Comments on: The 15 minute rule

By: Henrietta Miller

Henrietta Miller — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:06:06 +0000

The secret is to take a deep breath and not panic, none of these tools will go aways and none of them will care if you take your time to learn them! So do just that, take a few minutes each week and try to get to grips with the ones that you think will be useful to you as an educator. personally my students and I love glogster, animoto and prezi.

By: Kerry Nichol

Kerry Nichol — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:01:22 +0000

I have just identified 8 more things (glogster, prezi, animoto, goanimate, kidblog.org, Aviary, screen toaster, notaland) that I did not know about that I will have to add to the list of things to investigate in those 15 mins. I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed by what I don’t know but will just have to keep on going. As I am new to blogging this whole experience has proven to be much more useful than I imagined.

By: If we can’t teach ourselves who can we teach? | Inter.Connect.Ed

If we can’t teach ourselves who can we teach? | Inter.Connect.Ed — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:05:10 +0000

[...] a culture of play and exploration by time tabling 15 minutes play, better still build a Genius Bar providing and environment for [...]

By: The 15 minute rule – a new idea. | Talkin' 'bout my cerebration.

The 15 minute rule – a new idea. | Talkin' 'bout my cerebration. — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:18:15 +0000

[...] was inspired by this post from Henrietta Miller at Classroom Chronicles, who in turn was inspired by a tweet from [...]

By: BookChook

BookChook — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:59:07 +0000

I know I get overwhelmed by new technology, particularly when there is a steep learning curve with lots of details to absorb. One application I tried yesterday was Yahoo Pipes. At first glance, I was daunted. But I watched two short videos and began to play and within two minutes, I had a scrolling Pipes Widget on my blog that filtered all my articles so only the book reviews showed.

Sometimes though, fifteen minutes just isn’t enough. In cases like Photoshop or Aviary, I just keep nibbling away every so often until I can accomplish just one thing, then another.

My suggestions: ScreenToaster and Notaland.

By: Barbara Day

Barbara Day — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:28:46 +0000

This is why reading blogs written by people in the classroom really helps me. To continue to move forward and learn more is important, but it is also important to tell yourself that you don’t have to do everything at once. I have learned so much in the past year, but I’ve been feeling a little burnt out in the past few weeks and overwhelmed by how much I don’t know. I’m also frustrated by trying to provide my students with valuable learning opportunities, and at the same time contend with antique computers that don’t keep up with the internet. When I think about 15 minutes a week of new learning, I can manage that. I am interested in learning about Glogster. I haven’t explored that yet. I am looking forward to reading about your experience with that. I am lovinng Kidblog.org. My kids are doing well with that and growing in their writing. Thanks for your blog posts, Henrietta.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:26:30 +0000

Yes, I totally identify. When I wrote about my ‘identity crisis’ in this regard, many people responded that they feel this way too. At least we know we’re all in it together! One step at a time…

By: ktenkely

ktenkely — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:34:12 +0000

Henrietta,
This is such a great reminder to all of us who love the tech. It won’t happen all at once, but we need to allow for those 15 minutes each day to transform our teaching.
You are an inspiration and testament to what that 15 min. a day can do. The projects sound wonderful!

By: Paula Madigan

Paula Madigan — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:27:00 +0000

So true! Everyone keeps telling me “I don’t have time to try anything new” so the 15 mins once a week really resonates with me. Thanks Ben and Henietta for supplying a way to get teachers to engage with new technology in a manageable way.By the way, I love Prezi and Glogster.

Other suggestions for your next 15 minutes – wallwisher, animoto and goanimate.

By: Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:24:42 +0000

Hey Henrietta,

As someone who blogs, it’s a humbling experience when I realise that some words I wrote, words that are, to me, often little more than just thinking out loud to myself, have been of some use to someone else. Thanks for saying that you could identify with them and that they meant something to you…

Keep up the great work with your learning and your teaching. Your kids are lucky to have a teacher who is so keen to keep learning.

Chris