Overseas Job Opening

Overseas Job Opening

My Deputy Superintendent stopped by today and asked if I would put the word out for an elementary technology teacher, for the 06-07 school year. If you are interested in teaching overseas at an American International School, living in China, and experiencing international living, then this might be right for you. Please visit  the schools web site for the application […]

My 25% PD

My 25% PD

OK, so this week I missed my 525 minutes of PD by 205 minutes. It was a bit of a hectic week. Hopefully next week I can make up the minutes. Here are the highlights from this week: Podcasts via iTunes March of the Penguin Podcast from David Thornburg-Moving at the Speed of Creativity No shortcuts podcast by Rafe Esquith-Moving […]

Google Pages

Google Pages

Tons of talk today about Google pages. Here’s what happens when you are sleeping while North America is awake. Looks like fun, but I’m sure it will take less then a month for the Chinese Filter to shut it down…so is it even worth my time? Technorati Tags: Google

Computer Prayer

Computer Prayer

Dear God, Help me log on without frettingGuide me, as I am internetingBless my downloading and uploadingKeep my browser from explodingMay my website be protected?Let not my password be rejectedKeep my line always connectedAnd all my inputs be acceptedPlease keep my entire program aliveAnd to remember to back up my hard driveAnd protect my computer from crashing drive,From a virus […]

Create your own radio station

Create your own radio station

An amazing Web 2.0 site that I just found via the Infomancy blog.This site is amazing! Go to the site, choose an artist or song title that you like and the program will put together a radio station for you of songs similar to what you input. Creating your own personalized radio station. As the program plays songs you can […]

China frustrations

China frustrations

Most days I do pretty good dealing with the frustrations of using the Internet in China. But then there are days like today when I just get frustrated when I know there is good information that I’m missing out on. Like everyone who has a blog at blogger.com. Everytime I go to view a blog hosted at blogger I get […]

1954 Computer

1954 Computer

1954 Computer Originally uploaded by jutecht. Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics Magazine. Caption reads: Scientist from the RAND corporation have created this model to illustrate how a “home computer” could look like in the year 2004. However, the needed technology will not be commercial feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not […]

My 25% PD

My 25% PD

After reflecting on the amount of PD teachers should be receiving, I’ve decided that I have to control my own PD. I have been for most of this year. But it hit me today as I had a light class load that I am in charge of my own PD and so I did what you do at any good […]

Google Toolbar 4 Beta

Google Toolbar 4 Beta

Still the best toolbar? Just downloaded it and will be giving it a test, I’m not a toolbar person but there are some cool new features that I think will be useful. The new beta is only for IE6…I hope they bring more browsers online soon. Now has social bookmarking just need to install the toolbar on every machine that […]