Sunrise: 5:59, sunset 8:26 – 14 hours and 27 minutes of daylight
The earliest humans knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year.
They built monuments, such as Stonehenge, to follow the sun’s yearly progress.
Today, we [...]
Yesterday’s severe weather here in Columbus and Bladen County almost created a tornado. Almost all the needed conditions lined up to scare the tar out of most of us. Damage to some homes, vehicles, out building, trees, and power lines was not as bad as it could have been. No injuries is a good sign.
I [...]
Well, tomorrow is the last day of spring break. I am looking forward to Monday. Not sure what the day will bring, but I have a long list of tasks already.
Here I sit- with a mug of hot coffee, a bowl of instant oatmeal, and a MacBook I affectionately call my “plastic pig”. I want one of those new aluminum MacBooks. I have not taken time to post a blog post in so long, that I am considering deleting this blog. I keep looking for [...]
And yet another summer passes sans attending the mega ed tech conference NECC.
No, I will not be bummed out by not have the seeming unlimited funds of districts around the our nation. Districts that sent hordes of eager participants to this years bash at San Antonio. I will not get any cheese with my [...]
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EDTECH: Focus On K-12 – Unleash Your Digital Natives
“Lesson Description:
Students will create their own multimedia presentation. During this lesson, students can choose from a variety of video or sound sources online or they can use audio provided by the teacher. Students will use a software editing program to capture the [...]
NEA: Technology Not Being Used Effectively In Schools
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“Access, Adequacy, and Equity in Education Technology recommends that education policymakers and advocates increase access to technology in the classroom and outside of school by providing more wireless and portable technology and increasing access to high-speed Internet service. Other proposals include establishing standards for student usage in [...]
Where did all the time go?
Well, first of all, I have no real excuse. But looking back at the school year, many factors contributed to not using blogs. One key difference this past year was Twitter. Instead of spending time thinking and writing, I constantly found myself glued to mini blog posts. I have never [...]
Reading the post in this blog from last September, I am ashamed of not having posted a single blog post all year. What happened? Where did all the time go? Why did I not use this great tool?
Well, first of all, I have no real excuse. But looking back at the school year, many factors [...]
DSC07084, originally uploaded by Classroom III.
My students are busy wrapping up this school year. It is difficult for students and teachers to stay on task. Each day, I have been photographing my student’s plant grow projects. The reason I have been doing the photography myself is because many of my students are attending math and/or [...]
