Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
Today was the first day of school for most of the schools in my district. I spent the day in my new office, working on a couple of projects and getting trained on some others. Not a lot of chaos in the office building. No students wandering in and out all day. Nothing […]
Read More It Was Just So Quiet, You Know?I’ve been reading lots of folks lately writing to the effect that this whole read/write web world is not about the tools, it’s about how we use them. I agree with that notion. Mostly. In some of the conversations I’ve been having recently, I’ve been arguing that, at least at some level, […]
Read More It IS About the Tools, SometimesBarbara Morgan taught a lesson to students from space earlier this week. This was the highlight quote for me. I think she perfectly captures the essence of teaching and, for that matter, learning. From the article: Asked how teaching compared to being an astronaut, Mrs Morgan, 55, replied: "Astronauts and teachers actually do […]
Read More Explore. Discover. Share.I should be participating in the 4 slide contest over at Dan’s, but I’m not, in part because I don’t have the time and in part because I know I don’t have the skills. Period. But perhaps you do. Go get ’em. I completely agree with Dan’s contention that it’s a challenging […]
Read More Sum it Up in 4?Chris wrote a post today about the perils of using third-party services for hosting content: in two clicks, he or she has seen images of a rave party with suspected drug use, and if he or she clicks on the home page, we see anything from a caricature of Bruce Willis […]
Read More When Does Individual Responsibility Kick In?In today’s podcast, I reflect a bit on the power of connections, meeting with friends, "starting over" as a blogger, and a teeny bit of what I’m up to in my new position. Enjoy! Links from the ‘cast Darren Karl Space Shuttle Endeavour DrupalEd My Twitter
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