Conferences: What do you take away?
February is an amazing month for educational technology conferences. It typically starts with the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), then comes the Midwest Educational Technology...
View ArticleFive Inspiring Google Maps Resources
Google Maps has a way of making learning visual and interactive. Google Map’s open API has allowed developers to truly expand applications of use beyond what Google could have ever imagined. I want...
View ArticleNew Teacher – New Strategy #3: RSS – From Weidig
In this post, I will be looking at RSS the power and potential of Real Simple Syndication. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a tremendous way to simplify your processes in searching and gathering...
View ArticleiThink iCan: Using Mobile Learning Devices to Individualize Instruction
If you want to make something popular these days, it seems like all you have to do is throw a little ‘i’ before your product or idea. Clearly, Apple has expertly created this hype with their iconic...
View ArticleFree Professional Development
Flickr: Travelin' John While school budgets are being reduced, the expectations placed on educators certainly are not. One of the first areas that budget cuts commonly occur is professional...
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn About Teaching From Steve Jobs
Educators are many things; we are instructors, managers, intellectuals, learners, motivators, performers, and salesmen to name a few. Yup, that’s right… I consider teachers to be salesmen,...
View ArticleGet Connected: The Power of a PLN
“When we are connected to others, we become better people.” -Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture These days it is hard to imagine my life without Twitter, which is pretty humorous because two years ago I...
View ArticleInfographics: intersecting art and science
I really like infographics. They’re entertaining and informative. Why not have your students create them? I teach science, biology to be precise. All of my students fall in to one of two [very] broad...
View ArticleAre you being hypocritical about copyright and attribution?
Just in the past couple of days I was a “fly on the wall” for a number of different situations that all involved copyright is some way. Here is the first – I happened to be by a number of faculty...
View ArticleStay Informed on Education Reform: Three Blogs To Read Daily
As an administrator and lifelong educator I make it a priority to keep a daily watch on news, technology, and legislative action that impacts academia! This year has been particularly active; a recent...
View ArticleMacReach Show #11: iPhone Madness! …and Great Apple Resources
Kelly Dumont and Scott Meech join me for an episode filled with iPhone talk, Apple education resources, and tons of fun! Mac News Is Apple tracking you? The white iPhone is finally here! ….does anyone...
View ArticleWhere is YOUR classroom?
Every day, I am an active participant in an amazing classroom that is filled with engaging and unique learning opportunities. I learn all kinds of information about a variety of different topics; it...
View ArticleHelp Students and Parents Fight The Summer Reading Slump
Summer is just around the corner, and as teachers and administrators wrap up the year they will give their annual inspirational ‘win one for the gipper’ speeches; in an effort to encourage their...
View ArticleOpen Houses…Advice for New Teachers
You’re a new teacher. Congratulations, you’ve made it through your first year of school. In the past couple of week’s you have probably received several open house invitations which is likely to lead...
View ArticleI let my students grade me.
At the end of the year I ask my students to complete a course evaluation. They typically enjoy this because I tell them that this is their opportunity to give me a grade for my performance as a...
View ArticleInstaGrok Educational Search Engine
Can you define the word “Grok?” InstaGrok is a developing answer-engine that is specifically designed for the education market. The mission of InstaGrok is to teach 21st Century research and curation...
View ArticleMacReach Show #38: Apple News & Resources
This week on MacReach: We discuss lots of Apple new, Apple resources, and an awesome app of the week! We invite you to join in on the conversation about Apple’s impact in education as we look to the...
View ArticleMission Monday #018: What Isn’t In Your Job Description
Mission Monday provides a plan to enhance school communities one week at time with intentional interventions that focus on fostering positive relationships between students, teachers, parents, and the...
View ArticleMission Monday #034: Reflections And New Beginnings
Mission Monday provides a plan to enhance school communities one week at time with intentional interventions that focus on building positive relationships between students, teachers, parents, and the...
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