after reading the article teach from home im left with a feeling of amazement. bob sprankle is an elementary technology integrator in wells me usa. the article is about how his daughter was at home sick and he had to stay home to look after her missing a few days of work. bob talks about his worries about his subsitute teacher being able to do his job and carry out his lesson pl...... [Show More]
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i recently read bob sprankles blog post teach from home on his experiences with an apple program called ichat . in his post bob recalls a day he had to stay home to look after his child. he finds himself worrying about how his students are...... [Show More]
stumbling across this post by bit by bit and reading it opened up my eyes to a whole new level of teaching. distance education. the post talks about how this teacher taught his class from home via the internet one day when he could not make it in to class.a the way in which he performed it using ichat on his mac and the ease in which he could do it points towards a future full of dist...... [Show More]
tomorrow october 14 ill be making two presentations at njaet s annual conference. their theme this year is 21 years growing up digitally so i was asked if i was willing to make a couple of presentations related to that theme.
im fortunate to be copresenting one of the presentations tomorrow with a friend of mine heather sullivan . heather and i have pres...... [Show More]
today i created a google map highlighting the locations of schools which have sent students on field trips many of them free thanks to a generous grant from dell as well as funding from the oha teen board to the oklahoma heritage association and gaylordpickens museum in oklahoma city so far during the 20082009 school year. i also finalized a process for members of our parttime...... [Show More]
are you interested in integrating emerging technologies into your classroom practice or want to learn how other educators are using technologies in their classrooms
why not participate in the k12 online conference its free and fully online.
about k12 online conference
the k12 online conference is coordinated by a group of volunteer educators to help educators make sense of and mee...... [Show More]
my daughters 3rd grade homework assignment this evening was completing the following listening for syllables worksheet.
sarah has a fantastic teacher and my perception of the value of this homework assignment is not reflective of my perception of the overall quality of the educational experiences i think shes having regularly in her public school classroom.
i...... [Show More]
youre cordially invited to join karen montgomery and i at 3 pm gmt today thats in an hour 10 am us central time for another live webcast episode via ustream.tv of our technology shopping cart podcast series. this week we are focusing on the theme challenges of integrating web 2.0 in the classroom and will be joined by three missouri educ...... [Show More]
in his followup presentation facilitated conversation after his keynote at blc08 ewan mcintosh asserted that no single image or video can represent what the new era of teaching and learning looks like. i agree there are multiple ways of thinking about blended learning and what an ideal learning environment in the 21st century can and should look like. i also agree with ewans point...... [Show More]
for a few months ive been on a quest to find a website which aggregates usercreated software howto guides quickstart guides and tutorials. i mentioned this last night in my recorded ichat conversation with carol anne mcguire someone needs to create a website that is an opencontent version of atomiclearning . youtube and other video sharing websites do already include a wealth...... [Show More]
looking for new ways to stay in touch with parents and students this year using voicemail and text messaging i certainly am as i teach several courses for adults and 5th graders at my church on wednesday nights and sunday mornings this year and as i lead our youth deacons in our stories of faith podcasting project. two free website services ive discovered recently and am p...... [Show More]
these are my notes from from dr. pedro noguera s keynote at alan novembers 2008 building learning communities conference . the title of the session was changing the culture of schools creating conditions that promote student achievement. i did not attend blc08 in person but thanks to bob sprankle making this amazing presentation available via podcast i have been able ...... [Show More]
i love railroads.
had i lived in a bygone era i feel certain i would have been drawn to work around or on railroads when they were the primary connecting technology which brought people together and made geographic places seem far closer. ive reflected several times in the past on the similarities between physical railroads and the virtual connections which we ride an...... [Show More]
ive been sorting digitizing filing and discarding handouts and brochures from conference events ive collected the past few months and ran across a talking points handout from the national center for women and information technology ncwit titled why should young women consider a career in information technology the handout itself is availa...... [Show More]
last week i was invited to share a webinar presentation via skype through ustream.tv with educators involved in the pbwiki summer camp facilitated by kristine molnar. kristine aggregated the resources we discussed during this session as well as participant comments and feedback on her wiki . the ideas i shared were based on a presentation ive shared previously at conferences titled ...... [Show More]
the slj all together now version of 23 things is now in its 2nd week and thing 3 calls for us to subscribe to a podcast or two and tell why we like it. yesterday i wrote about bob sprankles bit by bit . today i thought id plug the upcoming k12 online conference which starts its 3rd annual event october 13 2008 with an introductory keynote followed b...... [Show More]
im sort of latenot reallyin actuality im way ahead of the all together now school library journals 23 things. i already have a blog and use an rss feed aggregator so ill just pick up in the game here. todays assignment is to pick a feed and add it to your aggregator or podcatcher like itunes.
i will share a pod feed that is one of my absolute ...... [Show More]
i received a question via email from tammy parks in howe oklahoma recently who just returned from blc08 eager to setup a team blog for teachers at her school. her question is
our district would like to setup a teacher blog site for each teacher to post a daily classroom summary. initially we would like for the blogs to be accessed by the admin and teachers only not available to the ...... [Show More]
i saw the nokia video advertisement the fourth screen yesterday for the first time when i watched chris abanis ted talk telling stories of our shared humanity on my iphone at lunch. the ad plays at the end of the ted talk. here is the 2 minute and 22 second ad by itself on youtube
while i want to reflect briefly on the message of this 4th s...... [Show More]
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preconference alan november published google doc with links to everything thanks to dave truss
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everything old is new again with darren kuropatwa and clarence fischer
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i made a full week of the building learning communities conference this year. i started with edubloggercon east an informal gathering of local educators and technologists to discuss tech issues on our mind. i spent tuesday at the met the unsc hoolquot in which students learn through internships and independent study. the formal conference ran from wednesday through friday and include...... [Show More]
this podcast features a recording of dr. mitchel resnicks necc 2008 presentation grassroots creativity helping everyone become a creative thinker. this session was shared on july 2 2008 in san antonio texas. dr. resnick is a professor at mit and works at the mit media lab with some of the most innovative and creative thinkers in the world focused on learning and education. ...... [Show More]
the webkinz display area at a local jc pennys store in oklahoma city today looked pretty impressive at first glance.
as my own children explored and examined the webkinz pets available for sale however they discovered the following large number of pets had been pillaged.
their unique internet access codes had been removed from the plastic pouches attached to the animal...... [Show More]
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