This week I had the opportunity to run the monthly faculty meeting, along with the school librarian.
The purpose was to debrief the schools’ recent technology showcase to gather feedback and show off some of the projects that resulted.
We organized 6 groups, each was to discuss one of the following 6 questions
1. Reflect on the level of [...]
So many apps so little time.
The potential for the ipod touch in the classroom and in the hands of so many students is exciting. In a classroom recently a teacher asked how many students owned an ipod touch, at least half of the hands went up. How many of them use it for school work? [...]
Reading Seth Godin’s First, Ten post it occurs to me that this is how you spread ideas and new ways of teaching and learning around a school.
Find ten people in the school that respect you, that trust you, that need you or will listen to you. Those are the ten people that you try to sell your [...]
Delicious is my social bookmarking site of choice. If you don’t have an account-get one here and if you don’t know what social bookmarking is, this video will explain. This is for those who already use delicious and might want to learn more.
Did you know
1. You can backup your delicious account by exporting a html file of your bookmarks. [...]
This is one reasonably priced option for upgrading an ipod touch and using it as a voice recorder. Possibilities for learning and engagement in the classroom increase with its arrival. Investment in a thumb tack sized microphone is only $12.99. There are many voice recorder apps online, some for free. iTalk gives you the ability to wirelessly synch [...]
