Image via Wikipedia It is impossible to know everything, or to even know all of the things that there are to know in one particular area. We all know this to be true, and yet there is a certain level of arrogance for people in positions of power that seems …
As I am moving everything over from Podomatic and Edublogs, I thought it only appropriate that I combine the podcasts I have done in the past into an archive. The Future of Literacy January 23, 2007 08:21PM This is a podcast about how I see the world of literacy …
This is what I have been working on with a few of the greatest educational technologists in the great state of Colorado (in my opinion only You are invited to attend the Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation Conference. What is Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation? Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation, …
If my students can do the majority of their work with writing and reading online… If my students can receive all of their assignments online… If my students can maintain constant contact with their friends, classmates, and teachers online… If my students can create spaces to come together or work …
I would like to propose a meet-up for anyone who is blogging, podcasting, or tagging at VSS2007. Please comment on this post if you would like to be a part of this. We could meet at a session or simply eat at the same table at lunch. I would love …
Point #1: “The people that complain are our best customers, not our worst.” –Jackie Huba In the keynote for NACOL VSS 2007: Jackie Huba, an advertising consultant and blogger, is talking about creating learning evangelists. Her idea is that word of mouth is all powerful. The students and parents that …
This is my first time blogging from in on an airplane. My daughter, Isabelle, may be the cause of that. She is cleverly intriguing, so much so that it is difficult to be very reflective when she is saying “da da da” at you. My trip today, and the reason …
I have always shied away from making absolute lists of resources. They are dated a few months after they are penned. I much prefer the enigmatic, socially tagged nature of a delicious account. Why take one person’s word for it, when you can see exactly how many people have found …
My daughter was born last October. So, I spent quite a bit of time keeping my daughter happy in the wee hours of the morning, sitting on a red love seat and listening to the podcasts from the first K12 online conference. The podcasts were a way of keeping up …
I am sitting here in a professional development about inquiry in writing and I have been asked to write a small anecdote about my own school experience. Here it is: My Cross pen is always, always by my side. Slipping it over the edge of my pocket feels grand. It …