This longer than normal ‘cast starts off as more or less a summary of my last blog post, but then I get into something entirely new – a new online education community! Links Mentioned: Technology Education Network (Name is a work in progress) Drupal, Mambo, and Plone Art Club Netcast Chris Craft‘s many, many web …
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DEN takes a huge step backward
The following is a response to a recent email I received concerning a decision the higher-ups at the Discovery Educator Network recently made. I tried joining in the forum discussion for this very topic, but for some reason (perhaps their server is overworked at the moment?) I could not. So instead, I’m posting it here. …
Academic Aesthetic Netcast 118
I was on the radio today. Leo Laporte does, among other things, a weekend radio show about technology. I had a question, so I called in with Skype and asked away. I’m thrilled that I got to talk to the Tech Guy himself. Steve Dembo may have inspired me to start podcasting, but I wouldn’t …
Academic Aesthetic Netcast 117
You’ll notice that this edition of the Academic Aesthetic is not part two of the workshop I recorded a couple of weeks ago. The truth is that I have a few topics I would like to discuss, so I’m postponing the rest of the 3 hour workshop until whenever, or until people start asking for …
Academic Aesthetic Netcast 116
Part 1 of a presentation on blogging that I gave last week. It was a 3 hour workshop, so there’s no way I’m uploading the whole thing. If you listen carefully, you can hear my wife making a cameo. And a silly voice.
Oops I did it again!
Now if I can be forgiven for the rather lame title, I have two new blogs. The first is hosted by Vox. I decided to check out this social blogging service and it’s not bad, although there aren’t enough teachers using it. I’ve had it for a while now and I think it just might …
Home Again
I’m sitting on my couch and enjoying the marvelous encrypted wi-fi filling my apartment. I’ve yet to go through and spiffy up my previous posts, but I have some chores to do first and then I’ll get right to it. (And yes, this post counts as procrastination.) In my opinion I’d say that the Powering …
PUWT Session 5
I decided to peek in on Rachel Amstutz’s presentation on unitedstreaming and the DEN. There wasn’t too much new information for me, but it was still good to get a refresher course and show my support. Rachel’s done some good stuff for teachers throughout Maryland, DC, and even other countries, so it was nice o …
Session 4
I’m blogging from the conference, so forgive any format problems. (You may notice that I skipped sessions 2 and 3. That’s because I was a presenter for those.) Digital Camera Basics for the Innovator Educator Shiliey Upchurch I walked in a little late because I was answering questions at my own session on blogging and …
PUWT Keynote
Blogging from the conference right now. I’ll add the links later. Keynote Speaker: Susan Brooks-Young Web-Based Tools of the Trade: What Does Web 2.0 Offer Educators? All her notes are online! Woohoo! Most kids are using technology more than most teachers. Except for interactive whiteboards, but those mirror tech that we’re used to. She’s equating …