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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.
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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 | 
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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
16
Reflections: Visit Counts, Technorati, Comments and Ego: A Good, Bad, and (almost) Indifferent Post
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, connecting online, education, pairadimes, reflection | Leave a Comment
An honest look at my blog.
The Good: • This site, elgg.net, is not going to be called EduFilter (seems my e-mail wasn’t the only complaint). Elgg is now EduSpaces, a name a number of us recommended - though I bear no claim to my voice being listened to since I also offered a dozen other […]
Apr
9
Online Connectivism Conference: Healthy Discord
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, learning, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
I have been participating in this on-line conference for the last few days (or rather nights!) This is the introduction to the conference that convinced me to participate:
“The evolution of teaching and learning is accelerated with technology. After several decades of duplicating classroom functionality with technology, new opportunities now exist to alter the spaces and […]
Apr
7
Sharing and Engaging: Web 2-point-0h-Yeah!
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, blogging, connecting online, education, learning, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
An antithesis to my last post, “Acceptance of Mediocrity, Web 2-point-oh-oh!”
Well, actually more of an ‘alternate spin’ on web2.0 than an ‘antithesis’. I must admit to seeing an element of accepting mediocrity in some students that concerns me. An example of this is the quality of work that students believe is satisfactory to hand in.
When […]
Apr
5
The digital native, the digital naive, and the digital divide.
Category: blogging, connecting online, digital native, education, pairadimes, technology | 2 Comments
I haven’t written too many quotable quotes in my day… but I like this one:
I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.
I just wish it was true! The fact is that my utility belt is often […]
Apr
5
Blog Rules - Respect, Inclusion, Learning and Safety
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, connecting online, education, learning, pairadimes | Leave a Comment
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 their […]
Apr
5
“the use of blogs to learn not just to teach”
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, blogging, education, instructional design, learning, reflection, restructuring, technology | 1 Comment
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 than […]
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