Category: web 2.0
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So many CMS options: Why I mainly invest in WordPress and Google Sites
I do not consider myself a web design guru, but I’ve created a fair number of websites in the past fifteen years or so and continue to dabble with website design. One of the biggest changes which has taken place in the past five years or so, from my vantage point, is the transition away…
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A gaggle of AudioBoos from the Oklahoma City Zoo
(Cross-posted to our family learning blog, “Learning Signs”) Today was our last day before school begins for the 2009-2010 academic year here in central Oklahoma. Our family spent several hours visiting the Oklahoma City zoo this morning with friends, and we took turns recording a series of NINE AudioBoo messages as we toured around. This…
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Discouraging lecture hall technology abuse – Encouraging interactive discussions
I applaud Dr. José A. Bowen‘s efforts to end lecture hall technology abuse at Southern Methodist University. His encouragement to faculty to “teach naked” (sans computer technology) was highlighted in Jeffrey Young’s July 20, 2009, article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom.” I am not positive, but given…
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Comparing Worldbook Encyclopedia 2008, WikiPedia, and Digital Stories
Tomorrow I’m sharing the opening keynote for the 2009 Annual Scholars Academy, hosted by the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County in Aurora, Ohio, for area school administrators. The presentation will be a remix of my opening keynote for eTechOhio 2009: “Reinventing Education for the 21st Century: Designing School 2.0.” In the introduction, to try…
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New media changing journalism norms
I read David Folkenflik’s article “Seeking New News Formulas, ABC Tries A ‘Quick Fix’” this morning with interest. A couple weeks ago I presented for K-12 journalism teachers at the Oklahoma RTNDF Multimedia Workshop in Norman at the Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication. Those conversations, along with my continuing work for Storychasers and…
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A VoiceThread on Hawaii Adventures
Today I led a personally challenging day-long workshop for 70 teachers in NewKirk, Oklahoma, and had the TREMENDOUS joy to co-present with my 9 year old daughter, Sarah. I titled the workshop “Getting Started with Blended Learning.” We were all in the elementary cafeteria together from 8:30 to 11:30 am, and after lunch we moved…
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Podcast326: Reflections on the Google Teacher Academy – Boulder, Colorado
This podcast was mobile-recorded from the road, driving across Kansas following the Google Teacher Academy in Boulder, Colorado, on August 5, 2009. The GTA is a packed day of learning, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to not only learn more about Google and Google Tools, but also network with some extremely innovative teachers from…
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Notes from #gtaco – Google Teacher Academy: Boulder, Colorado
We had a phenomenal day of learning at the Google Teacher Academy in Boulder, Colorado. Here are all my notes from today: GTA Boulder Notes: Morning Part 1 – 2009 GTA Boulder Notes: Morning Part 2 – 2009 GTA Boulder Notes: Afternoon Part 1 – 2009 GTA Boulder Notes: Afternoon Part 2 – 2009 GTA…
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Explorations with other Google Tools
Google Quotes The “In Quotes” feature allows you to find quotes from stories linked to from Google News. These quotations are a valuable resource for understanding where people in the news stand on various issues. Much of the published reporting about people is based on the interpretation of a journalist. Direct quotes, on the other…