These are my notes from Kristy Lovett (teaches HS Art 1-4) and Erica Carey‘s (HS consumer science) afternoon presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. The title of his session was, “Cross-Curricular Teaching (Electives/Core) in a 1:1 Environment.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE
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These are my notes from Jim Askew’s afternoon presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. Jim teaches chemistry at Crescent, develops curriculum with Crescent teachers, and leads their TAH (Teaching American History) grant. The title of his session was, “From Lesson Plans to Online Curriculum.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS
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These are my notes from Julie Cook‘s morning presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. Julie teaches multiple levels / grades / courses of English. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE STORYCHASERS MOBILE LEARNING TEAM BLOG IS A PLACE FOR EDUCATORS IN 1:1 SETTINGS
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These are my notes from Jim Askew’s morning presentation at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE STORYCHASERS MOBILE LEARNING TEAM BLOG IS A PLACE FOR EDUCATORS IN 1:1 SETTINGS TO SHARE IDEAS. I’ve been blessed to work for 2
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These are my notes from the opening session at the Crescent Public Schools‘ 1:1 learning conference on 4 June 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. MY ASIDE: THE STORYCHASERS MOBILE LEARNING TEAM BLOG IS A PLACE FOR EDUCATORS IN 1:1 SETTINGS TO SHARE IDEAS. 14 of the 19 Oklahoma schools involved in
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Week 1 of the 2010 iConnect, iLearn Conference came to an end today in Colby, Kansas. Next week the conference moves to Salina, Kansas. These are the session resources from the morning’s keynote and two breakout sessions I shared. I did record audio for the keynote, and may share that later as a podcast and
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Leo Leport on TWiT reports 36 new tablet models are coming to market, aiming to capture a portion of the iPad market. The Kno has two 14″ screens, and does support flash along with other web video formats. It looks a little big. Certainly provides stark contrast to Dell’s forthcoming Streak tablet, with a 5″
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These are my notes from Charlie Mahoney‘s session “Stop Motion Animation – A Hands-On Workshop & Classroom Use Discussion” at iConnect iLearn 2010 on 3 June 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. – Charlie’s Google Presentation slides / links Stopmotion is not just claymation – it is a breeding ground for thinking
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In November 2009, Kansas anthropologist Linda Davis-Stephens traveled to Kunming, China. Kunming is located in southeastern China, just north of Laos and Vietnam. Linda created and posted to YouTube a 4.5 minute video of reflections and images from her amazing trip. The conference where she presented had 4000 attendees from around East and Southeast Asia.
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These are some of the websites I learned about during our day 1 closing session at iConnect, iLearn in Colby, Kansas today. http://www.wikidot.com Website for building wikis, ideal for online learning portals. Free as well as paid options. The Collaboratory at Colby Community College is a local higher ed example using Wikidot. Multiple classes are
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These are my notes from Kevin Honeycutt’s presentation, “Tips and Tricks” at the 2010 iConnect, iLearning Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Part of this preso was recorded via Ustream. The initial few minutes of this preso were also archived, but Kevin doesn’t start until 2:30 into the presentation. Connectivity issues caused
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I creatively experimented with my opening keynote for the 2010 iConnect iLearn Conference today in Colby, Kansas. My topic was “A-Ha Moments: Voice.” I created my first Prezi presentation to share these thoughts, and also solicited the ideas of conference participants on the conference Ning. A-Ha Moments: Voice on Prezi I learned a LOT creating
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These are my notes from Steve Wyckoff’s presentation, “Crisis in the School: Budget Busters” at the iConnect, iLearn Conference in Colby, Kansas on June 2, 2010. The Ustream login in the room didn’t work but I was able to login with a different browser, so I was able to record/archive this session. (embedded below) ESSDACK
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If you have access to a phone and can use it, you can readily publish audio online for FREE as a podcast using iPadio. Your students can as well. This process is called “phonecasting.” Tuesday I recorded a 23 minute phonecast using iPadio on my iPhone, continuing my review of Diane Ravitch’s new book, “The
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This evening I’m in a motel in Colby, Kansas, and the wifi user agreement includes some language which caught my attention: SECURITY OF YOUR ACCESS AND USE Due to the nature of wireless LAN and High Speed Internet Access networks, control of physical access to the network cannot be ensured. In the case of wireless
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I will be participating in the iConnect iLearn conference in Colby, Kansas, the next two days. http://iconnectilearn.ning.com I have proposed the following for an “unconference” session I’ll lead. What do YOU think are the important issues/themes which we should discuss?(I’ll be sure to podcast this later!) When student published videos go viral: Lessons Learned In
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Tammy Parks shared “Cook Time with Remmi” at our Creativity Institute planning meeting today. Remmi is a 9 year old student in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was featured at an Apple Leadership event in the Dallas area recently. Remmi may be a perfect student to invite to our Creativity Institute in July, to share the ways
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