Archive forOctober, 2008

Oct

17

Live Blogging – ACTEM Keynote, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Oct

16

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach – liveblogging from ACTEM

October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Oct

16

The Ideal Top Guy…

October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have been sitting on this for a few days after originally seeing it on Jeff Utecht’s blog.  I wasn’t sure how to present it without appearing critical of current administrators – but I think it has too valuable a message not to share.
Chris Lehmann is Principal at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia.  This [...]

Oct

16

Shining in the Spotight!

October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As a district employee, I am assigned to a number of schools.  My role is to help teachers and students leverage the technology they have available to create connected and information-rich learning environments. I have four schools that I am assigned to; all with some degree of technology access for teachers.  I am particularly excited [...]

Oct

13

Time for f2f too…

October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As K12 Online kicks off this week, there is still a value in f2f networking in a more traditional conference setting.  I am excited this week as I’ll get a chance to pop across the border to visit with our friendly neighbors in the State of Maine as they play host to the annual MAINEducation [...]

Oct

13

3, 2, 1…K12 Online Underway

October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

As we celebrate Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, I took the opportunity this evening to tune into Prof. Stephen Heppell’s opening pre-conference keynote for the K12 online conference.
From the K12 Online website…
Presentation Title “It Simply Isn’t the 20th Century Any More Is It?: So Why Would We Teach as Though It Was?”
Description: We are in [...]

Oct

8

Schmap Me!

October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I don’t consider myself a great photographer, but I do like to drag my camera around when travelling.  Last summer my wife and I had a wonderful trip to New Orleans, and one day I might even get some of my pics of the French Quarter and the swamp printed and framed.
So, it came as [...]

Oct

6

Stop the Press…

October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The talk around the counter island at my house last night was our telephone company’s recent trial balloon where they suggested that the phone book might soon be a thing of the past.  Apparently, as a result of increased use of digital phone directory services – both on-line and from cell phones – and a [...]