Is this your first visit, then I invite you to check out the rest of this weekly series, What Did They Tweet?, in which I post some of my favorite educational tweets. If the mindmap is not coming out in the RSS reader, you can click on the image to go to the original mindmap. […]
Month: September 2009
Do Our Students Realize They Live in the World?
Globalization is our current reality. Most successful companies have established themselves internationally. Foreign policy is becoming as much of a concern as domestic policy. The environment, global warming, and lack of resources are international problems requiring international brainstorming and problem-solving. Problems Social media, such as Twitter, makes us more globally aware. However, are we preparing […]
Cool Sites: A Little Help from my Friends
What do I do when my lesson is out of tune? The Beatles said it best, “I get by with a little help from friends.” Several of this week’s cool websites came from my Personal Learning Network (PLN)‘s blogs that I subscribe to in my RSS reader! I love my PLN who continually shows me […]
To Use Edtech or Not: That is the Question
In Argentina, technology is not used in the classroom at schools while Language Schools are at the avant-garde as to technological tools.
A Plan for a Pre-service PLN by Tom Whitby
Before I start out on my explanation of fast tracking pre-service teachers with Personal Learning Networks, I would like to Thank Shelly Terrell for the opportunity, the help, and the location for this presentation. Shelly has been a large influence in my PLN, and a good friend. Teaching Pre-service Teachers Over the last six months […]
What Did They Tweet? 9/14-9/17
My favorite tweets this week happen to include various multimedia I have embedded. I hope you enjoy the various videos, Glog, and Voicethread! I invite you to check out the rest of this weekly series, What Did They Tweet?. If the mindmap is not coming out in the RSS reader, you can click on the […]
Cool Sites: Be a Cutting Edge Educator
Before I was an English major, I was a Business major. I attended a magnet school for four years which prepped me for the business world. One of the most valuable lessons I learned was to keep current in my field in order to do the best job possible! When I began teaching, I was […]
The Easiest Profession in the World by Tamas Lorincz
Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (UAE) Disclaimer: This piece is based exclusively on my own experiences in teaching English in the UAE, I know that there are several institutions (albeit more likely in the private sector) that are much further ahead in the use of technology in education. It’s also obvious that […]
What Did They Tweet? 9/06 to 9/13
Is this your first visit, then I invite you to check out the rest of this weekly series, What Did They Tweet?, in which I post some of my favorite educational tweets. If the mindmap is not coming out in the RSS reader, you can click on the image to go to the original mindmap. […]
Thank You PLN
My #TeacherTuesday and #FollowFriday Lists! Twitter is one of my favorite social networks, because I have learned so much from the educators and people I meet. My Twitter Personal Learning Network (PLN) consists of very giving individuals who take time to interact and share with me daily. They give me support and their tweets really […]