Streaming Thoughts

Entries from August 2007

One Ning To Rule Them All?

August 28th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I just posted a reply to a forum discussion about possible Skypecasts about using Ning. What was funny about this is that I posted a reply regarding the possibilty of using Steve Hargadon’s idea for the EduBloggerWorld work. Needless to say, I think I sort of confused Steve. (Steve, I’m not an idiot, [...]

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Tags: Blogging · EduBloggerWorld · Professional Development · edublog · education

What’s Above Your Head?

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

If you are a Google Earth user and you haven’t updated lately, you might want to soon. Google released it’s latest upgrade, Google Earth 4.2 [get it here] with a significant feature, a Sky view. Here is a video I found on YouTube that features Sally Ride, the first American woman astronaut, being [...]

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Tags: Applications · Podcasts

Window to this EduBlogger’s World

August 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here is my post for the EduBloggerWorld Meet Up.
Where do you blog?
At home mostly, my work time is mainly made up of serving our students, teachers, and administrators, but is the source of many of my blog posts. I also blog from conferences and workshops and, although rarely, a meeting worthy of being blogged. [...]

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Tags: Blogging · EduBloggerWorld · Web 2.0

iPhone iRony

August 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

So I received this catalog in the mail today and I noticed the mobile devices set upon the desktop organizer (one that I have BTW, in black of course). Save the fact that there may be multiple people using this desk, doesn’t it seem funny that they would put an iPhone next to a [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Comic Goodness

August 20th, 2007 · No Comments

 
Who needs the Sunday funny papers anymore? Not quite sure where this fits in, but I like it anyways. No offense to those “old folks” out there, in some eyes we are all old folks. Enjoy. Warning: Some XKCD webcomics are NSFW - consider yourself warned.
 

www.xkcd.com - A webcomic of [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Miscellaneous · Web 2.0

Intelligent Classroom

August 17th, 2007 · 15 Comments

A former technology director in our area used the term “intelligent classroom” to describe a classroom that was rich with technology tools. With the influx of interactive whiteboards, iPods, and yearly cycle of replacement computers, the term was used to ask what such a classroom would look like.
So there are some tremendously thoughtful people [...]

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Tags: Miscellaneous

Serving the Masses

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

(Cross posted on EduBloggerWorld)
During my time online, I run into many educational technology specialists (or some other title) with the role of integrating technology into instruction and learning. From where I sit now, the majority of these people seem to be serving one school or one district. There seems to be a minority [...]

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Tags: Connecting

8 Random Facts

August 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I was tagged by Sue Waters in Australia for this one… not normally a meme kinda guy, but thought it was good to let you in on my world a little bit… enjoy. And please, don’t think less of me.
First, the Rules:
1. Post these rules before you give [...]

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Tags: Connecting · Meme