Are YOUR kids using technology? Of course they are. My 2-year old grandson is continually grabbing my iPhone from me and then using it to identify animals, play songs, shake rattles, play drums, take photos and even make the occasional phone call. While some educators argue that infants are too […]
I was just reading through my email when I found a link to a PBL article about Moving Beyond Uncomfortable Beginnings by Theresa Chimenti This article rang a bell for me because the author talked about a student who “was really frustrated because I was making her think.” I know […]
Dr. Jerry Schnabel In my last post, we looked at factors that did not influence superintendents to implement a 1:1 initiative in their district. These included “keeping up with the Jones,” attracting students from neighboring districts, increased student achievement and budget. So . . . onto factors that did influence […]
Here it is . . . I have been wanting to use the Vlog (Video Blog) format for my blog for a LONG time so I decided to do it today to tell you about an AWESOME experience I had in class last Tuesday night. I teach two 1.5 hour […]
Dr. Jerry Schnabel Have you heard that Bill Gates is giving $5,000 to Facebook users who click on a share link? I got it in my email, so it must be true, right? Well, thank goodness for sites such as Snopes.com that can either confirm or debunk many of the […]
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Do you realize that over 50% of the 327 school districts in Iowa’s 99 counties have 1-to-1 computing initiatives? This doesn’t mean that all of the students in each of these districts have their own computer, but it does mean that most of our school districts have decided that providing […]
Is the Internet the Digital Pacifier of our Digital Natives? This is a question that was posed by Bill Lammers. He conveys an incident in his high school classroom where the students were working intently on their assignments when . . . suddenly . . . the Internet Died. Some […]
A minute isn’t what it used to be . . . We used to hold our breath for a minute. Now we upload 72 hours of video on YouTube. We were excited if we could stand on one leg for a minute. Now we upload 20,000 new images on Tumblr. […]
Wondering what your superintendent is thinking? Gallup was thinking the same thing, but they asked them. This was all described in their What Superintendents Really Think report. They wanted to know what they thought about Common-Core Standards, Education Beyond High School, Affected Areas in Budget Cuts, and Technology in the […]