Steve Dembo writes a reflection and reaction to Marc Prensky’s presentation at the BLC??? (if you learn what this is–let me know; I just spent 20 minutes trying to figure it out with no luck). Anyway, Steve does a great job of quoting Marc and the whole blog is quite interesting as we continue to [...]
Entries from July 2006
Reference to Marc Prensky on Engagement
July 24th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Instructional Design · Technology Integration Sessions
Great Dedication
July 24th, 2006 · 2 Comments
I’m so proud of the many teachers who attended the technology PLU’s this summer. We are thankful, as I’m sure you are, to have the InTech course behind us. It is so much easier to bite off, chew and swallow new technology when you don’t have the entire buffet thrown at you.
I’m personally looking forward [...]
Tags: Professional Developement
J! Archive
July 24th, 2006 · No Comments
So I’m catching up on my reading and I come across this blog from Steve Dembo, who recently learned about J! Archive, a site that contains 67,000 clues from past Jeopardy episodes. It is so cool. This site has the board for past episodes by date. No, it is not set up for teachers to [...]
Tags: Technology Integration Sessions
Blogging Policy
July 18th, 2006 · 1 Comment
My policy on blogging will be:
Use school language
Use academic-related content
No personal information
Be respectful – we are all educated
For more information about policy check out Anne’s site.
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How can I use this in my classroom?
July 18th, 2006 · No Comments
I will need to do a great deal of catching up with my reading and find some excellent articles for students to read.
I will find several blog sites that interest me and add them to my bloglines.
I will practice blogging by logging in every other day.
Tags: Technology Integration Sessions
Museums to Go
July 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment
In the recent article, “Museums to Go” from Steven Rosen for the Denver Post there is a list of museums who have podcasts of the exhibits on their web sites. These audio tours are available to download on your MP3 player. This is not simply an attempt to reach out to those of the younger [...]
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