Entries from October 2007

Monday, October 29th, 2007

District Student Internet Use Survey…First Impressions

I was happy to see over 1000 students participated in a district-wide survey , aimed at determining the various ways students here access the Internet outside of school, and the primary ways they use the web. This included students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Some important numbers that jump out at first glance:

80% of our [...]

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Student Contracts

I just completed contracts for our students to sign when they begin blogging or using wikis. They are similar to others I have found on the web, but are largely based upon our brief experiences working with the tools here. Feel free to use them, if you so desire. Also, feel free to offer any [...]

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Great Learning Opportunity!

For educators interested in Web 2.0 applications and their potential for the classroom, a fantastic and FREE learning opportunity in coming up beginning next week. It is the 2007 K12 Online Conference. For those who have never participated in such a thing, this conference will feature a keynote by David Warlick and 40 video presentations [...]