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Rich Cantrell
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Longs Creek Elementary
NEISD
San Antonio, TX

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Digital Story Telling

By Rich Cantrell      August 29, 2010 -- 04:51 AM

I have been interested in digital story telling for many reasons but the most important reason is because I believe it connects with students and increase their learning. Confucius had this to say way before the digital age:

I hear and I forget.

I see ...   more...

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Digital Native Restless

By Rich Cantrell      August 22, 2010 -- 05:29 AM

I wrote the following note to Kathleen McGeady, a teacher from Geelong Australia, after reading a story about her in The Age, an Australia newspaper.

 

Kathleen, not only are the digital natives restless, I believe the entire educational community is restless. Digital classrooms are essential for our students to receive the quality education necessary for them to be productive citizen when they become adults. There appears to be a ground swell movement going on with this issue. While governments and individual states are moving toward digital classrooms, the most effective advancements are ...   more...

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The Valedicatorian's Speech

By Rich Cantrell      August 8, 2010 -- 05:00 AM

The latest from Steve Miranda's blog "Re-Educate". This will challenge your thinking about American education.

http://www.diigo.com/annotated/c9dfa4e5d93b16e3ce847d33cfd3d4ea

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2010 Reform Symposium

By Rich Cantrell      August 3, 2010 -- 05:23 PM

 


2010 Reform Symposium

I just completed a fabulous weekend of educational technology by participating in The 2010 Reform Symposium. Where did this wonderful experience take place and at what cost? Let me share a little secret with you. Location: the comfort of my home, in my office with plenty of coffee at hand. Cost: $0.00 FREE. Impossible you say! Not so because of the following terrific, industrious people in my PLN: Shelly Terrell - @shellterrell, Chris Rogers - @MrROg3rs, Kelly Tenkely - @ktenkely, and Jason Bedell - @jasontbedell. They worked with Steve Hargadon and Elluminate who ...   more...

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