So many times we use the phrase “Teaching & Learning” but really we need to be asking ourselves:
This came up in a discussion with Kim earlier today, (BTW….the two of us in a room for longer than 10 minutes is enough deep …
A recent comment about Mac or PC in schools has cut my sleeping short the past two nights.
That sounds like a great help to your colleagues. Our school has all macs – the entire district actually. Some of the people that have come from industry have brought up the …
A great article out of the New York Times entitled: Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? Has had me thinking today about creating creative cultures in our schools.
David Warlick wrote a post recently that looked at the top 25 economic cities in the U.S. and how a …
A great video worth watching and using with staff. Thanks to Mike Romard for the find.…
(Full Disclosure: It comes on right after American Idol on our TV so watch it by default….I’m in China our choices are limited! )
1) Grab your laptop and go to Google.com
2) When a question is asked see how long it takes you to find the answer.
3) Think …
So I still have Shirky’s post running through my head.
Here’s something four-year-olds know: A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken. Here’s something four-year-olds know: Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for. Those are things that make me believe …
We can not expect teachers to take a risk and try something new if we ourselves are not willing to try something new.
I held a PD session for K-12 teachers after school today. It was one of 5 technology sessions we offered to teachers in what is known as …
(A blog post I wrote to 11th graders and to myself)
Some interesting research has come out in the past couple of months that looks at the use of social networks and blogging and the trends that are happening in society today.
Nearly half of 18-24 year old social networkers …
Today this e-mail was sent out to all staff from a …
They know a heck of a lot, and when it comes to technology, they know way more then me and I’m the one who’s employed to know it.
It’s a scary thought, but one that is real and if we can get to a point that it’s OK to ask …
