Image via Wikipedia I really appreciate all of the talk recently about how a district can use strategy as a way forward with connected learning. The conversations around losing Web 2.0 tools (or losing their “free” status) is warranted, especially with how much we have come to rely on them …
(All quotations are not exact, but paraphrases of much better words that were in the mouths of the participants – These are notes, but I think that they might have benefit to others, so I am posting them on my blog as well) I just wanted to use this space …
Image via Wikipedia I have had multiple meetings this week around the topic of online assessments. Much to my surprise (well, not really), it looks like there is a lot of passion behind creating, hosting, and using assessments effectively. The needs of our district, as far as I can tell, …
Although this post will not go extremely in depth into the pedagogical implications of twitter, it will take a look at a new Twitter application called Nambu and explore whether or not it is getting us closer to a view of twitter that has less and less to do with …
In a post from a few days ago, a reader of this blog asked a very simple question: I would ask why are they less willing and who are the “they”? You often refer to asking the right questions and so I would encourage you to ask Who and Why …
I was at a restaurant this morning with my family and my wife’s fingers were getting stickier and stickier from the leaky maple syrup container. After a while she started looking for some water to wash them off with. Her water cup was empty but the condensation on the outside …
For one year when I was younger, I took private swimming lessons. This was in the stage after I had learned all of the basics with a bunch of other kids my age. We could all do the breaststroke, tread water, and do relay races for extended periods of time. …
I just got word that the Chief Information Officer for Douglas County Schools (my school district) is now on Twitter (http://twitter.com/rmweldon). Allong with both McCains, I am the third person he is following at the moment. I guess I’m not sure why it matters, but there is this small part …
I had a lot of conversation today about pilot initiatives within a larger institution. it seems as though in each project that I take part in, there is reason enough to get a small group of (semi) dedicated people together who will try something out and report back on their …
Image by veganstraightedge via Flickr The following is an excerpt from an e-mail that I sent out earlier to a group of people in my district who are interested in using social media to get all people within the district to be a part of the decision making process (good …