Cold drizzling rain and cloudy skies met me and our dog Gavin on the Sunday, the last day of Thanksgiving vacation. The weather ran us back into warmth of comfortable couch and my MacBook. While checking my email, I glanced at the list of articles in summarized in the New York Times. I subscribe to [...]
The radio alarm clock and wake-up timer on my old-school TV came on as programmed precisely at 6:00 a.m. I took the dog out in the 35ish degree morning air as he sniffed his way across the edge of the frost covered lawn. The sound of a few early travelers rushing who-knows-where was clearly audible [...]
Professional development (PD) in our district is now being offered via a paid online service called PD360. I have not tried it, but our administrators had a need to offer more PD and again technology offered a solution. Is it going to make a difference? IMHO, it will impact many teachers and help them keep [...]
This past week, I have been exploring the new and or enhanced features for teaching included in Apple’s latest operating system upgrade- Leopard. In this post, I attempt to hash-out my thoughts on the new features that I am still shaking my head over. My only complaint about Leopard for educators and students is the [...]
I have been using Twitter since this past summer and have gleaned numerous teaching and technology tips from educators online. Sharing links to blog posts and live web casts are better than iCal when it comes to reminding me of online events. So, if you are one of the Twittering Educators listed below or just [...]
