Streaming blog time as I blog live from the Iron DEN Challenge at TCEA. The Challenge: create a resource to introduce students to the water cycle The Rules: 30 minutes to make it, then will share and vote on best The secret ingredient: Camel’s Head image http://gtm-media.discoveryeducation.com/videos//imagelibrary/web//690F1114-FB29-31C4-3314FB2420B1AD45.jpg The Results: All -4-One : used blabberize  and  [...]

Embark  Engage  Energize  Empower  Educate That is the theme for this years Texas Computer Education Association conference. The keynote speaker for Wednesday was none other than Mythbusters  co-host Tory Belleci!  Some notes from his talk: He is dyslexic and was not a good student.  So, yes teachers, don’t give up on those different and difficult [...]

Although it is only February, I am already thinking about conferences that will be happening this summer.  Conferences are a great way to renew your excitement in teaching, learn new ideas and concepts to take back to your classroom, and of course meet up with friends from all over! What conferences are your must go [...]

Two DEN Stars — and LC members also– are on the finalist list for Educator Awards at Texas Computer Education Assocation 2012 convention.  Andrea Keller, Irving ISD, is one of three finalists for Classroom Teacher of the Year. “This award is presented to a teacher who exhibits exemplary use of technology in the classroom. The teacher [...]

Culled from listserv responses, here are some suggested Android OS based apps useful for teachers or students: Spongelab is great for science. Middle School and High School FriendCaster for Facebook use (can’t use it to play games though) For good, free Android apps for children, check out Famigo Sandbox: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.famigo.sandbox One App that librarians should [...]

First a link to what is meant by cultural literacy: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cultural+literacy  See also references to the book Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch After sending out a question to my library listservs on what they thought students should know to be culturally literate these days, one respondent told me that in presenting this concept to a [...]

Monday, December 5th starts the second week of the free virtual conference of the 2011 K12 Online Conference. The theme this year is ’Purposeful Play’ with the following four strands with their keynoters and video presentation titles: Chris Craft, in ‘Sandbox Play’. Chris blogs on “Crucial Thought.” Co-Convener: Jose Rodriguez George Couros, in ‘Team Captains’. George [...]

Do you live in Region 19, or close by? Ever wanted to go to an EdCamp but thought it was too far? I have a solution for you. On December 3, 2011 El Paso ISD along with Region 19 and other area school districts are organizing this event. You can register on the Region 19 [...]

Who us?  Dealing with stress?  Well, maybe, just a bit……    I have commented to some folks that I had given up trying to catch up with my to-do list; I am now going for less behind than previously.   If you ever feel like that, here are a few tech tools I use to help: Last Pass [...]

      So, what have I been finding in my web surfing?   Here are a few of the “waves”:       > Weblist.me — add web links, files, videos and more to your own lists or browse the lists saved in various catagories      > twiducate.com — “social networking for schools”      >  plus.google.com  — keep up [...]

Airplay: One of the “quieter” new features of the new iOS 5 system release is the expansion of its functionality. Watch a youtube video to become familiar with Airplay. It’s the feature on your iPad or iPhone that allows you to wirelessly stream photos, video and music from your iOS device to any external display [...]