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Participating in #AprilBlogaDay I have been cleaning out my draft posts so far, but today’s topic: What are you reading, either professionally or personally? Why? caught my interest. I have a really interesting book I am working my way through…. Continue Reading →
Our instructional technology department was new in 2009. And almost immediately we were interested in a Learning Management System (LMS). I remember asking our technical counterparts about Moodle and the resistance with which that was met. It was obvious the technical side… Continue Reading →
It is easy to countdown to the school year’s end, but it is a challenge to stay focused on school and teach/learn through the end. Through out the next few months it is my top priority to get as many… Continue Reading →
In education the path to leadership differs. You often prove yourself as a teacher and then are hired to lead teachers. Except when that doesn’t happen. And goodness forbid education changes. To become a principal requires a prerequisite of degree(s) and… Continue Reading →
I heard an interesting and totally unrelated story on The Diane Rehm Show which started me thinking of interactions which need to happen for end users to receive assistance. If measuring a chain of events from start to finish can… Continue Reading →
You know the feeling, you’ve sat through this professional learning before. Huh, no, the title is different. I think we had M&Ms for a snack the last time I was trained on this-same-thing, but the feeling is the same. We have… Continue Reading →
Yesterday I sat in on an eBook demonstration. The eBook had it’s own light Learning Management System, an eBook. The salesperson was surprised when I asked if the content was available in pieces, outside the management system. I guess because he… Continue Reading →
Wednesday we were invited to sit in on a meeting our director of technology had with Google (when will I ever say that again?). And the facility was as “cool” as you would expect. A teacher is bound to be… Continue Reading →
I enjoyed this great quote by @blunteducator Tuesday which helped me tie up some of my recently loose ends. I often chuckle at the wit this twitter account delivers, but this thought hit me deep and I spent the day letting it… Continue Reading →
While it is true that ‘Nature abhors a vacuum,’ that is such a mild description compared to what a teacher experiences when a learning opportunity is present, but there is no structured activity or exploration associated with such an opportunity. So the upcoming natural history museum… Continue Reading →
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