iPod Touches are amazing devices—wireless connectivity to the internet, free educational applications that are expanding daily, the functionality to view video and sound podcasts—Apple has educators thinking this is the computing device of the 21st century. Last spring, I took the lead in showing teachers how these handhelds could be used in their classrooms as …
Month: August 2009
School 2.0: Progressive Pedagogy and 21st-Century Tools
As I start a new school year, and I have a more laid back week before the students arrive, I often think about the big picture of what this "school" enterprise is all about. This summer, I had the opportunity to connect with a school leader who helped clarify my thinking. Chris Lehmann, principal at …
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iGoogle Homepage and Google Reader
You heard it here first--yes, someone from the central office wants you to set your homepage for your browser to something other than the district homepage. iGoogle is the perfect homepage for you to track the world around you. With iGoogle as a starting point, you can follow blogs, check out the latest news, and …
Weeding the Thicket of Educational Websites
How can you ever keep up with the plethora of interesting websites and Web 2.0 tools available to the classroom teacher? Actually, there are educational technologists out there in the blog-a-sphere doing just that for you! I'd like to introduce you to two of them, and show you a way that you can follow their …
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Making Connections 