Sep
8
President Obama’s Education Speech in Wordle
September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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Aug
25
Goomoodleikiog
August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Here’s a great way to explain how “cloud computing” can/should work in a school setting:
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May
26
Chase Films
May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I have the great luxury of working with a group of 8th Graders and another teacher for the final three weeks of school on an intensive Film Project. Here is a one-day chase film they made, keeping in mind the concept of camera positioning and not “jumping the line.” Enjoy!
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Mar
18
Join in the PowerPoint Revolution!
March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
Change is in the air…I can smell it! We just launched two projects, one in 5th Grade, one in 8th Science, both involving yet another assignment involving PowerPoint/Keynote. My colleague and I have been working on a resource list for teachers & students, chock full ‘o examples and reasons why the old-style bulleted list slide [...]
Mar
18
Changing Expectations
March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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Dec
8
The Networked Student
December 8, 2008 | 2 Comments
Here’s a terrific video that’s making the rounds on a bunch of blogs I’ve been reading lately…I love it!
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Dec
5
Reading for Pleasure as a Rip-Mix Experience
December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I just finished reading a post on WebLogg-Ed describing the Rip-Mix concept. I’ve been looking for the right terminology to describe an experience I’ve been having recently and “Rip-Mix” may be just the ticket…
Lately I’ve been reading Girls Like Us, a biography of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. The book is laden with [...]
Dec
4
A Brave New World Wide Web
December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m clearly getting addicted to these videos. Here’s a really good one by David Truss at Pair-a-Dimes:
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Dec
4
Nearest Book Meme
December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
I just saw this meme on Andrea Hernandez’ Ed Tech Workshop blog…here goes:
The Rules:
Get the book nearest to you. Right now.
Go to page 56.
Find the 5th sentence.
Write this sentence – either here or on your blog.
Copy these instructions as commentary of your sentence.
Don’t look for your favorite book or your coolest, but really the nearest [...]
Dec
1
My Maiden Voyage with Skype
December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Two weeks before the Thanksgiving Break, Richard Kassissieh, Director of Technology at Caitin Gabel School invited me to “virtually” attend a meeting he had organized for his World Language teachers. One of his Spanish teachers has been experimenting with Voicethread for the past several months, and he wanted to share with his colleagues. Knowing that [...]
Nov
25
Louis C.K. — Everything’s Amazing, No One’s Happy
November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
Here’s a little reality-check:
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Nov
6
Student Video – Do You Have Ears?!
November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This video was recently made by 3 MCDS 8th Graders who went on a road trip to Nevada with their parents to help campaign for Obama. One more example of how so much learning happens beyond the walls of our schools…
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Oct
7
Simple but Elegant – Our New Story Blog
October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sometimes the simplest ideas in teaching truly do produce the most glorious results. Our Director of Diversity approached me in August with an idea — she was bringing the marvelous “In Our Family” portrait exhibit to our school for a month, and for the opening evening she was hoping to include a family storytelling component [...]
Aug
23
Classroom Innovation
August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Jul
25
The Machine is Us/ing Us
July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Feb
29
Buddies Love Technology
February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
Our 8th Graders have spent their last two times with Kindergarten buddies using technology to help create projects. Several weeks ago, the “big buddy” used Sketchup to help the “little buddy” create a dream house. This week we used laptops and a Powerpoint template to compose and publish stories together. Such fun! [slideshare id=287280&doc=kindergarten-8th-grade-buddies-1204312040114425-3&w=425]
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Feb
26
Kindergarten uses Voicethread to Wonder About Trout
February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Feb
13
Meme: Passion Quilt
February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thanks to Andrea Hernandez of Ed Tech Workshop for tagging me for this cool Passion Quilt meme.Directions: Find or create an image that captures what you are most passionate for kids to learn about.
I decided to use an image from my own school. This photo came from a project one of our Art Teachers did [...]
