by Brian | Jul 9, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Email, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Us edtech / project-based, folk have lamented for a long time how slow others have been to adopt the new tools and methods of the 21st century (although many of these methods are not new at all). We have talked about creating a buzz, an excitement about these methods...
by Brian | Jul 9, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
OK so nothing is like really being there … but this was pretty good. Wes Fryer set up an international Skypecast to share what was learned at NECC 2006 – thanks for laying the groundwork Wes! Here’s a link to his podcast of our Skypecast. So what is a...
by Brian | Jun 19, 2006 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
There is much rumination in the edblogosphere about what education and schools should look like in this way or that. Kids should be blogging, using web 2.0 applications (Wikis, podcasts, Flickr, the flavor-of-the-week app), in conjuction with project-based,...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2006 | Blogging, Digital Video, Education, Email, Literacy, Student Access, Technology
The following was written in response to Will Richardson’s request for a message to parents about safe and appropriate technology use: Paper and pencils can be used to draw inappropriate, hate filled, pictures messages and ideas – and you could poke...
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 3, 2006 | Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
At the same time we are working on our trip to Mars (see below) we are making a digital video about stickleback fish fossils. About 35 miles east of Reno is a tiny town called Hazen, Nevada. Hazen is one of those places you miss on the highway if you blink while going...
