Here is the write-up for the 2 hour Professional Development seminar that I ran today for 9 dedicated teachers who showed up on a sunny Saturday, after a full day of Pro-D on Friday. Start Your Own Blog A practical session that will introduce you to blogging. You will see how others use their blogs […]
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on being a blogger…
How is a post inspired? Where do the seeds of thought that blossom into these very words come from? The seeds • I have a student in my class that is currently on a very unhealthy diet. I know that I cannot convince her to get off of it without replacing it in some way. […]
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Blog Rules – Respect, Inclusion, Learning and Safety
Original title: Blog Rules – Just the basics, 4 rules based on Respect, Inclusion, Learning and Safety In May of ’06 I taught a 10 day course on Leonardo Da Vinci, as part of our yearly Renaissance Fair. I did this in a brand new way. I started the project off by having students create […]
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“the use of blogs to learn not just to teach”
Will Richardson’s post Teacher Bloggers Not Blogging (Says Me) looks at the David Warlick article in EDTECH titled Blog Rules. Yet another reference I have found recently to Principal Dr. Tim Tyson and Mabry Middle. Will says: “Blogs are powerful communication tools. Blogs are powerful publishing tools. But blogging (the verb) is still much more […]
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Pizzas and Paperclips
I am combining two short posts here: —————————————– Ordering a pizza in in the near future. Turn your speakers on for this one… a little dark humour about living in a wired world. Ordering from Pizza Palace. Originally posted April 6th, 2006 —————————————– One Red Paperclip We live in a wired world where a man […]
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Hello world! ‘Pair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts’ finds a new home!
A few years ago, a friend sent me an invitation to join him on a social network and start something called a blog. I signed up and my first post, “The purpose of a system is what is does” set the metaphoric tone for my ideas and thoughts that will fill this space. Essentially, I […]
