While at NECC, ISTE was promoting its newest volume, Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Baily. Yesterday, I received my copy after ordering it at the conference and have had a chance to give it a first reading.
The authors argue that it is essential that school districts and schools to take [...]
Entries from July 9th, 2007
Book Review – Digital Citizenship in School
July 9th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
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Book Review – Spider and the Starfish: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
July 9th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
Upon the recommendation of Joyce Valenza, in her NECC presentation Information Fluency Meets Web 2.0, I reserved the following book from my local public library. Picking it up last week, I got a chance to read it and was amazed how quickly I got through the reading (two evenings) and how thought provoking it is.
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Back in the Saddle Again
July 9th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
I have returned to the work after an eleven day mini-hiatus since I have returned from NECC. Unfortunately, the projects that I left undone did not complete themselves, so this week, I am playing a bit of catch-up.
I have five work days in which to complete a number of these projects before I travel to [...]
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Honored to be in the Team Picture
July 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Staff Development, teaching and learning
It was last Saturday, that I recieved a message from Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, that a proposal that I created for the K12 Online Conference was accepeted. I am honored that I was selected for this conference. As many of you will soon learn, it was one of the catalysts for my own professional learning. Looking at [...]
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Summertime – A time for Reflection, Relaxation, and Looking Ahead
July 1st, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
I really enjoy summertime. Even though I am on a twelve month contract (six weeks vacation) and I should be taking four consecutive weeks away from work, this summer is like most summers in that there is simply too much to do in order to be away that long. But I enjoy the pace of [...]
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