Reflection:
Based on the previous weeks class discussions, individual research, and course experiences, you are to keep a blog with your notes, definitions, and perspective of the field.


Below are the blog notes of my weekly classes.



My Perspective: This is an exploding field of change in a world blooming with children.  They are like bees going to gather nectar from all the mobile devises they can touch. Let us be the sunshine that helps everything to grow!!

Skype with 4:30-5:00 SKYPE-A-LEADER
Travis Allen, iSchool Initiative. http://blog.ischoolinitiative.com/

Youtube channel:  videos that they school.   Clark County video...new a journey coming out
Coming out with an app
Partner with companies...package together...Mobile tool kit to have your tablet to work.
Mobile devise company- "Airwatch"
Students have their own devise and take it home- the goal
Student lead organization...more middle and high school level.
Finland- What are they doing right? one to one ipads, they don't focus on the results...they grade...how they got the results.   Students driven education.  Lots of choices for electives... Change perspective...teachers are  super heros...respect.  Well paid teachers.  Make sure teachers have what they need to teach.  Lots of youTube videos.  More project based.  Student lounge...teams to design the lounge.  Students had ownership.


Today'smeet.com-  Students can have a discussion
http://wonderopolis.org/

When you make some recipe...the list of ingredients don't mean much.  The picture of what it is going to look like, really sells it.    Great analogy!

When you write a grant....tell a story.  Show what it looks like to the person you are asking something for. Be creative and write up a story of what it looks like.  Make a solid alinement to what equipment you need.  What they are going to do, how they do it, and how it is going to be structured.  Those who tell the best story will get funded on the end.  A list of stuff isn't good enough.

Format:  Smartical method

Rick Gaisford, USOE.  Rick is the Utah State Educational Technology Specialist who oversees many grant projects for the state of Utah.  Rick's general grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/8, his CenturyLink Grant website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/7, EETT website: http://my.uen.org/myuen/39/9.

100% for kids-
Donors choose- there are people who do want to help
Grant wrangler
Cheveron- Fuel your school
Adopt a class
Century Links
Take that match- to double your money- stages to getting money to build up your project.
News Article- Teachers funding possiblilites