by Brian | Dec 24, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Literacy, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
Originally uploaded by brnzwngs. Well we got a computer for our “Inclusion Project” – a brand new 17 inch iMac that I picked up Thursday night – but we ran out of time to get it hooked up before break – and we are still waiting for the DSL...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology
About a month ago I was called to the office at my school (no I wasn’t in trouble) and I was informed that I was getting a new fourth grade student – not unusual at an “At Risk” school. Several years ago I had 21 changes in my classroom in one...
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 4, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
I haven’t posted in awhile – been one of those convergences of report cards, parent conferences, inservices, family activities, etc. I have several posts in the works – might even get to one today or tomorrow. In the meantime I feel the urge to bring...
by Brian | Oct 14, 2006 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Literacy, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
I have been a contributor to a discussion about the role of teachers, styles of teaching and accountability on another blogger’s blog this past week. It is unfortunate that the discussion became just another example of how discourse has become contentious and...
