since today happens to be thanksgiving i thought that it might be nice to include one of the things im thankful for in this post. in particular im thankful to be a part of a community that places such a huge emphasis on sharing collaborating and assisting each other whenever possible. thats one of the great things about the eduverse. if you need some help access to an e...... [Show More]
the theme that ive been writing about is change alternative paradigms for learning and how change needs to happen in our schools and schooling.
there is a good chance that i wont be making posts over the next few days as ill be traveling to lincoln england for a week. however if i wanted to write i expect there would be no problem at least not the kind of problem th...... [Show More]
coolcatteacher aka vickie davis posted this site on twitter which btw is the place to involve yourself in legitimate eavesdropping in 140 characters or fewer type tees .
if you think youre funnier than any of the shirts there then try this...... [Show More]
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last week we arrived home late in the afternoon after a brief rain storm and as we got out of the car we saw our willow tree bathed in gold. my husband dashed in the house to get his camera and took a dozen shots of it.
this beautiful tree is old much older than our house and an arborist with the city recently told us that it has the biggest trunk of any tree in edmonton. its so b...... [Show More]
i must first of all apologise for the contents of this post as it is hardly researched and it is very much a gut feeling rather than a rational elucidation of my thoughts on this matter. in fact id go as far as to say that i am not sure to what extent i agree with myself on this one but i thought i would don my black hat for the day as it seems the right thing to do when looking ou...... [Show More]
vicki davis linked to this interesting post on pattern recognition and skimming rss readers.
the blogosphere is like a digital photograph one pixel is one blog post. the details dont make any sense but once the pixels appear to be connected it forms a pattern a picture perhaps that you can recognize.
its an interesting concept that by overindulging in information you begin t...... [Show More]
beeeeeeees
man i thought the couple wasps i had this year in my backyard were bad they dont hold a candle to this guy
via alec on twitter
tags insects bees bbq backyard insecticide
candara wikipedia the free encyclopedia
pretty sure this is the font io9.com uses for titles. mac viewers would see lucida grande but on win it821...... [Show More]
i let a lot of hot educational topics slip past me in the last month. heres a few of the things i wish id found time to comment on
nclb accountability questions loom for next president
gif ted label said to miss dynamic nature of talent
at ed debate sparks fly over merit pay tfa
experts question benefit of school timeout rooms
latest readin...... [Show More]
one of my favorite sessions at last summers necc conference was the web 2.0 smack down led by vicki davis . i think without a doubt the key chain tip for providing teachers with some 11 assistance following group workshops was a favorite. i was blogging the smack down live from the session and somehow missed kevin honeycutts name or a link to credit him for his ...... [Show More]
as vicki davis at the cool cat teacher blog puts it second life is suffering from inflation
davis was working from a report in the technology section of the times online . second life sells virtual land inside their game and they recently raise the price of the cheapest available real estate by 50 a month. the irony is that the problem in second life is much the same as the problem in t...... [Show More]
think 10wikis Post Source: wiglaf.edublogs.org Posted: Nov 04 2008 14:43:15
i admit looking at all the opportunities for web 2.0 in my classes makes me feel both excited and a bit enervated. how much work will i have to do to use these materials to set them up for students to use
i think the answer is not as much as i think. wikis seem like a great way to organize information and to collaborate. im a big fan of peer editing though its often hard ...... [Show More]
hello network i need your help
last month i passed something of a milestone in terms of twitter followers thanks to mrs. c. from victoria australia . it got me thinking about online social learning networks what they have meant for me personally and professionally and what role they might play in terms of informal personal professional development. inspiration for this...... [Show More]
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after covering gmail google calendar and remember the milk in the living in
the cloud series i am going to discuss gmail contacts this week. it is not
a standalone app like any of the previous three apps i have covered in this
series but it fits into my workflow based on clouds very nicely. i thought gmail
contacts also deserves a mention in this space.
...... [Show More]
as a special ed teacher i loved this post by coolcatteacher vicki davis 10 habits to help parents fight the ld battle .
i thought suggestion 2 was the most practical
require 30 minutes minimum of study time a night from all of my children whether they think they have homework or not. ld kids are often hesitant to bring work home
but suggestion 8 is easily th...... [Show More]
links for 20081018 Post Source: www.companykmedia.com Posted: Oct 19 2008 01:30:07
cool cat teacher blog 5 twitter goodies to get you atweeting
tags twitter
racist nword robocall reported in pennsylvania
tags ping.fm
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thing 8 Post Source: kellybroyles.edublogs.org Posted: Oct 17 2008 16:38:15
it has taken me several days to explore and read the posted educational wiki projects.a i went slowly and took my time because i wanted to see how they are being utilized in the classroom.a vicki davis blog post wiki wiki teaching was an excellent feel for how to beg in. a the specific list of tasks were especially helpful.a it was also confirming to experience some of the...... [Show More]
my wiki investigationawas focused on the elementary school projects and the flat classroom.a id heard about the flat classroom but thisawas my first real look at that initiative.a so here goes a few quick comments related to wikis based on thoseai have visited so far.
perspective flat classroom project is amazing both for what has been enabled already and for the potential to...... [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]
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]
good morning everyone
have you heard about gabcast.com its a free podcasting service that allows you to record from a tollfree number directly to your own podcast channel. its super simple special thanks to vicki davis for sharing it via her diigo feed im pretty sure its not new but its new to me
i was able to create an account and ...... [Show More]
good morning everyone
the tagline on the exploravision website proudly proclaims tom orrow821 7s innovation comes from todays young minds. this science competition started in 1992 and sponsored by toshiba and the national science teachers assocation nsta has had over 245000 k12 students across the usa and canada submit entries. essentially a massive nort...... [Show More]
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