Posted in ProfDevelopment on Dec 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Can’t believe I am finally back in and posting to my blog. It has been a whirlwind since starting school in September. Participated in an online course through PBS. This was the first class I ever took with PBS and I loved it. It was a 3 credit graduate course done in 6 weeks, so [...]
Posted in General Technology, Multimedia, ProfDevelopment on Feb 23rd, 2008 4 Comments »
Had winter break this week and had quite a productive week. Finally recovered from the flu by Wednesday and didn’t have to spend most of the day in bed. Having a laptop sure comes in handy when you aren’t feeling well.
I am enrolled in an Immigration course and am reading the book “The Inner World [...]
Posted in ProfDevelopment on Feb 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Ryan Bretag, The Four Eyed Technologist, recently wrote a post listing 32 tools with links to the series 7 Things You Should Know About by Educause.
These are great summaries and introductions to the tools and a way to broaden your knowledge. The articles focus on questions such as:
What is it?
Who is doing it?
How does it work?
Why [...]
Posted in ProfDevelopment, Second Life on Dec 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
For the last few months, I have been taking a course entitled “Social Software: Virtual Tools for Your Classroom” for credit through Framingham State College. We are focusing on Web 2.0 tools – RSS, Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts. Although I had a background in all of these tools, I learned a lot from [...]
Posted in ProfDevelopment, Second Life on Nov 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Barnstable Public Schools and Plymouth Public Schools will be offering Second Life learning opportunities. Beth Knittle (SL: Beth Kohnke) and myself (SL: JuliaAnn Mills) will be your hosts. If you are an educator and you wish to join us, meet us at the Lighthouse Learning Island Teleport hub, near the calendar at the Lighthouse. Please IM [...]
Posted in Presentations, ProfDevelopment, Second Life on Nov 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
MassCUE is holding their 25th Annual State Technology Conference next week — November 14th & 15th in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. I am very excited about the conference. Going to attend some great sessions and I am very lucky to be presenting with Beth Knittle on Wednesday. Our presentation is entitled, “Second Life and Education: Expanding Your Learning.” [...]
Posted in General Technology, Multimedia, Presentations, ProfDevelopment on Oct 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Just went to Bloglines to catch up on some reading and my first posting was from Beth Knittle from Beth’s Thoughts referencing the Moving Forward wiki which lists videos, slideshows, and handouts (all in one place). A great reference.
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Posted in ProfDevelopment on Oct 8th, 2007 No Comments »
… and yet another great opportunity for professional development.
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Posted in ProfDevelopment on Jun 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Announcing the second annual “K12 Online” conference for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice! This year’s conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26 of 2007, and will include a preconference keynote during the week [...]
Posted in ProfDevelopment on Mar 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Starting a new class on Monday entitled “Differentiating Instruction with Technology.” The class is being taught by Beth Knittle and offered through Bridgewater State College. I am really looking forward to the class and learning more about “best practices” rather than just focusing on technology alone.
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