I’ve been having some technical issues with my blog over the last few days. Every time I try to create a post with links the screen goes blank, I get this error message: and then I loose the whole post. Needless to say it hasn’t been a fun week. I’ve tried clearing the cache, restarting,…
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Slowly but surely I’m getting my mind around these wonderful web 2.0 apps… This week I began my adventures into the world of wikis. As if I wasn’t already inspired enough by Will Richardson’s book, Jeff over at The Thinking Stick has really opened my eyes to the possibilities of wikis with his TeenTek project….
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Today in a tech training seminar, a faculty member asked this question:“Why do we teach these technology skills? Aren’t they just fun and games? What are the students learning?” Since I was not the one running the training session (and was rendered quite speechless by the question) I didn’t respond as I should have (or,…
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This weekend I had the pleasure of attending an EARCOS workshop on Understanding by Design with Jay McTighe at ISKL (as part of the Educational Leadership certification program I am doing through SUNY Buffalo). It is always so rewarding and motivating to attend these types of events where I can learn how to do my…
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OK, I know I said I was going to move on to wikis next, but I got so inspired by the ideas posted on Google Maps Mania that I’m going try that next (but I’m still learning how to use my wikispace in the meantime). Peggy would like her students to do a very short…
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