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New Year, New Blog 4 Jan 2010 | 09:30 pm
After three and a half wonderful years of blogging at Edublogs, I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and manage my own WordPress blog on my own domain. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, kno...
Tips for Managing Tech Tools in the Classroom 11 Dec 2009 | 01:32 pm
One of the things I love about being a technology facilitator is that I get to see all sorts of fantastic management strategies in the many classrooms I visit. Every teacher seems to have a unique way...
Making the Implicit Explicit 10 Dec 2009 | 01:09 pm
One of the issues that comes up again and again in our CoETaIL program is the “essential technology skills” that all of our students (and teachers) need to know. Now, I have to admit, I usually have a...
Making Change for a Quarter: Re-Envisioning 6th Grade IT 7 Dec 2009 | 11:32 pm
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been two full years since I taught my own technology classes. Of course I’ve done all sorts of co-planning and co-teaching in the last couple of years at ISB, but it’s c...
Getting to Know GarageBand 7 Dec 2009 | 06:37 pm
Musical Composition and Podcasting in the Elementary Classroom Back in November, our absolutely amazing Elementary music teacher, Vince Bullen, and I led an EARCOS Weekend Workshop on GarageBand. Our...
Shared Expectations 3 Dec 2009 | 11:56 pm
One of the challenges of an integrated technology program is the fact that some responsibility for teaching essential technology concepts is placed on the shoulders of teachers who are not specialists...
We Are All Technology Teachers 29 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm
Last weekend I was honored to present a session at the Bridging the Gap conference at Yokohama International School in Japan. YIS has hosted this community conference annually since 2001, and the topi...
Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence, and the Future of Education 12 Oct 2009 | 12:40 am
Cross-posted on the K12Online Conference blog I could not be more honored to be the pre-conference keynote speaker for this year’s K12 Online conference! I have been participating in this annual con...
How To Connect Your Students Globally 4 Oct 2009 | 11:21 pm
Cross-posted on the TechLearning Advisors Blog Two weeks after returning from the Flat Classroom Workshop in Hong Kong, I am still inspired and energized about what learning could (and should) look l...
Reflections on the Flat Classroom Workshop 28 Sep 2009 | 12:42 am
Last weekend I had the honor of co-leading the Flat Classroom Workshop (pictures here) with Julie Lindsay at the 21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong. I have to admit that although I knew it ...
