Back to School…

Well, it’s 11pm, I just got back from the beach, there are bags surrounding me, dishes to do, lunches to make, but tomorrow I head back to school after a three week vacation. So it’s time to think about the big picture, get ready to use our new web portal, the 18 new smartboards, [...]

1:1 — Time to start the discussion again…

During the past few months, I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about Information and Media Literacy — I believe that this is one of the most concrete reasons to implement a laptop or 1 to 1 program in a school. To be responsible citizens in the 21st Century, students need to be ethical, [...]

Testing Google Picasa Web Albums…

I’m always interested to see how new software works, and being a Picasa user, I jumped at the idea of beta testing Google Web Albums. So here goes… It’s not Flickr, but there is potential — Very simple, and for most folks, that works.

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Jun 11, 2006 - 11 Photos

That’s Evan, by the [...]

Elgg.EducationBridges.net — A Social Network for Teachers…

We now have a logo and a favicon (Thanks to Mark Penny) and a great conversation happening about using mapping mashups within 6-12 classes.
Check this all out at the Education Bridges Elgg.

What is a 21st Century Teacher?

On a post on EductionBridges.net, Jo McLeay asks, “What does it mean to be a teacher in the 21st Century?” This morning, I listened to our first few webcast’s from www.webcastademy.net to try to pick one for podcasting on Friday — as we’re on vacation — and the concept of a 21st Century [...]