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SignApp Now – Simple Sign Up Sheets * College classes * Clubs and Groups * Training and Seminars * Parties and Games Used by: # Teachers and Professors # Event Organizers # HR administrators and staffs # Party Planners (tags: web2.0 scheduling collaboration) Facebook: Facts You Probably Didn't Know [INFOGRAPHIC] If you ever want to [...]

Web Chat Connects 3rd Graders Around the Country With slashed budgets and staff cuts in the headlines, it may seem like a daunting time to be an educator. But many teachers are rejuvenating themselves and their profession through collaborative learning communities. (tags: skype_in_classroom articles) MeBeam: Multi party video for Skype added the contact MeBeam to [...]

Science and history fairs have been held across the United States (and maybe other countries?) for years. Having grown up in Germany and Argentina, the first time I encountered these events was with my oldest daughter at her elementary school in the 1990s.  According to Wikipedia, Science fairs have been held across the USA since [...]

On a chilly Florida night, Andrea Hernandez. and I hosted the 2nd Annual Jacksonville K12online Conference LAN Party. About 20 educators from 4 schools gathered in the computer lab of the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School to learn about the K12Online Conference, watch a few presentations and talk about the changing landscape of teaching and [...]

I am happy to announce The 2nd annual Jacksonville, Florida K12Online Conference LAN Party. LAN stands for Local Area Network. Download the flyer as a pdf to forward to colleagues and/or  print out to hang in your teacher lounge. Last year I organized with my colleague Paige McGee two session that you can read about [...]

Storyrobe- iPhone app Storyrobe is an exciting new digital storytelling application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Storyrobe lets you tell create digital stories using images and video from your camera or photo library. You can use the built in microphone, or any 3rd party microphone to create audio recordings with photos and videos. Use [...]

The Teddy Bears Around the World blog has moved domains! Please update your RSS, links and bookmarks. Please point to the new address: http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/teddybearsaroundtheworld/ If you are looking to participate in an easy and cute global project, that your students, school and parents will absolutely love, then this project is for you!! Are you in [...]

I am thrilled to have been chosen to be a presenter at this year’s K21Online Conference! This year’s theme is You can find a list of other presenters at the conference’s website. I am excited that there are many international teachers among the presenters. They presenters from this year’s conference come from: USA Canada Colombia [...]

If you have not seen my previous post, click yourself through to Teacher Code of Conduct from 1915. My first reaction to the rules were, that they infringed on teachers’ private lives. But… I wonder… if it is not such a far cry from what is …or not… or should be happening right now. No, [...]

Melanie Holtsman blogged about another fun Twitter site, that allows you to make a Mosaic of your Twitter friends or followers. She is right on when she says: I learn from my “twits” through their “tweets” and I have over 300 people all over the world that I can ask questions…..AND get answers! So THANK [...]