Category Archives: Change

One : One Laptop Ramblings

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Brian

Miguel started this conversation – Tom and Doug have jumped in … here are my ramblings: How important or “worth it” are laptops, or any other technology? How valuable they are as learning tools should be the decider of how … Continue reading →

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Any Input?

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Brian

Will Richardson is asking for input on what to share with US Senators when he conference calls with them about the America COMPETES Act. Read about it over at his blog. Here was my response: Ask how we are going … Continue reading →

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A Bit Of A Breakthrough

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Brian

On Their Own I know this may not seem like that big a deal to many, but for me this was a bit of a breakthrough. Last Monday morning I took my wife to the doctor for a check-up on … Continue reading →

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Don’t Weigh The Elephant …

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Brian

Milton Chen at Edutopia has an interesting article: “Don’t Weigh The Elephant — Feed The Elephant.” Up front Chen recounts the following experience of a friend that visits India and has a discussion that includes: “In America, you test your … Continue reading →

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The Inclusion Story Continues

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Brian

Even though she doesn’t want any of the credit Wendy Damonte co-anchor from KTVN Channel 2 who reports this story made the contact with Renown Health that got Celest an iMac computer. The Children in Transition Program of Washoe County, … Continue reading →

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Inclusion Update 2-19-07

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Brian

This week was the best yet for Skypeing Celest into class. Last week she Skyped-in a total of maybe an hour and a half (there are other issues besides leukemia I can’t share – think poverty and ALL that goes … Continue reading →

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Student Blogging Limbo

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Brian

I’m not sure I would say we are going about this the wrong way, but we are trying to do many new things this school year. I have used technology with students since the early 80’s – but usually that … Continue reading →

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Update and Thanks!

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Brian

Well, to say the least we’ve had quite the response to our Skype and video projects! Thanks to all that have commented and showed such great support of what we are trying to do. I was especially intrigued for another … Continue reading →

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“A New School Of Bloggers”

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Brian

Interesting article in the Houston Chronicle about teachers that blog: “A New School of Bloggers” “A growing number of teachers are expressing their views — but most do it anonymously” Check it out.

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So Our Goal Was To Make A Difference With Web 2.0 – Will We Succeed?

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Brian

As someone who embraced technology as a learning tool early on (my first classroom computer was a 64K Apple ll – not even a lle) I’m right there with many in the edblogosphere that have come to the conclusion that … Continue reading →

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