Decided to get back to my roots and start podcasting again. Â Hopefully I’ll be able to keep this up, as it certainly is fun to do. Since it’s been so long, I decided to start back at Episode 1. Â All the old stuff will remain on here as “Season 1.” Â Long live Season 2! Show …
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Apps You Need: Windows Edition
I recently (and by this I mean yesterday) purchased a new laptop. Â One might ask how someone on a teacher’s salary can afford such wonderful toys, to which the answer is buying clothes from thrift stores and $1 frozen meals from the grocery store. Â (Also I don’t buy new computers often, so the costs are …
Reaching a High Score #LevelUpBC #edtech
This presentation has gone through several revisions since I first presented it over a year ago. Here’s the current version of it that was presented at this year’s MSET iConnect event on December 1st, 2012.  The event was managed by the incredibly talented Selena Ward. Presentation’s Google Doc:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L9p2HNPnnn6gWTKkG3YrI6nrSvdrCov01_D2vw1J0Fk/edit Reality is Broken: http://janemcgonigal.com/ Article on Lee Sheldon …
iConnect Presentations
For those of you attending my sessions today, here are my presentations just in case you want to follow along. Â Assuming the audio quality of the recordings is acceptable I’ll post the video as well.
Academic Aesthetic #179: On 4th Grade and Conversations
Show notes: Edmodo.com Wordle.net Episode transcript (Posted to my Tumblr account)
Good Idea, Bad Idea
This is my reaction to New York City imposes new social media rules for teachers.  Click to read the article, it’s worth it. I agree a set of rules should be established. Every day I see people of all ages posting things that they really shouldn’t. That stuff doesn’t go away, particularly if it’s embarrassing. As …
Academic Aesthetic #178: Problems and Solutions
This is an episode about problems and solutions as I look ahead to next year’s curriculum. Problem 9 week curriculum needs revising. This is a course that can be repeated every year. Even if I didn’t need to change the lessons to keep it interesting to ME, I would still need to change the lessons …
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Common Ground Maryland 2012 Twitter Digest Day 2
2nd verse, same as the first. A little slow getting ready this morning, but now I’m all set to head out to Day 2 of #CGMD12. Blog: I know where I’ll be Session 8! So apparently @UnhelpfulTeachr is following me. Wonder if she checks Twitter on her phone during class while confiscating student phones. Looking forward to Camp …
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I know where I’ll be Session 8! #cgmd12
I know where I’ll be Session 8! #cgmd12, originally uploaded by TheArtGuy.
Reaching a High Score Presentation
You can also click this link to see the presentation.