There are lots of things going on right now on the educational technology landscape. Changes at The White House, potentially new funding sources, arrival of new technologies, the state of the economy, and more will all influence the future and have educators curious about what lies ahead. I thought I’d share this article on the [...]

Here’s a spelling activity that I’ve never seen before. I thought it was fun and innovative and wanted to share it. (Hat tip to Tom Barrett) What are some ways that this activity could be extended? a Fun with Spelling Similar Posts:The Piano: Teaching Film Narrative Collaborating with Online Word Processing Photo ...

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 of Sony BMG’s mission to improve the music experience for consumers living in “exponential ...

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 and consider ways that you can contribute to their worthy [...]ShareThis

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 the following workshops: Instructional Design in the Digital Age Interactive PowerPoint ...

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 a wide variety of digital technologies and Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Watch ...

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 workshops and 2nd summer semester courses) have kept my attention. Here are a few things that ...

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 posted on The Playground. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation to fund an ...

I love Teacher Tube because it’s just like Youtube except free of all the BAD stuff (totally educational). If your school blocks Youtube because of the adult content, then this is your solution.    As stated by Jason Smith (the founder of Teacher Tube ) TeacherTube’s goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional ...

Suppose you would like your class to do some digital storytelling. The hardest part about creating a digital story is the thinking and planning – which, if you think about it, is exactly how it should be. The reason? Tools like Photostory make it incredibly easy to create a competent production without very much technical [...]