Recent Posts Tagged With 'technology'

• Use It or Lose It

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, professionaldevelopment

  In Is internet connectivity everything? from Kobus van Wyk, Kobus states,“The internet is only of value to teachers and learners if it is used…Many a gym contract is not used because the members do not understand how to use it, how it can improve...

• Getting Your Administration On Board

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, administration

  In 7 steps to success when working with administrators from Dangerously Irrelevant by dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod), he gives a list of things that technology integrationists can do to assist their principals and superintendents. This made...

• Is New Technology the Future of Classrooms?

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, guestwriter

  (Today’s guest blogger is Donna Scott. Donna went to school and graduated from UH in Houston as an English major. Then she worked in a PR Firm in Houston but decided it wasn't for her and now freelances for an online education website. Thank you Do...

• Acer and School Computer Laps Opportunity

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, Computers

  I recently received an email telling me about a possible opportunity to win a computer lab and thought I would share this with my readers. If you are interested, here is the information along with contact info. I am letting you see the email that I r...

• Don’t Give Up Hope

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, hope

  In Courageous Online But Still Cowardly Lion in my School from Blogush, Paul Bogush states,“So why don’t I ask people in my school for help? Because right now I am on a different path. I have already been on their path. I have seen where it leads...

• Upstate Technology Conference 2009

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, voicethread, utc2009

  The Upstate Technology Conference 2009 was a fantastic conference and one of my favorite events of the year. I love getting to meet with other people from around my state that I only see online but not in real life. On Wednesday night we went out to ...

• Is it alright to be a technologically illiterate teacher?

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, professionaldevelopment

  I recently read Learning from the Met: Teachers as Digital Learners from The Tempered Radical by Bam Bam Bigelow. Here are some things that stood out to me (but you can get more if you read the original article). My thoughts are in italics below each...

• Opening the Door

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, communication, teaching, professionaldevelopment

  In, We are the “Corps of Discovery” from Tech Thoughts By Jen by JenW, she talks about a friend who is new to technology.“The biggest obstacle, I continue to see, is the willingness to open the door, to take the first step, to be bold and coura...

• You Can Do It!

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, teaching

  In Brain Research, Multiple Intelligences and Technology, Fran Mauney writes, “I study the standards and write them in student friendly terms. I post the “easy to understand” standards on the board and ask an essential question about the lesson...

• How Important is My Toolbelt?

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, tools, specialeducation

  In Toolbelt theory for everyone, Ira Socol states, “And everyone needs a properly equipped Toolbelt to get through life.” I think this was a perfect example of how everybody learns to cope with everyday life. That is what our schools are supposed...