Podcast 43 The Open Classroom

Dec 23

Podcast 43 The Open Classroom

William Chamberlain is doing something rather unique. He offers a live stream of his elementary school classroom 24/7.  I heard about this about 6 months ago and finally had a chance to talk with Bill about how the idea started and what the impact has been. Image: 100_2343 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmchamberlain/3098018149/ Listen...

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Alan Levine does 50 Ways to Tell a Story

Nov 20

If you don’t know about Alan Levine’s 50 Ways to Tell a Story, I can update you on a few other things: Obama is President, and they’ve landed people on the moon. But I’d never seen Alan present and give his perspectives and insights into this impressive piece of work. I invited him to speak to some of our teachers who I’ve been working...

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The WOW factor still matters

Oct 26

The WOW factor still matters

I’m not sure if this says more about my social life or my connected life but whatever. You can judge for yourself. So it’s Friday night, my wife is out watching my girls perform in Annie. (I’m really a good parent, I watched them on Saturday I just don’t need to see it three times). So I find myself watching Jeff Utecht in Bangkok on his...

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Student Cellphone Presentation

Jun 19

Student Cellphone Presentation

Tuesday, students from Craik were able to present their learning with cellphones to Liz Kolb and about 20 ustream guests. The stream was a bit wonky but I did manage to record the hour in 3 segments. The last recording is likely the most interesting as it features more of a conversation with students, Liz and Ustream questions. Here they are in case you’re...

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My IT staff is better than yours

Apr 30

The general consensus among educators using technology is that IT are the enemies. Obviously this is a generalization but when you listen to teachers, read weblogs, this is a clear message. Not for me. I’ve touched on this before and am currently working with our IT manager on a presentation at Tlt in a few weeks that deals with how we work together. Today I...

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