Creating a Stop Motion Remix

One of my goals this year was to work with my students to make a stop motion movie out of one of the stories they created. We had a story last fall that I though would be good but it proved too difficult (logistically) to make. With the year starting to wind down we...

Skype in the Classroom Google Presentation

I wanted to share this presentation about different ways Skype can be used in the classroom. This presentation came to me by way of (funny enough) a conversation on Skype. I am mostly a lurker in a conversation that goes on 24/7 between 153 educators all over the...

12-12-12 A Moment in Time Google Presentation

Last December I came across a tweet about a collaborative project around 12/12/12. (I think it was a tweet from Anne Mirtschin, @murcha) My class was lucky enough to participate in this very cool global collaboration project. The project was spearheaded by a person...

Unpacking My Thoughts on Learning 2.012

I have never been to a conference that was so full on from the get go as Learning 2.012 in Beijing this year. WOW!! From the time I arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning until I flew out at midnight on Saturday night it was non stop action… but in a really...

The Power of Connections

Jason Graham (@jasongraham) and I were giving an unconference at Learning 2.012 in Beijing about the power of “Twitter Chats” and in particular #kinderchat. I was talking about how increadibly meaningful and relevant chats can be and I just wasn’t...