Archive forJanuary, 2010

Jan

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Tech20Tuesday – a leadoff double!

January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The second week of Tech20Tuesday is in the books.  Yesterday afternoon we looked at Slideshare, an on-line tool for sharing presentations and other documents.  Think of it as a “YouTube for PowerPoints“.

Reaching Out to the Edges

Tech20Tuesday is our district’s latest initiative to support teachers in embedding technology within their learning environments.  With almost 800 teachers [...]

Jan

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Global projects: The three-headed solution

January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Sometime in the last couple of days I was listening to a CBC Radio interview with a gentleman who was talking about blood-cell sized implants that will be used manage personal health issues.  He says that these are about 30 years away, when all of my students will be younger than I am now. His [...]

Jan

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Wishing for warmth

January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Let’s get one thing up front – the older I get, the more I question whether or not spending the rest of my days in the cold snow belt of Eastern Canada is what I want to do.  My body starts to seize in October, and usually doesn’t thaw until late April.  For those six [...]