by Brian | May 12, 2007 | Digital Video, Education, Inclusion, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Tonight was the 7th annual Lumiere All School Film Fest here in Reno. My friend Paul McFarlane, an English teacher at Hug High in Reno, started and continues to make this superb festival happen (Yes, Hug High School, named for Procter R. Hug, a local judge). My sixth...
by Brian | May 10, 2007 | Digital Video, Education, Grace Corrigan, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Here are the links to video of Grace Corrigan’s (Christa McAuliffe’s mom – the teacher in space’s) visit to our classroom. Well worth the time. You will see me occasionally intrude into the presentation because I put the laptop running the...
by Brian | May 7, 2007 | Blogging, Inclusion, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0, Wikis
Celest was back today after an almost six week absence. She rang our Skype bell just as students were entering at nine and except for recess and lunchtime – and a short break to take a blood draw, she was with us all day. She got a chance to read the 28 comments...
by Brian | May 5, 2007 | 1:1, Change, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Years ago I came up with an idea for a writing prompt that I felt was pretty “schema neutral“- all kids would have experience enough to be able to write a story about this prompt. I call it “A Day As Your Shoes.” Several years ago Corbett Harrison,...
by Brian | May 2, 2007 | Blogging, Brian Crosby, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0, Wikis
I finished the last of four 4 hour classes I taught on Flickr, blogs, wikis, writingfix.com, digital video, TeacherTube and Skype (and a few other things) last night. To demo Skype I made a connection with Chrissy in New Zealand. I had never met Chrissy or been to...
by Brian | Apr 28, 2007 | Education, Grace Corrigan, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Skypecast, Student Access, Technology, Web 2.0
Update: 4/29/07 Find a link to the podcast below (my first ever podcast btw). Friday, Grace Corrigan “graced” our classroom with a visit, and that might seem like just a cute play-on-words, but if you had been there you would agree. Grace is Christa...
