NECC Session: Feed, Tag, Research: Remixing for School Library 2.5

NECC Program Description
When I talk to the media specialists in our area, they often mention they enjoy listening to and following Joyce Valenza.  So I figured it would be great for me to attend this session…especially since I don’t have any librarian-type experience.  I hope to gain a little insight and perspective that might help [...]

NECC Session: Edtags.org: Academic Social Tagging to Aid Learning and Assessment

NECC Session Description
I didn’t plan on attending this session, but saw that Chris Dede was presenting so thought I’d better check it out.  I’ve seen his name flying across the RSS feeds, but ever paid much attention to he was up to.  What I’m assuming that the presenters are going to be highlighting Edtags.org, which [...]

A Fair Trial?

I ran across this story from London about a trial currently in progress. Read it first, then come back…I’ll wait.
OK, now that you’re back let me ask a question. If you were involved in a case like this, either the plaintiff or defendant, would you feel like you were getting a fair trial? [...]

Connecting & Collaborating Conference

Once again, the Ottawa Area ISD is hosting the Connecting & Collaborating Conference. This year’s conference is on Friday, April 20 from 8:00 – 4:00, focusing on how online collaborative and communication tools are being used to engage students and improve learning. Wesley Fryer, Director of Education Advocacy for AT&T [...]

The Case for Michigan’s Online Learning Mandate

This seemed to slip by, so I wanted to bring up this opinion piece written by Bruce Umpstead (Director of Educational Technology & Data Coordination) and Barb Fardell (Manager, Office of Educational Technology & Data Coordination) from the Michigan Department of Education. The Case for Michigan’s Online Learning Mandate seeks to, as its title implies, [...]

Day of Discovery @ REMC 11

On Wednesday, October 11 we are hosting a Day of Discovery at the Berrien County ISD. What, you may ask, is a Day of Discovery? Here’s the low-down:
All unitedstreaming users including teachers, media specialists, techs, and administrators are invited to discover…

the NEW unitedstreaming features & tools
the creativity of digital storytelling
the communication of blogging [...]

InspireData

After a week spent in the San Diego area after NECC, I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. My family had such a great time out in California…it’s hard to focus on the tasks at hand.
One such task is to take a closer look at a new piece of software from [...]

Session: Visual Learning and Generation M

David Thornburg
(My comments in italics.)
Throught the new media we have the capabilities to do things we weren’t able to do before…that’s the premise.
Ideas can’t be blocked anymore…there’s nothing to stop them. The new technologies allow for all types of communication and interaction.
Schools spend 13 years on reading and writing, but how many years on [...]

Connecting and Collaborating Conference | Online Tools for the Classroom

Last Friday there were about 150 educators at the Ottawa Area ISD in Holland for the Connecting and Collaborating Conference | Online Tools for the Classroom.
It was a great day and, true to its name, there were lots of connections made between educators interested in using some of the new tools to help create a [...]

Connecting & Collaborating Conference

Save the date…on May 5 Ottawa Area Intermediate School District is hosting the first annual Connecting & Collaborating Conference. This going to be a great day for teachers and administrators who want to take a closer look at the use of so-called Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. And it’s not simply a [...]