August is Just About Here
Tomorrow brings a new role for me - 5th grade teacher. While I'm sure to miss the daily collaboration opportunities with incredible teachers in Schaumburg 54, I'm trading it for something else that I...
View ArticleConnecting the Spice Trade to Oil
I came across a blog by Tim Lauer on a great web site done by the Chicago Tribune.Chicago Tribune: A Tank of Gas, A World of Trouble Oil Safari | Chicago Tribune news | Broadband By Tim Lauer The...
View ArticleDo Technology Advocates Promote Blocking?
School starts next week and I find my Furl account is still blocked at school. I haven't been using it very long, and only have 70 sites Furled, but I like the service! I love how easily web site can...
View ArticleDigg for Finding Blogs
I've been listening to an interesting podcast on TalkCrunch about a popular Web 2.0 site called Digg."Digg is all about user powered content. Every article on digg is submitted and voted on by the digg...
View ArticleAutistic Children's Reaction to Digital Story Telling
This summer, a dear friend and language arts teacher from North Shore District 112, and I had several conversations about one of her students who's Autistic. She was struggling with ways to help this...
View ArticleHere They Come!
Well tomorrow is the big day! The classroom is ready, and the lesson plans are set. All I need now is a room vibrating with excited kids. I can't but help wonder what the kids are thinking and feeling...
View ArticleEvaluating Student Writing
I've been Reading the first book in Nancy Calkins'Units of Study for Teaching Writing: Grades 3-5. One of the final paragraphs discussing evaluation of student work states:The most important work to...
View ArticlePerspective Revisited
I've joined the ranks of teachers who perpetually feel like they're a month behind on everything that needs to be covered. So much needs to be done to turn this boisterous horde into functioning...
View ArticleUp and Running...Finally
I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. I feel like I've fallen off of the ed tech planet completely; I haven't even had a moment to read my favorite blogs. I've followed Will...
View ArticleK12 Online Conference
The K12 Online Conference started this week. I downloaded David Warlick's keynote to my iPod. It's about an hour long, and I've yet to find a moment to view it. I love the format of this conference:...
View ArticleA Call for Help to the Blogosphere
On Monday, November 13th I'm making a presentation to my district's Software Review Committee in defense of blogging technology. Currently all blog sites, including those specifically created for the...
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