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Feeds
Jul
16
Description: Since keeping a blog I have learned that little lessons can form big ideas, altering what a teacher can and must do. I’ve recently moved my blog, and in doing so, I have reflected on every post along the way. Here is an anecdotal look at a few things my blog has taught me.
Here […]
Jul
5
Overloaded and Unplugged
Category: Learning Conversations, Pro-D, blogging, connecting online, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | 
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How much is too much?
I like to lurk in Twitter, but I’m having full-on conversations with Plurk. I just spent over an hour putting my Firefox tabs into diigo. After that I started cleaning up my desktop and found a screen capture I made on twirl over a month ago:
I also bookmarked this Liz […]
Jun
16
Something from Nothing
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, learning, pairadimes, reflection | Leave a Comment
A Blog from Nothing
I remember when I put a ClustrMap on my blog. I saw one on a novel study wiki and thought it would be great for student wikis & blogs, to help students see that they have a global audience. It took me over an hour to figure out how and where to […]
Jun
7
Do not go quietly into your classroom
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, leadership, learning, pairadimes, presentation, restructuring, technology | 5 Comments
I spent Friday morning with 22 student teachers and a couple teachers from my school. My goal was to introduce them to the world of web2.0, wikis, and del.icio.us. Well 2 out of 3 ain’t bad- I didn’t really get into delicious beyond an introduction. That aside, I think this group of future teachers really […]
May
14
K12 Online Conference 2007: Playing with Boundaries- (at your leisure)
Category: Pro-D, blogging, connecting online, education, learning, pairadimes, presentation, technology | Leave a Comment
Why should you participate in this online conference?
It’s Free!
You can participate when it is convenient for you.
You can participate as much or as little as you like.
You will ‘meet’ some very interesting people.
It will challenge you to do “new things in new ways“.
It will help you to improve your practice.
Why am I signed up? I […]
May
5
Reflections: Stirring in the crock pot
Category: blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | 1 Comment
Spring brings new beginnings just as a school year comes to an end. As a teacher it is difficult not to be reflective in June.
Special moments remembered, peppered lightly with what could have been, and never transpired. The nostalgia seems to loom more so this year as I contemplate a move after my nine-year […]
May
1
Blogging with students requires biting your [digital] tongue
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, School2.0, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection | 3 Comments
In my last post about my Science Alive wiki, I mentioned that our Renaissance Fair Project was starting, (here is the assignment). I also mentioned that with our lousy computer lab, I wouldn’t be blogging again as I did last year.
Well, I decided to go ahead anyway! I can’t use our useless communal teacher lab, […]
Apr
30
Wikis in the classroom: a reflection.
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, blogging, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | 2 Comments
Well here it is, my completed Science Alive Wiki.
After an incident delayed getting feedback from my students until last Monday, things got extremely busy with preparation for the Renaissance Fair and my Grade 5 Transition Retreats [the subject of a future post]. All this included 3 afternoons out of my classroom at other functions… I […]
Apr
24
Start Your Own Blog
Category: Pro-D, blogging, connecting online, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
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 and you […]
Apr
18
on being a blogger…
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, cyberbullying, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection | Leave a Comment
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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