Email or billboard

A few more thoughts … and questions … on Educating the fear out of them – helping teachers, administrators, parents, board members, and politicians (all the decision makers and change agents) learn accurate information about the use of educational technologies in our schools.
Are you an email or a billboard? (Credit to Gary Bowman, 1999)
Who can [...]

When you don’t read the directions …

In the midst of trying to meet a deadline for our backchanneling article, Sharon Peters and I had put together over 9000 words, thinking that we had an extra 1000 words to play with. Then I talked with one of my ISU colleagues who had submitted her article to the same publication. She was so [...]

Schooling the creativity out of them

Flickr: vrogy
Yesterday I ventured over to the dark side … the forbidden zone for higher education faculty … my undergraduate (pre-service teachers) child development students were divided into work groups ad required to provide a visual representation of their topic areas.
Yes, its true … they spent the classtime drawing. Oh, and I also had four [...]

Survey Participation Request

Calling all educators
Please complete a survey about how you use online tools personally and with students.
Go to http://snipurl.com/nnpvg
Please share with others

Washington –> NYC

I keep hearing that Pace Picante Sauce commercial, “New York City?” Yup, we’ve just spent the last 5 days here. Our hotel is near Battery Park and so we ventured out to the Hudson River on the 4th to watch the Macy’s fireworks. Before Macy’s started we watched the Jersey City fireworks which when on [...]

THE reason to keep the arts in our schools

Watch and listen … no really watch …

Now that’s engagement … one of the many reasons to make sure our students have opportunities to express  themselves … and … opportunities for creativity.

Digitally Distinct

I’m in the midst of listening to a Panel Podcast from the 2008 Women Who Tech Telesummit. Registration is open for the 2nd Annual Telesummit which takes place May 12. While it is essentially aimed at women in the business world, there is much that can be applied to those of us in education.
The podcast [...]

Multiple Intelligence Quiz

Ever wonder what your learning preferences are? Most educators are fairly familiar with Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence theory as it’s been around since the early 1980’s. In many of my courses students complete a personal inventory of both their teaching and learning styles – then they compare the results and reflect on the impact their [...]

Do you dream like this?

This not only a great dream, but an excellent video creation.

I like the pillow cloud leaping, the sock fish, and of course the tandem ride.

Who do you learn from?

Yesterday I was Google Chatting with Vicki Davis. Vicki was in North Carolina at the NCTIES conference and I am here in Normal – another one of those PLN phenomenas … we are not limited by space or time. It’s so great.
Vicki shared the Suffern Middle School video, No Future Left Behind. Take a look:
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