The next round of California’s Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant program for 2007-09 has been announced. Applications are due July 27, 2007. These are complicated applications to write, but it’s worth the work. The funding level is
New Edition of Handheld Book
There is a brand new 2nd Edition now available of the popular book Handhelds for Teachers and Administrators by Tony Vincent and Janet Caughlin. This new edition has a lot of new information, including a section on podcasting, which includes
Video proliferation
I love the recent explosion of user-created video content that’s going on in the world. It’s creative, thought-provoking, and empowering. I’ve also written previously about the great potential of video to help differentiate instruction and enrich student learning. However [rant
Wikipedia for Schools
I love Wikipedia and the collaborative approach to creation that it represents, but as with any information resource, Wikipedia is not all things to all people. One area where it is problematic for schools is that it contains some content
Video-based professional development
The newest show on Karen’s Educational Mashups is up. This show features different ways that video resources are being used to provide just-in-time professional development. With all the time pressures on teachers, I’d expect this to be a growing area
More thoughts on the Foleo….
After a few hours of reading more about the new Foleo and watching Palm’s video conference on it, here are a few more of my thoughts. – The Foleo can be used as a standalone device (i.e. without a smartphone).
The Foleo is here
Palm today announced its new product line with the Foleo as the flagship product. The product line is “mobile companions,” products to act as add-ons to smartphones. The Foleo has a 10 inch screen and a full-size keyboard and connects
Handhelds and administrators
The University of Southern Mississippi has been a pioneer in the field of using handhelds for administrative leadership. Each year they host a School Leadership Institute for building-level administrators. One part of that institute focuses on using handhelds as a
Trying to make iPod content interactive
With all the iPods that are out there and the power of mobile devices to differentiate instruction, I’ve been looking at various ways to incorporate more interactivity into iPod content. I started with Quizzler, a program that I really love
Do your students have cell phones?
Tech coordinator Darren Draper is doing an informal survey to see how many students have their own cell phones. If you have time, please do a quick survey of your students. Then either post your results to the spreadsheet linked