A Break from Online Learning in Favor of . . . iPad Madness!

Posted on January 28, 2010.

Wow! What possiblities there are with this device!!
Just check out the video and you’ll see what I mean.
Think iPod (iPhone) meets Netbook.  Granted it is just a large iPod Touch (or iPhone), but couple this with Google Docs, iPhone Apps, some e-Books and some clicker software and we’ve just replaced several systems we currently [...]

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27J Online . . . Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2010.

In continuing the discussion of online learning in 27J, I should probably talk about what we hope to gain by building capacity within our teachers to learn and teach in a web-enhanced environment.  First of all, as a district on the “up-and-up” (a term I use for improved performance, focused on growth and innovation, and [...]

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27J Online? Part 1 (to avoid a ridiculously long post)

Posted on January 25, 2010.

Isobel blogged this post and I figure it’s a good time to start explaining a little about where we’re headed, what we’re using (next post) and how this will all transpire (hopefully).
For the past few months, at the request of several folks, I have been researching how we might roll out an online learning program [...]

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A Presentation I Just Gave, Luckily There Were No Exploding Heads

Posted on July 24, 2009.

Gave this presentation today at a confereence for the Colorado Association of Senior Centers:
Exploring The New World Wide Web

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I paid absolutely no attention to cognitive load theory – luckily no one freaked out, ran away screaming or had their head explode. I was very happy about that.  Just thought I’d share [...]

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Classroom Formative Assessment – A Digital Approach

Posted on January 23, 2009.

So, the discussion in 27J is classroom formative assessment (influences include William & Black, Rick Stiggins, Marzano, etc.).  For a more detailed discussion of this initiative, I highly recommend reading Isobel Stevenson’s blog (she’s our Executive Director for Student Achievement and maintains quite an interesting blog).  For me, an initiative surrounding classroom formative assessment seemed [...]

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Bookmarking: A Social Experience

Posted on November 20, 2008.

As I’ve stated, I moved to Colorado a few months ago from North Carolina.  In North Carolina, I served in a similar position (Instructional Technology Coordinator) where I worked with the district to increase the use of technology in the classroom.
One thing that I found was that teachers, while aware of the vast resources available [...]

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