Patrick LarkinSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Patrick Larkin My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (June 7, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 8 June 15 Standing Desks Are Coming To Schools, To Cure Obesity And Increase Attention Spans Research Shows That Twitter Can Help Generate Better Ideas By Patrick Larkin published 5 June 15 Researchers looked at members of five different organizations over a five year period and came up with some interesting insights: My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 31, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 1 June 15 How to Create, Edit, and Share Notes on Google Keep My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 24, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 25 May 15 Mobile phone bans 'improve school exam results' - BBC News My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 10, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 11 May 15 Eight Free Photo Sites That Require No Attribution A Great Clip For Twitter Beginners From the Movie Chef By Patrick Larkin published 7 May 15 Check out the short clip above where Chef's son checks out his Twitter feed the morning after setting it up and sees that his dad has picked up over 1,500 Twitter followers overnight. My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 3, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 4 May 15 Turning a Children’s Rating System Into an Advocacy Army My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 26th, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 27 April 15 She Skipped School And Couldn't Pay Her Fines — So Texas Sent Her To Jail My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 12, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 12 April 15 What can a whole school get from a Twitter account My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 5, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 6 April 15 Great example of Student-led iConferences My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 22, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 23 March 15 Words of Wisdom For Educators On Social Media And Our Students By Patrick Larkin published 20 March 15 A New Search Tool For You and Your Students By Patrick Larkin published 18 March 15 A new tool called Choosito, allows students and teachers to avoid inappropriate sites and also search by grade level and reading level. My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 15, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 16 March 15 Google Classroom iPad App User Guide for Teachers - by EdTechnocation.com - Google Docs A quick research tip By Patrick Larkin published 10 March 15 Why do a random Google search when you can search inside this network of links that have already been vetted by others? My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 8, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 9 March 15 The Best Resources For Teaching About Selma I Think It's Obvious Why College Students Prefer Real Books By Patrick Larkin published 4 March 15 Every time I see one of these stories it makes me think a bit about why this is the case. It actually amazes me that people are so surprised that "Digital Natives" prefer real books to e-books. A Question For School Leaders...Are you preparing students for...? By Patrick Larkin published 25 February 15 Ignoring and/or banning the use of social media and mobile technologies in schools is still far too prevalent and it is bad for kids. To Have Technology or Not Have Technology Is Not The Question By Patrick Larkin published 20 February 15 I have read with great interest Larry Cuban's three-post series titled The Lack of Evidence-Based Practice: The Case of Classrooms Technology. My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (February 15, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 15 February 15 Check out my Digital Dad series on Youtube https://t.co/4BHKIJEUzO and download my free book Once Again Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction - U.S. Toddlers Targeted For Online Preschool By Patrick Larkin published 6 February 15 However, it appears that the folks from the Onion may have been on to something now that Vinci Educationhas created just such an option. A Couple of Useful Writing Resources By Patrick Larkin published 1 February 15 I want to share a couple of writing resources that I learned about on Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers Blog: Do You Have Three Minutes To Learn Something New? By Patrick Larkin published 29 January 15 Going 1:1? Put Students In A Position To Lead! By Patrick Larkin published 23 January 15 Getting Ready To Go 1:1 FAQ By Patrick Larkin published 21 January 15 As a school district that has implemented a 1:1 initiative where every student is provided an iPad, we get frequent inquiries from other communities looking to begin similar programs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Archives Tech & Learning NewsletterTools and ideas to transform education. Sign up below.* To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. MORE FROM TECH & LEARNING...1CS First: How to Use It to Teach2How Minecraft is Building Creativity and Learning in Chicago3Lessons From An AI Grading Tool Already Assessing Millions of Students4Best Math Sites and Apps for Education5GMTech Gives Access to Multiple AI Models At Once. What Does That Mean For Educators?
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (June 7, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 8 June 15 Standing Desks Are Coming To Schools, To Cure Obesity And Increase Attention Spans
Research Shows That Twitter Can Help Generate Better Ideas By Patrick Larkin published 5 June 15 Researchers looked at members of five different organizations over a five year period and came up with some interesting insights:
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 31, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 1 June 15 How to Create, Edit, and Share Notes on Google Keep
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 24, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 25 May 15 Mobile phone bans 'improve school exam results' - BBC News
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 10, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 11 May 15 Eight Free Photo Sites That Require No Attribution
A Great Clip For Twitter Beginners From the Movie Chef By Patrick Larkin published 7 May 15 Check out the short clip above where Chef's son checks out his Twitter feed the morning after setting it up and sees that his dad has picked up over 1,500 Twitter followers overnight.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 3, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 4 May 15 Turning a Children’s Rating System Into an Advocacy Army
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 26th, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 27 April 15 She Skipped School And Couldn't Pay Her Fines — So Texas Sent Her To Jail
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 12, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 12 April 15 What can a whole school get from a Twitter account
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 5, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 6 April 15 Great example of Student-led iConferences
Words of Wisdom For Educators On Social Media And Our Students By Patrick Larkin published 20 March 15
A New Search Tool For You and Your Students By Patrick Larkin published 18 March 15 A new tool called Choosito, allows students and teachers to avoid inappropriate sites and also search by grade level and reading level.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 15, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 16 March 15 Google Classroom iPad App User Guide for Teachers - by EdTechnocation.com - Google Docs
A quick research tip By Patrick Larkin published 10 March 15 Why do a random Google search when you can search inside this network of links that have already been vetted by others?
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (March 8, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 9 March 15 The Best Resources For Teaching About Selma
I Think It's Obvious Why College Students Prefer Real Books By Patrick Larkin published 4 March 15 Every time I see one of these stories it makes me think a bit about why this is the case. It actually amazes me that people are so surprised that "Digital Natives" prefer real books to e-books.
A Question For School Leaders...Are you preparing students for...? By Patrick Larkin published 25 February 15 Ignoring and/or banning the use of social media and mobile technologies in schools is still far too prevalent and it is bad for kids.
To Have Technology or Not Have Technology Is Not The Question By Patrick Larkin published 20 February 15 I have read with great interest Larry Cuban's three-post series titled The Lack of Evidence-Based Practice: The Case of Classrooms Technology.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (February 15, 2015) By Patrick Larkin published 15 February 15 Check out my Digital Dad series on Youtube https://t.co/4BHKIJEUzO and download my free book
Once Again Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction - U.S. Toddlers Targeted For Online Preschool By Patrick Larkin published 6 February 15 However, it appears that the folks from the Onion may have been on to something now that Vinci Educationhas created just such an option.
A Couple of Useful Writing Resources By Patrick Larkin published 1 February 15 I want to share a couple of writing resources that I learned about on Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers Blog:
Getting Ready To Go 1:1 FAQ By Patrick Larkin published 21 January 15 As a school district that has implemented a 1:1 initiative where every student is provided an iPad, we get frequent inquiries from other communities looking to begin similar programs.
