Category: Technology

Learning 2010 Reflections

As the landscape flew by and the Maglev train sped up to over 420 km/hr, Paul and I discussed everything from our families and backgrounds to our interests and career… Read more »

Teaching about Branding and Identity

I’m trying to pull this unit together but have been having problems with it. Feedback and suggestions would be most welcomed and appreciated.

Spinning my Wheels

I’m beginning to feel like I’m in a rut, just spinning my wheels. During my 7 years of teaching, I’ve attended a number of virtual and live conferences. I’ve had… Read more »

I think that scenarios are really useful for helping people conceptualize policies/procedures. I’m working on some scenarios for my school’s acceptable use policy and other technology procedures and guidelines. Most… Read more »

Middle School Technology Syllabus – Units

I’m working on my syllabus at the moment but this is a skeleton of what I’m thinking about my middle school and grade 9 courses. Who Am I? This is… Read more »

Middle School Technology Syllabus

I believe that computer studies at the K-12 level should have two strands – computer science and technology integration. I believe that all students should have experience in both strands…. Read more »

Technology Use in Schools

I had a colleague tell me today that I am not a typical tech person. I have a minor in computer science and have taught with computers for the past… Read more »

Processing ISTE 2010

It’s been a few days since ISTE 2010 and I’ve had time to step back and reflect on my experiences there. I was inspired by the educational philosophies and successes… Read more »

Critical Thinking

Presenter: Betsy Aoki, David McGavock, Howard Reingold Bing background is an image map with links to a variety of links (default focus is water) instant answers from Bing share the source… Read more »