New Workshops @ the Berrien RESA

Finally got around to getting some workshops scheduled for this fall.  You can see all technology workshops being offered at the Berrien RESA right here.
In October I’ll be leading a new class trying to cover some of the many, many web 2.0 tools that can easily be used by educators.  Connecting & Collaborating with Web [...]

NECC Session…Moodle Magic: Tricks for Enhanced Course Design

This first BYOL session was turning away participants half an hour before it started…
NECC Program Description
Michelle Moore has always done a great job presenting about Moodle.  Today’s session, focusing on design and layout of courses, should really have some great tips and suggestions.  As she is starting, I see that the way Janine and I [...]

Our last online class of the year begins next Monday, April 14.  Creating WebQuests helps participants develop and create their own WebQuest to use in their curriculum.  WebQuests help focus student activities and thinking while using the Internet and make great activities for utilizing your classroom technology.  Participants can earn 2 graduate credit hours or [...]

Chem Is Try…

I know some of these will be blocked, but these Top 10 Amazing Chemistry Videos are awesome.  View them at home, save them to a CD or flash drive, then show them at school.  There’s also a link on the page to more  science videos!
If you don’t know how to download and save YouTube videos, [...]

Wind, Lemonade, and Gamequarium…

One of these days these posts may become more informative than just links, but I guess we’ll go with what we’ve got!

Go swimming in the Gamequarium for tons of learning games covering the entire curriculum up to grade 6.
What are your young students going to do in the lab?  Check out these Kindergarten Literacy and [...]

Upcoming tech PD…plus a bonus

I’m not sure this counts as a true Weekly Web Wonders. My barrel is pretty low and I don’t have many gems to share. I do, however, want to share our workshop schedule for next semester. You can take a closer look at each by visiting our online PD Catalog.
You should see [...]

Catching up with your students…

I’ve read and heard a lot of conversations lately that are focused on how teachers are becoming more and more curious about how “new” sites like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and others could be used for educational purposes. The thought is that since kids are using these sites so much, maybe it’s time educators take [...]

Time to crank it up…

OK, summer is rapidly coming to a close so it’s time to kick myself back into the swing of things. Taking a lot of time off in the summer is kind of like staying in shape. It’s easy to get out of shape, just stop exercising and eat anything you want. It’s [...]

New Tools from CCC

These resources come from presentations at the Connecting & Collaborating Conference I attended last Friday in Holland. There’s a lot of cool stuff out there to explore!

Jamglue is an online audio mixer. Record and upload your own audio to create a mix of your own for multimedia projects etc.
I mentioned Zoho Writer back [...]

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, [...]