Posts Tagged ‘ SAS ’

Preparing for the worst = opportunity

September 21, 2009
Preparing for the worst = opportunity

0There is more than one way to get a school to start looking at online learning as a way to reach students. As an international educator, I have found no greater motivation to get the conversation started around online learning than planning for the worst…..school closure. In 2003 it was the attacks on the compound...
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Blogging Bits – June

June 2, 2009
Blogging Bits – June

0I reach a point where I have so many things I want to share that I need to do a dump of information. So once in a while I’ll be sharing blogging bits. Little things that cross my mind, that I’m thinking about or have seen or have been apart of to share with...
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True E-Folios for students

April 30, 2009
True E-Folios for students

0A couple days ago I shared how the 1st grade here at ISB is creating Portfolio’s for students using iPhoto. They are simple Quicktime movies that kids can start and stop with their parents as they talk about their learning. This is a great solution for teachers in primary grades who have a digital...
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Schools: Take control or forfeit your profile

May 21, 2008
Schools: Take control or forfeit your profile

0Who is controlling your school’s online profile? In my presentation to educators I usually say: You need to take control of your online presence, because if you don’t…someone else will! Do schools have someone looking after their online profile? Do we need to create a new position in the communication office? I just got done editing my school’s wikipedia...
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The wheels are spinning at SAS

April 16, 2008
The wheels are spinning at SAS

0We all know what happens when you get administrators that understand this Web 2.0 stuff. Shift happens! Andy Torris a good friend of mine, fellow Gourmet Geek, and oh yeah Deputy Superintendent at our school has the wheels a spinning on what Web 2.0 can mean for a school community. We had a great conversation...
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Blogs in Student-Led Conferences

April 11, 2008
Blogs in Student-Led Conferences

0Let me start this post with a disclaimer. There are a million ways to use blogs in education. The following is just one way we are using blogs at SAS. As my time winds down here at SAS I find myself reflecting on the past three years and keep asking myself: Did I leave a mark? I...
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Moving from Consumer to Producer of Information

March 12, 2008
Moving from Consumer to Producer of Information

0(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 (45%) told Future Laboratory researchers that...
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Student Information Online

March 4, 2008
Student Information Online

0I share with you and e-mail I sent out to the staff at my school today. Yes, I know that most of what I write would not fly in your school/district. But then again, we are a private international school…things just work differently here, and that’s a good thing! I strongly believe that international...
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