Monthly Archive: March 2009

Mar
30

The Digital Literacy Challenge

Digital Literacy Challenge

The school librarian and I run a digital literacy challenge every two weeks, taking turns to challenge the school student and faculty population to an online task that introduces new websites and experiences. For two teachers without regularly scheduled classes or students we try to instruct beyond the walls and outside of the bell schedule. …

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Mar
22

School-wide Technology Showcase

This week is our school-wide technology showcase. Wednesday is a ninety minute early release day and we have about ten teachers teaching other teachers technology related curriculum ideas. Our sessions include Netvibes Outlook Photostory3 Podcasting with audacity Delicious Smartboard templates Online school- highlighting online library database, catalog and our LMS schoolloop Using a wireless tablet …

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Mar
14

Low Tech Literacy Initiative

Doors

Last May, after taking his MCAS test in the computer lab, a student started to read a book to pass the time before he was allowed to leave the exam. The book was Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I said to the student “I didn’t know Anthony Kiedis wrote …

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Mar
08

Three Free Webinars

This week I attended three webinars. Each was full of energy and lots of learning through experience was had by all. Webinar 1 Digital Storytelling The first was an ISTE seminar by BernaJean Porter on how to craft a digital story. The archive can be found here. The ides put forth will be very useful …

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