Here’s another animoto slide show that was produced by the MS media crew after school.
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I had a wonderful time today learning to play with PREZI.com a new presentation tool. I took one of my talks, abbreviated it and here’s what I got. I am very pleasantly surprised and am on the road to an upgrade.
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Well hello there world! I have moved from Hong Kong International School to the American International School of Guangzhou.back into Middle School and High School. The move has brought me out of the elementary classroom and into the world of technology integration … well almost.
AISG is still following the 90’s model of stand alone [...]
We’re starting a unit on variables in science this week. A great way to get the student interest is by showing how variables can effect the outcome of a project. Honda produced an ad about the Accord in 2003. They called it Cog. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks. Everything you see really [...]
It’s that time of year where teachers begin to prepare portfolio’s with students. Some of us start right at the beginning and other wait until the last minute. Perhaps it depends on how organizationally challenged we are
This year I started collecting student work electronically from the beginning of school. Our school developed an [...]
In thiking about going to a full one to one laptop program I thought I would capture some of my students and how they are using them. In my class I have 15 students that bring in their own computers. We took some on a field trip with us last week to the library. Sorry [...]
Here are some great links to flatten your classroom. Reach out and touch the world and the world will come to you.
Seven Steps to a Flat Classroom
In this Slide share presentation, Vicki Davis describes and illustrates the seven essential principles for an effective flat classroom.
Flattening the World: How to Harness Web 2.0 Tools To Engage [...]
Last year I had the privilege to be part of an international team of educators to visit the Kennedy Space Center. I was selected to be members of the NASA/UCF Aeronautics Space Institute. Being given VIP passes,
we were able to visit the launch and landing sites as well as visit numerous buildings where few are [...]
Popular Mechanics visited Microsoft in March for a sneak peak of surface computing. Here is a coffee table that will change the world. This 4:17 video goes inside its top-secret development – forget the keyboard and mouse: The next generation of computer interfaces will be hands-on. Check it out.
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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.
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