I’ve said my piece
I’ve said my piece, I’ve made my plea. Now it’s time to decide who you will be. Amen. Let it be. Amen. Let it be.
Swept Them Away
I had a dream last night that I was standing on the porch and watching the ocean. Then I saw that the tide was creeping closer and closer and becoming more and more powerful. I begged and pleaded to the people around me to follow me inland. I told them what I saw, but then …
Using the resources you have
In a time of budget crisis, this is one of the best arguments for allowing students to use mobile devices in class: District leaders want students with devices at home to have the option to switch them on in class. That would free up schools’ limited number of Netbooks, iPods and iPads for students without …
Digital Footprints
Great argument for blogging in the classroom. Even at a young age, it is important to begin to have an idea of the significance of a digital footprint, including what things are appropriate to post online, how to protect your identity and ways to interact with others in an online space. As my six-year-olds grow …
First Run in New Shoes
It’s an exhilarating and excruciating experience. Those first steps without aches and pains, without feel the impact of each step. Freedom from pain. Oh yeah, I like running. And then the awkwardness of the autocorrecting that inevitably creeps up because you don’t have to overcompensate for run down support. Like a foal trying to learn to walk for …
Maybe there’s better
Maybe Khan Academy isn’t the best thing in education: Mr. Khan stated that the purpose of Khan Academy was to have the students watch the lectures at home, on their own, so teachers could do better things in class. How about we get rid of the lectures all together, or use them sparingly in class …
Blogs for Hillsboro
Excited to share these blogs with Hillsboro community tonight! Pastor Chris Adams Donald Miller The Village Church Christianity Today Wayfarer First Baptist Greenville Youth Siloam Health
Education’s going mobile
McGraw Hill isn’t the only organization that is banking on the 2012-2013 going mobile: New on iTunes U: Find TEDTalks organized by subject area into courses, curated for students, educators and lifelong learners. In our initial course offering, explore such topics as “Creative Problem-Solving” … “Understanding Happiness” … “Climate Change” … where you’ll find great …
Do you feel the earth moving?
Do you feel the earth moving? McGraw Hill already has a line of five K-12 textbooks for the iPad 2 through iBooks 2 and over 50 iPad textbooks for higher education and the professional market through an app from partner firm Inkling, into which McGraw Hill Education has heavily invested. All of McGraw Hill’s iPad textbooks come alive thanks …
And schools are behind again
Schools are finding themselves on the other side of spending thousands of dollars on interactive whiteboards and now there is an interactive whiteboard that each student can hold in his or her hand rather than 25 students crowding around one. Who ultimately ends up on top has huge implications for educational technology leaders, who must …