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Call to Arms on School Reform
Jul 8th
Tweet I felt so strongly about the topic of this week’s (7/6/10) #edchat that I needed two days to collect my thoughts. This week’s #edchat centered around what we as educators can do to move from discussion of educational reform to action. I have been participating in #edchat since November and this is unequivocally the most important
The Quest for a Quiet Mind
Jan 27th
Tweet Its fourth period, about 10:45 in the morning. I have been at school for about three and a half hours and taught three classes. I ease into my desk chair as the last of my students file out of the room and into the hallway, with a mind for being as productive as possible in the 40 minutes
How to Have a Nearly Synchronous Discussion With Your WP Blog
Nov 20th
In this article I explain how to facilitate a nearly real-time discussion using your Wordpress blog
Fear Mongering, Social Media & You
Sep 22nd
Fears about children’s safety hinder discussions about relaxing internet filtering.
Internet Filtering is Class Warfare
Sep 11th
Tweet Boy, as I was doing a little research on this topic I have discovered to my delight that it is one that is often discussed and that many educational thinkers out there share my opinion about the over reaching aspect of internet filtering. Much has been written recently about the topic and just recently @rmbyrne set up
2009 EETT Grant Workshop
Sep 3rd
Tweet The Madison-Oneida BOCES, applied for and won the 2009 Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Grant. This is kind of a big deal as the grant infuses a lot of money into many local districts for the purpose of instructing technology leaders in ways to use Web 2.0 tools to improve student literacy. These