Podstock Southwest is being held on Aug. 6-7 in El Paso, Texas. I’m presenting sessions on open content resources, Web 2.0 and mini-laptops, and Web 2.0 applications for personal and school use. If you’re attending, stop by and say hi.
Wiki-embedded formative assessment
So I’ve been thinking a lot and talking to people about the formative assessment idea I wrote about earlier this week. (The working name is now the “comprehension plug-in”…thanks to Chris Campbell for this great name.) As a part of
How is your learning going?
I’ve been brainstorming ideas for applying Web 2.0 technologies to formative assessment. Here is a useful, easy-to-implement idea: My thought is to use this after each major instructional block of content, which depending on the class and the day, could
Tech basic videos are up!
The first eleven Tech Basics videos are now up! These are intended for teachers who struggle with some of the basic Windows OS skills that can help make them more productive. Topics include things like right-clicking, screen captures, file management,
Tech basics movies for your review and comment
Following up on my post on “tech basics no teacher should be without,” I have the first couple movies up. I’d love to hear any feedback on these. Also, they’re licensed CC-By so feel free to download, rip, and burn
Tech basics no teacher should be without
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for your responses to my question about tech basics no teacher should be without. From the number of enthusiastic responses, I am thinking this is a resource that will be able to be used by
What are the most important tech basics no teacher should be without?
I need your help! I do a lot of professional development on integration, and I am always surprised by how many teachers, even those who use computers every day, don’t know what I consider “must-know” tech skills. I’m not talking
Differentiated PD
I have been on a quest this year to work on ways to differentiate professional development workshops. In every group of teachers or administrators I work with there is a huge range of experiences, background knowledge, tech comfort levels, learning
Learning to learn
After writing earlier this week (and thinking a lot about this over the last year) about teaching kids to learn, I’m thinking now about how we provide professional development to teachers and wondering if the whole approach is flawed. There
Integrating handhelds
This is a short presentation on integrating handhelds into the classroom intended for teachers who have some familiarity with handhelds and want to use them more effectively with their students. It also features a list of some of the best