Mindless games

I was going through my bookmarks today and ran across a site I haven’t visited for a long time: Orisinal.

The author has developed a whole boatload of games that take very little skill … or thought. Sometimes when I need to get away … mentally … I like being able to play

Bottom of the Sea [...]

Continuing the Conversation

There’s quite a conversation going on over at David Warlick’s 2Cents Worth. It has morphed from teacher education into another discussion. I want to add my 25 cents worth regarding the first few comments about the need for pre-service teachers to be taught to make the connection between the technology they use personally AND its [...]

New Bloggers Cafe

After traveling about 1500 miles, the Bloggers Cafe sign is safely hanging in my office at ISU.

It’s not just a sign that I snagged (with permission) from NECC – it will serve as a reminder of my commitment to think … that’s right, not a commitment to blog, but to think.
During my counseling days – [...]

Interesting experiences

I’ve spent a couple of days swooping around SecondLife. It’s really an interesting phenomenon. I went hang-gliding, go-karting, innertubing in the surf, collecting freebees, and more. What a way to make time fly …
Now the question comes, “What good is it?” So far, what I’ve seen it is a better environment for me for synchronous [...]

Second Life … Why?

It’s true, I’ve dabbled a bit in Second Life over the past couple of days. So far, much of the programming and creating stuff is beyond my reach. I created a cylinder and made it morph into a non-cylinder – la tee da. I also sat in on a few minutes of a class on [...]

Webcast Academy Starting

Anyone interested in becoming a webcaster? Well, here’s your chance.
Go to the Webcast Academy site: http://webcastacademy.net/About_Webcast_Academy and follow their directions for signing up. Or send Cheryl Oakes an email – go to the WOW2.0 site.
This is a great opportunity to gain some new skills and add your voice to the Web2.0 world. Who knows, you [...]