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Report: Technology in Schools: What the Research Says

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...

Paper Airplanes = Fun Messy Learning

by Brian | Sep 15, 2006 | Change, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning

Last week in Reno was the Reno Hot Air Balloon Races and the Camel Races up in Virginia City – this week it’s the 43rd Annual Reno National Championship Air Races (brings $80 million into the local economy), so of course my fourth graders made and flew 3...

We Should Cut Back On Technology In Schools?

by Brian | Sep 3, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Literacy, Student Access, Technology

Wes Fryer has posted a podcast of a presentation – “Encouraging Reading” by Stephen Krashen, Professor Emeritus University of Southern California, at Encyclo-Media 2006, Oklahoma City, OK_01 September 2006 (Thanks Wes!). It is a great presentation and I highly...

Where are the “Best Practices” Examples!??!

by Brian | Aug 11, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology

One of the most popular posts (judging by the number of comments it received) on this young blog (6 months old) was Working, Breathing, Reproducible, Intriguing Models – where I lamented the seeming lack of good models of project/problem based learning supported...

Help set the agenda for our next Skypecasts and join in!

by Brian | Jul 10, 2006 | Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology

Brett Moller has already picked up the ball and set a possible agenda for another Skypecast to further the work started so ably by Wes Fryer. And as I write this I see Wes has already posted a new Skypecast for this Tuesday  at 8PM Central time and set an agenda....

Why Go To NECC When You Can Just Skype It!?

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...
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