Nov
20
Bookmarking: A Social Experience
November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As I’ve stated, I moved to Colorado a few months ago from North Carolina. In North Carolina, I served in a similar position (Instructional Technology Coordinator) where I worked with the district to increase the use of technology in the classroom.
One thing that I found was that teachers, while aware of the vast resources available [...]
Nov
18
Interactive Presentations: How Much Chaos Can You Stand?
November 18, 2008 | 4 Comments
Below is an article from TechLearning.com:
November 15, 2008
Groupthink for Good
Kevin Hogan
from Tech&Learning
The future classroom as seen at Techforum
To be honest, the initial reaction I had to the crowd assembled at Tech&Learning’s Techforum keynote event last month in Palisades, NY, was annoyance. How rude was it for so many to be typing on laptops [...]
Nov
13
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) – Translation: Your Own Personal Newspaper
November 13, 2008 | 7 Comments
A lot of us have started to blog for a variety of reasons. For us in 27J, it is a way of increasing district communication, understanding what each of us does and how that affects our schools and our students. It’s one of the many attempts at getting everybody on the same page. Managing what [...]
Nov
12
Google Flu
November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A story that came out today from the New York Times has been a bit of a buzz.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/technology/internet/12flu.html
I’m finding it so interesting how integrated Google has become in our world. From productivity apps to maps to flu trend analysis, it’s amazing what our Internet searches are revealing. It seems that they are getting up-to-date [...]
Nov
12
First Post
November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Although I’ve maintained a number of blogs (well, not really maintained), I’m hoping that this one will not just come and go . . .
