by Brian | May 12, 2006 | Blogging, Cooperative Learning, Education, Literacy, Technology
In light of today’s Dopey… I mean DOPA legislation I’m resurecting a recent post: You have a toddler at home. The street in front of your house could be dangerous. They could get hit by a car or picked up by a stranger. You’ve seen news stories...
by Brian | Apr 25, 2006 | Blogging, Education, Literacy, Student Access, Technology
You have a toddler at home. The street in front of your house could be dangerous. They could get hit by a car or picked up by a stranger. You’ve seen news stories about it on TV… in the paper … kids injured and kidnapped and killed in the street. Maybe it would...
by Brian | Apr 20, 2006 | Blogging, Digital Video, Education, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Students blogging, creating content, manipulating text, graphics and video, designing and producing projects and all that technology and Web 2.0 has to offer – Wow! It’s so obvious what dynamic, mind stretching and engaging platforms technology, problem-based...
by Brian | Apr 18, 2006 | Blogging, Cooperative Learning, Education, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Miguel Guhlin posted a great piece today Powerful Beyond Measure that is a must read. In it he states: “The words of Isaiah, as Bonhoeffer shared them, are, “He who believes does not flee.” The words strike home as I reflect on education today. For...
by Brian | Apr 8, 2006 | Blogging, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Doug Johnson over at The Blue Skunk Blog made me write this post in response to this: Questions that come from the dark side of the force… Why should a teacher be given any more latitude to be “creative” with a computer than an accountant? Why should...
by Brian | Apr 5, 2006 | Blogging, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Literacy, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Let’s face it, one of the biggest obstacles for elementary school teachers to overcome to feel safe teaching and doing much outside of language and math instruction, is the notion that students have to have mastered those subjects to be successful in school and in...
