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In a dream I was floating through space...

Posted by Shelly Blake-Plock at 11:07 AM

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AnonymousMay 25, 2009 11:11 AM
guess he didn't find himself in a classroom....
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“When I originally contacted Shelley last week to inquire as to whether or not he would be willing to talk to my staff, he jumped right in, and he didn’t disappoint. What impressed me most about him as I listened to him describe his practice was his clear vision of what it meant for his students to function in a classroom that he designed: it was about them learning. He truly designed the environment with their learning–their unbridled learning–in mind. His decision was not a secretarial one, but rather came from a desire to push students to take control of information gathering, processing, and creating.” – Chalkdust 101
Shelly's @TeachPaperless feed was named as one of the 'Twitters to Follow' by the Lincoln Center Institute.

Shelly was awarded a press pass to NECC 2009 from ISTE for his post:What Does Internet Blocking Suggest to Students?

TeachPaperless was named one of the 'Top 25 Blogs for Educators' byWorld Wide Learn.

"I think you have some great ideas for teachers, and as we do professional development around the state of Maryland, we will point teachers to your blog." Debbie Vickers of Thinkport.org a partnership between Maryland Public Television and Johns Hopkins University's Center for Technology in Education

Shelly was named a 'Featured Author' for his TeachPaperless comic series at Pixton. com.

"The invention of the computer promised to lead us to a paperless society but has failed to deliver on that promise... until now, perhaps?" TeachPaperless was featured by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning as an Everyday Innovation

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