(I wrote this blog post on the plane home from the ISTE 2013 conference in San Antonio. I wanted to give myself some time to reflect on it and add some additional resources before posting it.) ISTE 2013 was a tech-filled extravaganza and I left with my head spinning with new thoughts and ideas! However,
Four Walls, Only an Illusion
One of my professional goals this year is to open up the learning experience for my students by using technology to connect them with the world. The global collaborations my students have been experiencing have far exceeded my expectations. The four walls of my room are only an illusion, and I now realize that the
Join Me on the ECHO Series
I am so excited to let you know that I have been invited to present on the K12 Online Conference Echo series. My Skype buddy, Jan Wells(from Kansas), and I rolled out our K12 Online Conference presentation on October 27. Shortly after our session went “live” we were invited to be the first presenters for
Skype Guest of the Week
Jennifer Bond, a DEN STAR educator from the Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan, has a “Skype Guest of the Week.” This past week, JoAnne Kaminski, a Reading Specialist from Wisconsin, visited Mrs. Bond’s 3rd grade classroom. The two educators connected as a result of Mrs. Bond’s post on the Skype in Schools wiki which describes how