Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries from March 5, 2007

A Busy and Invigorating Monday

March 5, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning

Wow, what an invigorating, but busy Monday morning. I have spent the teaching and troubleshooting our two US History classes recording their found poems. I spent one period assisting our 12th grade Psychology students work on a digital story telling project. I spent a fourth period introducing Moodle to our 7th graders. I now catching [...]

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Geez, I Blew It

March 4, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

In my obsession for neatness and organization, I have deleted the post which I had placed my notes from Tim Wilson’s presentation at the Illinois Technology Conference for Educators (IL-TCE). I will do my best to recreate it in the next few days. Seems it was both in my list of drafts, but was actually [...]

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My IL-TCE Experience – More Measured, but a New Path Emerges

March 2, 2007 · 1 Comment · IL TCE, teaching and learning

Yesterday, I spent the day traveling to the Illinois Technology Conference for Educators. While driving, I was trying to determine the number of times I have been to the conference. I came up with the number 20, as I was on the vendor floor for at least seven and as a school employed attendee the [...]

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The Five Technologies for the Next Five Years

March 1, 2007 · No Comments · IL TCE, teaching and learning

David Pogue,New York Times Technology Writer Featured Speaker Illinois Technology Conference for Educators <These are notes from the presentation and are not the reflections and ruminations. These, I will post within the week> These are five broader technologies which will cause serious societal shifts. Voice Over IP (VOIP) Internet Telephone. Phone Company not involved – [...]

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I have become that person

March 1, 2007 · No Comments · IL TCE

After years of attending conferences, armed with an open mind, a blank notebook, and a good pen, because I did not want the technology to get in way of the thinking and pondering I would often do during presentations, I have become the person who sits with laptop balanced precariously on my lap, with my [...]

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