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Waterbear is Like Scratch, but for JavaScript May 3, 2011

3 Practical Uses for Interactive Whiteboards April 28, 2011 – A positive assessment of the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom.

Dilemmas of Openness – Imposing on the Rights of Others April 19, 2011 – Darren Draper brings up an important point about student produced media in our new age. Who owns the work, the educational institution or the student? Are … Continue reading →

Great American Teach In: Speak Out On Educational Rights April 10, 2011 – A worthy cause Thinking. April 10, 2011 – Great strategy for wait time, for any grade level!

Who Among Us is Explicitly Tasked with Helping Children Learn to Teach Themselves? April 2, 2011 – For my library friends, whom I think are the finest facilitators of learning in schools today.

I think Heidi Hayes Jacobs was right when she said that teachers aren’t resistant to using technology, but that they just want to know how to get started. Often times, with all that teachers have to do with mandated pacing … Continue reading →

Prezi is an amazing presentation tool that makes one think differently about how to present information. It’s not linear, like PowerPoint. It’s simple, yet so hard to grasp at first. Size, zoom, and position make the story you are trying … Continue reading →

The Seven-Keynote MLS? March 24, 2011

Fantasy. March 20, 2011

Technology and the Whole Child February 26, 2011 – I look at my own work environment, and I know that the focus is not here: The true promise of technology does not lie in being able to reproduce – in … Continue reading →