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Step Up Your Goal Consciousness!
Setting goals and sharing goals makes them ‘official’ but it does not drive behavior. http://amplify.com/u/21os
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Get Uncomfortable!
Tomorrow I want you to do things in a way you normally wouldn’t do. Try brushing your teeth with the opposite hand, lock the front door with the opposite hand, etc. You get the picture. Just make sure you don’t drive on the opposite side of the road! How long will you stick to this [...]
Thoughts from Charlotte
I’m in Charlotte on my way to NYC to see 6 or 7 more schools. I can’t complain because things are going very well. The problem is that I have close to 60 schools that have shown interest in the application, the new school year is about to begin, and I will not be able [...]
Lowdown: The new way to develop an applicaiton
The Rails Rumble is a 48 hour web application development competition. As a contestant, your team gets one weekend to design, develop, and deploy the best web application that you can, using the awesome power of Ruby and Rails. Some members of Schoolbinder’s development team entered the Rails Rumble this year and developed an application called Lowdown.
What [...]
Coming soon: NEW FEATURES: Bulk Editing and Goal Setting History
We are currently developing the new features for Schoolbinder’s 2.0 release. I am happy to say that among the many new features, Bulk Editing and Goal Setting History are two of them.
As a teacher, when you choose to view your “History”, you will see a list of the past goals that you have set. They [...]
NYC DOE Dream Team
The last two weeks have been outstanding. Putting aside the frequent flyer miles and the crazy schedule, the NYC Pilot program could not have started any better.
I have met some amazing people at the NYC. I have learned a lot about the difficulties of managing a school. I also realize that we have developed a [...]
NYC Pilot School Program
The NYC Pilot School program is off to a great start. Many schools responded via phone and email to take advantage of the “price freeze”. To show appreciation to these schools, we have discounted the price of application 30% and locked in the price of the application for life.
I want to appologize to the schools [...]
Back to NYC: Aug 3-5
I am making some last minute changes to some of the slides for my presentation. I am headed back to NYC to speak at a network group meeting on Aug 5. Twenty four schools will be at the meeting. We are trying to come to an agreement that will make this group the first NYC pilot [...]
There Are Two “P”s in Collaboration
Collaboration is an essential element in designing a powerful learning environment for schools. When designed properly, a collaborative network will cultivate relationships that thrive on the exchange and formation of knowledge. An effective platform will provide students and teachers the opportunity to reflect, discuss, agree, debate and challenge their existing knowledge. How is collaboration designed?
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