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The End of an Era – Part 1 4 Jun 2013 | 05:47 am
After nine wonderful years as a member of the Technology Department at Marin Country Day School, this will be my last full week before I begin to transition to my new position as Director of Technolog...
ShowMe in Middle School Math 9 Apr 2013 | 12:53 am
I have found that the ShowMe app has been one of the easiest sells for our iPad-adopting teachers in grades 6-8. Here is an example of how one of our middle school math teachers is using ShowMe conten...
Tech in the K-8 Differentiated Classroom 6 Feb 2013 | 06:22 am
Here are the slides from my BATDC presentation on Monday at the lovely Black Pine Circle School in Berkeley. The topic was “Tech in the K-8 Differentiated Classroom” and was the 3rd in a 4-part worksh...
Survey of Spelling and Vocabulary Apps 6 Nov 2012 | 10:16 am
I have been collecting and testing a variety of spelling and vocabulary iPad apps for upper elementary over the past few months. Many of these are great tools for assisting kids with Word Study, sight...
Notability as a Desktop Publishing App 30 Oct 2012 | 08:39 pm
One of my sixth grade students used the Notability App to create this cute flyer for the upcoming 6th Grade Dance. Another example of “if you give them the tools, they’ll find unique uses for them!”
On Sharing 25 Oct 2012 | 11:30 pm
It’s that time of year again — the K12 Online Conference will be hosting live and asynchronous sessions through November 12. This year they’ve added an iTunes U channel so you can get audio or video p...
A Great Use for Your Browser’s “Top Sites” Screen 25 Oct 2012 | 02:24 am
Our 1st Grade classroom teachers are maintaining individual Blogger blogs for each of their students this year, having carefully set up each blog with appropriate privacy settings to turn the blog int...
Upper School Parent Tech Night at MCDS 23 Oct 2012 | 01:41 am
For the second year in a row, MCDS recently sponsored an Upper School Tech Night for Parents. The purpose is to educate parents about the technology initiatives at school, to hear from parents about ...
Infographic: Class in Session – Learning Tools Over the Years 21 Jul 2011 | 05:51 pm
Here’s an infographic I found today and really liked…and here’s a link to the list of infographics I’ve been collecting since the Spring. Enjoy… [Via: Colorado Technical University online learning]
Portlandia Clip 28 Feb 2011 | 07:33 pm
I’ve been enjoying the new IFC sketch comedy Portlandia, especially for some of its tech-related skits. If you have any sort of job in a Tech Department, you’ll relate to this one:
