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Category Archives: Project Based
How To Get Them To Explain It, When Its All They Really Know?
We are doing an end of year blogging project that the students wanted to do. Tell about being in a 1:1 laptop class that does lots of projects (their wording). The problem? The only reference point they have is when … Continue reading
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Leaving Their Mark
The end of the school year is always tough. Lots still to do, lots of emotions, lots of memories. This one is tougher than most because not only are we closing in on the end of another school year, we … Continue reading
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Reno Bike Project Winding Up!
We still have a few minor loose ends to finish up, but today we finally can say we have completed our Reno Bike Project, project. Amazing what we got done when we got some consistent time to work the last … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0, Wikis
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Messy Wikis – Update
So if you saw my post yesterday about setting my students loose on designing our latest wikis that support our Reno Bike Project, project you might want to check them out again today. They have already changed, and mostly, improved. … Continue reading
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Bicycle Racer “Peddles” Bicycles To My Class
Local bicycle Racer Alex Candelario and Reno Bike Project Co-Founder Kyle Kozar visited our classroom last Tuesday. They were there in support of our newest project. Both Alex and Kyle rode their bikes, they figured about 5 miles, which brought … Continue reading
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Our Newest Community Service Project – The Reno Bike Project, Project
We’ve finally kicked off our newest project. How I discovered this opportunity is part of the story. On a busy evening (they all seem that way lately) I made a quick check of Twitter happenings and saw this from David … Continue reading
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Travel The Oregon Trail
I was in my wife’s classroom on Saturday helping her turn her tables into “Covered Wagons.” She is reading the book Patty Reed’s Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard in her 4th grade class. In a few weeks … Continue reading
Our Blog Video – How We Blog and Why, Is In Production
Besides video-Skyping today with new friends in Florida we started doing the real work of making a video about how we blog. Last Friday we started brainstorming all the steps we go through and then breaking it down into scenes. … Continue reading
Posted in ActivBoard, Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
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Animal Ark "Design An Animal” Video Available
Here in the Reno, Nevada, area have a fantastic resource for studying animals, namely Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary. I learned about Animal Ark in 1993 when I first taught in a classroom here. I had the good fortune of having … Continue reading
Public Wants More Tech In Classrooms
eSchool News has an interesting article today: “Public wants more tech in classrooms” Poll: Americans understand technology’s importance in schools, but disagree on approaches By Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor, eSchool News The information in the article stems from a survey … Continue reading
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