Entries from December 2006

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Could RFID make a difference in my school?

OpenBeacon is a free design for an active RFID device which operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band. The device contains a unique serial number, but may have other information. OpenBeacon is designed as a transceiver device and therefore both transmits and receives radio waves. The intention of this project is to offer a wide range [...]

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Classroom Podcasting in the New Year

This past September, I purchased a new iPod Video.  Thousands of them have been bought, and so far it is working fine.  My Belkin microphone word fine.  I do not like the way it sounds when it is set on stereo.  My favorite audio recording device for classroom podcasts is not my iPod and Belkin [...]

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

2006: Reflecting in a Pond

I was so happy to see the license plate on the school bus  as it pulled out of the parking lot. I have been sleeping and shopping, and eating, and surfing the Internet, and not taking a shower…too much information…
More thought later.

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Classroom Podcasting in the New Year

This past September, I purchased a new iPod Video. Thousands of them have been bought, and so far it is working fine. My Belkin microphone word fine. I do not like the way it sounds when it is set on stereo. My favorite audio recording device for classroom podcasts is not my iPod and Belkin [...]

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Emotional Literacy in our School

This past week, we had constant battles being waged by many of our students.  They are so cruel to each other.  Constantly talking about their shoes, their hair, how fat they are, how skinny, how dark, how dumb– I am feed-up with it.  Society has taught our kids that they are not valued.  They are [...]