As a part of the fun I’m having contributing to Wikijunior (part of Wikibooks, offering free, open content textbooks), I’ve taken an animal alphabet book there and made video and ebook versions of it. They’re available for viewing and download
Differentiating Instruction with Mobile Technology
At NECC last week, I presented a session called “Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate and Enrich Instruction.” The ISTE folks had wanted to podcast the session, but I wasn’t crazy about the legal agreement they were using. (It wasn’t Creative
Free "copyleft" visual resources
Every day, I am becoming a bigger advocate for copyleft licensing options for content. Copyleft licenses lets the creator maintain ownership (and copyright), while allowing others to share the content under terms specified by the creator. If you are looking
NECC-Closing thoughts
Here are some of my big take-aways from NECC this year: – There are a lot of new things going on, and they’re inspiring a lot of energy. (And I haven’t always felt this way at past conferences.)– Web 2.0
NECC session-Classrooms and Libraries for the Net Gen
I went to a session at NECC by Doug Johnson called “Classrooms and Libraries for the Net Gen” that I really enjoyed. I read Doug’s blog, but had never seen him speak before. He is a great presenter. The session
Edubloggercon – Classroom 2.0 session
Some quick thoughts from a session on Classroom 2.0 … – With wikis, some people are hesitant to add because they think they might be “wrong.” – School 2.o was too radical of an idea for many. [My note: I
Edubloggercon – video session
Some quick thoughts from a session on using video…. – We need research data on the effectiveness of video, so if you have any, please post and share. A lot of us have good anecdotal and qualitative data, but we
Internet blocking – help me understand
I’ve been thinking about Internet filtering and blocking in schools, trying to puzzle through the shades of gray and understand how current policies in this area can seem like a good idea to anyone. I understand that filtering is mandated
Free audio resources you can use
The next episode of Karen’s Mashups is up, and this is my favorite show so far! In it, I highlight a variety of sources for “copyleft” audio content that can be used free of charge in your own podcasts, movies,
PD "stickiness"
I do a lot of professional development workshops. (One time I counted and figured I worked with over 2,000 administrators and teachers over the course of a year. ) There are two main types of workshops I do: workshops at