I was just reading George Couros’ blog, The Principal of Change, where I found some great observations. I must admit that my feeling about the correctness of George’s ideas has a high correlation to their agreement with my own ideas. Isn’t it funny? One of the things that I like […]
Skype brings a whole new dimension to the classroom opportunities. As I have been chronicling throughout this blog, I have used Skype for years to bring experts and fellow educators into by university classroom. In a previous posting, I discussed ways to find people to Skype into your classroom through wiki […]
What effect does a 4-week online computer keyboarding instructional tutorial have on 4th grade students? Teaching keyboarding at the elementary level is the way it should be. Kids are using computers during their preschool ages and should be provided guidance early in their lives so as to develop good keyboarding […]
Yes, sometimes we DO think about things other than technology. I always look for an interesting way to deal with our Thanksgiving leftovers. We can eat only so many turkey sandwiches.Here is a delicious recipe for my award winning Turiffic Turkey Chili. The best part is the “pulled turkey” that […]
Students in Albuquerque have created a Love Letter to Albuquerque Public Schools and have performed it at the Brave New Voices Poetry Slam in July 2010.This video by Miguel Figueroa, Reed Bobroff, Olivia Gatwood, and Khalid Binsunni is a biting critique of what they have seen in their classrooms. They cry […]
I was just review my Tweets when I came across this link to an OEDB (Online Education Database) blog posting that reviews a number of mostly free Web 2.0 productivity apps. OEDB is a site where you can go to search for an online masters degree program. This posting has […]
Where is EVERYBODY? I just spent 2 hours in Second Life and only met one person. I want to ISTE Island, InfoIsland and Virtual State Park to name a few. It was totally dead. I know that Second Life is a huge place but shouldn’t there be people there? I […]
Are you using Social Media/Social Networking in your classroom? I don’t know about you, but a lot of this jargon is getting confusing for me. What is the difference between Social Media and Social Networking? Should they/Could they all be used in your classroom? After a great deal of research, […]
drzreflects.com Experiencing speakers from around the world. On Monday, October 11 and Tuesday, October 12 at the ITEC conference here in Coralville, Iowa, we will demonstrate a novel form of Professional Development (PD). We will watch 20-minute videos that leaders in the field have already made and then Skype with […]
I had the opportunity to visit Van Meter Community Schools a few weeks ago. Superintendent John Carver share with me the long-reaching vision that his administration team and faculty have been developing. It was an exciting opportunity to walk the halls of a school where students and teachers were bringing […]