More on Stages

Sep 29

More on Stages

Yesterday I stood in the gym of a local elementary school to watch my 10 year old daughter play volleyball. Both teams were made up 5th and 6th grade girls who are in their infancy when it comes to playing volleyball. As a result, anyone one that could serve the ball over the net was 95% guaranteed they would win the point. There were the occasional returns and even...

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Blogging is like extreme sports

Sep 24

Blogging is like extreme sports

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K12 Online 2009 Begins

Sep 22

Even though I’m not a convener this year I hope you’ll take advantage of this great learning opportunity. I also don’t mind the fact that this event includes two of my Saskatchewan colleagues.     Content copied and modified from Kim Caise, Patrick Woessner, and the K12Online09 LAN Party Wiki. Please copy, reblog, and tweet this...

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There must be a link

Sep 16

This post sounds alot like this one but I don’t care. Technology doesn’t make you a great teacher. But in my experiences those that do, seem to be among the best. I had two examples today that supports my hypothesis. First I was at a conference today with most of our school administrators.  During a lull in the conference I checked my twitter...

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Understanding Free

Sep 16

Understanding Free

cc licensed flickr photo shared by Will Lion   I’ve been listening to Chris Anderson‘s book "The Radical Price of Free" for free. It’s a long listen, over 6 hours and I’ve still got 2 more hours to go but it’s certainly helped clarify not only how free works, but how much money is to be made by free. Sound weird?...

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