It’s NJECC Friday for April, and it’s a short meeting, so there may not be much to discuss today, but here are some highlights.
The conference in March was great, and next year’s conference will continue the focus on content-related workshops. For example, there are a lot of SMART Board courses specific to science, math, language arts, etc. Some classes will be added to highlight the many apps for the iPod Touch and iPad for education, and Flash animation will make a return.
Apple representative Dave Marra gave us a tour of the iPad. Yes, it’s cool, but do you need to carry another device? Where’s the camera? How about just adding the phone and a camera to it?
Julie M. Goldberg came to talk about 21st century learning from the librarian’s perspective. What, really are the 21st century skills? Partnership for 21st Century Skills is highlighted. She likes Alfie Kohn who says 21st Century Schooling Just Isn’t Good Enough: A Modest Proposal. Hey, the 21st century is 10% over! Let’s start preparing students for the 22nd century!