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Six years of 1 to 1 learning in Floydada, Texas
Sunday’s article on MyPlainview.com, “Floydada a showcase for technology education,” highlights the hard work and vision of educators in Floydada, Texas, implementing the district’s 1:1 laptop initiative. The district is hosting a “Digital Learning Environment Open House” tomorrow starting at 9 am. Superintendent Jerry Vaughn is quoted in today’s article: In today’s environment in Floydada,…
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Floydada iBook rollout video
When I was going through the saved movie clips on my laptop in preparation for my session on digital storytelling here at HLA06, I came across this video news segment I recorded from Lubbock television on October 4, 2006. I uploaded the clip to YouTube– this is coverage of the rollout of iBook laptops to…
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Floydada students wired for success with laptop-lease program
Lance Lunsford of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper wrote an excellent article about yesterday’s rollout of student laptop computers at Floydada High School: “Floydada students wired for success with laptop-lease program.” This article is also available as a PDF. If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’ free newsletter. Check out Wes’…
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Podcast8: Educational Vision in Floydada ISD
In this week’s podcast I share interviews with the administrative leaders of Floydada ISD here in West Texas: Mr. Jerry Vaughn, Superintendent of Schools Mr. Bill Dean, President of the Floydada ISD Board of Trustees Mr. Wayne Morren, Principal of Floydada High School Program Length: 28 min, 21 sec File size: 13.6 MB (Click here…
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Podcast6: One to One in Floydada
In this podcast, I address: Spellchecking on webpages: Vital tools for Teaching and Learning with the Read/Write web Thoughts on One to One Technology Immersion in Floydada, Texas Program Length: 13 min, 38 sec File size: 6.3 MB (Click here to listen to this podcast) Referenced websites in this podcast include: The Texas Technology Immersion…
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Steve Jobs Inspired Me to Dream Big Again
Steve Jobs lost his fight with cancer, and our world has lost an inspirational voice. Inspired by Eric Schmidt, Walt Mossberg, Kent Brooks and others, I’m moved to share a few words about how Steve inspired me to dream big again. In the mid-1990s, life for me was pretty bleak. My dreams of being a…
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8th grade Oklahoma students in Del City get Macbook laptops #ok1to1
The two minute video on Oklahoma City’s KOCO.com Channel 5 website, “Grant Provides Laptops for Students,” shares information about the exciting rollout of Macbook laptops in August 2010 to 8th graders at Del Crest Middle School in Del City, Oklahoma. Dr. Don Wilson, the director of instructional technology for MidDel Schools, is among those interviewed…
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PollEverywhere grappling with Monetization and Free Educator Plans
Web services are not free to provide. Someone pays. Sometimes those paying are advertisers, but in many cases content and service providers pay costs but rationalize those costs because they are offset by income from other related sources. It’s very interesting as well as instructive to watch the development of pricing schedules and “free” access…
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Learning with Apple: New Content, New Connections, New Communities #ok1to1
These are my notes from Maria Henderson’s presentation, “Learning with Apple: New Content, New Connections, New Communities.” This session was shared at the Apple 1:1 Informational Event at MetroTech in Oklahoma City on December 1, 2009. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. This is an all-day event, sponsored by Apple Computer, but I…
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Leadership in the Digital Age – Apple 1:1 Informational Event #ok1to1
These are my notes from the Apple 1:1 Informational Event at MetroTech in Oklahoma City on December 1, 2009. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. This is an all-day event, sponsored by Apple Computer, but I am just able to stay for the morning. Today follows the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Pre-bidder’s…