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1 Thing Teachers Should Know about Teaching with Technology
24 August 08 09:30 AM
GUEST BLOGGER Anne Leftwich Part of the ongoing 1 Thing series. For teachers, the one thing that I believe is most important for them to know is….{drumroll}… to understand when technology can improve teaching or learning. When architects create Read More...
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1 Thing New Teachers Should Know
21 August 08 07:30 AM
GUEST BLOGGER Ann Monroe Part of the ongoing 1 Thing series. The Difference I have always felt that a good teacher is inherently a good motivator. In order to be successful in the classroom you must show enthusiasm for what you are teaching. I was recently Read More...
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U.S. Presidential Elections
20 August 08 08:36 PM
Some explanations of the American electoral college are clear as mud. CommonCraft comes to the rescue with an explanation in plain English. Depending on the breadth of the topic within your curriculum you might also consider using one or more of the Schoolhouse Read More...
Did You Know?/Shift Happens: The Remix
20 August 08 07:30 AM
Karl Fisch’s famous presentation has undergone another iteration as Sony BMG Music Entertainment remixed it to be shown to “150 of the company’s top executives gathered in Rome for Sony BMG’s annual Global Management Meeting. As part Read More...
Collaborating with Online Word Processing
05 August 08 01:09 PM
We’re in the second and final day teaching our professional development workshops with the Power Center Academy. This is a new charter school that will open its doors to students for the very first time next week. Take a look at PCA’s mission Read More...
It’s Good to Be Back
21 July 08 06:50 AM
I’m excited to be working with Kannapolis City Schools again (Previous Posts: 1, 2). I’m helping provide professional development for part of their grant funded technology integration initiative called IMPACT. I’ve been asked to facilitate Read More...
Greetings from Selmer, TN
17 July 08 04:08 AM
I’m spending today and tomorrow with teachers in McNairy County Schools. I’m looking forward to them discovering Andrew Churches’ revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and related resources. We’ll also explore ways to effectively integrate Read More...
Noteworthy from NECC
13 July 08 07:30 AM
I’m still trying to catch up from my recent trips to Kannapolis, EduBloggerCon and NECC. I have notes, pod/vidcasts and photos that I intend to share but more pressing matters (Family, research and writing, preparations for professional development Read More...
Write Elected Officials about Educational Technology Funding
12 July 08 03:30 PM
We learned about this possible opportunity during the Teacher Educators (SIGTE) meeting during NECC. I’ve been intending to write a post about it, but I think my good friend, Drew, covers all the high points. The following message was originally Read More...
NECC This Afternoon
30 June 08 03:37 PM
Here are the presentations/discussions that I attended/ participated in during the first half of this afternoon. A Plan for Wiki Adoption by Ken Pruitt Ken’s presentation was an adaptation of Stewart Mader’s Wikipatterns. Ken shared suggested Read More...
NECC This Morning
30 June 08 01:59 PM
I’ve spent most of today participating in the following sessions and meeting online friends in the Bloggers’ Cafe. I’m looking forward to the presentation of the ISTE Classroom Observation Instrument (ICOT) later today. I’m curious Read More...
EBC Is Underway
28 June 08 10:02 AM
I’ll be updating this post throughout the day to alert you of things happening here at EBC San Antonio. The session titles are in bold. Social Networking for Professional Development Scott Merrick is sitting next to me and streaming this discussion Read More...
Greetings from North Carolina
25 June 08 06:31 AM
I’m spending the next couple of days providing professional development for some of the tech-savvy outstanding teachers with Kannapolis City Schools. My classes will be focusing on teaching and learning with Web 2.0 (Becoming my new thing, I guess.) Read More...
Learning to Change - Changing to Learn
19 June 08 12:22 PM
Here’s something that will be of interest to all of us. Those with an interest in STEM areas like me should especially take note. To emphasize the importance of education to the nation’s future and to drive home how much schools need to change Read More...
Summer Wiki Challenge
12 June 08 07:30 AM
I finally setup and began using my own wiki recently and have found it to be a useful technology. Use of the technology was quickly integrated into my productivity strategies and I’m left wondering how I ever managed without it. In a very short Read More...
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