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Category Archives: 1:1
A Bit Of A Breakthrough
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
Posted in 1:1, Change, Education, Student Access, Technology
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Nevada Education Technology Leadership Conference
Update 2-28 / 10:30pm Link to my conference Wiki. This weekend is our state technology conference. Ian Jukes is the keynote speaker Saturday. From the conference website: The theme of this year’s conference, Technology: The Great Connector , suggests the … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, ActivBoard, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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Student Blogging Limbo
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
Posted in 1:1, ActivBoard, Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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So Our Goal Was To Make A Difference With Web 2.0 – Will We Succeed?
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
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Email, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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Skyping Celest – Day One – The Whole Story
Wednesday We couldn’t begin first thing in the morning because we had the NAEP test to do – one last obstacle to get over before we could try our grand experiment. The plan was to wait until after lunch and … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, ActivBoard, Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Email, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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Paper, Pencils and Books May Not Boost Student Achievement – Reprised
Ron Canuel has a post in “The Pulse” today where he questions the research on using pencils and pens in school. It reminded me of one of my own from April 14th, 2006, so I am reprinting it here: Paper, pencils … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Change, Education
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Digital Video Class Just Adds To My Recent Optimism
30 minutes after Elizabeth’s presentation ended at 3:30 I was co-hosting a 4 hour class on digital video that will meet a total of 4 times. One area my school district has consistently tried to put tech into teachers’ and … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Change, Digital Video, Education
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Top 5 of the Year
The top 5 most read posts in my first 10 months blogging at Learning Is Messy: . . . 1) Paper, Pencils and Books May Not Boost Student Achievement 2) Too Much Time For Change To Happen? 3) Hoping To … Continue reading
We’ve Finally Joined The School Blogosphere!!!
I got a Blogmeister account set up and had my students upload their first posts today (Thanks again Dave!). We have several finished pieces already, so hopefully by the end of the week we will have several posts going. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
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Our 1:1 Laptop Program Is Going Slow But Steady
Two weeks ago we passed out our newly “batteried†(I know … no such word) Key Lime iBooks (about 7 years old). Since then my fourth graders have learned how to get them out of the carts, started-up, onto the … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology
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