Using a bunch of stuff to make a great day

Jan 25

Using a bunch of stuff to make a great day

Last week I got to spend 3 full days learning all about Palm(R) handhelds and the wonders of one to one computing. Very cool and the possibilities continue to mount. I scheduled my flights to insure I was able to spend a full day in San Francisco. So Saturday was my day to enjoy the city by the bay. Being a small town boy and never having been to San Fran, I wanted...

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Geocaching Story

Oct 31

I created a little story about geocaching using BubbleShare. BubbleShare is an essential in digital storytelling. I’ve used it before and also RockYou but the features in Bubbleshare make it #1 in photo stories online. This album is powered...

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Cathy’s book

Oct 28

Bud posted this on his blog and 2 things caught my attention. The first is somewhat insignificant to the post but the fact that Bud asked the student to use their cell phone to call the number on the book made me think about the ease and natural way we could be using this technology. The second thing I like about this is that I love the way this book appears to be...

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Technology and Vacations

Aug 14

Technology and Vacations

Came back from vacation down to Yellowstone last night. A big thanks to Wes for guestblogging. As expected, he did an outstanding job and of course manage to post some great stuff. Looking back at our holiday, there were a number of ways technology was used to create a better vacation. Wiki. We travelled with another family and used a wiki to plan out the details....

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GPS with the kids

Apr 06

GPS with the kids

Had an interesting day at Ross with Grades 4 and 5 introducing them to GPS and Geocaching. We certainly had some problems getting accurate satellite readings. Even with all the problems, there was no lack of interest and enthusiasm. Lots of math, science and social studies concepts are necessary for them to develop understanding on Global Positioning. We’ll try...

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Geocaching and my 73 year old father

Feb 08

Geocaching and my 73 year old father

My dad turns 73 this month. For Christmas, I bought him a GPS or Global Postioning device., I’ve now got him hooked on geocaching. Geocaching is like a big game of hide and seek but there’s more to it. He has found over 10 caches in his winter home of Lakeland, Florida. He planted his first cache this week. He calls me a few times a week to keep me...

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