Posted in Podcasting on Nov 30th, 2006 No Comments »
Wesley Fryer recently posted a link to his podcasting wiki which is a valuable resource for those interested in getting started on podcasting. He also posted a link to his handout on Audacity. I have started learning how to podcast — have been using GarageBand on the Macintosh. I now want to try my hand [...]
Posted in General Technology on Nov 27th, 2006 2 Comments »
When I read David Warlick’s recent post, I became a little concerned. He states:
It’s not about the Technology, It’s about the Information.
This statement comes from my extreme dissatisfaction with the term, integrate technology, as it is used a conferences and other staff development events to urge teachers to modernize their classrooms.
Many people say that, “technology [...]
Posted in Educational Blogging, General Technology on Nov 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Will Richardson’s blog points out a great tool that can be used in the classroom — Pageflakes. Working in an elementary school, I can see so much potential. A teacher can create a page for the students to use when doing biographies, at various math levels, studying the solar system, studying the regions of the [...]
Posted in General Technology on Nov 16th, 2006 No Comments »
A thank you to Google for all the “free” tools they have made available for educators. I have been putting together a presentation for the Accelerated Schools Plus National Conference, wherein I will be presenting on 25 Ways to Use Technology in a Powerful Learning Environment. Google Tools will definitely be included in my presentation.
Google [...]
Posted in General Technology on Nov 16th, 2006 2 Comments »
The annual MassCUE Conference is going on and I was unable to attend this year. I will miss all the great sessions, the endless walks through the exhibit hall, my talks with my good friend Beth, the great discussions at lunch and dinner, e-mailing everyone who is not at the conference to tell them how [...]
Posted in General Technology on Nov 11th, 2006 No Comments »
We are on a roll at my school with technology. The teachers have been signing up for my in-class training on the wireless laptop lab. It has been going very well. The students learn about the laptops and then we spend some time on a lesson. We have been doing activities [...]
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