I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to and training teachers in Decatur ISD for the second consecutive year. I spoke with them on Tuesday about 21st century skills, characteristics of effective classrooms, and Web 2.0 tools. I encouraged them to respond with comments and questions, and they did not disappoint, leading to some great [...]
I had two presentations at the Decatur JUMP event today. Both were about blogging, wikis, and social bookmarking, primarily. The participants were very enthusiastic, with the first group voluntarily staying 30 minutes into lunch! The second session ended early, however, as mother nature had other plans, and a big thunderstorm left us in the dark. [...]
Survived the first one! Over-prepared, to be sure–had waaaay more info than I could cover in the hour-and-a-half time slot, but managed to cram most of it in. The group was receptive, and their comments afterwards were encouraging.
One area that generated some great questions was copyright and fair use. We talked about the need to [...]
I’ll be presenting my first keynote address tomorrow in Decatur, Texas, for an intermediate school that is looking to take their use of technology to the next level. It is a small event, and I am excited, to say the least, but, admittedly, a little nervous! A friend is setting up the event, and [...]
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