
When I get an idea or concept in my head, I seem to see it show up in all sorts of interesting places. This story takes a few turns so be patient.
The whole idea of community and creating community in our classrooms has been a very important theme in both my current class as well [...]

With K12 online conference 2009 under way, it leads me to ask what makes a good online presentation? How do you create compelling online content that can and will be reused. Remember these are not live sessions but rather presentations in a variety of formats intended to be used in a variety of ways by [...]

Cross posted at The Tech Learning Blog
This facebook/twitter posting by Chris Lehmann got my attention.
It's hard to argue with that statement and it raises some interesting questions and implications. It reminded me this cartoon by Hugh MacLeod (warning, Hugh as an affection for the f-bomb)
It's powerful statement warning about our ability to connect and yet [...]

Cross Posted at the TechLearning blog
Our district uses its front page to post success stories from our 40 schools. These range from academic achievements to athletic accomplishments of school teams. Schools post the stories to their own Website and submit them to me to post to the district page where generally there is more traffic. [...]

Claire Thompson left this comment on a recent post pointing to Jan Smith’s classroom blog and the disclaimer that sits on the left sidebar of her blog. This is a huge issue for many teachers considering posting work online. Not only are the worried about controlling content and concerned about how others will [...]