Monthly Archives: January 2010
Five Apps for Busy Educators
Staying organized during a hectic school year is certainly a difficult task. With hundreds of e-mails, phone messages, parent conferences, and meetings, staying organized can seem impossible. To help, I’ve put together a short list of helpful apps I use … Continue reading
Posted in The Digital Principal, The Web 2.0 Teacher
Tagged apps, Basecamp, classroom organization, Dimdim, Evernote, Google, Mindmeister, organization, teacher
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Dude!
Things are getting tough for educators in CA. This year’s budget isn’t looking so good. I guess teachers can expect a “negative cost of living adjustment (COLA)”? Good grief!
Open Curriculum for K-12 Educators
Over the past few years, open curriculum has gained momentum in K-12 education. In the face of difficult economic circumstances, site administrators are finding their budgets squeezed by severe funding limitations. In response to these challenges, public school throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Virtual Learning
Tagged Hippocampus, MIT, Moodle, online learning, open curriculum, open educational resources, Stanford, Virtual Learning, Web 2.0, Yale
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The Weekly Update: January 4-10
Teaching with Twitter– Steve Wheeler, Learning with ‘e’s Social Books Unlock Reader’s Voice and and Provide Opportunity for Conversation– The Innovative Educator Learning Styles Theory Versus Sustained Hard Work– Steve Hargadon New Electronic Devices Could Interest Schools– eSchool News Netbooks … Continue reading
Posted in The Weekly Update
Tagged learning styles, netbooks, open courseware, social books, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Dude!
Man, I guess Twitter really is a brain drain! By the way, I just woke up, and I guess I should do some work…