-
A Short List of Favorite Books
My favorite books of all time have three things in common – two of those things are more relevant than the third: They are short in length The information/story presented is right on They are all blue (like I said, not as relevant) (at least I do not think so) On this list for a…
-
What in the Wordle Does This Mean?
Thanks to Doug Johnson and his Blue Skunk Blog, I just learned of a neat tool, Wordle. You can paste a blob of text, or enter a URL, RSS feed, or Del.icio.us user, and see a word cloud created based on the content provided. The resulting image can be customized by color and shape. When…
-
On Making Software Accessible
I’ve been listening to the NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) podcasts available free via iTunes. David Thornburg, leading thinker and educator, spoke in a presentation titled, “Open Minds, Open Education, and a View of Open Culture.” The focus was on 1:1 programs for students and open source software. The quote that jumped out at me…
-
Hello Crew!
Hello video announcements crew! I just finished a workshop at Amherst Middle with Mr. Z. on using Visual Communicator. Click on the video below to see some of what I learned. Get the Flash Player to see this content. Let me know what you think, and see you in August!
-
Under Construction – Please Excuse the Mess
I’m tinkering with a new theme, and as a result, lots of things are moving around and are “works-in-progress.” Please excuse the dust – I figure it will take a couple of weeks as I learn how to customize the WordPress templates.
-
(pat, pat, pat)…Still Here!
Well, July 1st has come and the blog is still here – woo-hoo! The transition from Teacherhosting to DreamHost is complete. One of the reasons I like to do the extra work of registering and hosting my own blog is so I can understand and learn about it. The move was not so bad but…
-
Bravo, Ladies!
Three students from Heim recently won the Generation YES Go Green video contest. In the contest, students were directed to produce a video about how our school is Green and/or how it could be better at it. In the GenYES spirit, all aspects had to be student-driven. I can tell you without a doubt it…
-
Moving Day – See You Soon (Hopefully!)
Moving day is upon me. I have to say that in the real world, I do not like moving, and in the virtual world of moving web hosts, I like it equally as little! After receiving word that my hosting service, Teacherhosting.com, is discontinuing service as of June 30th, I’ve been a bit stressed about…
-
A True Buffalo Hero
Students, please take note: we lost a Buffalonian yesterday that is worthy of the title “hero.” He was not an amazing athlete. He was not a wizard with business dealings or money. He was a smart, straight forward, honest, hard working journalist, and at the top of his game. Tim Russert is the type of…
-
Podcasting in Science Class
One of the best technology conferences recently was one I did not go to. Rather, it was one I was supposed to go to, but due to a very busy schedule in the labs, could not. So at the last minute I approached a science teacher to go in my place. It was the best…