Following #educon from afar
Regrettably, I am unable to attend Educon 2.2 in Philadelphia this weekend. However, because of the amazing PLN I have built up over the past year and a half I am able to attend virtually. Using Twitter and the Elluminate Rooms that have been created, I do not have to miss a single session.
Since the [...]
Learning: Anytime, Anywhere
Today we had my daughter’s 7 year old birthday party at T-Rex, a great dinosaur-themed restaurant at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World, Florida. We had a great time and my daughter dubbed it “one of the greatest days of her life” which, as a parent, makes you feel pretty darn good.
One of the gifts [...]
Top 10 Video Podcasts for Education
Image by juanpol via Flickr
Earlier this year, I decided I wanted to create a way for the teachers to have easy access to video resources to use in their classrooms. At the time, I wasn’t exactly sure how I wanted to accomplish this, but when the Director of Technology for my school district gave me [...]
American History in Video
If you follow this blog, you know that I am a huge proponent of the use of video in the classroom to enhance a lesson. A new site from Alexander Street, an electronic publisher of award-winning online collections in the humanities and social sciences.
American History in Video provides the largest and richest online collection [...]
Indispensable ICT Tools for Teachers
This blog is all about the resources and tools that can be used to enhance the classroom experience for teachers and students alike. When I come across a resource like this wiki, I have to share.
Indispensable ICT Tools for Teachers is a fantastic collection of over 200 web tools specifically geared toward teachers and their [...]
