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Workshop now streaming live - Implementing a Multi-Tiered Support System : District & Leadership Model

Now streaming live from The GreenbushEducation Service Center:

Implementing a Multi-Tiered Support System : District & Leadership Model

Grab it here - http://greenbush.ning.com or http://tv.greenbush.org

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Added by Rich White on August 30, 2007 at 8:30am — No Comments

Art Snacks Podcast posted

Tim Holt talks to Kevin Honetycutt about his ning site "Art Snacks"

Art Snacks is a site where teachers and students can come together in a safe atmosphere to learn how to do art projects.

Kevin talks about how these art projects are all integrated with science, math and social studies.…

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Added by Tim Holt on August 30, 2007 at 7:02am — No Comments

No, not another blog nobody reads ..: :-)

When I discovered NING a few days ago, I was overwhelmed. Overwhelmed especially by the networking possibilities on here and spontaneous friendship offers, for which I am very grateful.

I cannot blog here, but at least I would like to share from time to time (for those who care) what we are doing in our corner of SL.

The most important project we are working on this time is the Festival of Languages on Belle Isle. On the occasion of "European Day of Languages", which has been… Continue

Added by Martina Schubert on August 30, 2007 at 2:54am — 4 Comments

Podcast/Skype Experiment

Podcast Experiment

Greetings everyone!

I was wondering how many of you would be willing to participate in a podcast experiment that I was contemplating?

What I was thinking of doing was getting a group of my "friends" out here in blog land, having a Skype discussion. The topic of the conversation will be:

"Education Technology Use From Where I Am."

The purpose is to kind of give listeners an idea of what types of Ed Tech are used in different areas… Continue

Added by Tim Holt on August 29, 2007 at 8:37am — 4 Comments

Second Week of School Yields Results

I'm stumbling through my second week of school with a lab full of new computers, hammering out system tweaks like a troll with a chisel, one computer (of the 21) at a time, and I hope this will help explain my silence of late. Going back to our summer workshop wiki reminded me that it's all worth it, and the revisit inspires me to work on an article this week to publish and share out what I think is a solidly replicable model for encouraging…

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Added by Scott Merrick on August 29, 2007 at 5:03am — 1 Comment

Visit my blog, Think Time

I recently renamed and relocated my blog from Blogger to Wordpress. My new blog is named Think Time. It is a work in progress.

Another project I am working on is an ePortfolio. Please visit it! I welcome all comments and questions.

Added by Jennifer Koch Lubke on August 28, 2007 at 9:57pm — 3 Comments

Introducing Teachers to Web 2.0

My first task is not only to start using Classroom 2.0, but to introduce our interested faculty to Web 2.0 in general.

Web 2.0 is, as far as I understand it so far, using web based applications instead of applications that are found on the computer you are using. In this way, it makes little difference what computer you are using or where you are using one. Instead, all the software is on the web and accessible from anywhere you have access to a computer.

Even this… Continue

Added by Jocko McKean on August 28, 2007 at 7:15pm — No Comments

First Post

Hello, everyone! I found this community via Steve Hardagon's blog. I'll be using this blog to knock ideas about, and to learn from the community. Looking forward to "meeting" you all!

Matt

Added by Matt Richardson on August 28, 2007 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Google device plans for the 700MHz wireless spectrum

Obviously I feel a huge wireless broadband Internet enable network would be a GREAT thing for education and educational content providers in general... but what would the initial Google enable wireless communication device look like and cost?
(Via wired.com) -- http://tinyurl.com/ytupna

Rumor: Google Phone Will Be Linux-Powered, GPS-Loaded and Cheap

Added by Rich White on August 28, 2007 at 12:42pm — No Comments

Tacos, Tamales, Technology

Tacos, Tamales, Technology…

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Added by Tim Holt on August 28, 2007 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Eclipse + Moonset = Wow!

I took the photos with my mobile from the car -- sorry they are blurry. Over here in the Western half of the US, in Colorado, we would have had to get up at around 3 in the morning to see the entire lunar eclipse. However, I was on my way to work and was lucky enough to see it about halfway finished. During the short drive more and more of the moon quickly shone, and then just as the light was coming up in the eastern sky, the moon quickly set behind our 14,000 foot mountain, Pikes Peak. I feel… Continue

Added by L. Suzanne Shanks on August 28, 2007 at 6:44am — 1 Comment

Departmental Professional Learning Community planning

Today our school reviewed the guidelines and expectations of professional learning communities. Each department at the school by default is a professional learning community. Together the other members of my department and I reviewed data from last year's student testing. We identified several areas that we can focus on during the coming year. We also decided there was data missing that we needed from administration. We specifically want to look at how we have been able to improve the learning… Continue

Added by Glen Westbroek on August 27, 2007 at 8:48pm — No Comments

Seven Deadly Sins of Ed tech

I have finished my 7 deadly sins article.

Here is the start of the article. The entire article is linked below.

"So, as a discussion starter, here are is a list of my “Seven Deadly Sins of Education Technology.”…

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Added by Tim Holt on August 27, 2007 at 6:22pm — No Comments

Globalization and culture

Hi everyone!

If you have anything to comment on the subject, all your comments are welcome, and the intention is to gather all the infiormation about the subject, specially how globalization impacts language teaching and culture.

Added by PEDRO MENDOZA on August 27, 2007 at 12:53pm — No Comments

The Adventure Begins...

As I've said on Twitter lately, I've been hanging around in the tech and education blogospheres so long that I finally feel really to participate and contribute rather than just lurk and learn. I've been hesitant because A) I don't have lots of free time (I'm sure none of you out there have that issue?!) and B) I am not convinced I have anything new to add or say. It's a waste of time and space to blog about nothing, right? I have a long way to grow.

Well, this year I am teaching my… Continue

Added by L. Suzanne Shanks on August 26, 2007 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

Try out the Greenbush EduSim (3D Virtual Classroom) Prototype

This sim is the first of many Greenbush Edusim Virtyal Classrooms (a tweek of the KAT Demo)

1) Download the sim -=here=- (296 megs)

2) Unzip the file

3) Start the sim (using the direction in the slidecast above)

4) Send feedback to rich.white@greenbush.org

5) Enjoy… Continue

Added by Rich White on August 26, 2007 at 11:02am — No Comments

Intergeneration Service Work: Beyond Ourselves

On the last day of our intergenerational program, we were left with chills , the kind of chills come from encountering a moment of life’s truth, of boundaries crossed that connect all people across time.

I’d been bringing the kids out to the senior home once or twice a month all year. For this particular visit the kids had spent a good while preparing; they knew the stories of their elders “by heart“ and were going to present the stories as a goodbye gift. These kids were experienced… Continue

Added by Connie Weber on August 26, 2007 at 9:18am — No Comments

A little info about me

Hello, I’m a senior majoring in Elementary Education. My home town is Garnett which is located about one hour south of Kansas City. I am married with one kid, one dog, and two cats. I am very interested in taking this course per I will be perusing a Master’s of Science in Technology from Pitt State in the fall of 2008. I come from a family of educators and enjoy the life that is associated with this profession. I am a full…

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Added by Chris Bonham on August 25, 2007 at 9:16am — No Comments

Australia blows 84 million on a filter! Sad but True!

Update - Australia, the blocking of snt for learners and kids at home (the porn filter) and the interesting USE of snt by those in politics - Mr Howard, Mr Rudd.

I had a chuckle when I realised that the government had put out a youtube to promote joining the defence forces during the gap year and at the same time, they were busy behind the scenes blocking the very people that, one would have thought was a key market.

You maybe interested in this update. It appears that the incredible… Continue

Added by Jacinta Gascoigne on August 24, 2007 at 11:42pm — No Comments