I started this blog six years ago so that I could share my thoughts about things that I thought should be shared. Most of this deals with educational technology but I want to share something about another passion of mine – biking. As you may know, I love biking. Every […]
www.nmc.org Meris Stansbury recently wrote an article with eSchool News in which she listed 6 technologies that are on the cusp of entering our classrooms. This is based upon the latest K-12 Horizon Report that has been produced by the New Media Consortium (NMC), Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) and […]
google.com I was looking for some instructional resources for using Google Apps and one of my students, Randon Ruggles from Minneapolis, sent me a plethora of them. While I feel that writing this blog is important because I can share information with you. the real reason is so that I […]
We are constantly talking about how our “digital native” students are trying to learn in our 19th century classrooms. Our Millennials are connected 24/7 except when they come to class are expected to unplug. Here is a video that I found where Joe is having problems making a book work […]
Assistive Technologies are “assistive, adaptive and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities.” They are used inside and outside of the classroom to help people with special needs accomplish tasks. Assistive technologies may be as low tech as eyeglasses, curb cuts, large print, white canes or wheel chairs. They might also […]
Used w/permission from tpack.org – rights free Learning is about more than content or pedagogy or technology. It involves the uniting of these forces to create a learning experience where content knowledge is presented through technology using a pedagogy that best fits the subject matter. As if this wasn’t enough […]
What is this 1-to-1 curriculum all about? Dr. Ping Gao and I will have an opportunity to share our ideas about Curriculum for the 21st Century with you in a Webinar that we will be giving on April 26, 2012 at 4:00 CST. We will be discussing the need to […]
What do our laptops do when we leave the room to go home? Here is a short stop-action video that was created by some students at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. This story, Two Laptops: A Conversation, is about a couple of laptops discussing the implications of being energy conscious. […]
Are you looking for a way to bring excitement back into your students’ writing? Has writing become a process that no longer is attractive for your students? Have them write scripts for their Blabberized pictures. Doesn’t matter if they are people or animals or Martians. Blabberize.com is a site where […]
What a wonderful opportunity to speak to the IACON conference in Altoona, Iowa. Today, I am going to be talking about how we can engage our students using many of the tools that we have online today. To begin with, our Twitter Hashtag is #IACON2012 You should be able to […]