Year: 2007
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Refreshed VoiceThread and Parent Permission form
A new and “refreshed” version of my favorite web-based digital storytelling tool, VoiceThread, is now online and available. I’ve just given it a brief spin, and it looks good. According to Andrew writing on the VoiceThread blog: Here’s what’s new on VoiceThread: Redesigned browsing, creating content and account management functionalities Upload more media types to…
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Dissertation 2.0
It is quite difficult to find time to write a dissertation. In fact, “finding time” is impossible. “Making time” seems to be the only viable path to move from ABD to professor, particularly when working full time. Until this past Saturday, I had worked exactly ZERO minutes on my doctoral dissertation since the spring of…
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Warlick, Will, and WOW2 – All tonight online!
It’s a great evening in North America for professional development, and a great time irrespective of your location / time zone for conversations about teaching and learning. Join in the fun tonight/today: 11:00 PM Tuesday, October 9 GMT (6 pm US Central for me): Fireside Chat with David Warlick for K-12 Online 2007 12:00 AM…
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Time to switch to CFLs
Want to save money? Help the environment? See yet another phenomenal example of effective communication via digital storytelling? Watch Lee LeFever’s “New Light Bulbs in Plain English” video to learn how to do the first two things, and experience the third: Also available on Blip.tv. If you are looking for a great example of digital…
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CSS help anyone?
I’ve been making some new changes to the K-12 Online Conference blog template files this evening, and I can’t for the life of me find the code which makes the vertical bar just to the right of the blog title. It’s a bit dismaying to see how different browsers are handling the code, but such…
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Amidst K12Online07 launch, content control wars rage on in schools
Taylor the Teacher notes with sadness that after waiting weeks to finish start of school standardized testing / benchmark testing with students, learners of all ages awoke to a new content filter at school that blocks virtually ALL web 2.0 / read/write web content sites: District installed new Internet filter today because the other one…
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Inventing the New Boundaries by David Warlick
The 2007 K-12 Online Conference is officially underway! David Warlick’s pre-conference keynote, “Inventing the New Boundaries,” is available in both audio and video formats for download on the conference blog. This year we’ve setup two podcast feed channels, one audio-only and one with video versions of published presentations. Not all conference presentations will be available…
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K12Online discussions on EdTechTalk
EdTechTalk is one of the best online communities to get and stay connected with other educators interested in the effective ways to use both educational technologies as well as creative teaching strategies to engage students and improve opportunities for learning. Tomorrow evening at 6 pm (for me in in North America Central time – GMT…
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Turning to YouTube for an Origami Tutorial
My 4th grade son is working on a homemade boat project this weekend, as he’ll be racing his model tomorrow at school in recognition of Columbus Day and Christopher Columbus. The specifications require the boat be made of homemade materials, include no motors, and have a width no greater than 2 1/2 inches. Students must…
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Meaningful professional development via book studies
Meaningful professional development is always a challenge. In most cases, teacher audiences are diverse with different grade level and content area interests. Face to face time is limited, and opportunities for follow up often are in short supply as well. Colorado secondary assistant principal Rick Tanski found a great way to address these challenges during…