Reading Around the World
My kindergarten class just finished participating in a wonderful activity called "Reading Around the World". Although the activity itself is just getting started, we were one of the first participants. The basic gist is that a student chooses a book they like and...
Join the Conversation
I will be giving a presentation this coming Saturday, February 18th from 10-11am Hong Kong time (which will be 6pm Friday on the west coast and 9pm Friday on the east coast in North America) at the 21st Century Learning Conference Hong Kong. Use this website if you...
Kinders Collaborate & Create Progressive Story Using Wiki & VoiceThread
I honestly can't remember who turned me on to the idea of participating in a "Progressive Story" but I can be certain that it was someone via Twitter. (If your reading this... THANKS, it was tons of fun for my class.) In the past I have known colleagues who have...
What are we Championing?
When I was a high school senior I remember our school participated in a program to bring video equipement into our classrooms. It was called Channel One. The program was explained to us as away for our school to receive free TV's and VCR's to be used in the classroom....
Twitter Lists Explained & Newbie Twitter Prezi
Using lists on Twitter can be very useful if not for any other reason that this: Note: you don't need to follow another user to add them to a list; if you want to read a user's Tweets but not see their messages in your main timeline every day, lists allow you to do...
What’s a # mean on Twitter and what is a Twitter “Chat”?
I've had people ask me how I can have a "conversation" on Twitter when I have all these tweets flying through my timeline. The short answer is a "#" which is called a hashtag. If you are new to Twitter one of the most valuable things to familiarize yourself with is...
Same Battle (Distractions)… New Frontier (Digital)
Before you decide to "plug in" your classroom by introducing connected technology (laptops, netbooks, iPads, iPods, tablets etc) you'll need to think some thing through and possibly adjust how you manage your classroom. Just how you adjust may depend largely on the...
The Vehicle Doesn’t Matter… It’s Where You Take It
In 2005 I decided to get a masters degree. I knew that I would need to find a program that was online based as I was going to be moving to Cambodia. I found a couple different programs that seemed to be more or less what I was looking for. Many delivered content...
Is the Future About Flipping?
I thought it was kinda funny that I sat down to write this post on "Flipping" the classroom last night and the internet was down. I'll state right off the bat that I think flipping the classroom is a really effective way to deliver content when done correctly. That...