by Brian | Dec 30, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Literacy, Technology, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
A third grade teacher in my district emailed me the following queries about blogging with her third graders: “I established the blog with blogger.com and have been using it as part of my students 30 minutes/week in the computer lab. Unfortunately, I do not have...
by Brian | Dec 29, 2006 | Change, Education, Project Based, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Time Magazine – How To Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century by Claudia Wallis and Sonja Steptoe You’ve probably already read this article (and if you haven’t you should – here’s the link), or have read about this article (like here,...
by Brian | Dec 26, 2006 | Change, Education, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
eSchool News has a great article called “Six ed-tech trends to watch in 2007†By Gregg W. Downey. A definite “must read.†I listed the six trends below along with a teaser quote from each – but read the entire article. They also have an article – The...
by Brian | Dec 26, 2006 | 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Uncategorized, Video Skype, Web 2.0
The top 5 most read posts in my first 10 months blogging at Learning Is Messy: . . . 1) Paper, Pencils and Books May Not Boost Student Achievement 2) Too Much Time For Change To Happen? 3) Hoping To Make a “Web 2.0†Difference In A Child’s Life – Part...
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 19, 2006 | 1:1, Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
I got a Blogmeister account set up and had my students upload their first posts today (Thanks again Dave!). We have several finished pieces already, so hopefully by the end of the week we will have several posts going. I’m hoping to get them to finish writing posts...