Second Life Newby Field Trip
Have you wanted to attend the several Second Life teacher events but were too afraid you would do something embarrassing? Two years ago I set up my Second Life account hoping to explore the world…
Ustream and Twitter Search for Educational Purposes
The Twitter Revolution Perhaps, you have read the volume of articles asserting that Twitter is revolutionizing the way the world follows current events. Earlier today I watched Michael Jackson's funeral live and was able to…
Important Advice for Teachers
This past Monday I took part in a blog series, "52 teachers 52 lessons" moderated by Tom DeRosa. Once a week for a year, various teachers will post their answers to the following question: "What…
Avoiding the Edtech Burn-out
Recently, a good friend and Edublogs webinar moderator, Phil Hart, shared with me a recent Elluminate presentation I unfortunately missed. Edublogs webinars provide a free online gathering of educators or others interested in transforming the…
What is the Right Question?
Many educators understand the impact of asking questions. However, many educators may not be asking higher-order questions soon enough! As soon as the student walks into the classroom an educator can seize this opportunity to…
Edtech: Capitol Hill's Buzz Word?
No More Textbooks Is educational technology Capitol Hill's latest buzz word? Three current events appear to suggest that politicians are aiming to revolutionize the educational system through technology. Probably the most famous news item was…
Twitter Trials Pt. 2
Last week I began my journey of teaching Twitter online on Edufire. In my last post of this series, I wrote about my initial experience using Twitter as an educational tool. The focus switched from…
Summer Training Happened so Fast…
Photo adapted from Flickr by kevindooley licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. Lately, I have been reading about some exciting summer plans from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). The summer theme seems to be set…
Online Teaching: Twitter Trials Pt. 1
This past week I was inspired like many of you by the Twitter experiment performed at UT Dallas. As an online teacher, I was excited about the various possibilities in which I could get my…
Building the Lesson Wall
While gathering materials for this post, I was distracted by photographs, Power Points, and videos of my teaching experiences in the US. I miss those days of teaching to a room full of 30 students.…