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Entries from July 2009

What needs to change?

July 29th, 2009 · No Comments

What is new today that was not present 20 years ago? Well that is easy: blogs, social networks, wikis, webpages, numerous Web 2.0 tools, etc.  The business world is going to require that they use these tools so I feel that it is necessary to teach them using these tools.  The traditional classroom of desks [...]

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Tags: Assignments · PLNs · Professional Developments · WOW

Something to read and be inspired by

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

“Enable your students to fly: http://tinyurl.com/c23sye“ We should all want the best for our students.  The best is THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.  How do we give them the encouragement and confidence to do that.  We must believe that they can conquer the world and we need to make them feel that.

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Tags: Assignments · Project Learning · Tech Classrooms

Missed Obama last night?

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

BarackObamaMissed the primetime news conference last night? Watch it here and declare your support: http://bit.ly/88RCW

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Online business

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Check it out – Just created my mini profile hub @ http://card.ly/VRBurton #cardly

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Video about helping dropouts

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

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Tags: Assignments · Project Learning · Tech Classrooms · WOW