As promised, I used a Flip video camera under extreme light conditions … I went up to Artist’s Point on Mt. Baker the day after it opened. It was beautiful blue sky and very bright! The video came out pretty good. There was some moving and shaking and static movement. Perhaps I was moving [...]
Okay educators … I need some help here. I am on a quest. How do we improve reading/writing with technology?
Education is said to be cyclical. I’ve been around the block enough times and teaching for 20+ years, but I’m not sure what the answer to my question is. As a teacher technologist, I believe in [...]
Today I am attending the Jefferson/Overseas Schools Technology Institute (JOSTI) in Fairfax Virginia. As featured keynote speakers, four students presented some of the work they have been doing. It was Sappho who really impressed me. She was poised and steadfast in her presence when presenting to some 100+ educators from around the world. She titled [...]
Jeff Utecht put up an url about a library in Delft Holland on Twitter. Being of Dutch background, I couldn’t resist having a look.
The mission statement of Holland’s ‘Library Concept Center’ says they want “to become and remain the most advanced library in the world. Using creativity, technical innovation, and advancing scientific understanding, DOK endeavors [...]
It is interesting what kids will respond to. We have just introduced iBear to our class. Last week I was dreaming with my student Litsa about how to make writing fun. As our conversation rolled on, we came to a new motivator for our class … iBear. [We named our class i5c2 a year ago.] [...]
Each year the Upper Primary school produces an Art and Literary magazine. It’s new this year. well kind-of new. We’ve gone electronic. In so doing, we now call it the eZine. This is actually the fourth edition of Upper Primary’s Art and Literary Magazine.
In moving to the digital format, we have created some controversy [...]
It was an interesting morning today. Bullying comes in all shapes and sizes. Today I shared a video with my grade 5 class. What started out as interesting quickly became serious. The 50 second video, Cyberbullying Talent Show, hit them with a shack and awe effect. The discussion that followed was excellent, especially when I [...]
I have been using Audacity to create book reviews in my class. I give my 5th grade students the following criteria for reviewing books:
For your podcast be sure to include the following features. You may place them in any order but be sure you include them all in your review. Remember, no more than three [...]
Creating a tech planning team demands ownership of many individuals. A strong team today starts with including faculty across the divisions into the planning team in the first place. Just as we develop horizontal and vertical curriculum teams in various disciplines, the technology team needs to hear from all the stakeholders as well.
Old school [...]
While teaching eight years in the Philippines, I learned a very important lesson from the culture … it’s people that are really what’s important in life. I love gadgets, some people love travel, some live for their degrees but what’s really important? People.
The Learners: Kids and Communication
Integrating technology with education in a Web 2.0 world [...]
