Learning Blog

I’ve spent a great deal of time over my past 10 years as a Technology Director implementing new technologies that automate data systems (multiple student information systems, admissions, development, and business office systems), allow easier communication (e-mail), and help teachers teach and students learn (blogs, wikis, moodle and other communications tools).
We use FirstClass as our [...]

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NJECC did a great job with their conference today. Thanks to all who contributed to the conversation.
The technology worked and as promised, here are my slides and a number of other resources from my network.

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From Twitter:
From vvrotny:

Creating Global Collaboration

From elemenous:

Global Education Ning
Apple Learning Interchange
Outreach World
Global Awareness Del.icio.us links

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I’m at the New Jersey Educational Computing Consortium Annual Conference today.  I’ll be presenting on Creating Connections that Foster Global Collaboration in Your Classroom.
Mark Prensky is keynoting.  I’ve never seen him live before, so I’m looking forward to seeing him live.

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Over the past two weeks arvind and I have discussed Social Networking on our webcast over at EdTechTalk.  The first show consisted of us discussing social networks from the faculty perspective based on the Ohio Education Association’s recommendation that educators delete the social networking  accounts.  Here is the first show: 21st Century Learning #58: [...]

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 This year is a rebuilding year.  As I wrote about in my reorganization post in the summer, I have three new staff members in my department this year.  We are physically spread all over the school, creating divisions that can negatively effect department cohesiveness if we do not stay in frequent contact.
To work around this, we’ve [...]

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This morning, I was at home with my daughter, Claire, who was sick.  I checked my  Twitter feed.  Jeff Utecht asked if someone could send him the K-12 Online Conference Presentations.  Apparently, they are blocked in China.  I direct Twittered him back telling him I could, and forgot about the interaction. 
A few minutes later, Jeff [...]

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I’m working on setting up a Drupal Multi-Site Configuration to create sites that allow division specific blogging and password protecting of certain sites in the multisite configuration. Here’s the configuration I’m looking at:
1. Three column theme custom made for collegiate with site navigation on the left and organic group navigation on the right. [...]

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