Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Catch Me If You Can

Technology is changing so rapidly that it is mind boggling. Things that used to appear only in the movies are now happening in real life. Truly, if you think it, you can make it happen.  This demonstration of touch screeen technology in 3D is nothing short of mind boggling. Technology waits for no one and [...]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

WEB 2.0

There are many clever ways to present what sometimes appears to be complex information. The term WEB 2.0 is bantered about quite frequently with some confusion as to what it means. The video link below will tell you everything you need to know about WEB 2.0. Then you decide how to effectively use the tools. [...]

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

2020 Schools, Active and Engaged Learning, Collaborative Work

A few weeks ago I told you about a project that is taking place at a school called IIT High School. It is one of the four schools that are located in what was once known as Edison Tech in Rochester, New York. Students there have been working on a project that will result in [...]

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same

Over 68 years ago educators were grappling with the same issues we are working on today. How to engage students in learning, make learning relevant, how to work collaboratively and be open to change. I’m sure that the video below was out on the edge for it’s time. You can easily substitute some of [...]

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Did You Know?

I was just reviewing a video that was introduced to me at a workshop this summer called “Did You Know?” Truth is that much of the information was surprising. Whenever I feel that we can move slowly about change in education I watch this video. It reminds me how flat the world has become, how [...]

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

WIKI’s What A Great Way to Collaborate and Discuss

Hey! I’m not the youngest kid on the block but this year I have learned the power of WIKI’s and how they can help to create dialog and collaboration between people. WIKI’s in our school district have helped to get input, energize projects and move agenda’s forward. It allows everyone to come to the [...]