An archived stack of papers: 'educational-technology'
Online Highlighter
In a stack of papers called Connections.
- Apr
- 26
- 2010
Browsing around online, I often find sites full of clutter, but that have an interesting piece or two somewhere on the page. It might even be an article I want to draw student attention to, but it’s drowning in a sea of irrelevance. That one sentence is all kids need to see for me to make a connection or just a passing reference to something. Maybe I simply want to show vocabulary words in action... read more
Ten Sites, Huh?
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Apr
- 06
- 2009
Scott McLeod asks us to name ten sites that are resources for our subject area. I mentioned this to a friend just today. Two or three came to mind, but that was it. As far as ten useful sites per unit/novel/writing style/skill… ... read more
No More Random Strings
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Jul
- 05
- 2008
A favorite site of mine whose links adorn several of my handouts every year, TinyURL makes long and complicated Web addresses shorter and easier to type. It creates a random string of numbers and letters (like 6l9s9p) to stand in for that horribly complex URL you just got from YouTube (watch?v=xFO0Zo0IU5A). My classroom Web page is a lengthy address, so I created a... read more
All In A Day’s Work
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Apr
- 09
- 2008
Yesterday was a 12.5 hour day. Here’s how it went:
Arrive at 7:43am, far later than I like to arrive but about as early as I can these days. My night owl ways take a toll on arrival time.
From 8:13 to 2:45, my classes run like normal. Group survey presentations in Speech. A few Greek/Latin roots, STAR prep, and reading Richard Wright’s Black Boy in English... read more
Need Timelines?
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Dec
- 24
- 2007
A few sites for creating timelines briefly appeared previously, but I keep meaning to write a consolidated entry for posterity. That and I just found a new site today that’s way cooler than what I had before. Need timelines? You have a few options.
The... read more
Visual Essay: Classroom Application
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 15
- 2007
Before we arrived at the visual essay, we read a few texts and talked about ideas. We gathered quotations, listened to music, I drew pictures, it was a great time. Here’s what we did:
The Handouts
Emerson: from “The American Scholar” (Word) (... read more
Visual Essay: Sneak Peek
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 14
- 2007
All of these grow every day. What I’m showing you is just where several groups are so far. Last Thursday was an introduction to the Visual Essay assignment (teaser #1). Friday was mostly used for planning and groups getting their feet wet with the resources for this thing (teaser #2). Mad props to Dan for a quick email basically saying “Yeah, this looks... read more
Tell-A-Student
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Oct
- 09
- 2007
TeleParent makes communication easy with parents, so easy that students have dubbed it “Tell A Parent.” A school or district buys an account, hooks up their information system to TeleParent, and all phone numbers and native languages are stored for future use. Teachers then log into the system and send home any of a series of pre-recorded messages... read more
It’s All About The Tools
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Jul
- 02
- 2007
While commenting on a colleague’s blog, I stumbled across an idea: maybe School 2.0 isn’t the use of all these funky new gadgets. Most kids don’t want to use those things for educational ends and are bored when forced to do so.
Maybe the next generation school is populated by teachers who feel... read more
Video Editing On Older Macs
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Apr
- 24
- 2007
Out of date computers never stand in the unemployment line if teachers have anything to say about it. Pulling computers out of the trash and putting them to use in my room is not out of the question. As such, I have six blue-and-white G3 and two ... read more