Will Richardson did a great job in giving an example that begins to lead the way for us to stop the redundant practice of using paper and technology when only the technology is necessary to get the message across.What a way to go green. Read on…..
http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/get-off-paper/
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The Brighton Central School District had the privilege of being part of the U.S. Department of Education’s School 2.0 Project. The project demonstrates the interconnectivity of technology with all of the stakeholders that make up a school’s community. Click on the link below to visit the School 2.0 website. Click on launch ecosystems, then on [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Recently at a workshop in Buffalo I had the opportunity to meet a very special 5th grader. Last December she decided to make a difference by asking people on her blog to carry out 25 acts of kindness during the month of December. She asked each person who visited the blog to pay it forward. [...]
None of us know what the next great idea is going to be. The video below demonstrates that in education there have been naysayers to many innovative ideas yet they became accepted practice and have moved us forward. We are the Columbus’s of the 21st century. Just think of how radical his ideas were in [...]
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 [...]
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Having technology is a blessing and a curse. Actually, more of a blessing. The curse is the equipment is capable of doing so many things for us yet we seldom have enough time to learn all of the nuances. For some ideas the learning curve [...]
