One set of new bloggers I should highlight are my nephews and their mom, who now have their own blog. We can’t forget eager “first day of school” faces like these of my nephews, when carrying the Superman lunchbox or wearing a new t-shirt for the first time is the highlight of the day, as we [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2007
Blog day
August 31st, 2007 · 5 Comments · Web 2.0
It’s the 3rd Annual Blog Day, and my first annual, since I don’t think I was even blogging last year at this time just yet. In honor of that, I wanted to share an audio track made by 6 and 7 year olds at in Rachel Boyd’s class in New Zealand, about why they like blogs. Download [...]
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Collaborative research–Rethinking the model
August 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Collaboration, Future students, Learning, libraries, Research
As I have been doing some reading all summer, my whole notion of research is shifting somewhat. Maybe it is reflecting the shift that many of our students are living, as well. I’m coming to realize more and more that although in schools we treat research as a somewhat solitary activity, in its true form, [...]
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The power of collaboration
August 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Collaboration, Tools, Web 2.0
Uber librarian Joyce Valenza has created an extremely helpful wiki listing copyright free music and art sites for student projects. Since it’s a wiki, anyone using it can also contribute sites to it, and create as she calls it, an “uberwikipathfinder” for copyright free media. The wiki’s sidebar lists links for music, clipart, and even image creation [...]
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School is starting
August 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Web 2.0
This cartoon is by Dave Walker. School starts Monday. So I’m sure you know what I mean. (Thanks to Sheryl for pointing out Dave’s cartoons.)
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Parents and Google Docs
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Tools, Web 2.0
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting feature today about various web 2.0 tools like Google Docs and Spreadsheets and Zoho that parents can use to help their children with homework remotely. It especially caught my attention because the Gregg La Montagne in the article lives in the same household I do and happens to be my [...]
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For our sons and daughters
August 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Future students, Innovation, Web 2.0
On Tuesday night, I attended a service for a family friend and one of our students, Jack Jenkins. A family member read a poem that Jack had written in middle school, and one line resonated with me. “I am an important person and I have something to contribute to this world.” As we talk about [...]
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In memoriam
August 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Future students
. . . . “I am an important person and I have something to contribute to this world.” Jack Jenkins. Hoping that each day, we can remember that about each of the students whose lives we touch.
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The serendipitous circle of searches
August 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Web 2.0
I was reading Joyce Valenza’s post this morning about databases and how they are possibly undervalued in the rush for things 2.0. I also happen to agree with Joyce that databases are vastly underutilized. Lots of reasons for that, from poor design by vendors, to a need for an easier access point, to a [...]
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Off to a good start
August 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Change, Future students, Teacher Learner, Web 2.0
Today was great. My day started out with my computer “ringing” me because I was being invited to join a Skypecast workshop that Clay Burrell was conducting from Seoul. Pretty neat way to be woken up! (I must be turning into a total geek ) Then at school today, I assisted our principal in [...]
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