Mission Accomplished
Mission Accomplished Originally uploaded by Bud the Teacher. She loved it. So did I. More to explore. So little time.
Read More Mission AccomplishedMonth: June 2006
Off to Have an Adventure
DSC03241 Originally uploaded by Bud the Teacher. Now that the conference is over, I’m off to have some fun. My family will be reuniting on the East Coast to spend some time with our feet in the sand, listening to the surf. The best part? I’m going to be introducing my […]
Read More Off to Have an AdventureMy Apologies
If you tried to stop by to the blog today and you weren’t able to get the page to load — my apologies to you. Apparently, the coComment block that I added to my sidebar was causing the site to misload or not load at all. I’ve lost the coComment block until they […]
Read More My ApologiesFisch-y
I’ve had the opportunity at TIE to meet Karl Fisch, share a meal with him, and watch him present. Two words sum up my excitement for what he and his school are up to in terms of professional development and collaboration: Pay attention. We’ll be seeing some good stuff coming out of their […]
Read More Fisch-ySample Post for Ann
I’m showing some folks how to create an active hyperlink by using a blog text editor.
Read More Sample Post for AnnSandbox Wiki
I’ve created a sandbox wiki for ideas that I’ve gotten from Phil’s presentation. I’m calling it a "sandbox" because you can also use it to play around with wiki editing. You’ll need to create an account to edit — but it’s really easy to do. Check it out and add your own ideas.
Read More Sandbox WikiThe Twilight Zone
I’m attending a session on blogging and podcasting and wikis this morning from a librarian in my school district. I was curious to see what he was up to with these tools at his school. Imagine my surprise when my name and blog address came up on his presentation screen. Very […]
Read More The Twilight ZoneEd Carnival
The newest Carnival of Education is up. It’s well put together and worth a look.
Read More Ed CarnivalReal Words?
Topics like this one keep me listening to Open Source: Lurking in the background is an old (and tired?) debate among linguists, anthropologists, and lexicographers about what constitute ‘real’ words and the authority to determine them. Prescriptive linguists argue spoken or written language ought to follow established rules; descriptive linguists are more concerned […]
Read More Real Words?Using the Phones Instead of Banning Them
Great post from Terry Freedman on possible uses for cell phones at school. Who needs those pesky clickers that only do one thing — can’t we set up cell phones to do that job and so much more? Another question: how long do you think it’ll take some smart thinking company […]
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