Image by Getty Images via Daylife I am now going to be in the habit of posting the most relevent conversations that I have with those who are around the Denver area. Although you may not be able to hear and see everything that we are doing, I think it …
Am I just imagining things, or are more and more educators using the term “strategic” when they want to move slowly? Since when does having a strategy mean that there is no hope for reason to feel urgency. I believe in research and I believe in planning, but these things …
As I promised, the audio to my conversation with Kevin Honeycutt primarily about my upcoming Educon 2.1 Presentation is now in the podcast. I basically used this conversation as a way of fleshing out some of my thoughts on Instant and Always-on Collaboration. I really like what we talked about …
Well, we did it earlier this year and most folks asked us to put on a 2009 edition, so we’re doing it again. You are invited to attend the Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation Conference (2009 Edition). What is Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation?Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation is a …
Head on over to Kevin Honeycutt’s driving questions podcast at http://kevinhoneycutt.org/ and click on the driving questions podcast. I had a great conversation with him this morning about change in schools and ways to create instant and always on collaboration. I will be posting my audio and notes from the …
I had a meeting today about transitioning to a google apps for your domain installation from an exchange server. This sounds like a pretty easy sell, actually. It will save something like $13,500 a year. In the end it was, but not for that reason. It was only easy because …
I was teaching yesterday using xtranormal (http://www.xtranormal.com/profile/horizon) and edmodo. I found myself trying to justify why I wanted to archive all of the learning going on in the room. As if somehow there were people watching and asking why I was doing what I was doing. I waited, but no …
Cores 1-4: Discuss-on: Brainstorm ways in which you would like to “reframe” A Christmas Carol: Well, let’s talk about how we will be reframing A Christmas Carol using animation and microblogging. First, XtraNormal will allow us to completely create the scene, choose the characters and their actions, and even add …
Hey, its Katie from your digied group. Next year 2009/2010 I would like to use the ability to blog and skype in order to communicate with other middle schoolers in other countries. The things I need help with are: a good blog site, how to really set up and skype …
I have to say that as I am preparing to write and create my presentation for Educon 2.1 (http://educon21.wikispaces.com), I am struck by the need to do something very big. I really would like to have all of my efforts to instill an attitude of change in those around me …