21 Things that Became Obsolete This Decade
Sunday, December 13th, 2009Through Langwitches’ Twitter Times, I found the following slideshow from the Business Insider.com
Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn Video
Sunday, March 8th, 2009Kids explain their passion for technology. How can we not LISTEN to them and CONTINUE to teach them like NOTHING has CHANGED?
Components of a Technology Integration Rich School
Saturday, January 10th, 2009I was asked by my principal to think BIG. What would a technology rich school look like? My first thought was to correct the title of the assignment. Not a “technology rich”, but a technology integration rich” school. I wanted the emphasis shifted from technology (which is often set equal to hardware) to integration and [...]
You Have Exceeded Your Allocation For IT Support
Friday, December 26th, 2008The link to the above cartoon came via twitter from mclobridge. Thanks!
World Language Teachers Integrating Technology
Saturday, November 29th, 2008It has been 2 years, since I was in the classroom teaching Spanish to elementary school students. I am often asked if I miss it. I do miss having classes on my own, where I am the one who can decide on a project and see it through from beginning to end. Do I still [...]
What Makes the WhiteBoard Interactive ?
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008What makes the Whiteboard Interactive?
Finding an answer to this question is very important to me. Since I first touched a SmartBoard at my friend Andrea H.’s (from EdTechWorkshop) school I knew that the possibility for teachers to use the board JUST as another dry erase board or big screen was huge. I need to find [...]
Reunión en la Goethe Schule: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Muchísimas gracias a la dirección de la Goethe Schule en Buenos Aires, Argentina por darme la oportunidad de hablar con ellos acerca de la integración de tecnología y la alfabetización en el siglo XXI.
Gracias a Verónica D. y Heidi M. por organizar ese encuentro. Ich freue mich schon auf gemeinsame Projekte!
¿Qué es un Instructional Technologist?
La [...]
Learning and Teaching Scratch
Saturday, May 31st, 2008I have decided to introduce Scatch in my upcoming TechCamp.
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations on the web.
Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As [...]
TechCamp- Scratch, Lego Designer, Zoon Tycoon and more
Saturday, May 24th, 2008I am getting ready to teach a one week-three hour summer technology camp next week at my elementary school.
My objective for this camp is to allow the campers (incoming 4th-6th Graders) to have time to PLAY, time to EXPLORE, time to MAKE MISTAKES and time to FIGURE IT OUT, either by themselves or with each [...]
Collecting Quotes for Future Blog Posts
Friday, May 2nd, 2008I am reading more comments than blog posts in the last two days due to the Commenting Challenge . Quotes from different voices are are starting to accumulate and laying around like puzzle pieces in my mind.
I want to assemble these puzzle pieces and create a coherent post in the future. It seems overwhelming [...]
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