Earlier this week Joel (our tech coordinator) and I did one of our weekly “Project Technology” workshops for staff on using iTunes and iPods in the classroom. Through the generosity of our PTO, we’ve bought six nanos to bring iPod technology into the school for staff and students to use. The workshop went really well, and one [...]
Entries from April 27th, 2007
Just “jott” it!
April 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Web 2.0
Jott is a very handy new tool that combines the best of text messages, cell phones and email that I found out about from a post by principal Tim Lauer on Technology and Learning’s blog. Ever in the car and remember something you need to do? Can’t find a pencil (plus you are driving?) Call the Jott phone number [...]
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Design and the library
April 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Design
Tomorrow I’m meeting with the architects to work on our new library design. I’m starting to feel a little anxious as we move out of the imagination stage and into the design going on paper stage. This project is one I have been envisioning for so long, yet it’s kind of daunting to actually think [...]
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Love your library enough to make a YouTube video?
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · libraries, Uncategorized
Create a 30 second to 2 minute creative video “professing a deep, abiding love of libraries, librarians and those who depend on them” and enter to win $10,000 in Thomson Gale’s “I love my library” contest. Students, teachers, public library patrons and librarians can participate! Videos will be uploaded to a YouTube group (Librareo)and the five [...]
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Unbowed
April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Book recommendations, Future students
Happy Earth Day! Wangari Maathai, who instituted one of my favorite “green” projects, the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, has a new book, Unbowed, about her experiences as a tree planting project turned into a democratic movement in her country. I first learned about her efforts from the film, Nobelity Project, which is the inspiration of Austin author Turk Pipkin [...]
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One small thing
April 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Future students
Doug Johnson at the Blue Skunk blog has re-posted a heartfelt commentary that he wrote after a devastating school shooting in Minnesota two years ago. In “The Need for Community” he comments: “In our efforts to improve our schools and reduce school expenditures, extra-curricular activities are often first on the chopping block. Politicians and taxpayers see music, [...]
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How web 2.0 tools help administrators?
April 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Web 2.0
I’m presenting a session at TASSP(Texas Association of Secondary School Principals) this June on how web 2.0 tools can be helpful to administrators. My main focus will be on how blogs and wikis are tools that can be helpful in working with faculty, parents, and other administrators or committees as well. So, I’m interested in finding out from [...]
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Web 2.0 display
April 19th, 2007 · No Comments · libraries, Uncategorized
A followup on our library displays for National Library week–following a web 2.0 philosophy, we set up a blank table in the library during National Library week and asked students to contribute their favorite books to the table along with writing their recommendation of the books. Here are a few photos of the display they are creating.
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Participation is real
April 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Web 2.0
Many of us in public schools are very aware of the events of the last few days in Virginia, and I know there is already talk in the blogosphere and media about how students there used many web 2.0 tools to communicate both during and since the crisis. My colleague, Joel, had an interesting followup [...]
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National Day of Silence
April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Today some students on our campus are observing the National Day of Silence in support of our student Gay-Straight Alliance. What can we as educators do? Check here for a list of ideas on ways to support students.
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