in a room, in rows, not able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 20 Things Students Must be Able to do</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/23/top-20-things-students-must-be-able-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/23/top-20-things-students-must-be-able-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OLPC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tech Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISTE&#8217;s next generation of student technology standards are available on their web site. They address:

creativity and innovation;
communication and collaboration;
research and information fluency;
critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making;
digital citizenship; and
technology operations and concepts

Students must be able to

Create Original Products
Generate Ideas
Develop Processes
Learn Using Simulations and Models
Understand Trends
Make Predictions
Use Collaborative Web Resources like blogs, wikis, forums, message boards
Connect with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camping is for&#8230;.stars? or iPods? or cell phones? &#8211; Depends on the Generation!</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/22/camping-is-forstars-or-ipods-or-cell-phones-depends-on-the-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/22/camping-is-forstars-or-ipods-or-cell-phones-depends-on-the-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I went camping with good friends of mine in Sprague Brook state park near Kissing Bridge Ski Resort which is near Buffalo, NY.&#160; The stars and company were spectacular.&#160; My god-son, age 11, knows that I have a video iPod and he asked if he could watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Safe and Responsible Use of Internet &#8211; What Should a Teacher do?</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/17/encouraging-safe-and-responsible-use-of-internet-what-should-a-teacher-do/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/17/encouraging-safe-and-responsible-use-of-internet-what-should-a-teacher-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers need to differentiate between teaching search and teaching content.&#160; 
If a teacher is teaching search, than one must teach about the consequences of what is on the web &#8211; which means teaching little Suzy that the web is one of the greatest &#8220;places&#8221; and can be a scary place.&#160; Kind of like New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/14/voice/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/14/voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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&#8220;Find your voice to inspire others to find theirs.&#8221;
- Stephen Covey
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		<title>Imagination</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/13/imagination/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/13/imagination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Your hands are tied in action, but your hands are not tied in imagination &#8212; and everything springs forth from the imagination. Everything.     
    Excerpted from an Abraham &#8211; Hicks workshop in San Rafael, CA on Saturday, February 27th, 1999    

We must continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Data Do the Leading</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/12/let-the-data-do-the-leading/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/12/let-the-data-do-the-leading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Dr. Scott McLeod&#8217;s blog, Dangerously Irrelevant, he writes about the misalignment of schools.&#160; One item that caught my mind was:
professional development plans that are based on teachers’ preferences  rather than students’ needs &#8211; read the whole post
In meetings that I have had in the past, there has always been conversation about surveying teachers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Vision for Technology &#8211; the End Result</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/11/a-vision-for-technology-the-end-result/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/11/a-vision-for-technology-the-end-result/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think our world is getting a little closer to my vision with technology with devices like the iPhone and other mobile devices.&#160; I think the vision for technology is simple.
The End Result:
One must be able to access information, process information and do something with that information at anytime and at any place.
 Self-Directed Learning.

When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Advice for Instructional Design</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/09/good-advice-for-instructional-design/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/09/good-advice-for-instructional-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Instructional Design
&#8220;Without a focus on the big ideas that have lasting value, students are too easily left with forgettable fragments of knowledge&#8221; (Wiggins &#38; McTighe).
&#8220;In the assessment-centered classroom environment, formative assessments help both teachers and students monitor progress&#8221; (Bransford et al.)
&#8220;Learners of all ages are more motivated when they can see the usefulness of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Elm&#8217;s Site Based Leadership &#8211; EDL 607 &#8211; Class Notes from &#8211; 7/3/2007</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/04/dr-elms-site-based-leadership-edl-607-class-notes-from-732007/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/07/04/dr-elms-site-based-leadership-edl-607-class-notes-from-732007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comprehensive Reform Model for Schools &#8211; Notes from class

Comprehensive Reform Model has to be researched based
Part of Dr. Elm&#8217;s Research &#8211; &#8220;Conditions for Literacy Learning&#8221; &#8211; The Reading Teacher &#8211; by Brian Cambourne
Model was brought about because of low standardized test scores &#8211; the state told them to do it
Madeline Hunter and Brian Cambourne &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;and Colleges too!</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/30/and-colleges-too/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/30/and-colleges-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Scott McLeod, Dangerously Irrelevant,  writes about how unprepared many school administrators are when it comes to making technology decisions for their schools.  I also teach in a college and am currently pursuing my School District Administrator Certification in the state of New York.
I have one class left to take and there has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Basics Have Changed &#8211; did you miss the memo?</title>
		<link>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/</link>
		<comments>http://btcactus.edublogs.org/2007/06/28/the-basics-have-changed-did-you-miss-the-memo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Shively</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[internet safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, my son Bryce was reading my daughter Brooke and me a story about sea turtles. (out of a book    The idea of sea turtles laying and burying their eggs popped up.  My inquisitive Brookey, asked me how they do this.  So, I tried to explain this to her [...]]]></description>
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