Whenever you get a chance, do yourself a favor & check out this Space! What is Space? First of all, it is a GooglePage, so it’s another great example of the collaborate power of Google Applications (GooglePages is still in the Google Labs phase) Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, it is a Student “Project” created
Happy National Teachers Day!
In 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded the 81st Congress to recognize teachers with a celebratory day all their own. Since then, the date of National Teacher Day has bounced around a bit until 1985, when the National Education Association declared the first week of May National Teacher Appreciation Week and the first Tuesday of that month
Does Technology Matter Yet?
Is using technology in the classroom important? Is there really any educational benefit to integrating technology across content areas? In the latest issue of Express, educators speak about why and how they use technological resources in the classroom. As you read throught the articles, think about how much of this you already do!!! Technology and
No Blogging, No Civilization
I just finished reading a great blog post, FROM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT! This H.S. student blog post (see my earlier post: Learning How to be Unschooly) is right on point with an article I just read about a recent PEW research report (here’s the whole report if you’re interested) on student writing, blogging,
Learning How to Be Unschooly
Background info: Earlier this month, on Youth Twitter, a student in South Korea, Soojin wrote, “just my opinion about youthtwitter: schooly. concrete.” Hannah, a student in Philadelphia, answered her on Youth Twitter, “I think Alan’s survey is a good example of how not to be ‘schooly’. Students should ask questions of each other and interact.”
New toothbrushes giving orphans reason to smile
Below is an article from the Asbury Park Press about one of my students: To make a donation to A Brush with Greatness, e-mail stayce1219@aol.com. APP March 25, 2008 Melanie Lauro of Manalapan has grown up hearing her mom extol the virtues of good oral hygiene … so much so that she sometimes got tired
I Will Love You, & Twitter You All the Days of My Life
Did We Just Witness a Twitter Marriage Proposal? via kwout A few days ago, lthumann inspired me to get back to twittering (Thanks, Lisa!) and I’m so glad I did 🙂 How else would I have heard about what could be the next trend in marriage proposals? Where will twitter bring us next? This quickly
Save the Short Story
Recently, I took a look back at my notes from Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind & instantly honed in on his thoughts about Storytelling: “The Conceptual Age can remind us what has always been true but rarely been acted upon- we must listen to each other’s stories and that we are each the authors
Trust. Then Verify.
Below is a message I received from a colleague after attending the DEN virtual conference last weekend. She’s a Kindergarten teacher in NJ & she said it was ok to share it with you- I’d like to share it for a couple of reasons: 1. It’s always energizing to see digital immigrants thinking & talking
If an Idea Happens in the Car…
Everyone’s familiar with the old adage: “If a tree falls in the woods & nobody is there to hear it , did it make a sound?” Well, the other day I had one of those Aha! Technology moments that made me immediately think of that saying & tweak it to the following: “If an idea