by Brian | Dec 1, 2006 | Blogging, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Student Access, Technology
. Just before the cable car began its journey it rocked slightly when some sort of release was pulled, and a squeal erupted from the fourth graders – but it quickly diminished and then was soon followed by “ahhs†as the car lurched and then smoothly soared...
by Brian | Nov 26, 2006 | Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Tuesday we embark on our second field trip of the year. As reported in my last post, we will be traveling to Squaw Valley to ride the Cable Car so we can get pictures, video and personal observations of landforms. In addition we are in the early throes of a project...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2006 | Change, Education, Field Trips, Student Access, Technology
Wednesday I passed out a seven year old Key Lime Green Apple iBook computer to each of my 26 fourth graders (27 actually, but more on that at a later time). The new batteries finally came in last Thursday – and Saturday my 2 daughters helped me install them and...
by Brian | Oct 1, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
I have used this blog on several occasions, and others in the edblogosphere have used their blogs to ask where the examples and research are that support integrating tech into the school curriculum? I have my own experience to tell me that tech along with...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2006 | Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, Skypecast, Technology
I just got done being an active participant in Wes Fryer’s presentation at the Mid-America Technology Institute – 2006 in Kansas … and I never left my family room in Reno, Nevada. I responded to Wes’s questions, role-played with an attendee of his presentation...
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...
