Grading Technology? Not again!

Grading Technology? Not again!

So itÂ’s grading time again and that means IÂ’m sitting here filling out 320 grade reports giving Kindergarten, First, and Fifth graders grades for technology. Why? Because itÂ’s on the report card. I just finished spending two years reworking the report card at my last school so that it did not include technology as a singular subject. Instead technology was […]

Blog Wondering

Blog Wondering

Just spent the last hour wondering around the edublog world via my bloglines account getting caught up on everything I missed while unwired for two weeks. I was actually planning on doing some commenting on great articles that inspired me, but didnÂ’t find any. ThatÂ’s not to say there are not great conversations going on, just none that were calling […]

Thoughts from 11582 meters above sea level

Thoughts from 11582 meters above sea level

On the plane from Perth to Singapore and had some random thoughts that I wanted to write down. So I’ve grabbed my portable keyboard and Palm T5 to do a little thinking. Just a bunch of random thoughts here so feel free to browse. Personal Content: I just stood up to have a stretch and looked around me at the […]

Upgrading to 2.0

Upgrading to 2.0

After a 14 hour non eventful flight (which is a good thing) home from Australia, I wake up this morning excited to upgrade to WordPress 2.0. But before doing so, I read a couple of my favorites including John Pederson. WOW, do I have a lot of work to do. The Thinking Stick is in perpetual beta mode, and hopefully […]

Relaxing down under

Relaxing down under

Only a couple days left to enjoy my holiday in Australia. I have enjoyed spending time with our friends here in Perth. My favorite part of any vacation is just having the time to think, reflect, and read while visiting a wonderful part of the world. The time away from my computer and ‘connected worldÂ’ has been difficultÂ…but needed. I […]