Ned’s Keeper

Herman Lawson Elementary School in McKinney ISD spent the day showing off how kids are learning these days. Many of you may have heard of the term Augmented Reality. Well, that’s exactly what the kids are experiencing. Letters Alive is a letter learning program that uses flashcards with document style camera called a 3cam.  When [...]

What a great time Philadelphia was for all of the ISTE participants this week. As I reflect upon all of the keynotes and lessons and personal experiences I had while I was there, the most important thing I must say first, is what a great city. It was very interesting to experience the weekend first [...]

Opening Session: The morning of the TCEA Google Academy, the presenters opened with a short presentation about how it all came about. This type of academy had apparently never been done before at TCEA and when they listed it, the class sold out within a very short amount of time. With some work, they expanded the [...]

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending and presenting  at Discovery’s Tech or Treat Virtual Conference. Sixty two people from McKinney and the surrounding areas got together to watch the virtual conference and learn from some of the best around the country. In addition to the great virtual sessions, several of us did in person sessions [...]

What a great evening here in Texas. Discovery pulled through with one amazing gentleman tonight with Phillipe Cousteau. Very seldom can you say you met someone who actually took the time to have a conversation with you and… he remembered my name several hours later. What a great guest and I look forward to sharing [...]