9th Annual Powering Up With Technology Conference Moving on Up: Using Technology to Impact Student Achievement When: Saturday November 12, 2005 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Where: Northwestern High School 7000 Adelphi Road Adelphi, Maryland 20782 Highlights *8 hands-on computer labs *Model lessons on integrating technology into the curriculum *Vendor booths and presentations *Innovative instructional …
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Podcast 31: Opinion Hunt
31 is fun, if you don’t mind listening to me rant. In this episode I rant about a “news” story I found in Google News, then make a connection to one of the things that David Warlick talks about: It is not enough to teach our kids how to read and write. We need to …
Podcast 30: Good Web Page Design
30 is wordy, but I’ve summarized it below. In this episode I give tips for how to make a good web site or PowerPoint. I go on for a bit, but it all boils down to this:1. Decide exactly what your website is about. (Example: Mine is about art, education, and technology.) 2. When adding …
Google Talk
I really like my Gmail account, so when Google introduced Google Talk it did manage to snag my intrest. While they don’t have a Mac client yet they have provided links to several alternative clients that are Google Talk complient. (I’m partial to Adium at the moment, although those default sounds were horrible!) If you’re …
Tooooo Heeeeavy!
The local news had a story on backpacks being too heavy for students nowadays. When I went to their website to reference the story I couldn’t find it, but I DID find that they had in fact covered it several times before: 8/17/04, 8/23/02, I can go on, but I won’t. In a society where …
Podcast 29: Art Club and Upgrades
29 is fine, but I’m sure 30 will be better. Show Notes:On this episode I geek out. Sorry. The Art Club computer lab is shaping up, today I upgraded some systems and installed some drawing / editing programs. Tomorrow: Linux! Why Linux? Because spyware and viruses scare me. (I forgot to mention this in the …
Podcast 28: Moodle, Art Club, Flickr
28 is great! Now I’ve got one show for every year of my life. Show Notes:Steve Dembo set up a moodle page for me to play with! Boo-Ya! It’s very nice and I’m sure I’ll be using it in the future, but for now Thingamablog and BlogMeister meet my needs. Art Club will be starting …
New URL!
Now almost 50% shorter! I’ve registered academicaesthetic.com and pointed it to my server. Those of you who still see pop-up ads when visiting my site should no longer have that problem.
Podcast 27: 3 Conference Sessions
Ok, so I did get lost on the way home today, but I finally got my 27th podcast uploaded. Show Notes:Steve Dembo set up a moodle page for me to play with! Boo-Ya! On to the sessions! Session 1: Keith Haring Session 2: Crayola Dream Makers – Fred the bug says “hi.” Session 3: National …
Podcast 26: Goals for this year
Ok, so I can’t think of a wisecrack for number 26. I owe you one. Show Notes:Goals concerning my students: 1) More technology in the classroom 2) More discussion of intellectual property / copyrights / fair use / open source / Creative Commons / etc. Goals concerning my coworkers: 1) Encourage educators to read and/or …