Today was a disaster on many levels. My colleague and I have been asked to support schools in developing their school websites, we decided to use Joomla and special component called Multi-Site Manager to help look after 40 some schools. While good intentioned and some success, we’ve faced a few issues that while not totally catastrophic have been frustrating...

I’m getting frustrated. As Canadians, we aren’t tied to NCLB or other testing requirements that restrict and enrage my southern counterparts. It’s not that we don’t believe in assessment, it’s just that we don’t think these measurements and demands help kids. I’ve been asked to try and develop and build something that could...

Trying to podcast while on the road, I wanted to add some points to Ian Jukes’ talk at NECC 2007. Overall, his ideas are good but there are some things that I felt should be clarified. Show notes: PodPress Wes Fryer’s issues Steve Dembo’s take on why podcast when you have a blog Bud the Teacher Kevin Honeycutt Original Presentation by...

As a fan of the work of Dave Weinberger, I had no idea he had done a version of Small Pieces for kids….(discovered via twitter).  He claims he wrote it so his 11 year old could understand but I’d suggest this would work well for kids from about 9-16. So if you teach this age group, download the book, read it online, whatever. Then ask you kids,...

Ewan’s mom is pretty cool. Not only a blogger, grandmother and former educator but one who understands connections. I remember Anne Davis blogging a while back about hooking up with Ewan’s Mom in San Francisco. I remember reading it at the time and thinking, this is pretty cool and serendipitous. Here Anne, travels to San Francisco, when Ewan, from...