(caveat: I don’t like guns. my title does not endorse guns. or bullets. :)) (another caveat: this is also not about a blender.) One of the first conversations that my principal engaged me in was about the use of “workbooks”. While it wasn’t a practice that his mindset and philosophy embraced, he recognized that […]
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Had the opportunity tonight to take part in a chat on Twitter, focusing on technology integration. It was a collective group of people, from ALL over, who had a vested interest in sharing and collaborating with other educators on the topic of…technology integration. Given my former role as facilitator and my passion as an assistant
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We had two great topics for our #tichat last night. The first was how do you get technology resistors on board and the second, some clever, fun ways to start off the year with technology professional development. Once again, the hour FLEW by…we had over 625 tweets! (Teamann tangent: for those LL’s confused: every Thursday
I had a GREAT first day back, 🙂 and from the texts, messages, and emails…I’d say you LL’s agree! This year is going to be a bucket full of fun and success! I have notes to put in your boxes on Monday, your own lil’drops to distribute. Make a goal for yourself…how many drops a
Tonight’s technology integration chat discussed cell phones in the classroom. We discussed the pros, the cons, the what do you even do with’em’s, as well as some tips to get your admin/district on board. It was particularly interesting to see how absolute and divided some educators were. Re-read the convo and let us know what
I had several requests for additional Twitter resources, 🙂 which makes me sooooo happy! The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter. This blog post offers great advice on getting started with Twitter. VIDEO: A beginner’s guide to Twitter. The video is specifically for business use for Twitter, but the accompanying article offers great suggestions for those just
Tonight’s chat topic was the role of the technology integration specialist and and how to balance tech support with curriculum integration. I think what really came across was the need for technology to not be used in isolation but across the curriculum. Educators today must use ( MUST use) any and all available resources to
I have to get this idea down via blog so that I don’t forget to tell all you LL’s about it come Fall. If you weren’t already aware, our awesome PTA bought web cams for all the classrooms that didn’t already have one. (YEA!) I know several classrooms that had some Skypeccess this year, 🙂
One of my FAVORITE tweeps is @ktenkely. She sends out an “iLearn” email every single day with all kinds of fabulous. Here is today’s with all of space sassiness. Did your students get to see the shuttle launch this morning? What a great way to start a Monday! Seeing a launch never gets old for
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Thank you for attending the “Tweet Outside the Box” session at the Region 10 Technology Conference today, 🙂 Here is the link to the prezi. Here is the link to the “Flutter” video. Here is the link to the Listorious site and the “educational” relevant lists. Here is the link to the educational hashtag page, as well as a very basic “getting
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